A numerical procedure for transient free surface seepage through fracture networks

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 881-891

  Jiang, Qinghui ^a,b   Ye, Zuyang ^b   Zhou, Chuangbing ^a,b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Finite element; Fracture network; Parabolic variational inequality; Seepage; Transient free surface

Indexed keywords

SEEPAGE;

FRACTURE NETWORK; FREE SURFACE SEEPAGE; FREE SURFACES; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; PARABOLIC VARIATIONAL INEQUALITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FRACTURE NETWORK; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEEPAGE; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 84906727120     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.07.066     Document Type: Article

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