Thesis (M.S. - Hydrology and Water Resources)--University of Arizona. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-184).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Nevada, Reno, 2007. / "August 2007." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-85). Online version available on the World Wide Web.

Thesis (MSc(Geology))--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Abstract in English. Includes bibliographical references.

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Existing analytical treatments of groundwater flow have mostly been founded on classical hydrodynamics, that groundwater motion is derivable from a velocity potential. This conception is in contradiction with the principle of conservation of energy, although it conforms with the principle of the conservation of mass (Hubbert, 1940, p. 285; Scheidegger, 1960, pps. 74-75; Bear, 1972, pps. 122-123). This dissertation shows that both principles can be utilized, based on the fact that a force potential at a point is equal to the work required to transfer a unit mass from this point to another point. This potential is given the symbol φ - gh - gz + (p/ρ) and is incorporated in the force field E. This potential is related to the flow field (q) by the anisotropic hydraulic conductivity. This relation forms a solid formulation for the theory of the flow of fluids through fractured porous media. This relation is applied to develop two basic equations. One partial differential equation, representing flow in the fracture, depending on the actual geometry of the fracture and incorporating the anisotropic parameter of the hydraulic conductivity based on the thermal induced stress and the force potential. A second partial differential equation (storage equation) in two-dimensions for non-steady groundwater flow in confined and saturated aquifers. This storage equation incorporates time, hydraulic conductivity and the radial coordinates. It is solved analytically using the Bessel's functions Jₒ and Kₒ. The two equations represent two models. Both the potential and the thermal hydraulic conductivity constitute a coupling between the two models to render the models a thermohydromechanical model. This aspect is the essential theme underlying this work and is implemented through a matrix-fracture system based on the slow flow and the fast flow behavior. The evaluation of the transient parameters including the aperture becomes possible and falls in line with the physics of the problem. This comprehensive analytical model is found to satisfy the transient demands of the mathematical physics. The application of the phenomena observed in the field from different sources and from Stripa Granite, rendered the model realistic and appropriate to the fractured porous media.

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Thesis (M.S. in biological and agricultural engineering)--Washington State University, December 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-57).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2003. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI Company.

Thesis (M.S.) in Geological Sciences--University of Maine, 2001. / Includes vita. Advisory Committee: Andrew S. Reeve, Asst. Prof. of Geological Sciences, Advisor; Willem Brutsaert, Prof. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; J. Louis Morin, Instr. of Forest Management. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-98).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 167-178).