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20 january 2019 05:00:02

 
Remote Sensing, Vol. 11, Pages 179: Thermo-Physical and Geo-Mechanical Characterization of Faulted Carbonate Rock Masses (Valdieri, Italy) (Remote Sensing)
 


Water in rock masses is a key factor in geo-mechanics, hydrogeology, mining, geo-thermics, and more. It is relevant in interpreting rock mass behavior (e.g., water-rock interaction or slope stability), as well as in defining heat transfer mechanisms. Pointing out the contribution of secondary porosity in increasing advective heat transfer instead of the conduction phenomenon, this study aims to highlight a different thermal response of sound rocks and faulted zones. Moreover, it provides some methodological suggestions to minimize environment disturbance in data collection and a robust interpretation of the results. An interesting outcrop was identified in a carbonate quarry near Valdieri (north-west Italian Alps): it was studied coupling a geo-mechanical and a thermo-physical approach. In particular, geo-mechanical and photogrammetric surveys, InfraRed Thermography (IRT), and Thermal Conductivity (TC) measurements were conducted. The rationale of the research is based on the fact that, when a substantial temperature difference between flowing groundwater and rocks was detected, IRT can reveal information about geo-mechanical and hydrogeological properties of the rock masses such as a degree of fracturing and joint interconnection. A comparative field and laboratory analysis using different devices enabled a more detailed insight providing values in both dry and wet conditions. A different thermal response was highlighted for the cataclastic zone as well. IRT results showed an evident inverse relationship among the number of joints per meter and the detected surface temperature. This is probably caused by the higher water flow within the cataclastic fault zone. Moreover, low fractured portions of the rock mass presented higher cooling rates and conducted heat far more than those with poor geo-mechanical characteristics (difference up to 40%). A negligible ratio between wet and dried thermal conductivity (about 1%) was also detected in lab measurements, which confirmed that primary porosity is not usually relevant in influencing thermal properties of the sound rock.


 
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