Course Details
Groundwater Hydraulics
Academic Year 2022/23
CR001 course is part of 3 study plans
N-P-C-SI (N) Winter Semester 1st year
N-K-C-SI (N) Winter Semester 1st year
N-P-E-SI (N) Winter Semester 1st year
Introduction, basic assumptions applied in ground water hydraulics, Darcy’s equation.
1 D flow, well hydraulics in steady state
1 D – well hydraulics. Pumping test evaluation.
1D – problems of one-dimensional seepage - FEM.
Two-dimensional seepage in horizontal plane - interference of wells, FEM.
Two-dimensional seepage in vertical plane – drawing and evaluation of flow net + FEM.
Solution of problems of seepage flow.
Seepage deformation.
Unsaturated seepage, infiltration.
Solute transport in ground water.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the problems of groundwater hydraulics from the view of civil engineer. After finishing, the studen will be able to solve the wide range of problems of in the field using both analytical and numerical methods, he will be familiar with the software available and will know the co-operating professionals dealing with groundwater (hydrology, hydrogeology, pedology).
Knowledge
Knowledge in following areas:
basic assumptions applied in ground water hydraulics, Darcy’s equation.
1 D flow, well hydraulics in steady state
1 D – well hydraulics. Pumping test evaluation.
1D – problems of one-dimensional seepage - FEM.
Two-dimensional seepage in horizontal plane - interference of wells, FEM.
Two-dimensional seepage in vertical plane – drawing and evaluation of flow net + FEM.
Solution of problems of seepage flow.
Seepage deformation.
Solute transport in ground water.
Syllabus
1. Introduction, basic assumptions applied in ground water hydraulics, Darcy’s equation.
2. Basic governing equations – law of mass conservation, Darcy’s formula.
3. 1 D flow, well hydraulics in steady state
4. 1 D - well hydraulics. Pumping test evaluation.
5. 1D - problems of one-dimensional seepage - FEM.
6. - 7. Two-dimensional seepage in horizontal plane - interference of wells, FEM.
8. - 9. Two-dimensional seepage in vertical plane – drawing and evaluation of flow net + FEM.
10.-11. Seepage deformation.
12.-13. Solute transport in ground water.
Prerequisites
Nepožadují se
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
5 credits
Semester
winter
Forms and criteria of assessment
course-unit credit and examination
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.
Offered to foreign students
Not to offer
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Introduction, basic assumptions applied in ground water hydraulics, Darcy’s equation.
2. Basic governing equations – law of mass conservation, Darcy’s formula.
3. 1 D flow, well hydraulics in steady state
4. 1 D - well hydraulics. Pumping test evaluation.
5. 1D - problems of one-dimensional seepage - FEM.
6. - 7. Two-dimensional seepage in horizontal plane - interference of wells, FEM.
8. - 9. Two-dimensional seepage in vertical plane – drawing and evaluation of flow net + FEM.
10.-11. Seepage deformation.
12.-13. Solute transport in ground water.
Exercise
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Basics of groundwater flow
2. Specific discharge, seepage velocity, pressure and piezometric head
3. Darcy law, experiment.
4. 1D steady state flow -analytical solution.
5. 1D steady state flow -numerical solution.
6. 2D steady state flow - vertical plane - numerical solution.
7. 2D steady state flow - horizontal plane - numerical solution.
8. Potential flow theory, flow nets.
9. 1D unsteady state flow - numerical solution.
10. Flow to the well - steady state.
11. Pumping test.
12. system of wells, analytical steady state solution.