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A boundary element method for analysis of contaminant transport in porous media—II: non‐homogeneous porous media
Author(s) -
Leo C. J.,
Booker J. R.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
international journal for numerical and analytical methods in geomechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.419
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1096-9853
pISSN - 0363-9061
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9853(19991210)23:14<1701::aid-nag972>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - porous medium , homogeneous , homogeneity (statistics) , boundary element method , porosity , finite element method , geotechnical engineering , boundary (topology) , boundary value problem , geology , engineering , computer science , mathematics , structural engineering , mathematical analysis , combinatorics , machine learning
In the second paper in the series, the boundary element method for analysing contaminant migration problems in homogeneous porous medium developed in the earlier paper by Leo and Booker 1 is extended to the non‐homogeneous porous media. This extension enables potential application in practical design of landfills and in soils which cannot be idealized as being homogeneous. Conventional boundary element techniques are used to deal with non‐homogeneity in that the non‐homogeneous domain is approximated by a finite number of homogeneous zones. The method may be used, for instance, in assessing the effectiveness of linear configuration surrounding waste repositories. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.