Course Category:
Department Elective Course
Importance of groundwater, distribution of subsurface water, aquifer types, soil texture, general soil parameters, general aquifer parameters, and springs. The concept of hydraulic head. Darcy’s law. Determining the hydraulic conductivity. Storage in confined and unconfined aquifers. Heterogeneity and anisotropy. General equation of groundwater flow. Groundwater flow directions and flow nets. Steady state flow in confined and unconfined aquifers. Groundwater modeling. Components of pumping wells. Well hydraulics. General concepts of salt-water intrusion. Groundwater contamination. Soil water in the vadose zone. Groundwater recharge. Groundwater modeling and management using specialized software.
