Rock Mechanics and Engineering

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

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                                                        7. Site Investigation and Field Testing