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Analysing the Combined Effect of Barrier Wall and Freshwater Injection Countermeasures on Controlling Saltwater Intrusion in Unconfined Coastal Aquifer Systems

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  • Asaad M. Armanuos

    (Tanta University)

  • Mona G. Ibrahim

    (Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology)

  • Wael Elham Mahmod

    (Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
    Assiut University)

  • Jiro Takemura

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

  • C. Yoshimura

    (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Abstract

Freshwater recharge wells and underground flow barriers are among several methods proposed for controlling saltwater intrusion (SWI) into coastal aquifers. In this study, experimental and numerical studies were performed to determine the effect of using a flow barrier wall, a recharge well and a combination of these, to control SWI in unconfined coastal aquifer systems. The SEAWAT model was used to predict the SWI wedge and the behaviour of the retreating residual saltwater after installing the remediation measures. The results show that increasing the barrier wall embedment ratio (db/d) from 0.44 to 0.67 led to an increase in the repulsion ratio (R) from 20.8 to 46.87%. Moreover, increasing the freshwater injection rate ratio (Qi/Q) from 0.22 to 0.56 increased the repulsion ratio (R) from 10.93 to 22.39%. Barrier wall embedment with ratios (db/d) of 0.44, 0.51 and 0.57, combined with a freshwater injection ratio (Qi/Q) with a value of 0.56, achieved (R) of 41.14, 45.41 and 50.0%, compared with 20.8, 27.1 and 34.40% for the barrier wall only and 22.39% for freshwater injection only. Freshwater injection ratios (Qi/Q) of 0.22, 0.33, 0.44 and 0.56 combined with a barrier wall embedment ratio (db/d) of 0.508 achieved repulsion ratios (R) of 33.9, 36.5, 39.0 and 45.42%, compared with 10.9, 15.6, 18.8 and 22.4% respectively for freshwater injection only and 27.1% for the barrier wall only. A combination of flow barrier and freshwater injection forced the saltwater to retreat and achieved values of R greater than either the barrier wall or freshwater injection separately.

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  • Asaad M. Armanuos & Mona G. Ibrahim & Wael Elham Mahmod & Jiro Takemura & C. Yoshimura, 2019. "Analysing the Combined Effect of Barrier Wall and Freshwater Injection Countermeasures on Controlling Saltwater Intrusion in Unconfined Coastal Aquifer Systems," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 33(4), pages 1265-1280, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:waterr:v:33:y:2019:i:4:d:10.1007_s11269-019-2184-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s11269-019-2184-9
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    1. Ezzeddine Laabidi & Lamia Guellouz & Rachida Bouhlila, 2021. "Assessing the Effect of Damaged and Fractured Concrete Cutoff Wall on the Dynamics of Seawater Intrusion," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 35(15), pages 5367-5381, December.
    2. Ismail Abd-Elaty & Lorenzo Pugliese & Salvatore Straface, 2022. "Inclined Physical Subsurface Barriers for Saltwater Intrusion Management in Coastal Aquifers," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 36(9), pages 2973-2987, July.
    3. Asaad M. Armanuos & Nadhir Al-Ansari & Zaher Mundher Yaseen, 2020. "Assessing the Effectiveness of Using Recharge Wells for Controlling the Saltwater Intrusion in Unconfined Coastal Aquifers with Sloping Beds: Numerical Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-26, March.
    4. Azizallah Izady & Mohammad Sadegh Khorshidi & Mohammad Reza Nikoo & Ali Al-Maktoumi & Mingjie Chen & Hilal Al-Mamari & Amir H. Gandomi, 2021. "Optimal Water Allocation from Subsurface Dams: A Risk-Based Optimization Approach," Water Resources Management: An International Journal, Published for the European Water Resources Association (EWRA), Springer;European Water Resources Association (EWRA), vol. 35(12), pages 4275-4290, September.

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