COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NUMERICAL METHODS FOR GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CIE 5135 NUMERICAL METHODS FOR GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BIROL KAYA

Offered to

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

Course Objective

In this course, firstly, the general equations of steady and unsteady groundwater flow and transport of pollution will be given, after that the solutions of these equations using the finite difference, finite element, finite volume, the transfer matrix and differential quadrature methods will be given

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain the groundwater flow equations.
2   To investigate the transport processes.
3   To solve the problems use of conventional numerical methods
4   To solve the problems use of advanced numerical methods
5   To investigate the advantage and disadvantage of numerical methods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Physical properties of porous media
2 Groundwater Flow
3 Groundwater Pollution and Transport Processes
4 Advection, Diffusion, Dispersion
5 Numerical Solution Techniques, Discretization
6 Finite Difference Method
7 Finite Element Method
8 Finite Volume Method
9 Differential Quadrature Method
10 Transfer Matrix Method
11 Midterm Exam
12 Effect of boundary conditions
13 Advantages and Disadvantages of numerical solution methods
14 Special problems

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Batu, V., Applied flow and solute transport modeling in aquifers : fundamental principles and analytical and numerical methods, Taylor & Francis Group, 2006, 667 p.
Supplementary Book(s):
Freeze, A.R., Cherry, J.A. (Çev:Kayabalı, K.), Yeraltı suyu, 2003, Gazi Kitabevi, 502 s.
Delleur, J., The Handbook of Groundwater Engineering Springer-Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, 1999, 940 p.
Wang, H.F., Anderson, M.P., Introduction to Groundwater Modeling, Finite Difference and Finite Element Methods, Elsevier, 1982, 237 p.
Anderson, M.P., Woesner, W., Applied Groundwater Modeling, Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport, Anderson and Woessner, Elsevier, 1992
Husseina, M., Schwartz, F.W. Modeling of flow and contaminant transport in coupled stream aquifer systems, Elsevier, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 65 (2003) 41 64
Kaya, B. Solution of The Advection-Diffusion Equation Using The Differential Quadrature Method, Springer, KSCE, Journal of Civil Engineering

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture. There is also some homework which is to be prepared and presented individually.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 +ASG * 0.20 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5 are evaluated with mid-term, homeworks and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Birol Kaya
E-mail:birol.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

If the course schedule created, it will be announced by the instructor.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.25
LO.3345
LO.4345
LO.544