Description:

Classification of aquifers. Fundamental principles of water flow in saturated porous media. Darcy's equation. The Dupuit approximation. Unconfined flow in aquifer, well hydraulics. Unsteady flow in aquifers. Numerical modelling of steady and unsteady groundwater flow, boundary conditions. Methods of hydraulic conductivity determination.

Contents:

1 - Introduction, basic terms in groundwater
2 - Darcy's law, homogenity, isotropy, transmissivity
3 - Storativity, intergranular tension, equation of continuity, initial and boundary conditions
4 - Numerical modelling
5 - Dupuit assumptions, storativity
6 - Seepage through dam, overflow in aquifers
7 - Wells
8 - System of wells
9 - Groundwater flow modelling with isotopic information
10 - Darcy's law - exercise
11 - Flow in confined aquifer
12 - Flow in unconfined aquifer
13 - Introduction to Modflow / Groundwater Vistas

Seminar contents:

1 -Introduction of the course: Porous medium parameters ? porosity, number of porosity, saturated hydraulic conductivity
2 - Darcy?s law ? experiment, hydraulic head, average and pore velocity
3 - Confined aquifer groundwater flow
4 - Hydraulic approach, vertical wall dam seepage, Dupuit assumptions
5 - Trapezoidal dam seepage
6 - Flow of soil block with vertical infiltration
7 - Girinsky potential ? planar flow in aquifer, well solution
8 - Well network groundwater flow, flow near to the boundary
9 - Introduction to the numerical modelling ? software presentation
10 - Testing task ? group solution
11 - Individual task of groundwater flow
12 - Individual task of groundwater flow
13 - Individual task of groundwater flow

Recommended literature:

?Bear, J. 1979: Hydraulics of Groundwater, New York: McGraw-Hill
?Valentová, J.2001: Hydraulika podzemní vody, 2. vydání, Praha: ČVUT
?Hálek, V. - Švec, J. 1983: Hydraulika podzemní vody, Praha: Academia
:online http://storm.fsv.cvut.cz/pro-studenty/predmety/volitelne-predmety/groundwater/?lang=en

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar