Open AccessFEMWATER flow model of waste soil bank from lignite open pit mine
Author(s) -
E. Wiencław,
Eugeniusz Koda,
Zbigniew Marek,
Tadeusz Kaczarewski
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of warsaw university of life sciences-sggw. land reclamation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2081-9617
pISSN - 1898-8857
DOI - 10.2478/v10060-008-0031-4
Subject(s) - dewatering , groundwater , open pit mining , groundwater flow , environmental science , flow (mathematics) , mining engineering , geotechnical engineering , geology , environmental engineering , waste management , engineering , aquifer , geometry , mathematics
FEMWATER flow model of waste soil bank from lignite open pit mine The paper presents the example of numerical modelling of groundwater flow during dewatering of the TURÓW lignite open pit mine. The basis of numerical solution was the problem of groundwater flow described by Richard's equation, using 3-D finite elements method. The main purpose of the modelling carried out, taking into consideration this model, was the prediction of water logging of the waste soil bank and its surroundings. Modelling test results of the groundwater flow will be applied for extension of dewatering system and the design of monitoring system of potential threat of the waste soil bank stability, constructed in the close vicinity of lignite mine.