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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
INS 514GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS3 + 01st Semester7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Master's Degree
Course Type Elective
Course Objective The aim of this course is to provide an advanced information dealing with groundwater hydrulics
Course Content Introduction. Definitions. Fluids and Porous Media Properties. Pressure and Piezometric Head. Hydraulic Conductivity and Permeability. The Fundamental Fluid Transport Equations in Porous Media. Darcy's Law. Rotational and Irrotational Flow. The Conservation Equation of a Homogeneous Fluid. Solving Boundary and Initial Value Problems. The Relations Between Solutions of Flow Problems in Isotropic and Anisotropic Media. Solutions By Numerical Methods. Unconfined Flow and the Dupuit Approximation. Unsaturated Flow. Groundwater Component Position in The Hydrological Cycle; Geological Formations, Aquifer Types, Unconfined, Confined, Leaky and Perched Aquifers; Static and Dynamic Groundwater Level, Groundwater Measurements, Drawdown, Discharge, Aquifer Hydraulics and Various Methodologies, Hydrogeological Parameters, Porosity, Specific Yield and Retention, Pumping Tests, Type Curves, Groundwater Resources of Turkey, Field Studies.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1It provides information about porous media types.
2It gives information about how to solve the groundwater hydraulics problems through analytical solution approaches.
3It gives information about how to determine the aquifer parameters using pumping tests.
4It provides information about well hydraulics.
5It provides the basic information to solve the groundwater related problems through numerical solution models.
6It provides the ability of applying the information of mathematics, science and engineering to the field of water engineering.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
PO 01PO 02PO 03PO 04PO 05PO 06PO 07PO 08PO 09PO 10PO 11
LO 001   1   2  3
LO 002213 4   5  
LO 00313 24    5 
LO 00424 1    3  
LO 005 4321   5  
LO 0062 314    5 
Sub Total7129713  213103
Contribution12212000221

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14342
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)14342
Assignments23060
Mid-terms12525
Final examination12626
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






195

7,5
COURSE DETAILS
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Details 2023-2024 Fall2MUSTAFA TAMER AYVAZ


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
INS 514 GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS 3 + 0 2 English 2023-2024 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. MUSTAFA TAMER AYVAZ tayvaz@pau.edu.tr MUH B0104 %
Goals The aim of this course is to provide an advanced information dealing with groundwater hydrulics
Content Introduction. Definitions. Fluids and Porous Media Properties. Pressure and Piezometric Head. Hydraulic Conductivity and Permeability. The Fundamental Fluid Transport Equations in Porous Media. Darcy's Law. Rotational and Irrotational Flow. The Conservation Equation of a Homogeneous Fluid. Solving Boundary and Initial Value Problems. The Relations Between Solutions of Flow Problems in Isotropic and Anisotropic Media. Solutions By Numerical Methods. Unconfined Flow and the Dupuit Approximation. Unsaturated Flow. Groundwater Component Position in The Hydrological Cycle; Geological Formations, Aquifer Types, Unconfined, Confined, Leaky and Perched Aquifers; Static and Dynamic Groundwater Level, Groundwater Measurements, Drawdown, Discharge, Aquifer Hydraulics and Various Methodologies, Hydrogeological Parameters, Porosity, Specific Yield and Retention, Pumping Tests, Type Curves, Groundwater Resources of Turkey, Field Studies.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Laboratory methods for determining porosity, hydraulic conductivity, and other solution parameters, Grain size distribution analysis
2 1 dimensional steady-state groundwater flow, Solutions for confined aquifer systems for homogeneous and heterogeneous aquifer parameters
3 Development of mathematical models for the aquifer systems with varying thickness, Analsysis of unconfined aquifer systems with and without infiltration
4 1 dimensional transient groundwater flow, Development of mathematical models for sudden and gradually changing boundary conditions
5 2 dimensional steady state groundwater flow, flow nets, drawing contour lines, development of flow nets for heterogeneous aquifer systems
6 Confined-unconfined aquifer transition
7 Well hydraulics (Steady-state flow), Development of dischrage-head-drawdown relationships for confined and unconfined aquifer systems
8 Well hydraulics (Transient flow), Development of solution approaches for confined aquifer systems
9 Solution of well hydraulics problems for confined aquifer systems using Theis and Cooper-Jacob approaches
10 Determination of aquifer parameters using Theis approach (Pumping tests), different applications
11 Determination of aquifer parameters using Cooper-Jacob approach (Pumping tests), different applications
12 Solution of well hydraulic problems for different boundary conditions, image well approach, determination of distance-drawdown relationship using superposition
13 Groundwater Modeling 1: Conceptual model building, boundary conditions, determination of aquifer parameter distributions.
14 Groundwater Modeling 2: Application with Modflow
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Neven Kresic, Hydrogeology and Groundwater Modeling (Second Edition), CRC Press, 2007.English
Orhan Dumlu, H. Tolga Yalçın, Erkan Bozkurtoğlu, Yeraltısuyu Jeolojisi ve Hidroliği, Literatür Yayıncılık, 2006.Türkçe
C.W. Fetter, Uygulamalı Hidrojeoloji (Çevirenler: Mustafa Afşin, Kamil Kayabalı), Gazi Kitabevi, 2004.English
Neven Kresic, Hydrogeology and Groundwater Modeling (Second Edition), CRC Press, 2007.English
Orhan Dumlu, H. Tolga Yalçın, Erkan Bozkurtoğlu, Yeraltısuyu Jeolojisi ve Hidroliği, Literatür Yayıncılık, 2006.Türkçe
C.W. Fetter, Uygulamalı Hidrojeoloji (Çevirenler: Mustafa Afşin, Kamil Kayabalı), Gazi Kitabevi, 2004.English
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam50Final Exam
Midterm Exam50Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes