Rock Mechanics and Engineering
Groundwater Occurrence in Rock
Aquifers
Aquitards
Water Table
Primary Porosity
Secondary Porosity
Intrinsic Permeability
Hydraulic Conductivity
Measurement Techniques
Application to Rock
Limitations in Fractured Media
Non-Darcy Flow
Fracture Networks
Channeling
Preferential Flow
Dual Porosity Models
Discrete Fracture Networks
Effective Stress Principle
Poroelasticity
Hydro-Mechanical Coupling Effects
Biot's Theory
Uplift Forces
Seepage Forces
Influence on Slope Stability
Influence on Foundation Stability
Monitoring Pore Pressure
Control of Pore Pressure
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