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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS CIE 5152 FLOW THROUGH POROUS MEDIA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYŞEGÜL ÖZGENÇ AKSOY

Offered to

HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING AND WATER RESOURCES

Course Objective

To understand groundwater flow basics and numerical modeling

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to understand groundwater flow basics 2   Ability to interpret groundwater flow problems 3   Ability to solve groundwater flow equations by using numerical solution techniques 4   Ability to perform relevant experiments 5   Ability to offer a solution for groundwater problems

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Groundwater storage 2 Darcy law and basic differential equations 3 Determination of hydraulic conductivity in the laboratory and field 4 Heterogeneous and anisotropic aquifers 5 Flow in unconfined aquifers 6 Flow in confined aquifers 7 Flow in homogeneous aquifers 8 Flow in heterogeneous aquifers 9 Evaluation of homework 10 The interactions between wells 11 Groundwater recharge 12 Finite differences method for computing steady flow 13 Finite differences method for computing unsteady flow

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): FREEZE, R.A.; CHERRY, J.A.; Groundwater, Prentice hall, 1979. WANG, P.A.; ANDERSON, M.P.; Introduction to Groundwater Modeling, Academic Press, 1982 .

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures from the textbooks, appraisal of the homeworks, laboratory works

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

%25 midterm exam+%15 homeworks+%10 laboratory works+%50 final exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

aysegul.ozgenc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing assignments 3 10 30 Lab Preparation 2 3 6 Preparing the laboratory notebook 2 10 20 Final 1 5 5 Midterm 1 4 4 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 LO.1 3 4 3 3 LO.2 4 3 4 3 LO.3 3 4 3 3 LO.4 4 4 3 3 LO.5 4 3 3 3