Assessing groundwater pollution and potential remediation processes in a multi-layer aquifer system

H Qian, J Chen, KWF Howard - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Pumping-induced leakage across aquitards may induce a deterioration of water quality in
multi-layer aquifer systems. It is critical to understand long-term trends of water quality …

Effects of exponentially decaying aquitard hydraulic conductivity on well hydraulics and fractions of groundwater withdrawal in a leaky aquifer system

C Zhuang, Y Li, Z Zhou, WA Illman, Z Dou, Y Yang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A hydrogeological unit with a considerable thickness usually demonstrates depth-decaying
hydraulic conductivity (K) at the regional scale. In this study, we investigated transient well …

[HTML][HTML] General analytical solutions for one-dimensional large strain consolidation of soft soils under electro-osmosis–surcharge preloading

W Jiang, S Ge, X Huang, Z Chen, J Li - Soils and Foundations, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the governing equation for one-dimensional large strain consolidation of soft
soils under electro-osmosis–surcharge preloading is derived with some assumptions, and …

Fractional derivative method for anomalous aquitard flow in a leaky aquifer system with depth-decaying aquitard hydraulic conductivity

Y Li, Z Zhou, N Zhang - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Aquitards significantly affect groundwater flow in multi-aquifer systems through adjacent
aquifer leakage. Despite this, studies focusing on their heterogeneity and the non …

Coupled model for consolidation and organic contaminant transport in GMB/CCL composite liner under non-isothermal distribution condition

J Li, W Jiang, S Ge, C Feng, X Huang… - Computers and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The transport behavior of organic contaminants in the composite liner is affected by both
consolidation and thermal diffusion. However, research on the coupled theory is still limited …

An analytical model for solute transport in a large-strain aquitard affected by delayed drainage

Z Li, W Zhang, X Zou, X Wu, WA Illman, Z Dou - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposed a model for solute transport in a large-strain aquitard coupling effects
of diffusion, adsorption, and consolidation processes. The analytical solutions describing the …

Fully coupled model for one-dimensional large-strain consolidation and heat conduction in saturated clay

W Jiang, C Feng, S Ge, S Fu, J Li - Journal of Engineering …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The consolidation characteristics of soils are affected by both mechanical loading and
ambient temperature. However, research on this coupled theory is lacking. In this study, a …

[HTML][HTML] New model of reactive transport in a single-well push–pull test with aquitard effect and wellbore storage

Q Wang, J Wang, H Zhan, W Shi - Hydrology and Earth System …, 2020 - hess.copernicus.org
The model of single-well push–pull (SWPP) test has been widely used to investigate
reactive radial dispersion in remediation or parameter estimation of in situ aquifers. Previous …

An analytical method to estimate groundwater depletion of an aquitard due to variable drawdowns in adjacent aquifers

Z Li, H Li, X Xiao, WA Illman, R Wang… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Computing aquitard depletion, which is often overlooked, is of great significance for the
assessment of groundwater resources and land subsidence. The issue is viewed as …

A new analytical method for estimating hydraulic parameters of a nonlinear consolidated aquitard with variable drawdown in adjacent aquifers

H Li, Z Li, Q Zhang, WA Illman - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
Estimation of hydraulic parameters and groundwater depletion of aquitards is necessary to
evaluate the groundwater resources and land subsidence. In this study, an analytical …