Reliability of Remediation Designs in Presence of Modeling Error
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 122, Issue 4
Abstract
An optimal hydraulic gradient control (OHGC) design involves the joint use of optimization and simulation models. When an imperfect ground-water simulation model is used, the reliability of the OHGC design has to be questioned. One major ground-water modeling error is often introduced in the process of identifying a transmissivity field. The error is caused by parameterization and error in field measurements used to estimate unknown transmissivities. Using computer experiments, this study investigated the effects of parameterization and measurement errors on performance of deterministic OHGC designs. It was found that both parameterization and measurement errors could lead to low reliability of OHGC schemes. The optimal well locations and pumping rates depend on the parameterization scheme implemented and the measurement error magnitude. Although addition of steady-state head measurements can improve the reliability and performance of OHGC schemes in presence of measurement error, such measurements do little to improve reliability in presence of parameterization error. In addition, it is shown that applying a safety margin in a deterministic model is an effective approach to enhancing design reliability and performance when parameterization and measurement errors are present.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 122 • Issue 4 • July 1996
Pages: 253 - 261
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Copyright © 1996 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Jul 1, 1996
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