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Otto D. L. Strack
Professor
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Research Interests:
Research in groundwater mechanics is focused on regional modeling of groundwater flow and transport. Computer modeling in this area requires handling large unbounded domains, simulating the flow in the area of interest, and dealing with oddly shaped internal boundaries. A new numerical method, called the analytic element method, has been developed in an attempt to meet these criteria. The method is based on superposition of suitable analytic functions, and has been implemented in several computer programs, which have been applied successfully to numerous problems of regional flow.
The Analytic Element Method is described in detail on his website, where there is a demo version of SLAEM (Single Layer Analytic Element Model) available for download.
Selected Publications:
Strack, O.D.L. 2003. Theory and applications of the analytic element method. Reviews of Geophysics, in press.
Strack, O.D.L. 1999. Principles of the analytic element method. Journal of Hydrology, 226: 128-38.
Strack, O.D.L. and I. Jankovic. 1999. A multi-quadric area-sink for analytic element modeling of groundwater flow. Journal of Hydrology, 226, pp.188-196.
Strack, O.D.L., I. Jankovic, R. Barnes, 1999. The superblock approach for the analytic element method. Journal of Hydrology, 226: 179-87.
Strack, O.D.L. and M. Bakker. 1995. Validation of a Dupuit-Forchheimer formulation for flow with variable density. Water Resour. Res., 31(12): 3019-24.
Strack, O.D.L. 1995. A Dupuit-Forchheimer model for three-dimensional flow with variable density. Water Resour. Res., 31(12): 3007-17.
Strack, O.D.L. 1992. A mathematical model for dispersion with a moving front in groundwater. Water Resour. Res., 28(11): 2973-80.
Strack, O.D.L. 1989. Groundwater Mechanics. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall. (Out of print, currently published by Strack Consulting Inc.)
Strack, O.D.L. 1984. Three-dimensional streamlines in Dupuit-Forchheimer models. Water Resour. Res., 20(7): 812-22.
Strack, O.D.L. and P.A. Cundall. 1979. A discrete numerical model for granular assemblies. Geotechnique, 29(1): 47-65.
Education:
- M.S., 1969, Civil Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Ph.D., 1973, Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Experience:
- Adjunct Professor, Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco,1984-present
- Scientific Officer, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1968-74
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