Second year, spring. 6 weeks intensive teaching
The aim of this module is to give the student an insight into the occurrence and movement of ground water in soils and rocks. The student will also learn the most important field techniques and methods used in groundwater resource investigations.
The syllabus covers: Water balance, hydraulic properties of soils and rocks, the movement of water in the unsaturated and saturated zone, hydrogeological characterisation and classification of aquifers. Ground water hydraulics; application of Darcy's Law to ground water flow. Tracing techniques. Methods of ground water abstraction. Pumping test analysis; Theis and Jacob graphical methods of solution. Ground water chemistry and pollution, saline intrusion. The protection of ground water resources. Practical ground water modelling.The field module includes drilling and establishing of small diameter test wells in soils, test pumping and collection of sediments and water samples, on-site analysis of physical/chemical parameters. Preparation of water table contour maps, evaluation of sites suitable for ground water abstraction, visits to different types of ground water works.
40 hours lectures and exercises
Laboratory and field journals
Written examination, 4 hours. Marks A-F
Henriksen, H. og Nielsen, J. T.: Innføring i Hydrogeologi (in Norwegian), or
Fetter, C.W. (2000): Applied Hydrogeology, 4. utgåve. Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0130882399