Swept Tunnel & Imported Ground Surface
Introduction This is the final example demonstrating the basics of setting up three-dimensional geometries in BUILD3D. In this example, we ...
3D Rapid drawdown
Introduction This example replicates the “Rapid drawdown” examples illustrated in SEEP/W and SIGMA/W. The purpose of this example is to ...
Thermosyphons in End View
Introduction Thermosyphons are used to harness cold weather to maintain frozen conditions in the soil. A thermosyphon essentially comprises two ...
Source and Exit Boundary Conditions
Introduction There are three basic boundary conditions for contaminant transport: 1) specified concentration (Dirichlet); 2) specified dispersive flux (Neumann); and, ...
Verification – Heated Closed System
Introduction The objective of this example is to verify the simulated change in pressure of a constant volume of dry ...
Land-climate interaction hydraulic
modeling of a soil cover system located
in northern Canada
Introduction Multilayer cover systems are often placed over mine wastes to support the growth of native plant species. The cover ...
Transport and Consumption of Oxygen in Cover Material
Introduction Acidic leachate is produced when oxidation of sulphide occurs in an unsaturated system through which water transport is occurring ...
Braced Deep Excavations in Soft Ground
Introduction Halim and Wong (2005) presented a paper titled “Evaluation of Modified Cam Clay Parameters for Deep Excavation Analysis” in ...