An inverse boundary element method for determining the hydraulic conductivity in anisotropic rocks

CMES - Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 107-116

  Mustata, R ^a   Harris, S D ^a   Elliott, L ^a   Lesnic, D ^a   Ingham, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Boundary Element Method; Genetic Algorithms; Hydraulic conductivity; Inverse problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040518628     PISSN: 15261492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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