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102-0455-AAL 4 Credits MSC D-BAUG
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Groundwater I

Lecturers & Examiners: Dr. Matthias Willmann, Prof. Dr. Joaquin Jimenez-Martinez
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
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Abstract

The course provides a quantitative introduction to groundwater flow and contaminant transport.

Objective

Understanding of the basic concepts on groundwater flow and contaminant transport processes. Formulation and solving of practical problems.

Content

Properties of porous and fractured media, Darcy’s law, flow equation, stream functions, interpretation of pumping tests, transport processes, transport equation, analytical solutions for transport, numerical methods: finite differences method, aquifers remediation, case studies.

Resources

Literature

J. Bear, Hydraulics of Groundwater, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979 K. de Ridder, Untersuchung und Anwendung von Pumpversuchen, Verl. R. Müller, Köln, 1970 P.A. Domenico, F.W. Schwartz, Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, J. Wilson & Sons, New York, 1990 R.A. Freeze, J.A. Cherry, Groundwater, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, 1979 W. Kinzelbach, R. Rausch, Grundwassermodellierung, Gebrüder Bornträger, Stuttgart, 1995

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
Oral examination, 30 Min.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
revision course / private study Groundwater I
Self-study course. No presence required.
No time listed 120 h semesterly

Offered In