This manual includes a summary volume (Volume 1) and the following four supporting technical documents:
• Volume 2 – Theory and Background;
• Volume 3 – Site Characterization and Numerical Analyses of Cover Performance;
• Volume 4 – Field Performance Monitoring and Sustainable Performance of Cover Systems; and
• Volume 5 – Case Studies.
Volume 1 presented a general overview of the elements of conceptual cover design, site characterization, and numerical modelling. This volume presents additional information of the latter two topics.
The first three sections of this volume discuss site characterization and are divided into site characterization methods (Section 1), field characterization and sampling methods (Section 2), and laboratory methods (Section 3). The first section provides similar information to Volume 1 but both Section 2 and Section 3 include detailed descriptions of both field and laboratory testing methods. The laboratory testing methods include descriptions of the most common geotechnical and geochemical tests used for characterizing mine waste and cover materials for the design of cover systems.
The last section, Section 4, describes numerical modelling methods for cover design. A number of modelling examples are presented to expand on the information given in Volume 1.
