An areal numerical simulation has been carried out to investigate effects of
below-sea-level (BSL) excavation in the raw material site of a cement factory in
Turkey. A finite element model (585 nodes with 534 elements) is formed to solve
for the head distribution in the quarry site upon quarry operation planned to be
implemented in the near future. The model is calibrated to the field conditions and
appropriate boundary conditions and the physical parameters are obtained to be
used in future prediction studies.
After a successful calibration the model is run to estimate the water levels and the
discharge rates required during below sea level quarry operations.
Above sea level (ASL) and below sea level (BSL) operations are simulated and
water level contour maps are obtained both for above sea level (ASL) production
for the 2000-2030 period, and for each BSL (-10m, -20m, -30m) production
periods, which would totally take 13 years.
Estimation show that the proposed model runs properly and it calculates the water
levels and discharge rates accurately for probable future quarry operations. It is
clear that quarry operations would not create a serious problem in terms of water
discharge from the quarry site.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/1219849/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 December 2003 |
| Creators | Isikli, Yeliz |
| Contributors | Karahanoglu, Nurkan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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