A visco-elastic analytical model is presented for the simulation of large scale groundwater flow and land subsidence. Groundwater flow is simulated by a two-dimensional flow model. Land subsidence is modeled vertically by using the Taylor-Merchant one dimensional consolidation theory. In application, multiple aquifers are generalized by using a field approach based on a few 'bulk parameters', which allows the direct use of records obtainable in situ. / The visco-elastic model is applied to analyze and predict the land subsidence in Bangkok, Thailand. The results demonstrate that the visco-elastic model can yield a satisfactory prediction of consolidation that is better than that obtained with the classical Theis-Jacob approach. / Predictions of the piezometric head and subsidence for the 20 years from 1981-2000 were made based on the following three scenarios: (1) a constant withdrawal at 1980's rate, (2) a cessation of all pumping wells, and (3) simultaneous pumping and injection, with injection exceeding 1980's pumping rate by 50%.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.22652 |
| Date | January 1994 |
| Creators | Gu, Dali |
| Contributors | Yong, R. N. (advisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Engineering (Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: 001447820, proquestno: MM05451, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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