The Boundary Element Method for Groundwater Flow

By E.K. Bruch

In this book the application of the boundary element methodto the solution of the Laplace equation is examined. Thisequation is of fundamental importance in engineering andscience as it describes different types of phenomena, inclu-ding the groundwater flow applications highlighted in thisbook. Special subjects such as numerical integration, subdi-visionof the domain into regions and other computationalaspects are discussed in detail in the first chapters. Todemonstrate the accuracy and efficiency of the boundary ele-ment method, results obtained when solving the Laplace equa-tion have been compared against known analytical solutions.Other chapters deal with problems such as steady and unstea-dy flow in addition to infiltration problems. The applica-tions demonstrate that the boundary element method providesa powerful solution technique which can be effectively ap-plied to solve this type of problem.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540544070
• ISBN13: 9783540544074
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"