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In this chapter, the boundary element method is applied to solve steady porous media flows described by the Laplace equation. In the present case, the potential u = Y + p/p has to satisfy the Laplace equation. The potential contains two terms of which the first represents the influence of the gravity and the second the effect of the water pressure. In some special cases, the influence of the pressure is negligible. This case will be analysed in a later chapter.
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Bruch, E.K. (1991). Steady State Flow Through Porous Media. In: The Boundary Element Method for Groundwater Flow. Lecture Notes in Engineering, vol 70. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84577-2_7
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