Australia produces approximately 40% of
the worlds bauxite and over 30% of the worlds alumina.
Each year, about 25 million tonnes of bauxite residue is
produced in Australia, requiring storage and maintenance.
The construction and operation of such large impoundment
areas is costly. During the extraction of alumina from
bauxite ore using the Bayer process, a fine residue is
produced called Red Mud. In West Australia, Darling Range
bauxite deposits contain high levels of quartz which result
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The mutual relationship between
environment and corrosion has not been studied in depth so
far. When a corrosion-related accident such as a major leak
from a pipeline or the collapse of a structure
happens,corrosion engineers and environmental engineers each
look at it from their own viewpoint. These viewpoints have
not been systematically investigated and analyzed within the
same context so far. We will show that corrosion
prevention is not an environmentally friendly activity.
Thus,...

This research aimed to study on the characteristics of base course materials and to determine reliable mathematical material models for the improvement in the current pavement design criteria. In this study, there were two relevant factors of both pavement materials which are considered in order to fulfil a lack of understanding in realistic conditions in pavements of the current pavement design. 1) The material strength which indicates the limitation and stability of pavement materials under traffic loads. This study defined the limitation of material implementation and also...

This book considers the application of recycled materials both in pavement and geotechnical engineering. Currently, Australia has faced the fundamental concern of recycling waste plastic. On 1 January 2018, China enforced a prohibition on the importation of waste plastic. China's ban is followed by other countries like India, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The ban caused many corporations to abandon waste collection agreements, and the stockpiling of waste, as there is nowhere to safely deposit this waste. This issue seems, to a great extent, to have placed Australia's recycling industry in a...