Confined groundwater near the rockhead in igneous rocks in the Mid-Levels area, Hong Kong, China

Engineering Geology

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 207-219

  Jiao, Jiu J ^a   Ding, Guoping ^a   Leung, Chi Man ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Artesian groundwater; Confined aquifer; Hydraulic conductivity; Hydrogeology; Rockhead; Saprolite; Weathered igneous rock

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IGNEOUS ROCKS; SLOPE STABILITY;

CONFINED AQUIFER; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; ROCKHEAD; SAPROLITE; WEATHERED IGNEOUS ROCK;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

CONFINED AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; IGNEOUS ROCK; SLOPE STABILITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

BATHYAGONUS SWANI;

EID: 33748640620     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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