SEEP2D is a 2D seepage analysis program written by Dr. Fred Tracy of the
. The program is used to analyze water seepage, typically through
dams
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...
and
levees
A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually earthen and that often runs parallel to the course of a river in its floodplain or along low-lying coastli ...
or under
sheet piles. "The model is internationally known in the
engineering community as a model for complicated seepage analysis of dams and levees."
It has been shown to have acceptable accuracy compared with experimental results.
Features
SEEP2D has the following features:
* Steady-state
* 2D profiles (XZ)
*
Finite-element unstructured mesh
* Confined or unconfined models
* Automatic mesh truncation on phreatic surface (optional)
* Flow modeling in both saturated and unsaturated regions (optional)
* Support for nonhomogeneous and anisotropic soil conditions
* Output of total head, flow vectors
* Output of everything necessary to create a
flownet A flow net is a graphical representation of two-dimensional steady-state groundwater flow through aquifers.
Construction of a flow net is often used for solving groundwater flow problems where the geometry makes analytical solutions impractical. T ...
Related software
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Education
* Gates Millennium Scholars Program, higher education scholarship program in the United States
* Glen Mills Schools, in Thornbury Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
* Governor Morehead School, in Ra ...
- has a pre and post processor for SEEP2D.
*
UTEXAS - slope stability analysis software that can use SEEP2D results.
References
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