An analytical method for predicting the velocity field beneath landfills

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 264-282

  Rowe, R Kerry ^a   Nadarajah, Preba ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical; Flow modelling; Geoenvironmental; Landfill design

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND FILL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

FLOW MODELLING; STEADY STATE VELOCITY FIELD;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AQUIFERS; FLOW; LANDFILL; MODELLING; PERMEABILITY;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; FLUID FLOW; LANDFILL; VELOCITY FIELD;

EID: 0031127483     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t96-110     Document Type: Article

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