COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

To teach the fundamental principles of groundwater hydrology and hydraulics within the general concept of hydrologic cycle, to explain Darcy's law and the fundamental equations defining groundwater flow in porous media, to summarize the hydraulic behavior of groundwater wells and to give information on groundwater recharge, monitoring and water quality.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Groundwater
R.A. Freze and J.A. Cherry
Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1979.

Hydraulics of Groundwater
J. Bear
McGraw Hill Inc., NewYork, 1979.

Groundwater Hydraulics and Pollutant Transport
R.J. Charbeneau
Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River NJ, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture presentations, homework-project

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

3 homeworks will be given.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to lectures is a must. Homeworks will be turned in before the lecture.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Orhan GÜNDÜZ
Department of Environmental Engineering
Room No: A-115
Phone: 3017141
Fax: 4531143
E-mail: orhan.gunduz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 1-2

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes