Water Circulation in Rocks

von: Laura Scesi, Paola Gattinoni

Springer-Verlag, 2009

ISBN: 9789048124176 , 165 Seiten

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Water Circulation in Rocks


 

Contents

4

1 Introduction to Water Circulation in Rocks

7

1.1 General Observations

7

1.2 Origin of Discontinuities

8

1.3 Features of Discontinuities

9

1.3.1 Orientation

10

1.3.2 Degree of Fracturing

12

1.3.3 Persistence

14

1.3.4 Aperture and Filling

15

1.3.5 Roughness

16

1.3.6 Weathering

18

1.3.7 Moisture Conditions and Seepage

18

1.4 Graphical Representation of Discontinuities

19

1.4.1 Equal Areal Projections

20

1.4.2 Equal Angle Projections

22

1.5 Basic Elements for Hydrogeological Conceptual Model Definition

25

1.5.1 The Work Scale

27

1.5.2 Elementary Representative Volume

28

1.5.3 Changing of Fracturing Degree with Depth

29

1.6 Probabilistic Generation of Discontinuity Network

29

2 Hydraulic Conductivity Assessment

34

2.1 Introduction

34

2.2 Deterministic Methodologies

34

2.2.1 Hydraulic Conductivity Along a Single Fracture

34

2.2.2 Hydraulic Conductivity Along a Fracture System

37

2.2.3 Hydraulic Conductivity Tensor

38

2.2.4 Equivalent Hydraulic Conductivity

40

2.3 Probabilistic Methodologies: Percolation Theory

41

2.4 In Situ Tests

45

2.4.1 Lugeon Tests

46

2.4.2 Hydrogeochemical Methods

47

2.4.2.1 Traditional Geochemical Methods

47

2.4.2.2 Methods with Artificial Tracers

48

2.4.2.3 Isotopic Methods

49

2.4.3 Hydraulic Tests in Double-Porosity Aquifers

49

2.4.4 Hydraulic Tests in Anisotropic Aquifers

51

3 Influence of Joint Features on Rock Mass Hydraulic Conductivity

54

3.1 Introduction

54

3.2 Influence of Joint Roughness

54

3.2.1 Effects of Roughness on Hydraulic Conductivity of a Single Joint: Theoretical Analysis

55

3.2.2 Effects of Roughness on Hydraulic Conductivity of a Single Joint: Experimental Checking

58

3.2.3 Effects of Roughness on Rock Mass Hydraulic Conductivity

61

3.3 Influence of Joint Aperture

63

3.3.1 Changes in Aperture with Depth

64

3.3.2 Changes in Aperture with the Stress Field

68

3.4 Influence of Joint Spacing and Frequency

72

3.5 Joints Interconnection

74

4 Main Flow Direction in Rock Masses

78

4.1 Introduction

78

4.2 Anisotropy of the Fractured Medium

78

4.3 Main Flow Direction in Fractured Media

81

4.4 Non-saturated Medium

82

4.5 Non-saturated Medium: Main Flow Direction with an Impermeable Layer

86

4.6 Saturated Medium

87

4.6.1 Known Hydraulic Gradient

88

4.6.2 Unknown Hydraulic Gradient

89

5 Methods and Models to Simulate the Groundwater Flow in Rock Masses

91

5.1 Introduction

91

5.2 Basic Elements of a Modeling Approach

91

5.2.1 Definition of the Conceptual Model

93

5.2.2 The Model Project

94

5.2.3 Choice of the Numerical Code

94

5.3 Darcys Model

95

5.4 Discrete Models

97

5.5 Dual Porosity Models

101

6 Case Histories

104

6.1 Groundwater Flow and Slope Stability

104

6.2 Evaluation of the Hydrogeological Risk Linked with Tunneling

111

6.2.1 Reconstruction of the Groundwater Flow

113

6.2.2 Estimation of the Tunnel Inflow

114

6.2.3 Delimitation of the Tunnel Influence Zone

119

6.2.4 Hydrogeological Risk Analysis

126

6.3 Hydrogeological Risk Linked with Road Construction

130

6.4 Mountain Aquifer Exploitation and Safeguard: Eva Verda Basin Case Study (Saint Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy)

138

6.4.1 Hydrogeological Reconstruction

141

6.5 Stochastic Groundwater Modeling for the Drying Risk Assessment

147

6.5.1 Hydrogeological Setting of the Study Area

148

6.5.2 Groundwater Model of the Nossana Spring

150

6.5.3 Factors Involved in the Depletion Curve

154

6.5.4 Drying Risk Assessment

156

References

158

Index

166