Fractured Rock Hydraulics Hardcover

This advanced-level introduction focuses solely on hard and fractured rock hydraulics, providing essential tools for solving practical engineering challenges. The first chapter lays the groundwork for fractured rock hydraulics using a tensor approach. The second chapter introduces key concepts related to approximate solutions. The third chapter explores data analysis techniques applied in groundwater modeling. The fourth chapter presents innovative 3D finite difference algorithms to simulate hydraulic behavior in saturated, heterogeneous, and randomly fractured rock masses, without limitations on the geometry and properties of discontinuities. Featuring examples, case studies, illustrations, and references, this book is designed for professionals and researchers in fields like hydrogeology, engineering geology, petroleum reservoirs, and hydraulic engineering. Its detailed explanations also make it suitable as a textbook for advanced students.