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Variational Principles for Confined and Unconfined Flow of Ground Water
Author(s) -
Neuman Shlomo P.,
Witherspoon Paul A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
water resources research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.863
H-Index - 217
eISSN - 1944-7973
pISSN - 0043-1397
DOI - 10.1029/wr006i005p01376
Subject(s) - groundwater flow , flow (mathematics) , finite element method , groundwater , surface (topology) , computer science , geotechnical engineering , mathematical optimization , geology , mathematics , engineering , structural engineering , geometry , aquifer
Finite element techniques are being employed to an increasing degree in solving complicated groundwater flow problems, including problems with a free surface. These methods usually rely on the development of appropriate variational principles. This paper presents several such principles for both confined and unconfined flow.