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Dissolution-seepage coupled analysis through formations containing soluble materials / Arvin M. Farid in Journal of engineering mechanics, Vol. 133 N°6 (Juin 2007) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of engineering mechanics > Vol. 133 N°6 (Juin 2007) . - pp.713–722. Titre : Dissolution-seepage coupled analysis through formations containing soluble materials Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Arvin M. Farid, Auteur ; Ghasem Habibagahi, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Article en page(s) : pp.713–722. Note générale : Applied mechanics Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Finite  elements  Differential  equation  Seepage  Porosity  Contaminats Résumé : Seepage flow can dissolve particulate soluble materials contained in soil layers and rock formations. The above-mentioned dissolution increases the porosity of the formation and hence seepage flow, which in turn progressively increases the dissolution rate. Due to progressive dissolution, several dams around the world have lost functionality or even failed. Dissolution propagation can be modeled as progress of a solution front, with its progression and resulting excess seepage coupled in the analysis. This is made possible in this paper by simultaneously solving the governing differential equation of seepage and the equation expressing progress of the solution front. The outcome (coupled differential equation) is nonlinear and transient, since both porosity and coefficient of permeability vary with the advancement of the solution front through the medium. The finite-element method is used to solve the resulting nonlinear partial differential equation. Using several examples, influence of material properties and geometry characteristics on the solution front progress and the resulting excess seepage loss is evaluated. Furthermore, effectiveness of different countermeasures (e.g., positive cutoffs and their positions) in dam foundations are studied. Contaminant transport can also be easily modeled and analyzed after applying some modifications into the approach. ISSN : 0733-9399 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9399%282007%29133%3A6%2871 [...] [article] Dissolution-seepage coupled analysis through formations containing soluble materials [texte imprimé] / Arvin M. Farid, Auteur ; Ghasem Habibagahi, Auteur . - 2007 . - pp.713–722. Applied mechanics Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of engineering mechanics > Vol. 133 N°6 (Juin 2007) . - pp.713–722. Mots-clés : Finite  elements  Differential  equation  Seepage  Porosity  Contaminats Résumé : Seepage flow can dissolve particulate soluble materials contained in soil layers and rock formations. The above-mentioned dissolution increases the porosity of the formation and hence seepage flow, which in turn progressively increases the dissolution rate. Due to progressive dissolution, several dams around the world have lost functionality or even failed. Dissolution propagation can be modeled as progress of a solution front, with its progression and resulting excess seepage coupled in the analysis. This is made possible in this paper by simultaneously solving the governing differential equation of seepage and the equation expressing progress of the solution front. The outcome (coupled differential equation) is nonlinear and transient, since both porosity and coefficient of permeability vary with the advancement of the solution front through the medium. The finite-element method is used to solve the resulting nonlinear partial differential equation. Using several examples, influence of material properties and geometry characteristics on the solution front progress and the resulting excess seepage loss is evaluated. Furthermore, effectiveness of different countermeasures (e.g., positive cutoffs and their positions) in dam foundations are studied. Contaminant transport can also be easily modeled and analyzed after applying some modifications into the approach. ISSN : 0733-9399 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9399%282007%29133%3A6%2871 [...]

Experimental validation of a numerical forward model for tunnel detection using cross-borehole radar / Arvin M. Farid in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering, Vol. 138 N° 12 (Décembre 2012) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 12 (Décembre 2012) . - pp. 1537–1541 Titre : Experimental validation of a numerical forward model for tunnel detection using cross-borehole radar Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Arvin M. Farid, Auteur ; Jose A. Martinez-Lorenzo, Auteur ; Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Auteur Année de publication : 2013 Article en page(s) : pp. 1537–1541 Note générale : Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Tunnel  detection  Radar  Forward  model  CWR  GPR Résumé : The goal of this research is to develop an experimentally validated two-dimensional (2D) finite difference frequency domain (FDFD) numerical forward model to study the potential of radar-based tunnel detection. Tunnel detection has become a subject of interest to the nation because of the use of tunnels by illegal immigrants, smugglers, prisoners, assailants, and terrorists. These concerns call for research to nondestructively detect, localize, and monitor tunnels. Nondestructive detection requires robust image reconstruction and inverse models, which in turn need robust forward models. Cross-well radar (CWR) modality was used for experimentation to avoid soil-air interface roughness. CWR is not a versatile field technology for political boundaries but is still applicable to monitoring the perimeter of buildings or secure sites. Multiple-depth wideband frequency-response measurements were experimentally collected in fully water-saturated sand, across PVC-cased ferrite-bead-jacketed borehole monopole antennae at a pilot-scale facility (referred to as SoilBED). The experimental results were then compared with the 2D-FDFD model. The agreement between the results of the numerical and experimental simulations was then evaluated. Results provide key diagnostic tools that can help to develop the algorithms needed for the detection of underground tunnels using radar-based methods. ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0000716 [article] Experimental validation of a numerical forward model for tunnel detection using cross-borehole radar [texte imprimé] / Arvin M. Farid, Auteur ; Jose A. Martinez-Lorenzo, Auteur ; Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Auteur . - 2013 . - pp. 1537–1541. Géotechnique Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering > Vol. 138 N° 12 (Décembre 2012) . - pp. 1537–1541 Mots-clés : Tunnel  detection  Radar  Forward  model  CWR  GPR Résumé : The goal of this research is to develop an experimentally validated two-dimensional (2D) finite difference frequency domain (FDFD) numerical forward model to study the potential of radar-based tunnel detection. Tunnel detection has become a subject of interest to the nation because of the use of tunnels by illegal immigrants, smugglers, prisoners, assailants, and terrorists. These concerns call for research to nondestructively detect, localize, and monitor tunnels. Nondestructive detection requires robust image reconstruction and inverse models, which in turn need robust forward models. Cross-well radar (CWR) modality was used for experimentation to avoid soil-air interface roughness. CWR is not a versatile field technology for political boundaries but is still applicable to monitoring the perimeter of buildings or secure sites. Multiple-depth wideband frequency-response measurements were experimentally collected in fully water-saturated sand, across PVC-cased ferrite-bead-jacketed borehole monopole antennae at a pilot-scale facility (referred to as SoilBED). The experimental results were then compared with the 2D-FDFD model. The agreement between the results of the numerical and experimental simulations was then evaluated. Results provide key diagnostic tools that can help to develop the algorithms needed for the detection of underground tunnels using radar-based methods. ISSN : 1090-0241 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/%28ASCE%29GT.1943-5606.0000716