Experience with Hydraulic and Mechanical Properties of Fractured Rock

Ph.D. dissertation: Hydraulic theory and digital modeling of fractured media (1962-64)

 Research on porosity, fracture openings and spacings  for chemical grouting, supported by American Cyanamid Co. (1964-66)

Modeling the dispersion process in anisotropic fracture systems and computation of dispersion coefficients for Hazleton-Nuclear Science Corp. and AEC and applied to safety analysis in radionuclide transport calculations. (1964-71)

 Exploration and drainage assessment of three quarries in Michigan and Colorado for Martin-Marietta and American Cement Cos. (1966-67)

Investigation of basement fracture properties of the Front Range, CO for understanding of injection of wastes at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Well, during half-time research professorship at Colorado School of Mines (1966-67)

Development of theory and world-wide field investigations of hydraulic and deformation properties and stresses for man-made earthquakes for USGS and DARPA (1971-74)

Consultant to Law-Engineering Testing, Woodward-Clyde, Dames and Moore, Corps of Engineers, TAMS, Fugro, for induced seismicity at eight reservoirs (1974-76)

Directed two Ph.D. and two M.S. theses on fractured media at Colorado School of Mines, also reviewed five Ph.D. these at Univ. of California, Berkeley (1965-76)

Taught aspects of flow through fractured media during graduate seminars at Colorado School of Mines (1965-76)

Attended two Penrose Conferences and others on fracture flow, presented papers (1968-76)

Sat on panels and prepared reports for panels concerned with fractured rock properties and applications, especially seismicity, National Academy of Sciences (1969-76)

Consultations for well siting at numerous mountain homes in Colorado, including field investigations (1965-76)

Assessed permeabilities and fracture properties of fault zones typical of hard-rock uranium deposits in Wyoming and Colorado (1975-77)

Consultant to Lawrence Berkeley Labs on fracture properties, testing and water sampling of granite at Stripa, Sweden radwaste test site (1977-80)

Consultant to Lawrence Livermore Labs on fractured granite at Climax Stock, NTS

(1978-79)

Evaluation of foundation grouting in fractured welded tuff at Teton Damsite, Idaho, prepared litigation (1978)

Consultant and contractor to Rockwell-Hanford Operations, WA on fracture properties of basalt flows including field studies (1979)

Consultations on drainage of fractured sediments and fault zone at Climax Pit, CO (1975-76)

Drainage of proposed open pit slopes at Mt. Tolman Mine, WA for Climax Molybdenum Corp. (1979)

Investigation of fractures in mineralized Keystone zone of Mt. Emmons Mine to design post-mining seals, AMAX Environment al Science Co. (1980-82)

Field investigation of fracture system at Florence, AZ to evaluate in-situ leaching of copper ore, for Conoco, Inc. (1981)

Pit-slope hydrology of Thornton Pit, Inspiration Copper Co., AZ in fractured schists and granite (1981-82)

Unsaturated-zone hydrology in fractured tuff at Yucca Mountain NV for DOE and USGS including field studies (1986-90)

Testing and analysis of flow through fractured granite at Stringfellow Superfund Site, CA for SAIC, Calif Dept. of Health (1987-88)

Analysis of ancient and mine-induced fractures in dolomite beds overlying K2q Potash Mine, Sask. By core analysis, for Cigna Insurance Co. (1989-92)

Influence of uplift-induced fractures in salt dome caprocks on flow and dissolution at Barber’s Hill for City of Mont Belvieu (1989)

Field investigation of fractured tonolite, Campo Landfill, San Diego for SAIC (1992-93)

Dispersive transport and testing of Culebra Dolomite at WIPP, NM and mine-induced fracturing of salt beds, for DOE (1991, 1994-95)

Influence of fracture system in metamorphics at Crown Jewel Mine, WA for Hydro-Geo, Inc. (1995-97)

Field investigation of fractured sandstones and shales at W. Rideau Tunnel site, Ottawa, Ontario for interpretation of grout behavior (2003-05)