A numerical investigation of landfill hydraulics using variably saturated flow theory

Geotechnique

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 329-341

  McDougall, J R ^a   Sarsby, R W ^a   Hill, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Landfills; Numerical modelling and analysis; Partial saturation; Seepage

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LAND FILL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEEPAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES;

BOUNDARY FLOW; LANDFILL HYDRAULICS; LEACHATE DISCHARGE; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; NUMERICAL MODELLING; VARIABLY SATURATED FLOW THEORY;

HYDRAULICS;

FLUID FLOW; LANDFILL HYDRAULICS; LEACHATE MODELLING; SATURATED FLOW;

EID: 0030159205     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.1996.46.2.329     Document Type: Article

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