Efficient solution for matrix-fracture flow with multiple interacting continua

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 427-438

  Smith, Edward H ^a,c   Seth, Mohan S ^b  

^a Southern Methodist University   (United States)

^b Tech Software and Engineering Inc   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Contaminant transport; Fractured porous media; Groundwater flow; Multiple interacting continua; Parallel processing

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ITERATIVE METHODS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; UNIX;

CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; MULTIPLE INTERACTING CONTINUA (MINC);

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

FRACTURE FLOW; FRACTURED MEDIUM; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POROUS MEDIUM;

EID: 0033602658     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(19990425)23:5<427::AID-NAG982>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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