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excluded from the analysis of the results. The and 40 for Type C.
length of each tested section was 5m (rarely 3m).
The side distance of the boreholes from the valley
slopes were much bigger than their depth. Thus no 2 Global Permeability - Decrease with
lateral loosening of the mass could influence the Depth and Grout Curtains Under
results. Dams
1 Flysch and Its Litho-types From the 213 tests, where all the litho-types
are included, the mean value down to a depth of
120m was found as 4.6×10-7m/sec. The distribution
Flysch consists of varying alternations of is shown in Figure 1. There is a tendency for an
clastic sediments that are associated with exponential distribution and the standard deviation
orogenesis. It closes the cycle of sedimentation of a is quite high, 6.8×10-7m/sec. If the tests from great
basin before the “arrival” of the paroxysm folding depths are removed, together with those close to
process. The clastic material derives from erosion the surface, the mean permeability value for a zone
of the previously formed neighboring mountain from a depth of 10m to 70m becomes 5.3×10-7m
ridge. Thus the formation suffered from this /sec, slightly increased by 10%.
compression process and is disturbed with folds,
16.0%
inverse faults and sheared zones. Flysch
14.0%
Flysch is characterized by rhythmic Ν=213
12.0% Ave rage =4.61E-07m/sec
alternations of sandstone and fine grained (pelitic) 10.0% St. deviation=6.78Ε-07m/sec
layers. 8.0%
The most common litho-types of flysch are 6.0%
(Marinos 2007): 4.0%
1. Thick bedded sandstone with thin inter- 2.0%
calations of siltstone (Type A). The percentage of 0.0%
sandstones varies from 70 to 90%. The thickness of
7.5E-10 - 1E-9
1E-9 - 2.5E-9
2.5E-9 - 5E-9
5E-9 - 7.5E-9
7.5E-9 - 1E-8
1E-8 - 2.5E-8
2.5E-8 - 5E-8
5E-8 - 7.5E-8
7.5E-8 - 1E-7
1E-7 - 2.5E-7
2.5E-7 - 5E-7
5E-7 - 7.5E-7
7.5E-7 - 1E-6
1E-6 - 2.5E-6
2.5E-6 - 5E-6
5E-6 - 7.5E-6
7.5E-6 - 1E-5
2.5E-10 - 5E-10
5E-10 - 7.5E-10
0- 2.5E-10
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4 Conclusions
The paper is part of an extended paper
published in Greek in the Proceedings of the Greek
The analysis of a good number of in situ Hydro-geological Congress, in 2008, with additions.
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