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Table 1 Engineering geological properties of the rock masses in the #2 diversion tunnel

From: Forecasting and prevention of water inrush during the excavation process of a diversion tunnel at the Jinping II Hydropower Station, China

No.

Tunnel section (m)

Stratum

Rock type

Pressure head (m)

Infiltration rate

Permeability (m/d)

1

K0 + 000 ~ 0 + 115

T1

Fine sandstone

76

0.15

0.008

2

K0 + 115 ~ 2 + 000

T2z

Marble

237

0.38

0.004

3

K2 + 000 ~ 2 + 500

T1

Chlorite schist

361

0.15

0.006

4

K2 + 500 ~ 3 + 316

T2z

Marble

401

0.38

0.004

5

K3 + 316 ~ 4 + 414

T3

Sandstone and slate

577

0.15

0.008

6

K4 + 414 ~ 8 + 265

T2b

Marble and Limestone

945

0.5

0.004

7

K8 + 265 ~ 12 + 571

T2b

Marble

876

0.38

0.004

8

K12 + 571 ~ 15 + 152

T2y

Marble and limestone

624

0.5

0.005

9

K15 + 152 ~ 16 + 151

T2y

Marble and slate

312

0.32

0.005

10

K16 + 151 ~ 17 + 291

T2y

Marble, limestone and slate

220

0.35

0.006