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JLJ3020JLJ3020 Hydrogeology2+2+0ECTS:5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of practicals per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Arzu FIRAT ERSOY
Co-LecturerDOCTOR LECTURER Esra HATİPOĞLU TEMİZEL,
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
In this course, applicable and theoretical knowledge of groundwater behaviour, exploration and utilization is imparted.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : Upon successful completion of this course,students will be able to: LO 1: Students will summaries the general knowledge on evolution of groundwater and distribution of groundwater in the world 2,3,4
LO - 2 : LO 2: Students will classificate of springs and work out water volume relation to spring 2,3,4
LO - 3 : LO 3: Students can solve problem about movement of groundwater2,3,4
LO - 4 : LO 4: Students will solve problem about well hydraulic for permenant and transituar regimes 2,3,4
LO - 5 : LO 5: Students can prepare groundwater maps and interpretate them2,3,4
LO - 6 : LO 6: Students can calculate problem about sea water intrusion in coastal aquifers2,3,4
LO - 7 : LO 7: Students will summaries the general knowledge on groundwater quality2,3,4
LO - 8 : LO 8: Students will summaries the general knowledge on hydrologic elements as precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, runoff and prepare hydrologic budget2,3,4
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
? Introduction (definitions, use of groundwater, groundwater compare with surface water) ? Evolution of groundwater (hydrological cycle, rock properties, distribution of groundwater, aquifers and aquitards) ? Springs (classification, calculation of flow rate and discharge water volume) ? Groundwater movement (hydraulic heads, hydraulic gradient, Darcy?s law) ? Well hydraulics (permenant and transituar regimes, pumping tests) ? Groundwater maps ( preparing, using and interpretation) ? Groundwater quality (ionic balance, diagrams) ? Sea water intrusion in coastal aquifers ? Hydrologic elements (precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, runoff and hydrologic budget) ? Exploitation of groundwater
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Definition and evolution of hydrogeology, Use of groundwater, Hydrologic cycle and elements
 Week 2Hydrology, precipitation, evaporation-transpiration calculations, hydrograph analysis
 Week 3Aquifers and aquifer types, elements of aquifers, investigation of discrete aquifers, sieve analysis and evaluation
 Week 4Porosity in aquifers, calculation of porosity in the field and in the laboratory
 Week 5Ground water types and areas, Water table maps
 Week 6Natural discharges of aquifers (Springs) Classifications Flow and water volume calculations
 Week 7Groundwater Motion in porous media, flow regimes and varieties
 Week 8Darcy's Law, Calculation of permeability of rocks, Transmissibility and storage coefficient, Calculation of flow and velocity in aquifers
 Week 9MIDTERM EXAM
 Week 10Applications of groundwater flow, groundwater flow in steady state wells (Dupuit, Thiem Formulas)
 Week 11Determination of the radius of influence and determination of the aquifers, calculation of the maximum contribution from the wells, descent-flow relations in the aquifers,
 Week 12Pumping tests in transitional regimes in aquifers, Calculation of hydraulic parameters in a transitional regime in aquifers (Theis, Jacob methods)
 Week 13Technique of pumping experiments in aquifers, equipment of wells
 Week 14Coastal aquifers, freshwater saltwater intervention and prevention, aquifers in the islands
 Week 15Water chemistry and water quality (physical and chemical properties and diagrams)
 
Textbook / Material
1Basılmış ders notları
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 15/11/2016 90 50
End-of-term exam 15 01/13/2017 90 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 5 14 70
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 7 1 7
Arasınav 2 1 2
Uygulama 1 14 14
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 0 0 0
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 1 12
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load149