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Water Flow in Rock: Geometry of Water Conducting Paths and Lugeon-Values

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Each rock mass has its own pattern of water bearing paths. In Germany, in the 1970s the term “Wasserwegsamkeit” was in common use to describe this individual setting.

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Correspondence to Friedrich-Karl Ewert .

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Ewert, FK., Hungsberg, U. (2018). Water Flow in Rock: Geometry of Water Conducting Paths and Lugeon-Values. In: Rock Grouting at Dam Sites. Professional Practice in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64036-5_2

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