COURSE SYLLABUS

ADVANCED GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY

1	Course Title:	ADVANCED GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
2	Course Code:	INS6051
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
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. SERDAR KORKMAZ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	skorkmaz@uludag.edu.tr 0224 24 09 04
18	Website:	http://insaat.uludag.edu.tr/
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the groundwater hydraulics, analytical and numerical solution methods and modeling by using computer programs
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To learn the groundwater hydraulics, analytical and numerical solution methods and modeling by using computer programs

Learning Outcomes:

1	To comprehend the hydrological water balance and the importance of groundwater;
2	To be able to solve the groundwater flow in different aquifer types using analytical methods;
3	To be able to solve the groundwater flow in different aquifer types using numerical methods;
4	To improve the programing skills;
5	To be able to comprehend widely-used computer programs in groundwater;
6	To be able to take initiatives, manage, criticize and be in favor of the environmental factors in the solution of realistic groundwater problems;
7	To be able to present the work done in both oral and written forms.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Hydrological water balance, geological formations, aquifer types
2	Types of pores, karst aquifers, groundwater budget, groundwater system
3	Continuum, representative elementary volume, characteristics of solid matrix, fluid properties, porosity
4	Concept of head, stress and compressibility, homogeneity, isotropy, Darcy’s Law, aquifer storativity, Dupuit assumption
5	Governing equations in 2-D leaky, confined and unconfined aquifers, initial and boundary conditions
6	1-D confined homogeneous isotropic finite aquifer, 1-D unconfined homogeneous isotropic finite aquifer with constant recharge
7	1-D confined leaky semi-infinite aquifer
8	Steady radial flow in infinite confined aquifer; Steady radial flow in infinite unconfined aquifer,
9	Unsteady flow in 1-D confined semi-infinite and finite aquifers
10	Unsteady flow in radial confined aquifer, spatial and temporal superposition
11	Numerical solution methods, discretization using finite difference method; Steady and unsteady flows in 1-D confined and unconfined aquifers
12	Steady flow in 2-D unconfined aquifer
13	Steady flow in 2-D confined aquifer
14	Unsteady flow in 2-D confined aquifer, General review of finite difference method

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Bear, J., and A. Verruijt, Modelling of Groundwater Flow and Pollution. Reidel Book Co., Netherlands, 414 pp., 1987. 2.Bouwer, Groundwater Hydrology, McGraw Hill, 1978. 3.P. Polubarinova-Kochina, Roger J. De Wiest. Theory of Ground Water Movement. Princeton, 1962. 4. H. Wang and M.P. Anderson, Introduction to Groundwater Modeling: Finite Difference and Finite Element Methods, Freeman, 1982.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	35
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	8	15
Final Exam	1	50
Total	10	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Written exams of numerical and theoretical questions and assignments
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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