COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NUMERICAL MODELING OF GROUND WATER

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ENV 5033 NUMERICAL MODELING OF GROUND WATER ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALPER ELÇI

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Environmental Engineering
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to provide graduate students with fundamental knowledge on mathematical groundwater flow modeling that can prove valuable in water resources management, environmental impact assessment studies, contaminated site characterization studies and groundwater remediation projects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define concepts and terms related to hydrogeology
2   To be able to calculate hydraulic heads and flux of groundwater
3   To be able to derive governing equations for groundwater flow
4   To be able to develop finite-difference equations for simple groundwater flow problems
5   To be able to discern groundwater flow equations
6   To be able to numerically solve groundwater flow models
7   To be able to analyze modeling case studies
8   To be able to use groundwater modeling software for simple case studies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to subsurface hydrology
2 Physical and mathematical principles of saturated groundwater flow
3 Physical and mathematical principles of saturated groundwater flow (2)
4 Derivation of governing equations for groundwater flow
5 Derivation of governing equations for groundwater flow (2)
6 Finite-difference solution of groundwater flow equations: Steady-state flow problems
7 Finite-difference solution of groundwater flow equations: Transient flow problems
8 Finite-difference solution of groundwater flow equations: Transient flow problems (2)
9 Mid-term exam
10 Development of conceptual model (model domain, boundary conditions)
11 Development of conceptual model (model domain, boundary conditions) (2)
12 Model calibration and model error analysis
13 Introduction of MODFLOW and Modelmuse
14 Introduction of MODFLOW and Modelmuse (2)

Recomended or Required Reading

Recommended textbooks:

- Anderson, M.P. and Woessner, W.W., 1992. Applied groundwater modeling: simulation of flow and advective transport.
- Spitz, K. and Moreno, J., 1996. A practical guide to groundwater and solute transport modeling.
- Fetter, C.W., 2000. Applied Hydrogeology (4th ed.).
- Rushton, K.R:, 2003, Groundwater Hydrology - Conceptual and Computational Models.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Performing in-class applications
Assigning homeworks and providing their solutions
Assigning a modeling term project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG* 0.15 + PRJ * 0.20 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.35
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG* 0.15 + PRJ * 0.20 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.35


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The degree of active participation of each student will be evaluated as an extra assignment graded on a 100-point scale.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1) Homework assignments are to be submitted at the beginning of class on the designated due date. 20/100 points will be deducted for late submissions.
2) Student cameras must be on during online class sessions.
3) Answering questions during class and active participation of students is encouraged and will be assessed in the final grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Room A223
Phone and E-mail: (232) 301 7112, alper.elci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 13:30 - 14:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 14 14
Design Project 1 36 36
Preparing assignments 5 6 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.51
LO.611
LO.71
LO.8111

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