Hydraulic conductivity distribution in crystalline rocks, derived from inflows to tunnels and galleries in the Central Alps, Switzerland;Distribution de la conductivité hydraulique dans des roches cristallines, déduite des flux entrants dans des tunnels et galeries des Alpes centrales, Suisse

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 863-891

  Masset, Olivier ^a   Loew, Simon ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crystalline rocks; Fractured rocks; Hydraulic properties; Switzerland; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; FAULT ZONE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFLOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TRANSMISSIVITY; TUNNEL;

AAR MASSIF; ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; GOTTHARD MASSIF; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77952860673     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-009-0569-1     Document Type: Article

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