{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7204201210","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8623","title":"Performance Evaluation of Contaminant Transport in a Cutoff Wall with Stratified Buffer and Aquifer Zones","display_name":"Performance Evaluation of Contaminant Transport in a Cutoff Wall with Stratified Buffer and Aquifer Zones","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-08-25","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7204201210","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8623"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8623","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8623","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8623","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S156179317","display_name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","issn_l":"0733-9372","issn":["0733-9372","1943-7870"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","jufo-1","norway-1"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315747","host_organization_name":"American Society of Civil Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315747"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["American Society of Civil Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5122124795","display_name":"R. Mahender Reddy","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4020-3154","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4020-3154"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210152718","display_name":"Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad","ror":"https://ror.org/0509djg30","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210152718"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"R. Mahender Reddy","raw_affiliation_strings":["Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4020-3154","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210152718"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5088825838","display_name":"Bande Giridhar Rajesh","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-9946","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-9946"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210152718","display_name":"Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad","ror":"https://ror.org/0509djg30","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210152718"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Bande Giridhar Rajesh","raw_affiliation_strings":["Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-9946","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210152718"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210152718"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.61383,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"152","issue":"11","first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10894","display_name":"Groundwater flow and contamination studies","score":0.8833000063896179,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2305","display_name":"Environmental Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10894","display_name":"Groundwater flow and contamination studies","score":0.8833000063896179,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2305","display_name":"Environmental Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11952","display_name":"Landfill Environmental Impact Studies","score":0.10719999670982361,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2311","display_name":"Waste Management and Disposal"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/23","display_name":"Environmental Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12078","display_name":"Environmental remediation with nanomaterials","score":0.004600000102072954,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2204","display_name":"Biomedical Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cut-off-wall","display_name":"cutoff wall","score":0.9139999747276306},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/contaminant-transport","display_name":"contaminant transport","score":0.9599999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/contaminant-biodegradation","display_name":"contaminant biodegradation","score":0.7990000247955322},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/soil-permeability","display_name":"soil permeability","score":0.5569999814033508},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/contaminant-concentration-distribution","display_name":"contaminant concentration distribution","score":0.6959999799728394},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/groundwater-contamination","display_name":"groundwater contamination","score":0.46399998664855957},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/finite-difference-simulation","display_name":"finite difference simulation","score":0.7590000033378601}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778217198","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q556977","display_name":"Cutoff","level":2,"score":0.8511999845504761},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C75622301","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208791","display_name":"Aquifer","level":3,"score":0.7968000173568726},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159390177","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9161265","display_name":"Soil science","level":1,"score":0.6294000148773193},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C187320778","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1349130","display_name":"Geotechnical engineering","level":1,"score":0.5824999809265137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112570922","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60528603","display_name":"Contamination","level":2,"score":0.5616999864578247},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C39432304","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188847","display_name":"Environmental science","level":0,"score":0.5325999855995178},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C157021035","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q696715","display_name":"Biodegradation","level":2,"score":0.45159998536109924},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76177295","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161598","display_name":"Groundwater","level":2,"score":0.41260001063346863},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C145018004","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4985944","display_name":"Buffer (optical fiber)","level":2,"score":0.4059999883174896},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76886044","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2883300","display_name":"Hydrology (agriculture)","level":2,"score":0.3950999975204468},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127313418","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1069","display_name":"Geology","level":0,"score":0.3407999873161316},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779227376","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6505497","display_name":"Layer (electronics)","level":2,"score":0.33090001344680786},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C87717796","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146326","display_name":"Environmental engineering","level":1,"score":0.32710000872612},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C65580899","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212734","display_name":"Soil contamination","level":3,"score":0.3160000145435333},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159750122","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96621023","display_name":"Soil water","level":2,"score":0.3107999861240387},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C50516716","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q877107","display_name":"Soil test","level":3,"score":0.27790001034736633},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C156634047","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q878214","display_name":"Soil horizon","level":3,"score":0.2718000113964081},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779679103","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251805","display_name":"Degradation (telecommunications)","level":2,"score":0.26510000228881836}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8623","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8623","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1061/joeedu.eeeng-8623","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S156179317","display_name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","issn_l":"0733-9372","issn":["0733-9372","1943-7870"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","jufo-1","norway-1"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310315747","host_organization_name":"American Society of Civil Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310315747"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["American Society of Civil Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Environmental Engineering","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.7778000235557556,"display_name":"Clean water and sanitation","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/6"}],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[{"score":0.5069445371627808,"display_name":"Life on land","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/15"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":32,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1907583132","https://openalex.org/W1980306297","https://openalex.org/W1991356652","https://openalex.org/W2008494893","https://openalex.org/W2016973231","https://openalex.org/W2019762660","https://openalex.org/W2043107788","https://openalex.org/W2053970638","https://openalex.org/W2057435277","https://openalex.org/W2081812476","https://openalex.org/W2109113439","https://openalex.org/W2144218063","https://openalex.org/W2157679039","https://openalex.org/W2331237528","https://openalex.org/W2341349367","https://openalex.org/W2766928242","https://openalex.org/W2884282158","https://openalex.org/W2897039667","https://openalex.org/W2987463413","https://openalex.org/W2991479330","https://openalex.org/W2997497509","https://openalex.org/W3087705514","https://openalex.org/W3117790567","https://openalex.org/W3172566412","https://openalex.org/W4205659723","https://openalex.org/W4250755372","https://openalex.org/W4288080354","https://openalex.org/W4384937019","https://openalex.org/W4385250868","https://openalex.org/W4388097106","https://openalex.org/W4403649150","https://openalex.org/W4414891173"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Abstract":[0],"Vertical":[1],"cutoff":[2,39,85,110,120,211],"walls":[3],"are":[4,53,77],"among":[5],"the":[6,16,22,84,92,109,116,119,126,129,138,143,151,186,195],"most":[7],"effective":[8],"in":[9,159,209],"situ":[10],"barrier":[11],"systems":[12],"employed":[13],"to":[14,33,56,79],"regulate":[15],"horizontal":[17],"transport":[18,36,207],"of":[19,74,94,118,128,142,162],"contaminants":[20],"into":[21],"soil":[23,60,153],"and":[24,45,50,66,96,105,132,140,169,201],"groundwater.":[25],"This":[26],"study":[27],"presents":[28],"a":[29,38,199],"two-dimensional":[30],"finite-difference":[31],"model":[32,197],"simulate":[34],"contaminant":[35,98,106,147,167,174,187,206],"through":[37],"wall":[40,86,121,212],"system":[41],"incorporating":[42],"layered":[43,130,210],"buffer":[44,49,131],"aquifer":[46,51,133],"zones.":[47],"The":[48,88,112,145],"zones":[52],"each":[54],"assumed":[55],"comprise":[57],"three":[58],"distinct":[59],"layers,":[61,76],"characterized":[62],"by":[63,125],"low-,":[64],"medium-,":[65],"high-permeability":[67],"soils.":[68],"Six":[69],"scenarios,":[70],"representing":[71],"different":[72],"configurations":[73],"these":[75],"analyzed":[78],"assess":[80],"their":[81],"influence":[82],"on":[83],"performance.":[87],"investigation":[89],"further":[90],"considers":[91],"effects":[93,178],"uniform":[95,166],"nonuniform":[97,173],"concentration":[99],"distributions":[100],"with":[101],"depth,":[102],"temporal":[103],"variations,":[104],"biodegradation":[107,141,177],"within":[108],"wall.":[111],"results":[113],"indicate":[114],"that":[115],"performance":[117,183],"is":[122,189],"significantly":[123],"influenced":[124],"characteristics":[127],"zones,":[134],"as":[135,137],"well":[136],"distribution":[139,168],"contaminant.":[144],"earliest":[146],"breakthrough":[148,160],"occurs":[149],"when":[150,185],"uppermost":[152],"layer":[154],"exhibits":[155],"high":[156],"permeability,":[157],"resulting":[158],"times":[161],"63":[163],"years":[164,171],"for":[165,172,181,204],"76":[170],"distribution.":[175],"Moreover,":[176],"become":[179],"critical":[180],"accurate":[182],"evaluation":[184],"half-life":[188],"less":[190],"than":[191],"200":[192],"years.":[193],"Overall,":[194],"proposed":[196],"provides":[198],"realistic":[200],"comprehensive":[202],"framework":[203],"analyzing":[205],"behavior":[208],"systems.":[213]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-09-22T06:50:58.402377","created_date":"2026-08-26T00:00:00"}