PART IV APPLICATIONS We have grouped in this last part of the book exercises and examples for applica- tions.These have various objectives and different degrees of difficulties.Leaving aside (except for special cases)the cases that are too academic,we will concern ourselves with applications of concrete nature,with an emphasis on the numerical aspect of the results.A few of these applications should be used as validation tests for numerical models. 2003 by CRC Press LLCPART IV APPLICATIONS We have grouped in this last part of the book exercises and examples for applica￾tions. These have various objectives and different degrees of difficulties. Leaving aside (except for special cases) the cases that are too academic, we will concern ourselves with applications of concrete nature, with an emphasis on the numerical aspect of the results. A few of these applications should be used as validation tests for numerical models. TX846_Frame_C18a Page 341 Monday, November 18, 2002 12:40 PM © 2003 by CRC Press LLC