Analytical Groundwater Mechanics

Focusing on applications and real-world problems, this advanced textbook explains the fundamentals of groundwater flow for students and professionals.

Otto D. L. Strack (Author)

9781107148833, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 7 August 2017

448 pages
25.4 x 18 x 2.3 cm, 1.01 kg

'Encapsulating almost 50 years of experience applying mathematics to groundwater ?ow problems, this latest textbook from Otto Strack (2017) is a tour de force for analytical groundwater approaches … A more in-depth understanding of the analytical approach can only help us to decompose our modeling problem to its salient, fundamental, components. Analytical Groundwater Mechanics is an indispensable addition to resources available for professionals that is tuned for just this purpose.' Randall Hunt, Groundwater

Groundwater mechanics is the study of fluid flow in porous media. Focusing on applications and case studies, this book explains the basic principles of groundwater flow using mathematical expressions to describe a wide range of different aquifer configurations. Emphasis is placed throughout on the importance of developing simplified models that can be solved analytically to provide insight into complex groundwater flow scenarios and to allow better interpretation of the full numerical solution. Focusing first on identifying the important features of a problem, the book explains how to translate practical questions into mathematical form and discusses the interpretation of the results. Illustrated with numerous real-world examples and graphical results, this is an ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate Earth science, geological engineering, and environmental engineering courses, as well as a useful reference for researchers and professionals.

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.

Subject Areas: Hydraulic engineering [TNF], Hydrology & the hydrosphere [RBK], Geophysics [PHVG], Fluid mechanics [PHDF]