On the Derivation of Closed-Form Expressions for Displacements, Strains, and Stresses Inside Poroelastic Reservoirs

We critically review the derivation of closed-form analytical expressions for elastic displacements, strains, and stresses inside a subsurface reservoir undergoing pore pressure changes using inclusion theory. Although developed decades ago, inclusion theory has been used recently by various authors to obtain fast estimates of depletion...

A new analytical framework for tidal propagation in estuaries

The ultimate aim of this thesis is to enhance our understanding of tidal wave propagation in convergent alluvial estuaries (of infinite length). In the process, a new analytical model has been developed as a function of externally defined dimensionless parameters describing friction, channel convergence and river discharge. This model has been...

"2D or not 2D?" Three-dimensional effects in two-dimensional modelling of oscillatory flow in shelf seas and estuaries

This study develops a theoretical framework to judge in which particular instances a two-dimensional depth-averaged model is sufficient to simulate flow processes in continental shelf seas or when a fully three-dimensional model is required for accurate results. A depth-averaged model does not give any vertical information, which is unfortunate...

Asymptotic behavior of tidal damping in alluvial estuaries

Tidal wave propagation can be described analytically by a set of four implicit equations, i.e., the phase lag equation, the scaling equation, the damping equation, and the celerity equation. It is demonstrated that this system of equations has an asymptotic solution for an infinite channel, reflecting the balance between friction and channel...

About the Porous Media Flow Through Circular and Elliptical Anisotropic Inhomogeneities

In this article, we describe horizontal groundwater flow due to a uniform flow at infinity around a cylindrical or elliptical inhomogeneity, where the permeability inside the inhomogeneity is anisotropic and different from the isotropic domain outside the inhomogeneity. The orientation of the uniform flow with respect to the orientation of the...

Revisiting linearized one?dimensional tidal propagation

In this paper we extend the validity of the classical linear solution for tidal hydrodynamics including the effects of width and depth convergence. Reworking such a solution in the light of externally defined, dimensionless parameters we are able to provide simple relationships to predict the most relevant features of the tidal wave at the...

Analytical description of tidal dynamics in convergent estuaries

Analytical solutions of the one-dimensional hydrodynamic equations for tidal wave propagation are now available and, in this paper, presented in explicit equations. For given topography, friction, and tidal amplitude at the downstream boundary, the velocity amplitude, the wave celerity, the tidal damping, and the phase lag can be computed. The...

Analytical solutions for whirling groundwater flow in two-dimensional heterogeneous anisotropic aquifers

Analytical solutions are derived for steady state groundwater flow in a heterogeneous, anisotropic, semiconfined aquifer. The aquifer consists of a number of horizontal layers, while each layer consists of a number of homogeneous cells with different hydraulic conductivity tensors. An exact solution for an arbitrary number of layers and cells is...