This seminar intends to give a brief overview on the significance of fresh water resources and a conceptual understanding on the application of models for the solution of water-related real life problems in civil engineering.
Dr. Furkan Uysal
Kalkınma Bakanlığı / Ministry of Development
The effects of uncertainty of hydraulic conductivity and van Genuchten fitting parameters, α and n, used for unsaturated flow modeling, on transient seepage through embankment dams are investigated. Random variables of the parameters are generated using a number generation algorithm and it is coupled with a finite element software, SEEP/W, which is commonly used for seepage and groundwater flow problems. Stochastic analyses are handled via Monte Carlo simulation.