Articles | Volume 372
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-63-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-372-63-2015
12 Nov 2015
 | 12 Nov 2015

Modelling ground rupture due to groundwater withdrawal: applications to test cases in China and Mexico

A. Franceschini, P. Teatini, C. Janna, M. Ferronato, G. Gambolati, S. Ye, and D. Carreón-Freyre

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The stress variation induced by overdraft of aquifers in sedimentary basins may cause ground rupture in the form of activation of pre-existing faults or earth fissure generation. The process is severely threatening many areas in China and Mexico. Ruptures yield discontinuity in the displacement and stress fields that classic finite element (FE) models cannot address. We proved how Lagrangian approach provides more stable solutions than Penalty approach.
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