Elena Zabolotnii, Carleton University

Research

deformation analysis deformation-dependent mechanisms of instability functional failure performance based design progressive failure stress-strain incompatibility tailings and mining waste tailings dam safety

Latest funding

Deformation-Dependent Mechanical Response in Tailings Dam Failures
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Deformation-Dependent Mechanical Response in Tailings Dam Failures
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$72,000
"Failing forward" to secure oil sands tailings impoundments against catastrophic failures
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$544,000

All 3 grants and awards

Deformation-Dependent Mechanical Response in Tailings Dam Failures

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Zabolotnii, Elena

$12,500

Deformation-Dependent Mechanical Response in Tailings Dam Failures

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Zabolotnii, Elena

Keywords: tailings dam safety; deformation-dependent mechanisms of instability; progressive failure; stress-strain incompatibility; functional failure; deformation analysis; tailings and mining waste; performance based design; tailings disposal

$72,000

"Failing forward" to secure oil sands tailings impoundments against catastrophic failures

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Simms, Paul H

Keywords: consolidation; failure; flowability; reclamation; shear strength; tailings

$544,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: deformation analysis Dear Professor Zabolotnii, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on deformation analysis connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Deformation-Dependent Mechanical Response in Tailings Dam Failures" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]