CE475

WP_20150926_001CE475 – INTRODUCTION TO GROUNDWATER FLOW MODELING

2014-2015 Spring Semester (2015_1)

 

Instructor: Dr. Elçin Kentel

K4 Bldg, Z05-C

Phone: 2105412

Email: ekentel@metu.edu.tr

 

Suggested References

  • Freeze, R.A. and Cherry, J.A. (1979) Groundwater. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
  • Charbeneau, R.J. (2000) Groundwater Hydraulics and Pollutant Transport. Prencie Hall.
  • Aral, M.M. (2010) Environmental Modeling and Health Risk Analysis (Acts/Risk). Springer.
  • Bear, J. and Cheng, A. H.-D. (2010) Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media – Modeling Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport. Springer.
  • Hálek, V. and Śvec, J. (1979) Groundwater Hydraulics edited by Chow, V.T. Development in Water Science. Elsevier
  • Todd, D.K. and Mays, L.W. (2005) Groundwater Hydrology. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

Catalog Description

Basic concepts of groundwater modeling. Fundamentals of mathematical models. Governing equations of groundwater flow. Review of modeling techniques and their comparison. Analytical models. Numerical models with finite differences. Application of selected models.

 

Course Outline

  1. Basic Soil Properties and Darcy’s Law
  2. Fundamental Equations of Groundwater Flow and Associated Boundary and Initial Value Problems
  3. Development of Mathematical Models for Groundwater Flow Simulation
  4. Elementary Problems for Confined, Semiconfined, and Unconfined Aquifers (Steady Flow)
  5. Elementary Problems for Confined, Semiconfined, and Unconfined Aquifers (Unsteady Flow)
  6. Introduction to Optimization and Decision Making for GW Related Problems
  7. Groundwater Quality and Contaminant Transport

 

Tentative Grading

Quiz and homeworks         15%

1st MT                                   20%

2nd MT                                 20%

Paper/Project                      15%

Final                                      30%

 

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I will use metu.online to post lecture notes and homeworks, so please check metu.online every week.