Finite Elements in Water Resources: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference, Burlington, Vermont, U.S.A., June 1984

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Adjoint Sensitivity Theory for the Finite Element Method....Pages 3-12
Why Upwinding is Reasonable....Pages 13-23
A Coupled Finite Element Model of Flow in Porous Layered Media....Pages 25-36
Hybrid Methods from a New Perspective....Pages 37-44
Numerical Experiments Using ‘Adaptive’ Finite Elements with Collocation....Pages 45-61
Dynamic Velocity Profiles on Simple Elements — Model Design and Testing....Pages 63-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Finite Elements in Analysis of Effect of Stochastic Variability in Aquifer Conductivity on Hydraulic Head....Pages 79-87
Logarithmic Interpolation for Groundwater Flow near Wells....Pages 89-102
A Mass-Conservative Procedure for Time-Stepping in Models of Unsaturated Flow....Pages 103-112
Saturated-Unsaturated Transient Finite Element Seepage Model for Geotechnical Engineering....Pages 113-122
Numerical Modelling of Groundwater Flow in a Large Agricultural Area....Pages 123-132
Groundwater Dynamics Investigation of Enjebi Island, Enewetak Atoll: An Interpretive Computer Model Simulation....Pages 133-142
The Impact of Phase Exchange Transfers and Unsteady Hydraulic Conditions O N Saltwater Intrusion Fronts....Pages 143-152
Finite Element Simulation of Kinematic Surface Runoff....Pages 153-164
A Finite Element-Finite Difference Alternating Direction Algorithm for Three Dimensional Groundwater Transport....Pages 165-174
Modelling Ground-Water Flow with the Global and Finite Element Methods....Pages 175-185
Techniques for Making Finite Elements Competitive in Modeling Three-Dimensional Flow and Transport....Pages 187-197
Adjoint State Finite Element Estimation of Aquifer Parameters under Steady-State and Transient Conditions....Pages 199-211
Computation of Porous Media Natural Convection Flow and Phase Change....Pages 213-229
Finite Element Approximation of Nonlinear Variational Inequalities Arising in Porous Media....Pages 231-240
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Finite Element Computation of Unsaturated and Saturated Groundwater Flow in Stratified Aquifers....Pages 241-250
Second Order Effects of Uncertain Transmissivities on Predictions of Piezometric Heads....Pages 251-264
Adjusting the Nodal Point Distribution in Domain Groundwater Flow Numerical Models....Pages 265-282
Front Matter....Pages 283-283
Solution of Contaminant Transport Equations Using an Orthogonal Upstream Weighting Finite Element Scheme....Pages 285-297
Adaptive Collocation Method for the Transport Problem Induced by Irregular Well Patterns....Pages 299-307
Finite Element Analysis of Multicomponent Contaminant Transport Including Precipitation-Dissolution Reactions....Pages 309-318
Groundwater Flow and Mass Transport by Finite Elements — A Parametric Study....Pages 319-328
Simulation of Mass Transport in Rotating Flow Using the Finite Element Method....Pages 329-338
Wastewater Utilization in the Problem of Water Resources Management....Pages 339-351
The 2-D, Unsteady, Transport Equation Solved by the Combined Use of the Finite Element Method and the Method of Characteristics....Pages 353-362
The Principal Direction Technique for Advective-Dispersive Transport Simulation in Three Dimensions....Pages 363-381
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
Circulation over Continental Shelves and Shelf-Break Regions....Pages 385-394
Finite Element Analysis of Combined Diffraction — Refraction....Pages 395-403
Linear Short Wave Modeling for Harbours....Pages 405-415
Finite Element Models for the Study of Estuaries, Lagoons, and Coastal Seas....Pages 417-426
Application of Constraints in Modelling Tidal Power Generation....Pages 427-436
Shallow-Water Waves at Ursell Numbers of Order Unity....Pages 437-446
A Two Dimensional Analysis of the Wave Equation Model for Finite Element Tidal Computations....Pages 447-456
Finite Element Computation of Two-Dimensional Unsteady Flow for River Problems....Pages 457-466
Fourier Analysis for Testing a Finite Elements Method in Shallow Water Problems....Pages 467-476
Front Matter....Pages 383-383
A Finite Element Method for Storm Surge and Tidal Computation....Pages 477-494
A Time Variant Computational Mesh Technique to Simulate a Large Scale Ponding Test....Pages 495-508
Prediction of Main Channel/Flood Plain Flow Interaction with FEM....Pages 509-520
On the Application of Digital Surface Representations in Hydrodynamic Modelling....Pages 521-531
An Implicit Wave Equation Model for the Shallow Water Equations....Pages 533-543
A Review of Strategies for Finite Element Modeling of Three Dimensional Hydrodynamic Systems....Pages 545-554
Simulating Flood Flows by Coupled 1-D and 2-D Models....Pages 555-566
An Application of Finite Element Methods for Modelling Wind Driven Circulations in a Stratified Ocean....Pages 567-576
On the Automatic Calibration of Tidal and Transport Models....Pages 577-586
Finite Element Solution Methods for Circulation in Estuaries....Pages 587-596
Nested Models: Applications to Practical Problems....Pages 597-607
A Modified Wave Equation Model for 3D Flow in Shallow Bodies of Water....Pages 609-620
Weakly-Reflective Boundary Conditions for Two-Dimensional Shallow Water Flow Problems....Pages 621-633
Front Matter....Pages 635-635
Turbulence Modelling for Marine Current and the Related Finite Element System of Equations....Pages 637-645
Finite Element Modeling of Density-Driven Recirculating Turbulent Flow....Pages 647-655
Recent Developments in the Application of the F.E.M. to Fully Three Dimensional Turbulent Flow....Pages 657-666
Another Attempt to Overcome the Bent Element Blues....Pages 667-680
Front Matter....Pages 681-681
Coastal Sedimentation Processes Modeling....Pages 683-700
Application of Finite Element Techniques to Heat Flow Investigations within Sedimentary Basins....Pages 701-710
Front Matter....Pages 711-711
Simulation of Steady-State Flow in Three-Dimensional Fracture Networks Using the Boundary Element Method....Pages 713-721
Front Matter....Pages 711-711
Boundary Element Analysis of Flow in Aquifers....Pages 723-736
Boundary Integral Solution of Darcy’s Flow with Variable Permeability....Pages 737-746
Diffusion-Convection Problems Using Boundary Elements....Pages 747-768
Boundary Element Solutions to an Inverse Groundwater Problem....Pages 769-774
Front Matter....Pages 775-775
An Upstream Weight Finite Element Method for Solving the 3-Dimensional Convection-Dispersion Equations....Pages 777-792
Application of Finite-Element Models in the Evaluation of Engineered Barriers for a Mined Geologic Repository....Pages 793-806
Numerical Solution of Fourth Order Equations Arising in Incompressible Flow Problems....Pages 807-813
Back Matter....Pages 815-823