Hydromechanical Aspects and Unsaturated Flow in Jointed Rock

Buddhima Indraratna - Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Pathegama Ranith - Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (formerly Research Fellow, University of Wollongong).

• PREFACE 1. CHARACTERISATION OF JOINTED ROCK MASS 2. SPECIALIZED TRIAXIAL EQUIPMENT AND LABORATORY PROCEDURES 3.FULLY SATURATED FLUID FLOW THROUGH A JOINTED ROCK MASS 4.UNSATURATED FLUID FLOW THROUGH A JOINTED ROCK MASS 5. FLUID FLOW MODELLING TECHNIQUES 6. FLOW ANALYSIS THROUGH AN INTERCONNECTED FRACTURE NETWORK - NUMERICAL MODELLING 7. HIGHLIGHTS OF HYDRO-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF FRACTURED ROCKS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.