A technique for estimating permeability of a randomly fractured rock mass Export

@article{citeulike:3244526, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Extensive field and laboratory testing programs were performed to develop a relationship between the permeability of a fractured limestone and the core recovery values. The studied limestone does not encompass any jointing system but is consistently and randomly fractured. Nineteen in situ falling head permeability tests were carried out to measure permeability of the fractured rock mass at a representative study area. Analysis of test results has led to the formulation of an empirical equation that estimates the permeability of the rock mass in terms of its solid core recovery value and the permeability of the fractures filling material. Unlike the existing equations for estimating the permeability of rock masses, the proposed equation is simple and utilizes parameters that can be easily determined in regular geotechnical field and laboratory investigations. A technique is also presented to estimate the permeability of a rock layer, the quality of which significantly changes with depth, using the proposed equation that utilizes a single value of core recovery. Analysis of well-documented pumping test results supported the validity of the proposed equation and technique.}, author = {Eid, Hisham}, citeulike-article-id = {3244526}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-007-0029-9}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s11440-007-0029-9}, journal = {Acta Geotechnica}, keywords = {estimation, fractured, permeability, rock}, month = {July}, number = {2}, pages = {97--102}, posted-at = {2008-09-12 10:02:52}, priority = {2}, title = {A technique for estimating permeability of a randomly fractured rock mass}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-007-0029-9}, volume = {2}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3244526 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3244526 N2 - Abstract  Extensive field and laboratory testing programs were performed to develop a relationship between the permeability of a fractured limestone and the core recovery values. The studied limestone does not encompass any jointing system but is consistently and randomly fractured. Nineteen in situ falling head permeability tests were carried out to measure permeability of the fractured rock mass at a representative study area. Analysis of test results has led to the formulation of an empirical equation that estimates the permeability of the rock mass in terms of its solid core recovery value and the permeability of the fractures filling material. Unlike the existing equations for estimating the permeability of rock masses, the proposed equation is simple and utilizes parameters that can be easily determined in regular geotechnical field and laboratory investigations. A technique is also presented to estimate the permeability of a rock layer, the quality of which significantly changes with depth, using the proposed equation that utilizes a single value of core recovery. Analysis of well-documented pumping test results supported the validity of the proposed equation and technique. IS - 2 JF - Acta Geotechnica EP - 102 TI - A technique for estimating permeability of a randomly fractured rock mass VL - 2 SP - 97 KW - estimation KW - fractured KW - permeability KW - rock AU - Eid, Hisham PY - 2007/07/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-007-0029-9 ER -