Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Kaufman Hall Room 135
Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, Virginia 23529-0241, USA
Tel) (757) 683-3753
Fax) (757) 683-5354

 

	
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Core Information
Course CEE 647 Groundwater Flow
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
Fall Semester, ODU Campus
Session Fall Session #1
Instructor Dr. A. Osman Akan, Professor, CEE, KH 135
Phone (757) 683-3757
Fax (757) 683-5354
e-mail <OAkan@odu.edu>

Textbook and References
   
Required Textbook:
None

References:
Bear, J., Hydraulics of Groundwater. McGraw-Hill

Grading Policy
   

The best of the following combinations will be used for each individual. Tests and Final are open book and notes:

Combination Test 1 (%) Test 2 (%) Project (%) Final (%) Total (%)
1 25 25 20 30 100
2 20 20 20 40 100
3 25 25 20 30 100

Attendance Policy

Attendance is not required but is strongly recommended since absences can have a negative effect on the student's learning and performance. Also, a student must be present for all quizzes, tests, and examinations.

Honor Code

All homework, quizzes, and exams that are turned in for credit should contain either the honor code pledge written out completely, or the words "Honor Pledge" written next to your signature. Collaboration with others is permissible on homework assignments only.



Tentative Course Outline
 

CEE 647 Groundwater Flow
Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits
ODU Campus
Fall Session

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Topics Class Hours

1. Introduction
Types of Aquifers
Aquifer Recharge
Groundwater Evaportranspiration
Springs
Groundwater Budget

1

2. Equations of Groundwater Flow
Darcy's Law
Aquifer Transmissivity
Aquifer Storativity
Basic Continuity Equation
Confined Flow
Unconfined Flow
Initial and Boundary Conditions

5

3. Pollutant Transport in Groundwater
Transport Mechanisms
Transport Equation for Nonreactive Pollutants
Transport of Reactive Constituents

3

4. One-Dimensional Flow Models
Seepage Through Earth Embankments
Groundwater Mound
Stream-Aquifer Interactions
Mathematical Models

5

5. Well Hydraulics
Equations of Flow in Polar Coordinates
Steady Flow to a Well in a Phreatic Aquifer
Steady Flow to a Well in a Leaky Confined Aquifer
Unsteady Flow to a Well in a Confined Aquifer
Unsteady Flow to a Well in a Phreatic Aquifer
Unsteady Flow to a Well in a Leaky Confined Aquifer
Partially Penetrating Wells
Multiple Well Systems
Wells Near Boundaries Treated by the Method of Images
Recharging and Pumping Wells in Uniform Flow
Pumping Tests

6

6. Mathematical Modelling of Flow in Composite Aquifers

6

7. Mathematical Modeling of Pollutant Transport

3

8. Unsaturated Zone
Flow Equations
Pollutant Transport
Mathematical Models

5

9. Paper Presentations

6