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Hydrogeology
Dr. Ying Fan Reinfelder. [Prerequisites: 01:460:101, 102, and 01:640:152.]
Global and local water cycle, properties of porous media and aquifers, equations of groundwater flow, analytical and numerical solutions, well hydraulics, water chemistry, solute transport, groundwater modeling.
Syllabus
Required Textbooks:
- Applied Hydrogeology, 4th Edition, by C.W. Fetter.
- Hydrogeology Laboratory Manual, by K. Lee and C.W. Fetter.
Course Structure:
- Lecture on Tuesdays
- Lab/Exercise on Thursdays
Grading:
- 6 Lab Reports, 5 Problem Sets, 50%
- Midterm Exam, 25%
- Final Exam, 25%
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Lab Exercises |
Homework |
1
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Global & local water cycle
Water budget
Rainfall & evaporation
Runoff & stream flow
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1
2.7-2.9
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Lab 3
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Lab Report 1
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2
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Properties of porous media
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3.2-3.5
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Lab 3
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Lab Report 1
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3
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Darcyâs Law
Hydraulic head & force potential
Hydraulic gradient
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3.1
4.1-4.3
4.5, 4.6, 4.9
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Exercise 1
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Problem Set 1
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4
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Properties of aquifers
Heterogeneity and anisotropy
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3.6-3.9
3.11
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Lab 11
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Lab Report 2
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5
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Equipotentials
Boundaries
Flow net analysis
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3.12
4.9-4.12
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Exercise 2
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Problem Set 2
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6
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Equations of flow
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4.7, 4.8
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Lab 12
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Lab Report 3
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7
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Steady-state flow
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4.13, 4.14
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Exercise 3
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Problem Set 3
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8
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Unsaturated flow
Midterm review
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6.1, 6.2; 6.5-6.7
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MIDTERM EXAM
(Weeks 1-8)
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9
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Spring Break
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10
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Exam overview
Flow to wells (confined)
Aquifer tests (confined)
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5.1-5.3
5.5.1-5.5.2
5.4.1, 5.5.3.1
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Exercise 4
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Problem Set 4
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11
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Flow to wells (leaky, unconfined)
Aquifer tests (leaky, unconfined)
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5.4.2.1, 5.4.2.2
5.5.3.4, 5.4.3, 5.5.5, 5.4.2.4, 5.5.6
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Lab 8
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Lab Report 4
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12
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Boundaries and multiple wells
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5.8-5.10
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Exercise 5
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Problem Set 5
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13
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Solute transport
Capture zone analysis
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10.6
10.10
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Lab 13
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Lab Report 5
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14
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Water chemistry
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9.1-9.4, 9.8, 9.11, 9.13, 9.14.1, case study
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Lab 4
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Lab Report 6
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15
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Groundwater modeling
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13.1-13.3, 13.6-13.8
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Visual Modflow demo
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16
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FINAL EXAM
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