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13.12.2021
30.11.2021
The Merriespruit tailings dam disaster occurred on the night of 22 February 1994 when a tailings dam failed and flooded the suburb of Merriespruit, Virginia, Free State, South Africa. Seventeen people were killed as a result.[1] Late in the afternoon on the day of the failure, a thunderstorm occurred and about 50 mm of rain… View Article
As part of the Problems Soils Conference held in 1985 Mr G W Donaldson wrote a paper on the developments in “Geotechnical Engineering in South Africa” as a review of the development of the art and science of this branch of civil engineering. Click here to download full paper
30.11.2021
Click here to download the paper for The flow of slurry from a breached tailings dam
02.12.2021
With Johannesburg firmly establishing itself as the economic heartland of South Africa during the mid 20th century, Standard Bank decided to move its South African head office from Pretoria to Johannesburg in 1959. The head office moved into the upper floors of the Johannesburg branch building, situated on the corner of Commissioner, Harrison and Fox… View Article