Consolidation-induced transport of contaminants in compressible porous media

P. J. Fox

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Abstract

This paper presents an overview of recent numerical and experimental research conducted on consolidation-induced transport of contaminants in compressible porous media.The CST2 andCSTCRS1numerical models use a dual-Lagrangian framework to separately follow the motions of solid and fluid phases during consolidation and have the capability to simulate large strain compression with associated material and geometric nonlinearities. Transport processes include diffusion, dispersion, non-equilibrium sorption, and first order decay reactions. Large strain consolidation-induced transport tests were conducted on composite specimens of kaolinite slurry consisting of an upper uncontaminated layer and a lower layer contaminated with potassium bromide. CST2 simulations closely match the experimental data for a variety of loading and boundary conditions, including variable concentration and unload/reload effects. The research indicates that both diffusion and consolidation-induced advection processes can make important contributions to solute transport.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationComputer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics - Proc. of the 14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014
PublisherTaylor and Francis - Balkema
Pages17-24
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781138001480
StatePublished - 2015
Event14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014 - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: Sep 22 2014Sep 25 2014

Publication series

NameComputer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics - Proceedings of the 14th Int. Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014

Other

Other14th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2014
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKyoto
Period9/22/149/25/14

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Geochemistry and Petrology

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