CIVL 371 Groundwater Engineering Units: 4.00
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of groundwater systems with an emphasis on the engineering design of extraction systems for water supply, site dewatering, and parameter estimation tests. Source water protection methods will be discussed. Equations governing the flow of groundwater, flownets, and capture zones are presented. Detailed case histories are presented. Laboratories make extensive use of commercial grade software for surface and groundwater flow simulation.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.5, Tut: 0.5)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0.5, Tut: 0.5)
Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 34
Engineering Design 14
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Assess 2D groundwater flow using graphical flow nets, experiments, and simulations.
- Calculate distributions of hydraulic head in homogeneous and layered porous media.
- Calculate groundwater flux, velocity, and flow direction in 1D and 2D.
- Adhere to field and laboratory safety protocols.