102-0455-01L Groundwater I
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2021 |
| Lecturers | J. Jimenez-Martinez, M. Willmann |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Abstract | The course provides a quantitative introduction to groundwater flow and contaminant transport. |
| Learning 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. |
| 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 |