Anisotropy and bedding effects on the hydro geological regime in a confined aquifer to design an appropriate dewatering system

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 563-570

  Aryafar, A ^a   Doulati Ardejani, F ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Finite element; Groundwater; Inflow; Numerical model

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFINED AQUIFER; DATA SET; DEWATERING; DRAWDOWN; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXCAVATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC HEAD; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFLOW; MINING; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 69849083269     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326096     Document Type: Article

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