In: Advances in Water Resources, 2016, vol. 90, p. 99-115
Karst aquifers are characterized by extreme heterogeneity due to the presence of karst conduits embedded in a fractured matrix having a much lower hydraulic conductivity. The resulting contrast in the physical properties of the system implies that the system reacts very rapidly to some changes in the boundary conditions and that numerical models are extremely sensitive to small modifications in...
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In: Engineering Geology, 2015, vol. 187, p. 135-142
This paper presents a new approach in generating stochastic discrete fracture networks. The particularity of the approach is that it allows us to simulate the theoretical families of fractures that are expected in a folded environment. The approach produces fractures that are consistent with the local stratigraphic orientation. The fractures are modeled as simple rectangular planar objects. When...
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In: Groundwater, 2015, vol. 53, no. 6, p. 955-958
Sedimentary units generally present anisotropy in their hydraulic properties, with higher hydraulic conductivity along bedding planes, rather than perpendicular to them. This common property leads to a modeling challenge if the sedimentary structure is folded. In this paper, we show that the gradient of the geological potential used by implicit geological modeling techniques can be used to...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Neuchâtel, 2013.
Le but de cette thèse est le développement d'une méthodologie de modélisation des aquifères karstiques. Premièrement, la géométrie des conduits karstiques est simulée. La géométrie de ces conduits est contrôlée à large échelle par la géologie (modèle géologique), et à plus petite échelle par la fracturation (modèle stochastique de fracturation). Deuxièmement, ces...
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In: Hydrogeology Journal, 2013, vol. 21, no. 9, p. 523-544
The eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, contains one of the most developed karst systems in the world. This natural wonder is undergoing increasing pollution threat due to rapid economic development in the region of Tulum, together with a lack of wastewater treatment facilities. A preliminary numerical model has been developed to assess the vulnerability of the resource. Maps of...
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In: Journal of Hydrology, 2012, vol. 414-415, p. 516-529
In this paper, we present a methodology for the stochastic simulation of 3D karstic conduits accounting for conceptual knowledge about the speleogenesis processes and accounting for a wide variety of field measurements. The methodology consists of four main steps. First, a 3D geological model of the region is built. The second step consists in the stochastic modeling of the internal...
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