CE/EnSci 473/573 XE Groundwater Hydrology

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(Dual-listed with 473). (Cross-listed with EnSci)Principles of groundwater flow, hydraulics of wells, super-position, slug and pumping tests, streamlines and flownets, and regional groundwater flow. Contaminant transport. Computer modeling. Individual and group projects.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain how results from a groundwater model depend on the properties of the soil.
• Define hydraulic conductivity, discharge (or flow), specific discharge, and average linear velocity.
• Use Darcy’s law to explain how the head should vary in an aquifer.
• Explain how the water table relates to surface topography.
• Estimate specific yield for various soils.
• Derive flow equations for groundwater flow in confined and unconfined aquifers by applying conservation of mass and Darcy’s law.
• Derive solutions for one-dimensional steady flow in confined and unconfined aquifers under various conditions.
• Formulate a finite-difference model of steady groundwater flow.
• Derive solutions for simple cases of flow to a well.
• Design pump tests and dewatering systems.
• Compute contaminant concentrations and design simple systems to control contamination.

Credits:
3

Section:
XE

DeliveryMethod:
Archived Streaming Media

Prerequisites
CE 372

ClassTime
n/a

SessionDate
8/24/09 - 12/18/09

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