Description
This Course is offered to 7th semester Water Resources Major
The aim of this course is to introduce: Groundwater and hydrologic cycle, importance of groundwater, Groundwater and geology, Types and physical properties of aquifers, Aquifer systems, Groundwater hydraulics: Infiltration, Seepage, Percolation, Darcy’s law, Hydraulic conductivity measurements, Flow governing equations, Well hydraulics: Flow towards wells, Safe yield, Well construction, test and development, Well fields, Injection wells. Surface and subsurface water relations and conjunctive use. Groundwater exploration methods. Groundwater quality and pollution: Pollution sources, Mechanisms of pollutant transfer in porous media, Saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers, Pollution control and remedy measures. Groundwater modelling: Mathematical, Physical and numerical models. Modelling of flow in porous media. Modeling of pollutant transfer in porous media. Management of groundwater systems. Introduction to application of remote sensing and GIS in groundwater studies.