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Groundwater I
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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
Lecture Notes
Script and collection of problems available
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
- BSC , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 120 minutes
- Aids
- All documents issued, recommended textbooks, calculators (not able to communicate).
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture with exercise |
Groundwater I
Excercises on Wednesdays, lecture on Fridays.
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3 h weekly |
Offered In
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Environmental Sciences Bachelor (Students can choose between one Bachelor thesis of 10KP or two Bachelor theses of 5KP each. In principle, all professors and lecturers involved in the teaching of the Environmental Sciences degree programme are entitled to supervise a Bachelor's thesis (BA). BA in the area of social sciences and humanities can only be supervised by lecturers who teach in this area. The same applies to BA in the field of natural sciences and technology. If the thesis is supervised by a person who does not teach in the Environmental Sciences degree programme or who does not have ETH lecturer status, then the student has to fill in the "Form for supervisors of a Bachelor thesis who do not teach in the Environmental Sciences degree programme" Link)
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