Correlative analysis of geological exploration results for solar power plants at mine waste dumps
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Optimization of field geological, geotechnical exploration and laboratory tests in order to design solar power plants in areas larger than 10 ha and in anthropogenic environments (mine waste dumps or flotation waste dumps) is imposed as a primary goal for researchers, explorers and designers. How to cover with the required number of exploration and laboratory works, the exploration area for the construction of a solar power plant, which is in most cases heterogeneous, in terms of lithological composition, physical and mechanical properties and chemical characteristics? In these cases, geotechnical studies are very complex, with a multidisciplinary approach to the analysis of the subject site for construction, in compliance with the current legislation, regulations, norms and standards. In order to optimize the designed methods in exploration areas intended for the construction of photovoltaic plants, and bearing in mind the fact that thermal conductivity depends on the type of soil, humidity and temperature, the obtained results of geophysical tests were correlated with the results of chemical analyses performed on soil samples from exploration boreholes (pH and SO4 2 -) performed at mining waste dumps. The paper presents correlative analyses of the results of geophysical tests and chemical analyses from 5 locations of mine waste dumps in the vicinity of Bor and Majdanpek, which are intended for construction of solar power plants.
Source: Rudarstvo i geologija danas
DOI: 10.5937/rgd240024s
Institution: Mining Institute Ltd. Belgrade
Language: English
Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4404961328