Roughness control on hydraulic conductivity in fractured rocks

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-211

  Scesi, Laura ^a   Gattinoni, Paola ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fractured rocksspi; Groundwater flow; Hydraulic propertiesspi; Hydraulic testing; Laboratory measurements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952539622     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-006-0076-6     Document Type: Article

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