Les infiltrations d’eau souterraines possiblement liées à un système de structures majeures représentent un défi d’ingénierie pour la mine Éléonore. Le pompage et la pré-cimentation par forages pilotes du massif sont les méthodes de mitigation préconisées pour contrôler les flux d’eau entrant dans les excavations souterraines de la mine. Bien que ces méthodes s’avèrent satisfaisantes pour réduire les flux entrant, une optimisation des techniques de pré-cimentation est souhaitable afin de réduire les quantités de ciment utilisées. Un modèle numérique 3D d’éléments finis par volumes de contrôle construit en adaptant la méthodologie de Blessent (2009) avec maillage tétraédrique a été appliqué afin de représenter le système d’écoulement en milieux poreux équivalents couplé aux structures majeures. Les résultats du calage effectué sur le modèle 3D numérique à partir d’un essai de pompage ont montré que le modèle conceptuel initial nécessite un plus grand raffinement des puits ainsi que des investigations supplémentaires sur les structures majeures les plus conductrices. Les caractéristiques calées du modèle 3D numérique ont été utilisées afin de construire un modèle conceptuel 2D de chantier typique. Des analyses de sensibilité d’injection de ciment pour trois différents modèles conceptuels de chantier avec une structure majeure conductrice ont été effectuées pour évaluer la réduction du flux entrant dans le chantier. Les résultats des analyses de sensibilité montrent que les conditions d’écoulement régional ont peu d’influence sur le flux entrant dans le chantier. Aussi, les analyses de sensibilité ont montré que dans l’éventualité d’une structure majeure interceptant le chantier, l’injection de ciment dans la structure est plus efficace pour réduire le flux entrant dans le chantier. Or, dans le cas d’une structure majeure au-dessus du chantier, l’injection de ciment entre le chantier et la structure est plus efficace que de cibler directement la structure. / Groundwater infiltrations into underground excavations represent a major engineering challenge at the Éléonore mine. Pumping and pre-grouting are the mitigation methods used to control water inflows into the mine workings. Even though these methods seem to give good results to reduce water inflows, a better understanding of the flow system throughout the domain of interest and optimisation of pre-grouting approaches can be achieved to reduce the amount of cement used for grouting. A 3D finite-element by control volume model is built with the modified approach of Blessent (2009), including a tetrahedral mesh to represent the porous media coupled to the major structures. The calibration results from the 3D numerical model with a pumping test show that an increased refinement of wells and more investigations on the structures properties on-site should be done. It is also suggested that the division of the porous mass into five hydrostratigraphic intervals should be reviewed. The calibrated properties of the 3D numerical model are then used to build a 2D conceptual model of a fictive stope with a water-conductive structure nearby. Sensitivity analysis of cement injection into the porous mass or the structure itself are performed with three different versions of this conceptual model. The results of these analysis show that a condition of regional flow through the model has no significant impact on the results. The sensitivity analysis show that for a fracture above the stope, grouting the area between the stope and the fracture is better to reduce water inflows in the stope than grouting the structure itself. Also, in the case of a structure intercepting the stope, grouting the structure as widely as possible is more efficient to reduce the inflows into the stope.

La vallée du Saint-Laurent est caractérisée par la présence d’argiles marines post-glaciaires susceptibles aux glissements de terrain. Un des facteurs responsables pour le développement des glissements de terrain est l’augmentation des pressions interstitielles dû à l’infiltration importante de l’eau dans le sol, ce qui réduit la contrainte effective du sol. Cette étude vise à comprendre la réponse des pressions interstitielles aux événements climatiques dans les dépôts argileux, ce qui permettra une meilleure compréhension des mécanismes qui entrainent les glissements de terrain et permettra d’aider à réduire leur impact. Le site d’étude est un terrain plat situé à Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. La stratigraphie est caractérisée par la présence de deux couches argileuses, en alternance avec des couches de sable et de silt. Le site a été instrumenté à haute résolution spatiale et temporelle afin d’obtenir les données des conditions climatiques et les conditions hydrogéologiques et géotechniques du sol. Des essais ont aussi été réalisés en laboratoire et sur le terrain afin d’obtenir les propriétés géotechniques et hydrodynamiques des différentes couches de sol. Puis, une compensation barométrique par régression linéaire été appliquée pour les données de pressions interstitielles. Les résultats obtenus ont permis de réaliser des simulations afin de tenter de reproduire les données du site d’étude. L’interprétation des résultats a permis d’établir en premier lieu l’effet du climat sur l’infiltration de l’eau, qui dépend des précipitations, de la température et du gel du sol. Puis, les mécanismes responsables des variations de pressions interstitielles ont été identifiés, soit le climat, les propriétés des couches de sol ainsi que la rivière Sainte-Anne à proximité. L’interprétation des données et des simulations a permis de produire un modèle conceptuel représentant l’écoulement de l’eau souterraine. Finalement, le potentiel de glissement de terrain a été évalué pour le site et a été jugé faible dans les conditions actuelles. / The St-Lawrence Valley is characterized by thick and extensive post-glacial marine clay deposits that are susceptible to landslides. One important factor responsible for landslide development is the important pore water pressure increase due to the significant infiltration of water into the soil, which reduces the effective strength in the soil. This study aims at understanding pore pressure response to climatic events in clay deposits which will lead to a better knowledge of the mechanisms that trigger landslides and could help to reduce their impact. The study site is a flat terrain located in Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade. The stratigraphy is characterized by two clay layers, alternating with sand and silt layers. The study relies on high resolution spatial and temporal meteorological, geotechnical and hydrogeological observations. Laboratory tests on samples from the site and field investigations were done in order to measure the geotechnical and hydraulic properties of the soils. Barometric compensation by linear regression was also applied on pore pressure data. The results obtained allowed us to realise simulation in order to try to reproduce the study site data. The interpretation of the results firstly established the effect of the climate on the infiltration of water, which depends on precipitation, temperature and freezing of the soil. Then, the mechanisms responsible for variations in pore pressures were identified, which are the climate, the properties of the soil layers and the nearby Ste-Anne River. Interpreting data and simulations led to a conceptual model representing the flow of groundwater. Finally, landslide potential was assessed for the site and was considered low under current conditions.

La préparation de matériaux catalytiques, à base de métaux de transition (Ni, Co, Cu) supportés sur des supports à porosité organisée, performants pour la réaction d’hydrogénation chimiosélective du cinnamaldéhyde, a été étudiée. L’étude peut être divisée en deux parties distinctes, selon la nature du support, silicique ou aluminique. La première partie traite de la dispersion de métaux de transition sur des supports de type SBA-15.Dans le premier chapitre est présentée la préparation des catalyseurs par la méthode IWI-MD (Incipient Wetness Impregnation – Mild Drying). Plusieurs études, afin de valider l’efficacité de cette méthode, ont été menées : (i) influence de la texture du support, (ii) influence de la température et du temps de séchage; (iii) influence de la teneur en métal. Le deuxième chapitre rapporte l’étude de la préparation par la voie de déposition par précipitation. L’étude de la méthode d’infiltration des sels fondus, dite de Melt Infiltration (MI), optimisée afin d’assurer une infiltration complète du précurseur dans la porosité du support préalablement à la formation de la phase oxyde, est présentée dans le Chapitre 3. Finalement, le dernier chapitre du document traite de la dispersion sur des supports aluminiques mésoporeux ordonnés (AMO). Les matériaux catalytiques ont été préparés sur des supports AMO, obtenus par la voie d’auto-assemblage induit par évaporation (AAIE). Les paramètres étudiés sont : (i) l’effet de la texture du support, à partir d’alumines de différentes tailles de pores et (ii) l’effet du mode de déposition des métaux (par IWI-MD, MI ou TS). / The development of efficient transition metal based catalysts for the chemoselective hydrogenation reaction of cinnamaldehyde is studied. The active phases, studied in this work, are among the transition metals (Ni, Co and Cu), supported on porous ordered materials. This study can be divided in two different sections, according to the support nature. The first part concerns the dispersion of transition metals on SBA-15 type silica support. In the first chapter is presented the transition metal dispersion (Ni, Co and Cu) using IWI-MD (Incipient Wetness Impregnation –Mild Drying) method. Studies performed, to optimize active phase dispersion, are: (i) influence of support texture, (ii) influence of drying temperature, (iii) influence of drying time, (iv) influence of metal loading. In the second chapter, Ni, Co and Cu catalytic materials are prepared using deposition precipitation method. In the third chapter is described the transition metal dispersion using melt infiltration method (MI), optimized to ensure a complete infiltration of metallic precursors in the support porosity before oxide phase formation. The second section of the Ph.D. is related to the dispersion of transition metal over ordered mesoporous alumina (AMO) supports. Catalytic materials, based on Ni and Cu over AMO (obtained by EISA process - Evaporation Induced by Self-Assembly), are produced. Parameters studied are: effect of support texture, effect of preparation route (IWI-MD, MI and TS).

A infiltração das águas de chuva dentro dos lotes urbanos é uma possível forma de promover o controle descentralizado do escoamento superficial na origem, com vistas ao gerenciamento das águas pluviais urbanas e conseqüente atenuação das cheias. Neste trabalho, foram conduzidos ensaios de campo com trincheiras de infiltração, em dois solos distintos, um arenoso e outro argiloso, com o objetivo de avaliar quantitativamente o comportamento hidráulico das estruturas de infiltração em resposta a volumes de escoamento. As trincheiras foram alimentadas com volumes de água controlados, e o campo de umidade do experimento foi monitorado com sonda de nêutrons, durante o processo de redistribuição da água no solo. Foi realizada a modelagem matemática do fenômeno bidimensional de infiltração em torno de trincheiras de seção retangular, em resposta à entrada de águas pluviais provenientes de áreas impermeabilizadas contíguas. A comparação entre os resultados experimentais e simulados pela equação bidimensional de Richards indica uma pequena defasagem dos valores de volume infiltrado e umidade do solo nos processos de infiltração e drenagem interna simulados em relação aos observados. A capacidade de infiltração da trincheira mostrou-se maior nos dados observados, possivelmente devido à simplificação de distribuição unimodal dos diâmetros dos poros adotada na modelagem numérica, uma vez que, experimentalmente, observou-se multimodalidade nos dois solos estudados. A curva de van Genuchten é, juntamente com a equação de Richards, a base do modelo computacional, e divergências no seu ajuste em relação aos dados observados podem conduzir a pequenas divergências dos volumes infiltrados e perfis de umidade ao longo do processo de infiltração simulado, em relação ao observado. São apresentadas algumas considerações de dimensionamento sobre a implantação de trincheiras de infiltração em lotes residenciais, bem como discussões com respeito aos planos diretores urbanos. É apresentado um estudo simplificado, baseado no método racional, sobre a redução no hidrograma de cheia proporcionada pelo uso de trincheiras em uma micro bacia urbana, o qual revelou reduções da ordem de até 94% do deflúvio superficial direto gerado pelo lote. / Stormwater infiltration process at the scale of housing is a possible way to promote the decentralized runoff control in order to manage the urban water and to attenuate flood peaks. In this work, field essays with infiltration devices at two different soils, either sandy and clay-loam soils, are assessed in order to study the hydraulic behavior of infiltration trenches to attenuate incoming runoff volume inputs. The infiltration trench experiments set a controlled water supply for specific boundary conditions, and the experimental moisture field were monitored with neutron probe during the water redistribution process at soil core. Bi-dimensional (2D) mathematical modeling is depicted at specific boundary conditions with a rectangular-trench layout, thereby mimicking a potential situation of runoff incoming from adjacent impervious areas. The comparison between experimental and numerical results, simulated by two-dimensional Richards\' equation, shows a small lag-time difference of both infiltrated volumes and soil moisture contents during infiltration and drainage periods. The trench infiltration capacity of observed data appears to be greater than simulated results, possibly due to an overall simplification of a uni-modal, homogeneous pore diameter distribution adopted by the modeling scheme. Experimental retention curves outline indirect evidences of multi-modal, heterogeneous behavior of pore structure. Bon van Genutchen-type retention curve and Richards-momentum equations represent the baseline approach to the computational model of non-saturated soils. Some fitting discrepancies between observed and simulated results could lead to negligible different estimations of infiltrated volumes and moisture profiles. Finally, further discussions on project design and best management practices (BMPs) of infiltration trenches at housing scale as well discussions on urban master plan are outlined herewith. A simplified study, based on rational method, is presented on the reduction of incoming hydrograph with the use of infiltration trenches. Preliminary results perform volume reductions of approximately 94% from incoming runoff generated at housing lots.

Cette thèse propose une modélisation numérique 2D des écoulements en zone de jet de rive avec un code Volume-Of-Fluid. Dans un premier temps, le détail de la structure interne de l’écoulement de jet de rive généré par l’effondrement d’un front d’onde turbulent sur une plage imperméable lisse est étudié. Le modèle numérique est ensuite étendu à la simulation des écoulements en milieu poreux internes à la plage. L’utilisation d’une unique équation de quantité de mouvement (VARANS) et de la méthode 1-fluide, permet de résoudre simultanément les écoulements de l’eau et de l’air à la surface et dans une plage perméable. Ce modèle a été confronté à une série de cas tests analytiques et à de récentes mesures expérimentales. Les résultats numériques montrent l’aptitude du modèle VOF-VARANS à reproduire les écoulements en zone de jet de rive sur une plage imperméable fixe. / A 2D numerical modeling of flows in the swash zone is proposed using a Volume-Of- Fluid code. The detailed flow structure of a bore-driven swash event over an impermeable beach is first studied. The numerical model is then developed to account for porous media flow within the beach. The unique VARANS momentum equation and 1-fluid method used allow to solve simultaneously both surface and subsurface flows of air and water phases in the swash zone. This model is validated against a series of analytical tests cases and confronted to recent experimental measurements. The numerical results highlight the ability of the VOF-VARANS model to reproduce swash flows over and within a permeable beach.

Att tillhandahålla termisk komfort är ett av de främsta kraven som ställs på byggnader i dagens samhälle. Stora delar av energianvändningen går därför åt till att styra inomhusklimatet för att upprätthålla en behaglig nivå. Det påstås att omkring 40 % av denna energi tillkommer på grund av energiförluster via öppningar och läckage genom byggnaders klimatskal. Med tanke på världens och Sveriges alltmer striktare energikrav där man bland annat vill bygga nära-nollenergibyggnader är detta någonting som bör förbättras. Det är därför viktigt att förstå hur men även varför denna luftinfiltration uppstår och vilka faktorer som har en påverkande effekt. Detta arbete innefattas av tre olika simuleringsstudier av en hög byggnad där inomhusluftens rörelsemönster samt yttre vindförhållanden har legat i fokus. En studie utfördes med hjälp av simuleringsverktyget IDA ICE där luftens infiltration undersöktes. De andra två utfördes med hjälp av CFD-programmet COMSOL Multiphysics v5.4. Den ena CFD-studien studerade termiska stigkrafter inuti byggnaden och den andra studerade vindens flödesmönster utanför byggnaden och varför infiltrationen beter sig som den gör. Resultatet av simuleringarna i IDA ICE visar att det är möjligt att minska infiltrationsmängden luft in i byggnaden från 1384 l/s till 804 l/s genom att ta hänsyn till ytterdörrens placering relativt den inkommande vinden riktning. De visar även att infiltrationens inflöde är som högst på bottenvåningen för att sedan minska och därefter övergå till ett utflöde på de högre våningsplanen.Resultatet från den första CFD-studien beskriver hur den varmare inomhusluftens rörelsemönster förändras då kallare luft tar sig in på byggnadens bottenvåning. Detta förändrade rörelsemönster resulterar i att den varmare luften stiger och därmed letar sig ut genom byggnadens högre våningsplan. Den andra CFD-studiens resultat beskriver hur den yttre vindens flödesmönster förändras då dess infallsvinkel mot byggnaden varierar. Flödesmönstrets förändring ger i sin tur upphov till en varierande tryckskillnader på utsidan samt inuti byggnaden. Detta är därför en av förklaringarna till varför infiltrationen är som högst då vinden blåser rakt mot byggnadens öppna dörr jämfört med när den kommer med en annan infallsvinkel. Slutsatsen är att ytterdörrens placering relativt den yttre vinden rörelsemönster bör tas i beaktning vid nybyggnation av höga byggnader eller renovering av redan befintliga byggnader. Detta för att minimera infiltrationen och därmed reducera den problematik som infiltrationen kan medföra. / One of the main requirements a building have is to provide thermal comfort inside it. Therefore, large parts of the energy consumptions is used to control the indoor climate in order to maintain a comfortable level in the building. It’s alleged that around 40 % of this energy is added due to energy losses through opening and leakages in the buildings enclosure. Considering the world’s increasing energy requirements, where among other things one future requirement is to build nearly-zero energy buildings, is this something that needs to be improved. It’s therefore important to understand how, and also why this air infiltration occurs and what’s affecting it. This master thesis contains of three different types of simulation studies where the air inside a high-rise building, and also the wind flow around it was analyzed. One of these three studies was performed with the simulation program IDA ICE, where the air infiltration was examined. The other two studies were performed with the CFD-software, COMSOL Multiphysics v5.4. One of these CFD-studies examined the thermal flow that occurs inside the building. The other one examined the wind’s flow pattern outside the building and why the air infiltration behavior is like it is. The results from the IDA ICE simulations shows that it’s possible to decrease the infiltration rate of air into the building from 1384 l/s to 804 l/s by taking the exterior door’s position relative the incoming wind’s direction into account. They also show that the infiltration inflow is highest on the ground floor before it starts to decrease and then change and becomes an outflow on the the higher floors. The results from the first CFD-study describes how the movements of the warmer air inside the building changes when colder air flows in on the ground floor. This changed air movement pattern makes the warmer air rise, and thus flow out through the enclosure on the higher parts of the building. The other CFD-study describes how the flow pattern of the outside wind changes around the building when the winds angle of incidence varies. The changed flow pattern causes varying pressure differences, both on the outside and the inside of the building. This is therefore the explanation to why the infiltration rate is greatest when the wind blows straight towards the opened door on the building instead of with other angles of incidence. The conclusion is that the placement of exterior doors on high-rise buildings relative to the outside wind should be taken into account when new buildings are built or when a renovation of an existing building should be made. This to minimize air infiltration through buildings and thereby reduce problems infiltration can cause.

A infiltração das águas de chuva dentro dos lotes urbanos é uma possível forma de promover o controle descentralizado do escoamento superficial na origem, com vistas ao gerenciamento das águas pluviais urbanas e conseqüente atenuação das cheias. Neste trabalho, foram conduzidos ensaios de campo com trincheiras de infiltração, em dois solos distintos, um arenoso e outro argiloso, com o objetivo de avaliar quantitativamente o comportamento hidráulico das estruturas de infiltração em resposta a volumes de escoamento. As trincheiras foram alimentadas com volumes de água controlados, e o campo de umidade do experimento foi monitorado com sonda de nêutrons, durante o processo de redistribuição da água no solo. Foi realizada a modelagem matemática do fenômeno bidimensional de infiltração em torno de trincheiras de seção retangular, em resposta à entrada de águas pluviais provenientes de áreas impermeabilizadas contíguas. A comparação entre os resultados experimentais e simulados pela equação bidimensional de Richards indica uma pequena defasagem dos valores de volume infiltrado e umidade do solo nos processos de infiltração e drenagem interna simulados em relação aos observados. A capacidade de infiltração da trincheira mostrou-se maior nos dados observados, possivelmente devido à simplificação de distribuição unimodal dos diâmetros dos poros adotada na modelagem numérica, uma vez que, experimentalmente, observou-se multimodalidade nos dois solos estudados. A curva de van Genuchten é, juntamente com a equação de Richards, a base do modelo computacional, e divergências no seu ajuste em relação aos dados observados podem conduzir a pequenas divergências dos volumes infiltrados e perfis de umidade ao longo do processo de infiltração simulado, em relação ao observado. São apresentadas algumas considerações de dimensionamento sobre a implantação de trincheiras de infiltração em lotes residenciais, bem como discussões com respeito aos planos diretores urbanos. É apresentado um estudo simplificado, baseado no método racional, sobre a redução no hidrograma de cheia proporcionada pelo uso de trincheiras em uma micro bacia urbana, o qual revelou reduções da ordem de até 94% do deflúvio superficial direto gerado pelo lote. / Stormwater infiltration process at the scale of housing is a possible way to promote the decentralized runoff control in order to manage the urban water and to attenuate flood peaks. In this work, field essays with infiltration devices at two different soils, either sandy and clay-loam soils, are assessed in order to study the hydraulic behavior of infiltration trenches to attenuate incoming runoff volume inputs. The infiltration trench experiments set a controlled water supply for specific boundary conditions, and the experimental moisture field were monitored with neutron probe during the water redistribution process at soil core. Bi-dimensional (2D) mathematical modeling is depicted at specific boundary conditions with a rectangular-trench layout, thereby mimicking a potential situation of runoff incoming from adjacent impervious areas. The comparison between experimental and numerical results, simulated by two-dimensional Richards\' equation, shows a small lag-time difference of both infiltrated volumes and soil moisture contents during infiltration and drainage periods. The trench infiltration capacity of observed data appears to be greater than simulated results, possibly due to an overall simplification of a uni-modal, homogeneous pore diameter distribution adopted by the modeling scheme. Experimental retention curves outline indirect evidences of multi-modal, heterogeneous behavior of pore structure. Bon van Genutchen-type retention curve and Richards-momentum equations represent the baseline approach to the computational model of non-saturated soils. Some fitting discrepancies between observed and simulated results could lead to negligible different estimations of infiltrated volumes and moisture profiles. Finally, further discussions on project design and best management practices (BMPs) of infiltration trenches at housing scale as well discussions on urban master plan are outlined herewith. A simplified study, based on rational method, is presented on the reduction of incoming hydrograph with the use of infiltration trenches. Preliminary results perform volume reductions of approximately 94% from incoming runoff generated at housing lots.

From the Proceedings of the 1975 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 11-12, 1975, Tempe, Arizona / Space-time variability in the hydrologic characteristics of four major soil series represented in the Silverbell validation site was investigated by sampling the infiltration characteristics, at randomly selected locations, under several vegetative covers within each series. The experimental data was the time distribution of infiltration which, for each sampled location, was fitted by least squares to the Philip's infiltration equation. The parameters of this equation have physical interpretation and therefore were used as measures of the infiltration characteristics. Analysis of variance was used to investigate the spatial variability in the parameters. The mean values of the parameters for selected soil-vegetation combinations were used to simulate runoff due to a rainfall event over a desert catchment "containing" the given combination. Statistical tests show that there is no significant difference among the infiltration parameters of all the soil-vegetation combinations. However, the statistically insignificant variations in the parameters produce significant variations in simulated runoff volumes indicating the sensitivity of the runoff generating process to infiltration characteristics vis-a-vis the hydrologic properties of the soils.

From the Proceedings of the 1977 Meetings of the Arizona Section - American Water Resources Assn. and the Hydrology Section - Arizona Academy of Science - April 15-16, 1977, Las Vegas, Nevada / This study, conducted to determine the interrelationships among nitrogen transformations, infiltration rates, and development of the black layer found in the Santa Cruz River downstream of the Tucson (Arizona) sewage treatment plant, tested these interrelationships by percolating sewage effluent through clear acrylic columns uniformly packed with river sand for the first run, with gravel for the second run. Sewage effluent was continuously applied to three of the columns for 28 and 64 days during the first and second runs respectively. The remaining column was continuously flooded with tap water to serve as a control. Infiltration rates decreased rapidly upon application of the sewage, and within a few days a black layer developed, its thickness inversely related to the infiltration rate but not a cause of reduced flow, which is attributed, rather, to clogging of the surface by suspended solids. There was an average reduction in total nitrogen of 62.9% for the first run, and 15.9% for the second. The mechanisms of removal for run 1 were predominately absorption and denitrification, whereas the predominate removal mechanism in run 2 was filtering of organic nitrogen with adsorption and denitrification also playing an important role.

The Swedish municipalities of Gävle and Älvkarleby need new sources of drinking water as the population grows. Gästrike vatten AB has employed the consultant firm Midvatten AB to assess the possibility of a new groundwater extraction site on the Uppsala esker between Älvkarleby and Skutskär in northern Uppland county. It has been observed that the natural recharge to the aquifer in the Uppsala esker might be too low to compensate for a future groundwater extraction and that there is a risk of induced infiltration from the river Dalälven if the water table is lowered. River water might bring organic contaminants into the aquifer and negatively affect the groundwater quality.A solution proposed by Midvatten is to infiltrate the esker with river water free from organic contaminants at infiltration sites. This artificial infiltration is estimated to create new groundwater to compensate for the extraction and stop river water from reaching the extraction wells. There is however, a need to estimate the magnitude of infiltrating river water when the infiltration sites are active.The aim of this study was to estimate the flow of water between the river and a section of the Uppsala esker for a test period during 2017, specifically, the infiltration from the river. In addition to this, changes in flow depending on proposed pumping and infiltration scenarios were modelled.A MODFLOW model was developed in the graphical user interface Groundwater Modeling System (GMS) and its performance was validated against observed aquifer head. The model could accurately represent the head close to the river but was less accurate with increasing distance from the river. Average infiltration from the river varied from 3 to 25 l s-1. The calculated infiltration depended on which extraction well or artificial infiltration site was active and the rate of flow.It was concluded that the distribution of hydraulic conductivity in the aquifer was not sufficiently detailed. A solution could have been to use stratigraphic data from borehole logs instead of a general quaternary deposits map as basis for the distribution of hydraulic conductivity. Artificial infiltration close to the river prevented large volumes of induced infiltration. The accuracy of the model could have been improved if the results were compared to other methods such as particle-tracking, tracer tests and with measurements of the streambed such as seepage meters. / Gävle och Älvkarlebys kommuner är i behov av nya grundvattentäkter för att kunna försörja invånarna med dricksvatten i framtiden. Ett område som är av intresse för de två kommunerna är ett grundvattenmagasin i Uppsalaåsen intill Dalälven mellan Älvkarleby och Skutskär. Vid ett dricksvattenuttag kan vattenbalansen i magasinet ändras. I magasinet uppskattas grundvattenbildningen vara för låg för att pumpa upp nog mycket vatten och bibehålla en stabil dricksvattenförsörjning. När uttaget av grundvatten är högre än grundvattenbildningen sänks grundvattenytan och vatten flödar från andra delar av magasinet eller älven för att kompensera. Älvvattnet bedöms ha en stark hydraulisk koppling med grundvattnet, vilket innebär att det finns en risk att älvvattnet infiltrerar i magasinet och sänker kvalitén på framtida dricksvatten.Konsultföretaget Midvatten AB har i uppdrag att bedöma möjligheten till ett framtida dricksvattenuttag. Midvatten har som lösning anlagt stationer med sprinklerinfiltration för att i framtiden kunna infiltrera avhumifierat älvvatten som på sikt omvandlas till grundvatten. Denna konstgjorda infiltration är också tänkt att hindra älvvatten från att ta sig in i magasinet genom att förse magasinet med den mängd vatten som går förlorad av dricksvattenuttag. Hur mycket älvvatten som tar sig in till grundvattenmagasinet och når brunnarna vid ett framtida uttag och konstgjord infiltration, är dock oklart.Syftet med denna studie var att uppskatta flödet mellan åsens grundvattenmagasin och Dalälven och specifikt infiltrationen av älvvatten. Detta gjordes genom att utveckla en digital MODFLOW-flödesmodell i programmet GMS. Modellen kunde, med hjälp av uppmätta vattennivåer i grundvattenmagasinet och älven, räkna ut hur mycket vatten som flödade in från älven (infiltrerade). Den uträknade infiltrationen låg i genomsnitt på 3-25 l s-1. Infiltrationsmängden berodde på vilken brunn som vattnet pumpades ur, hur mycket som pumpades ut och hur mycket artificiell infiltration som tillfördes i de tre infiltrationsområdena under en period av 2017. Modellen användes även till att uppskatta flödet från älven för 28 tilltänkta scenarier under 2017 med konstant pumpning och konstgjord infiltration i de olika brunnarna och infiltrationsstationerna.Resultaten visade att modellen kunde uppskatta grundvattenmagasinets vattennivåer nära älven men inte på längre avstånd ifrån älven. Detta berodde på att magasinets hydrauliska parametrar inte var korrekt fördelade. Fördelningen kunde ha förbättrats om de baserats på jordarter från borrprotokoll istället för en jordartskarta. Modellen visade att mycket lite älvvatten flödar in i akviferen om vatten artificiellt infiltreras nära älven. För att resultaten av den här studien ska bli tillförlitliga krävs det att resultaten jämförs med andra metoder som använder sig av förslagsvis partikelspårningsmodeller, spårämnesstudier eller flödesmätningar av flodbädden.