Detection of hydraulic pathways in fractured rock masses and estimation of conductivity by a newly developed TV equipped flowmeter

Engineering Geology

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 19-27

  Miyakawa, Kimio ^a   Tanaka, Kazuhiro ^a   Hirata, Yoichi ^b   Kanauchi, Masanao ^c  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b TAISEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c RaaX   (Japan)

Author keywords

Borehole TV; Flowmeter; Hydraulic conductivity; Hydraulic pathway

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DOPPLER EFFECT; FLOWMETERS; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OIL WELL LOGGING; VIDEO CAMERAS;

FRACTURED ROCK MASS; HYDRAULIC PATHWAYS;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

FLOWMETER; FRACTURE FLOW; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 0034175655     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00131-3     Document Type: Article

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