Finite Elements in Water Resources

1. General Lectures.- Numerical Modelling of the Global Atmosphere.- Overview of the Finite Element Method in Groundwater Hydrology.- Solving Turbulent Flow Problems Using the FEM.- 2. Mathematics und Numerical Techniques.- Petrov-Galerkin Schemes for the Steady State Convection-Diffusion Equation.- Hybrid and Mixed Finite Elements in Fluid Mechanics.- The Reliability Estimates and Adaptivity in Finite Element Engineering Computations.- On the Accuracy and Efficiency of a Finite Element Algorithm for Hydrodynamic Flows.- Implementation of a Direct Method for the Biharmonic Problem in the Context of a Code Using Substructuration.- Discrete Optimization of Finite-Element Solutions: A Concept Discussed for the Diffusion-Advection Problem.- On a Direct Approach for the Solution of Linear Space-Invariant 2-D Differential Convolution Models.- Mixed Finite Element Methods for Nonlinear Problems.- Certain Variational Principles with no Constraints for Fluid-Solid Strong Interaction.- 3. Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations.- Convective and Radiative Transfer Past a Porous Flat Plate in Compressible Flow.- Effective Transient Compressible Flow Analysis in Pipe Networks.- Continuation Methods for the Finite Element Solution of Turbulent Flow.- The Application of FEM and FDM to Flow Separation Pattern; A Comparison Study.- Current Progress in Solving the Time-Dependent, Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations in Three-Dimensions by (Almost) the FEM.- 4. Open Channel Flow Calculations.- A Distributed Rainfall-Runoff Model.- Numerical Computation of Supercritical and Subcritical Flows in Open Channels with Varying Cross-Sections.- Finite Element Solution of the Lagrangian Equations of Unsteady Free-Surface Flows on Dry River Beds.- A Hydrodynamic Model for Open Channel Flow Problems.- On the Use of Explicit Methods of Solution of the Saint Venant Equations for Open Channel Flow.- 5. Numerical Techniques for Tidal and Ocean Flow.- Some Recent Developments and Prospects in Finite Difference Methods.- A Time Integration Technique for Modelling of Small Amplitude Tidal Waves.- Formulating a Three-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Sea Model Using a Mixed Galerkin-Finite Difference Method.- Feasability of Finite Element Methods for Oceanic General Circulation Modelling.- The Use of Kalman-Bucy Filters in Forecasting the Water Levels in the Dutch Coastal Area.- Time-Weighting of the Momentum Equation in Explicit Wave Equation Models of Surface Water Flow.- Formulating Layered and Semi-Analytic Finite Element Flow Programs with Variable Eddy Viscosity.- Tidal Propagation in a Rectangular Basin of the Bay of Fundy.- F. E. Analysis of Waves in a Semi-Infinite Layer of Fluid.- 6. Simulation of Tidal and Ocean Flow Processes.- Numerical Modeling of Storm Surge Generation Phenomena.- Typhoon Surge Analysis by Selective Lumping Two Step Explicit Finite Element Method.- Tidal River Flow Calculations with Measured Velocities on the Open Boundaries.- Residual Currents During Changing Meteorological Circumstances.- Some Computational Problems of Oceanography.- 7. Lake Circulation.- Computation of Wind-Driven Circulation in Shallow Lakes.- A Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model For Stratified Flow.- Finite Element Analysis of Water Quality in Lake Erie.- Calculation of Lake Circulation with Threedimensional Finite Elements.- 8. Modern Software Developments.- A Microcomputer Program for Design of the Self Retiming Mechanics of Large Tidal Power Sites.- Automatic Generation of Finite Element Network for Bi-Dimensional and Quasi-Three-Dimensional Equations Governing the Groundwater Flow.- Procedure of Mesh Data Generation in Codes for the Analysis of Viscous Flow.- 9. Numerical Techniques in Groundwater Flow.- Some Experiences Using Finite Element Methods for Fluid Flow Problems.- Software Developments for Finite Element Applications.- Finite Element Analysis of Interface Problem in Non-Steady Seepage.- A Frontal Method Based Solution of the Quasi-Three-Dimensional Finite Element Model for Interconnected Aquifer Systems and Fluid Mass Balance Evaluation. Steady and Unsteady Equations.- Solution of Immiscible Displacement in Porous Media Using the Collocation Finite Element Method.- The Streamfunction Method A Direct Approach to Simulate Groundwater Flow.- 10. Simulation of Groundwater Flow.- Influence of a Soil Pipe Network on Catchment Hydrology.- Adaptation of FEAP for Seepage with a Free Surface.- Finite Element Computations of Horizontal Groundwater Flow with Moving Boundaries.- Finite-Element Investigation of the Groundwater Basin of the Szentendre Island, Hungary.- Interconnected Groundwater Systems Simulation (IGROSS) Description of the System and its Application to the Western Libya Regional Aquifer.- Finite Element Simulation of the Transient Exploitation of a Coastal Aquifer.- Numerical Simulation of Infiltration into Porous Media and Response of the Water Table.- Comparison of Three Models of a Dual Aquifer System.- 11. Groundwater, Soil and Interaction.- A Hybrid Model to Simulate Landsubsidence Due to Groundwater Recovery.- Finite Element Analysis of Soil Moisture Flow and Moisture Stress in a Dessicating Soil.- 12. Flow in Rocky Material.- Numerical Modelling of Rubble Mound Breakwaters.- Finite Element Simulation of Contaminant Transport in Fractured Rock near Karlshamn, Sweden.- 13. Transport Processes in Groundwater Flow.- Finite Element Solutions of Coupled Groundwater Flow and Transport Equations under Transient Conditions Including the Effect of the Selected Time Step Sizes.- Numerical Estimation of the Solution of the Diffusion Equation with fixed Dirichlet-Type Boundary Conditions.- The Principal Direction Technique: A New Approach to Groundwater Contaminant Transport Modelling.- Numerical Solution of Heat and Water Transport in an Unsaturated Freezing Soil.- FE Model of Stochastic Ground Water Pollution.- 14. Numerical Techniques for the Solution of the Transport Equation.- On the Numerical Solution of the Diffusion-Convection Equation.- Transport Simulation Using Three Dimensional Alternating Direction Collocation.- The Discrete Element Method for Different Upwind Schemes and Curving Boundaries.- Finite Element Techniques in Transport Phenomena.- Eulerian-Lagrangian Methods for Advection-Dispersion.- Numerical Solution of Diffusive-Convective Differential Problems by General Finite Difference Forms.- Petrov-Galerkin Methods for Two Dimensional Flow Calculations.- Numerical Solution of Three-Dimensional and Time-Dependent Advection-Diffusion Equations by Collocation Methods.- 15. Simulation of Transport Processes.- Thermal Discharge Analysis in St.-Lawrence River by Finite Elements: A Case Study.- Water Quality Modeling with Finite Elements and Interactive Graphics.- Tidal Current and Substance Dispersion by Finite Element Method Using Finite Difference Technique.- Simulation Analysis for Diffusion of Discharged Warm Water in the Bay by Finite Elements.- 16. Numerical Models of Sediment Transport.- Hydrotransportation as a Point Process.- Finite Element Modelling of Sediment Transport in an Estuary.- Mathematical Modelling of Time Dependent Wave Attenuation and Discrete Solid Body Transport in Gravity driven Partially Filled Pipe Flows.- Computer Simulation of Sedimentation Processes.- 17. Flow Induced Forces in Structures.- A New Hydrodynamic Model for Restricted Fluid Domains.- Wave Action on Floating Structures and Wave Propagation Using Finite Elements Method.- Numerical Solution of Some Linear Evolution Problems in Naval Hydrodynamics.- Calculation of the Value of the Hydrodynamic Forces Acting on a Culvert Tainter Valve by Means of the Finite Elements Method.- Simulation of Free Jet Trajectories for the Design of Aeration Devices on Hydraulic Structures.- 18. Parameter Estimation and Optimization.- A General Approach doe Water Quality.- Aquifer Parameter Identification Using Stochastic Approximation.- Identification of Soil Parameters for an Infiltration Problem.- Optimal Operation of Wells in a Multilayered Leaky Aquifer.- 19. Boundary Element Method.- Some Applications of the Boundary Element Method for Potential Problems.- Boundary Element Method: Processing of the Source Term of the Poisson Equation by Means of Boundary Integrals only.- Finite Element Analysis of Momentum Transfer in Rivers of Complex Cross Section.