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Focusing on applications and real-world problems, this advanced textbook explains the fundamentals of groundwater flow for students and professionals.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Basic equations; 2. Steady flow in a single aquifer; 3. Steady interface flow; 4. Two-dimensional flow in the vertical plane; 5. Steady flow in leaky aquifer systems; 6. Three-dimensional flow; 7. Transient flow; 8. Complex variable methods; 9. Fluid particle paths and solute transport; 10. Finite differences and finite elements; Appendix A. Sinusoidal tidal fluctuation; Appendix B. Numerical integration of the Cauchy integral; References; Index.
About the author
Otto D. L. Strack is Professor of Civil Engineering and Geomechanics at the University of Minnesota. With almost fifty years' experience, he is an expert in groundwater mechanics with a particular interest in regional modeling of groundwater flow and transport; and he is the original developer of the Analytic Element method. He has received the Lifetime Achievement Award granted by the Minnesota Groundwater Association, and is a correspondent of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences. He has published widely in the field, including the successful textbook Groundwater Mechanics (1989).
Summary
Focusing on applications and real-world problems, this book explains the fundamentals of groundwater flow. Practical problems are first translated into mathematical equations, and then solved and interpreted. A useful textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate Earth science and environmental engineering students, as well as a reference for researchers and professionals.
