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Groundwater I
Grundwasser I
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Abstract
The course provides an introduction into quantitavie analysis of groundwater flow and transport. It is focussed on formulating flow and transport problems in groundwater, which are to be solved analytically or numerically.
Objective
a) Students understand the basic concepts of flow and contaminant transport processes and boundary conditions in groundwater. b) Students are able to formulate simple practical flow and transport problems. c) Students are able to understand and apply simple analytical solutions to simple flow and transport problems. d) Students are able to use simple numerical codes to adequately solve simple flow (and transport) problems.
Content
Introdiction, aquifers, groundwater use, sustainability, porosity. Properties of porous media. Exercises: Groundwater use, porosity, grain size analysis. Flow properties, Darcy's law, filter. Flow equations, stream function. Exercises: Darcy's law. Analytical solutions, confined aquifers, steady-state flow. Exercises: Head isolines. Use of superposition principles, transient flow, freee surface flow. Exercises: Analytical solutions to flow problems. Finite difference solutions to flow problems I. Exercises: Analytical solutions to flow problems. Finite difference solutions to flow problems II. Exercises: Finite differece formulations to flow problems. Transport processes. Exercises: Computer workshop using PMWIN. Analytical solutions to transport problems I. Exercises: Computer workshop using PMWIN. Analytical solutions to transport problems II. Exercises: Analytical solutions to transport problems. Path lines, groundwater protection. Exercises: Analytical solutions to transport problems. Groundwater remediation, groundwater management. Exercises: Groundwater remediation.
Resources
Lecture Notes
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Literature
J. Bear, Hydraulics of Groundwater, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1979 P.A. Domenico, F.W. Schwartz, Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, J. Wilson & Sons, New York, 1990 W. Kinzelbach, R. Rausch, Grundwassermodellierung, Gebrüder Bornträger, Stuttgart, 1995 Krusemann, de Ridder, Untersuchung und Anwendung von Pumpversuchen, Verl. R. Müller, Köln, 1970 G. de Marsily, Quantitative Hydrogeology, Academic Press, 1986
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- BSC , MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- session examination
- Mode
- written 120 minutes
- Aids
- Alle ausgegebenen Unterlagen, empfohlene Lehrbücher, Taschenrechner
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture with exercise | Grundwasser I |
|
3 h weekly |