Hydraulic characterisation of some arenaceous rocks of Molise (Southern Italy) through outcropping measurements and Lugeon tests

Engineering Geology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-64

  Nappi, Michele ^a   Esposito, L ^a   Piscopo, V ^b   Rega, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discontinuities; Hydraulic conductivity; Lugeon tests; Rock mass; Sandstones

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE;

LUGEON TESTS; ROCK MASS;

ROCKS;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SANDSTONE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MOLISE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 24644499020     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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