Open AccessWATER PERMEABILITY OF ROCK MASS
Author(s) -
Marin Zelenika
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
savremena teorija i praksa u graditeljstvu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2566-4484
DOI - 10.7251/stp1813642z
Subject(s) - rock mass classification , permeability (electromagnetism) , geotechnical engineering , geology , petroleum engineering , mining engineering , genetics , membrane , biology
The presence of water in the rock masses, or water filtering, has an important role in theconstruction of engineering facilities (dams, tunnels, ...), as well as in formation of rockslopes, caused by the implementation of various projects. The rock mass, that we find innature (in-situ), is heterogeneous, anisotropic, jointed and is in the natural state of stress.On numerical modeling of planned geotechnical project, in addition to other inputparameters, it is necessary, as more precisely, to define the water permeability of the rockmass. The paper describes the mechanisms of water flow through the rock mass and themethodology for defining the waterpermeability parameter of such a geologicalenvironment.