Quantifying fractured rock hydraulic heterogeneity and groundwater inflow prediction in underground excavations: The heterogeneity index

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-34

  Cesano, Daniele ^a   Bagtzoglou, Amvrossios ^b   Olofsson, Bo ^c  

^a ARUP   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fractured rocks; Heterogeneity; Pont Ventoux tunnel, Italy; Scale effects; Statistical modeling

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; GEOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER;

GEOMECHANICAL CLASSIFICATION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EXCAVATION; FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER CONTROL; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; TUNNEL;

EID: 0037230637     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-7798(02)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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