A new equation for the equivalent hydraulic conductivity of rock mass around a tunnel
RIS ID
60310
Abstract
Water inflow inside underground structures causes numerous problems during their construction and continuing operation, which means that engineers need to control inundation to optimize operational activities. Discontinuities in a rock mass, including joints, bedding planes and foliations, combine to form a discontinuous mass. When fluid passes through such a medium the flow becomes heterogeneous. Because these discontinuities act as channels, flow through the rock mass is controlled by the location, orientation, and characteristics of individual discontinuities or discontinuity sets
Publication Details
Zoorabadi, M., Indraratna, B. Nemcik, J. Anton. (2012). A new equation for the equivalent hydraulic conductivity of rock mass around a tunnel. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 54 (September), 125-128.