Fluid Flow in Discontinuous Rocks (Applied Mathematics and Mathematical) - Hardcover

Lee, C.h.; Farmer, I.W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0412415100 ISBN 13: 9780412415104

Publisher: Chapman and Hall, 1993

Synopsis

This is the first book to consider rock discontinuity systems and individual discontinuities as the controlling factors determining fluid flow through rocks. It develops simple usable fracture flow models based on an understanding of discontinuity structure and the mechanics of rock and discontinuity deformation.

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Synopsis

Rock masses comprise systems of discontinuities developed by tectonic action or diagenesis, and occasionally imposed by excavation, which bound blocks of intact rock. Fluid flow is determined by distribution of the discontinuities and by the way in which their apertures respond to natural and imposed stress fields in the rock masses. This book develops simple usable fracture flow models based on an understanding of discontinuity structures and on the mechanics of rock and discontinuity deformation, incorporating these into simple models derived from percolation theory. Using these models, the reader is able to analyze and predict fluid flow through rock for hydrological problems and also for the design of underground structures where inflow is a problem.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412415100
• ISBN 13: 9780412415104
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 178