Significant progress in hydrology, especially in subsurface flow and solute transport, has
been made over the last 35 years because of sustained interest in underground nuclear …

Abstract iTOUGH2 is a simulation-optimization framework for the TOUGH suite of
nonisothermal multiphase flow models and related simulators of geophysical, geochemical …

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has been evaluating the unsaturated zone (UZ) at
Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as a potential repository site for high level nuclear waste. A large …

The PEST protocol has been implemented into the iTOUGH2 code, allowing the user to link
any simulation program (with ASCII-based inputs and outputs) to iTOUGH2's sensitivity …

This study was performed in order to evaluate the permeability of the basalts and
pyroclastics and the maximum depth of grout injection at the Atasu dam site, Turkey, using …

The appropriateness of using the continuum approach for simulations of unsaturated flow
through fractured rock is examined in a numerical study of water seepage into an …

Cavities excavated in unsaturated geological formations are important to activities such as
nuclear waste disposal and mining. Such cavities provide a unique setting for simultaneous …

In this study, the bearing capacity and permeability of andesite and andesitic breccia rock
masses, forming the basement for Gumustas waste dam, planned as a rock fill housing …

Seepage into tunnels bored through fractured rock is a common occurrence that can cause
significant problems for the construction process, tunnel longevity, and regional …

Although considerable progress has been made in understanding unsaturated flow
processes in a single fracture, our knowledge of unsaturated flow in fracture networks …