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| SEC 406 | Groundwater Exploration | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of GEOPHYSICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The student should obtain basic knowledge about groundwater exploration, combined disciplines of geology and exploration geophysics. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | learn geological structures carrying groundwater and basics of hydrogeology. | 4,10 | 1,3 | | LO - 2 : | learn the geophysical methods used in groundwater exploration. | 4,10,11 | 1,3 | | LO - 3 : | vulnerability of aquifers and mapping of contamination. | 2,3,4,5,10,11 | 1,3 | | LO - 4 : | learn how to conduct projects on applied groundwater exploration with geophysical methods. | 2,4,10 | 1,6 | | 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 | | |
| Petrophysical properties of permeable and low permeable rocks, geophysical methods used for groundwater prospection: seismic methods, electrical and electromagnetical methods, other geophysical methods, aquifer structures: pore aquifers, fracture zones and caves, geophysical characterisation of aquifers, grounwater protection: vulnerability of aquifers, mapping of contamination.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction: The importance of water in life, climate and civilization. | | | Week 2 | Underground water sources, the distribution and detection of underground water. | | | Week 3 | Types of aquifer, different masses of aquifer, underground water maps, transportation characteristics of the various masses. | | | Week 4 | Petrophysical properties of permeable and low permeable rocks. | | | Week 5 | Groundwater exploration: seismic methods. | | | Week 6 | Geoelectrical methods, electromagnetic methods | | | Week 7 | Ground penetrating radar, well logging. | | | Week 8 | Microgravimetry, magnetic and radioactivity methods | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Groundwater quality, salt water intrusions. | | | Week 11 | Groundwater protection: mapping of contamination. | | | Week 12 | Usage of groundwater. | | | Week 13 | Underground water drilling and construction of water wells | | | Week 14 | Grounwater exploration, model and field application. | | | Week 15 | Law on underground water and regulations, excuse exam. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Reinhard, K., 2006. Groundwater Geophysics, A toll for Hydrogeology, Springer Yayınevi.
| | | 2 | Vereecken, H.,Binley, A., Cassiani, G., Revil A. and Titoz, K., 2006. Applied Hydrogeophysics, Nato Science Series, IV. Earth and
Environmental Sciences-V.71, Springer Yayınevi.
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| 1 | K., Erguvanlı ve E., Yüzer, 1973. Yer altı Suları Jeolojisi, İTÜ Yayını. | | | 2 | A., Özdemir, 2007. Sondaj Tekniğine Giriş, Omay Ofset, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Project | 12 | | 1 | 10 | | Presentation | 13 | | 15 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 1 | 4 | 4 | | Ödev | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 76 |
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