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Bryan Ulrich

Welcome to my blog. In this space I will be sharing information regarding my profession. In essense, I work for an environmental engineering consultancy, and amongst other things, we help mining companies with the waste management. I plan to update the blog on a roughly weekly basis. If you have a particularly thought-provoking question of comment, I'll do my best to respond.

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January 7, 2026
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LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL IN TAILINGS: WHAT ENGINEERS SHOULD REALLY BE WATCHING FOR

Few words in tailings management evoke more concern than liquefaction. When it occurs, a seemingly solid mass of tailings or[…]

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December 28, 2025
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Stability and Perspective: A New Year’s Note from Bryan Ulrich LLC

As 2025 comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the work that keeps our industry moving. In the geotechnical[…]

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December 8, 2025
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UNDERSTANDING SEEPAGE: THE SILENT RISK IN TAILINGS FACILITIES

When people think about tailings dam safety, they often picture slope stability, earthquakes, or overtopping. These are real concerns, but[…]

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November 22, 2025
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THANKSGIVING REFLECTIONS: GRATITUDE IN THE GEOTECH TRENCHES

Thanksgiving is often associated with family, meals, and football. Yet, for those of us immersed in critical state soil mechanics,[…]

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November 17, 2025
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WHAT WE STILL HAVEN’T LEARNED FROM PAST TSF FAILURES

Every major tailings facility failure leaves behind a trail of devastation—lost lives, damaged communities, environmental harm, and shattered trust in[…]

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November 6, 2025
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Why We Hate Geochemists (And Why We Buy Them Coffee Anyway)

Let’s face it, if you’ve spent any time designing a tailings storage facility (TSF), you’ve muttered the phrase, “Why does[…]

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October 20, 2025
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JUST SAY NO TO DRY STACKING

Okay, I got you here.  I was trying to be provocative.  I’m discussing semantics.  The term “dry stacking” bothers me,[…]

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October 14, 2025
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TAILINGS FAILURES – THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD

January 25, 2019, 12:28 PM — a date and time forever etched into mining history. At the Córrego do Feijão[…]

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