Research Article

Experimental Study on Seepage Anisotropy of a Hexagonal Columnar Jointed Rock Mass

Table 1

The fitting results of the nonlinear Forchheimer equation and the calculated values of k and β

Sample numberMaximum principal stress σ1 (MPa)Fitting coefficient a (Pa·s·m−4 × 1014)Fitting coefficient b (Pa·s2·m−7 × 1022)Coefficient of determination R2Intrinsic permeability k (m2)Nonlinear coefficient β (m−1)

SS0°18.078 E − 01−1.361 E − 020.99931.579 E − 15−6.765 E + 12
28.821 E − 01−1.270 E − 020.99851.446 E − 15−6.312 E + 12
39.157 E − 01−1.049 E − 020.99911.393 E − 15−5.214 E + 12
49.852 E − 01−1.543 E − 020.99911.294 E − 15−7.669 E + 12
59.792 E − 01−2.216 E − 020.99891.302 E − 15−1.101 E + 13
68.043 E − 01−1.372 E − 020.99761.585 E − 15−6.819 E + 12

SS15°17.929 E − 01−1.533 E − 020.98831.608 E − 15−7.619 E + 12
29.268 E − 01−2.202 E − 020.98771.376 E − 15−1.094 E + 13
38.912 E − 01−2.152 E − 020.99331.431 E − 15−1.070 E + 13
48.455 E − 01−1.856 E − 020.99401.508 E − 15−9.225 E + 12
57.246 E − 01−1.476 E − 020.99461.760 E − 15−7.336 E + 12
64.928 E − 01−6.380 E − 030.99352.588 E − 15−3.171 E + 12

SS30°18.718 E − 01−1.875 E − 020.99821.463 E − 15−9.319 E + 12
21.024 E + 00−2.772 E − 020.99901.246 E − 15−1.378 E + 13
31.113 E + 00−3.456 E − 020.99601.146 E − 15−1.718 E + 13
41.027 E + 00−3.233 E − 020.99631.242 E − 15−1.607 E + 13
58.599 E − 01−2.280 E − 020.99841.483 E − 15−1.133 E + 13
66.127 E − 01−1.117 E − 020.99872.081 E − 15−5.552 E + 12

SS45°19.247 E − 01−2.320 E − 020.99331.379 E − 15−1.153 E + 13
29.551 E − 01−2.243 E − 020.99521.335 E − 15−1.115 E + 13
38.284 E − 01−1.956 E − 020.99731.539 E − 15−9.722 E + 12
45.011 E − 01−5.140 E − 030.99902.545 E − 15−2.555 E + 12
54.406 E − 01−3.710 E − 030.99962.894 E − 15−1.844 E + 12
63.786 E − 01−2.860 E − 030.99833.368 E − 15−1.421 E + 12

SS60°18.4222 E − 01−1.8600 E − 020.99651.514 E − 15−9.245 E + 12
21.0840 E + 00−2.3160 E − 020.99791.176 E − 15−1.151 E + 13
31.1346 E + 00−1.9720 E − 020.99611.124 E − 15−9.801 E + 12
41.0895 E + 00−2.1190 E − 020.99631.170 E − 15−1.053 E + 13
59.9456 E − 01−2.4650 E − 020.99911.282 E − 15−1.225 E + 13
67.7904 E − 01−1.3570 E − 020.99921.637 E − 15−6.745 E + 12

SS75°15.3832 E − 011.9100 E − 030.98672.369 E − 159.493 E + 11
26.5698 E − 012.1100 E − 030.99461.941 E − 151.049 E + 12
37.7073 E − 01−1.0400 E − 030.99501.655 E − 15−5.169 E + 11
48.9612 E − 01−6.2300 E − 030.99161.423 E − 15−3.096 E + 12
51.0872 E + 00−9.0500 E − 030.99631.173 E − 15−4.498 E + 12
61.4753 E + 00−2.6690 E − 020.99358.643 E − 16−1.327 E + 13

SS90°15.4456 E − 011.6000 E − 030.99072.342 E − 157.952 E + 11
27.4407 E − 01−6.7000 E − 030.99621.714 E − 15−3.330 E + 12
38.9512 E − 01−8.2300 E − 030.99751.425 E − 15−4.091 E + 12
49.2963 E − 01−1.6400 E − 030.99751.372 E − 15−8.151 E + 11
51.1876 E + 00−2.8810 E − 020.97791.074 E − 15−1.432 E + 13
61.3268 E + 00−3.7120 E − 020.98029.611 E − 16−1.845 E + 13