Water Circulation in Rocks

• Main Authors: Scesi, Laura. (Author), Gattinoni, Paola. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Geography.; Hydraulic engineering.; Physical geography.; Soil conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Hydrogeology.; Physical Geography.; Soil Science & Conservation.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2417-6

Understanding water circulation in rocks represents a very important element to solving many of the problems linked with civil, environmental and mining engineering. This book offers a synthesis of the actual knowledge about the fluid flow in rocks: - from the medium characterization and the structu...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to Water Circulation in Rocks
• 2. Permeability Calculation
• 3. Influence of Joint Features on Rock Mass Permeability
• 4. Fluid Flow in Rocks
• 5. Methods and Model to Simulate Hydraulic Flow in Rocks
• 6. Case Histories.