Apply Groundwater Hydrology Concepts

Name: Apply Groundwater Hydrology Concepts
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Groundwater Hydrology

Created byWalaa Elnashar

Last updated 11/2023

English

What you'll learn

Learn about groundwater hydrology definition.
Learn about groundwater occurrence.
Learn about the zones of groundwater.
Identify the difference between aquiclude, aquifuge, aquitard and aquifer layers.
. Identify the difference between confined and unconfined aquifers.
Learn about groundwater investigation.
Learn about groundwater properties.
Determine the values of groundwater properties.
Learn about the differentiated properties for aquifers.
How to determine the equivalent hydraulic conductivity.
Learn about Darcy’s Law.
How to determine the actual groundwater flow velocity.
How to determine the groundwater movement direction and hydraulic gradient.
Learn about steady unidirectional flow to well in confined and unconfined aquifers.
How to determine the discharge through confined and unconfined aquifers for steady state.
How to determine the discharge and the greatest rise in the groundwater level in unconfined aquifers with regular recharge.
Learn about steady radial groundwater flow to wells.
How to determine the steady radial groundwater flow to wells in confined and unconfined aquifers.
How to determine the unsteady radial groundwater flow to wells in confined aquifers.
Learn about the well functions.
Learn about the methods of shallow and deep wells construction.
Learn about the well's completion.
Identify the well development.
Identify the specifications for well design.
Identify the causes of groundwater pollution.
Learn about supply well problems.
How to protect the supply well.
How the saline water intrusion occurred.
Learn about the Ghyben-Herzberg and Glover for the relationship between fresh and saline water.
How to draw the shape of the surface separating fresh and salt water.
How to control of saline water intrusion.

Course content

4 sections • 16 lectures • 2h 47m total length

Welcome Lecture8:50
Explore groundwater hydrology concepts, including groundwater occurrence, aquifers, Darcy's law, groundwater flow, well design, pollution, saline water intrusion, and protection, within a four-section course structure.

Lecture 17:45
Explore groundwater flow and hydrology, defining groundwater, its occurrence, distribution, and movement beneath the earth, and learn about aquifers, confined and unconfined, aquicludes, wells, artesian springs, and irrigation zones.
Quiz 1
Lecture 210:31
Explore groundwater aquifer characteristics, including porosity, specific yield, specific retention, specific storage, and storage coefficient, then analyze hydraulic conductivity and transitivity via Darcy's law.
Quiz 2
Lecture 39:52
Explore groundwater aquifer characteristics, focusing on specific storage and storage coefficient, their equations and relation to confined and unconfined aquifers, and practical examples for porosity and water volume calculations.
Quiz 3
Lecture 46:32
Examine differentiated aquifer properties, including homogeneous vs heterogeneous and isotropic vs anisotropic hydraulic conductivities, and compute horizontal, vertical, and beta directional equivalents (kh=7.25, kv=4.42, k45=5.49 m/day) from a three-layer example.
Quiz 4

Lecture 59:18
Apply groundwater movement principles using Darcy's law, hydraulic conductivity, and hydraulic gradient to calculate flow velocity, actual velocity with porosity, head losses, and determine movement direction from multiple wells.
Quiz 5
Lecture 610:47
Apply groundwater hydrology concepts to analyze steady unidirectional flow to wells in confined and unconfined aquifers using Darcy's law, calculating head differences, discharge, and equivalent hydraulic conductivity.
Quiz 6
Lecture 714:32
Apply flow-tool methods to compute the maximum groundwater rise, its location, travel times to rivers, and daily discharge per kilometer for an unconfined sand and gravel aquifer with recharge.
Quiz 7
Lecture 813:41
Explore steady radial flow to pumping wells in confined and unconfined aquifers, focusing on static and pumping water levels, drawdown, cone of depression, and radius of influence.
Quiz 8
Lecture 910:47
Explore steady-state radial flow in unconfined aquifers and compare with confined aquifers, deriving hydraulic conductivity from pumping tests and analyzing recharge and well design.
Quiz 9
Lecture 108:04
Apply unsteady radial flow analysis in a confined aquifer with the Jacob and Cooper method to relate drawdown, time, and distance, and compute transitivity and storage coefficient from pumping data.
Quiz 10
Lecture 1112:49
Analyze three confined aquifers in series to compute flow rates and head losses using Darcy's law, and determine equivalent horizontal and vertical hydraulic conductivities, plus heads at specified distances.
Lecture 1210:53
Solve groundwater discharge and drawdown problems in unconfined and confined aquifers using hydraulic conductivity, recharge, and pumping calculations. Estimate greatest groundwater level rise and well drawdown from pumping.

Lecture 1311:52
Explore the construction and design of groundwater wells, including dug wells, driven wells, and jetted wells, with casing, screens, gravel covers, development, and key specifications shaping depth, diameter, and productivity.
Quiz 11
Lecture 147:02
Analyze groundwater problems and water supply wells, including pollution sources from surface waste, septic tanks, fertilizers, and leakage, and how drawdown and specific capacity affect well productivity.
Lecture 1514:31
Examine saline water intrusion in coastal aquifers, its sources and mechanisms, and apply control strategies such as pumping pattern modification, artificial recharge, and barrier methods.
Quiz 12

Requirements

• BASICS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Description

This course is structured into four sections with 16 lectures, each covering a specific topic related to groundwater hydrology.

The sections are as follows:

Section 1: Introduction

In this section, you will identify the main objectives and the structure of “Apply Groundwater Hydrology Concepts” course.

Section 2: Groundwater Hydrology Concept

In this section, you will learn about groundwater hydrology definition, occurrence and properties. You will identify the difference between groundwater layers and the difference between confined and unconfined aquifers. You will also learn how to determine the equivalent hydraulic conductivity and groundwater investigation.

Section 3: Groundwater Movement

In this section, you will learn about Darcy’s Law and how to determine the actual groundwater discharge and flow velocity through confined and unconfined aquifers for steady state. You can also learn about flow to wells.

Section 4: Well Construction and Groundwater Problems

In this section, you will learn about the well functions, the methods of shallow and deep wells construction, the well's completion and the well development. You will identify the causes of groundwater pollution, supply well problems and how to protect them. You will learn how the saline water intrusion occurred and how to draw the shape of the surface separating fresh and salt water. You will also learn how to control of saline water intrusion.

Who this course is for:

• Civil engineering students
• All personal involved in water engineering

Apply Groundwater Hydrology Concepts

What you'll learn

Explore related topics

Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 9min

Groundwater Hydrology Concept4 lectures • 35min

Groundwater Movement8 lectures • 1hr 31min

Well Construction and Groundwater Problems3 lectures • 33min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: