Author: Timothy W. Zeigler

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Published: 1976

Total Pages: 122

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A knowledge of permeability is required to accurately assess and/or predict seepage conditions within a rock mass. This report reviews techniques available for measuring rock mass permeability and provides guidance concerning their application and interpretation. In seepage analyses, the rock mass is commonly modeled as an equivalent porous continuum (i.e. the continuum approach) with seepage governed by the familiar Darcy's law, a linear relationship between flow velocity and hydraulic gradient.