COURSE SYLLABUS

HYDRAULICS IN POROUS MEDIA

1	Course Title:	HYDRAULICS IN POROUS MEDIA
2	Course Code:	BSM6002
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. HAYRETTİN KUŞCU
16	Course Lecturers:	Yok
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof.Dr. Hayrettin KUŞÇU e-posta : kuscu@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 0 224 2941407 Adres: Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Biyosistem Mühendisliği Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059, Nilüfer/BURSA
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19	Objective of the Course:	The objective of the course is to study the advanced theories concerning the statics and dynamics of fluids in porous media and to solve problems in this issue.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Developing academically on soil-water dynamics and uses this knowledge in scientific studies.

Learning Outcomes:

1	identify the elements that constitute the porous medium mathematically;
2	solve problems related to water in the soil;
3	analyze the fluid motion in porous media according to the steady and unsteady state flow assumptions;
4	formulate the basic flow equations in porous media;
5	solve groundwater flow problems by means of analytic, conform transformation (hodograph) and approximate methods;
6	solve groundwater flow problems by means of modeling and analogue methods;
7	solve the problems concerning immiscible fluids;
8	express the hydrodynamic dispersion theory concerning the porous media;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Fluids and porous matrix properties
2	Pressure and piezometric head
3	The fundamental fluid transport equations in porous media
4	The equation of motion of a homogeneous fluid
5	Continuity equation for a homogeneous fluid
6	Conservation equation for a homogeneous fluid
7	Solving boundary and initial value problems
8	Solving boundary and initial value problems
9	Unconfined flow
10	Dupuit-Forchheimer’s assumptions
11	Flow of immiscible fluids
12	Hydrodynamic dispersion
13	Models and analogs
14	Models and analogs

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Bear, J., “Dynamics of Fluids in Porous Media”. Department of Civil Engineering. Technion- Israel Institute of Tecnology, Haifa, Dover Publications, Inc., 1988,New York. 2. Gemalmaz, E., “Gözenekli Ortam Hidroliği”. Atatürk Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Kültürteknik Bölümü Doktora Ders Notları (Basılmamış), 1989, Erzurum. 3. Harr, M. E., “Groundwater and Seepage”. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1962, New York. 4. Dagan, G., U. Hornung and P. Knabner, “Mathematical Modeling for Flow and Transport Through Porous Media”. Kluwer academic Publishers, 1991, The Netherlands.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	100
Total	1	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		100
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Classic final exam
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High