Introduction to groundwater modeling : finite differences and finite element methods /

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Author / Creator:Wang, Herbert
Imprint:San Francisco : W.H. Freeman, c1982.
Description:x, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Series of books in geology
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/544604
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Other authors / contributors:Anderson, Mary P.
ISBN:0716713039
Notes:Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [227]-233.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Models
  • Physics of Groundwater Flow
  • Laplaces Equation
  • Regional Groundwater Flow System
  • Finite Differences: Steady State Flow (Laplaces Equation): Differences for Derivatives
  • Iterative Methods
  • Gaussndash;Seidel Computer Program
  • Boundary Conditions
  • Finite Differences: Steady State Flow (Poissons Equation): Poissons Equation
  • Island Recharge
  • Finite Difference Models
  • Unconfined Aquifer with Dupuit Assumptions
  • Validity of a Numerical Solution
  • Finite Differences: Transient Flow: Transient Flow Equation
  • Explicit Finite Difference Approximation
  • Implicit Finite Difference Approximation
  • Unconfined Aquifer with Dupuit Assumptions
  • Other Solution Methods
  • Matrix Notation
  • Tridiagonal Matrices
  • Alternating Direction Implicit (ADI) Method
  • Prickettndash
  • Lonnquist and Trescottndash
  • Pinderndash
  • Larson Models
  • Calibration and Verification
  • Finite Elements: Steady-State Flow: Galerkins Method
  • Triangular Elements
  • Assembly of ConductanceMatrix
  • Boundary Conditions
  • Finite Element Computer Program
  • Region-Near-a-Well Example
  • Seepage through a Dam
  • Poissons Equation
  • Finite Elements: Transient Flow: Galerkins Method
  • Rectangular Element
  • Assembly of Matrix Differential Equation
  • Solving the Matrix Differential Equation
  • Computer Program for Reservoir Problem
  • Advectivendash;Dispersive Transport: Dispersion
  • Solute Transport Equation
  • Finite Element Example: Solute Dispersion in Uniform Flow Field
  • Concluding Remarks
  • Appendixes: Anisotropy and Tensors
  • Variational Method
  • Isoparametric Quadrilateral Elements
  • Analogies
  • Glossary of Symbols
  • References
  • Index