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Syllabus 2019-20 - 14112006 - Hydrogeology (Hidrogeología)
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| DEGREE: | Grado en Ingeniería de minas (14112006) |
| FACULTY: | SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING OF LINARES |
| DEGREE: | Doble grado en Ingeniería de tecnologías mineras e Ingenieria civil (15012012) |
| FACULTY: | SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING OF LINARES |
| ACADEMIC YEAR: | 2019-20 |
| COURSE: | Hydrogeology |
SYLLABUS
1. COURSE BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: Hydrogeology | |||||
| CODE: 14112006 (*) | ACADEMIC YEAR: 2019-20 | ||||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 2 | ||||
| ECTS CREDITS: 6.0 | YEAR: 3 | SEMESTER: PC | |||
2. LECTURER BASIC INFORMATION
| NAME: HIDALGO ESTÉVEZ, Mª CARMEN | ||
| DEPARTMENT: U117 - GEOLOGÍA | ||
| FIELD OF STUDY: 427 - GEODINÁMICA EXTERNA | ||
| OFFICE NO.: D - D-104 | E-MAIL: chidalgo@ujaen.es | P: 953648521 |
| WEBSITE: https://www.ujaen.es/departamentos/geologia/ | ||
| ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0982-786X | ||
| LANGUAGE: English | LEVEL: 2 | |
3. CONTENT DESCRIPTION
- The Hydrologic Cycle. Groundwater as a natural resource. The water cycle: concept, elements, hydrologic equation and hydrologic budget. The groundwater system in the hydrologic cycle.
- Hydrologic properties of Earth materials. Porosity and water content of soil. Effective porosity and specific retention. Porisity values for sediments and rocks. Permeability. Soil water. Water table recharge.
- Properties of aquifers. Aquifers, aquitards and aquicludes. Types of groundwater conditions. Confined, semi-confined and unconfined aquifers. Water table and piezometric head. Classification of springs.
- Hydrometeorology and surface hydrology. Precipitation, evaporation and evapotranspiration. Infiltration. Runnoff and streamflow: hydrograph separation, rainfall-runnoff relationships and measurement of streamflow.
- Darcy's Law. Darcy's experiment and Darcy's Law: hydraulic gradient and hydraulic conductivity. Specific discharge and average linear velocity. Transmissivity and specific yield. Heterogeneity and anisotropy. Permeability of heterogeneous formations..
- Principles of ground-water flow. Gradient of hydraulic head, flow lines and flow nets. Regional groundwater flow: Hubbert and Toth's theories. Equations of groundwater flow. Groundwater models.
- Ground-water flow to wells and well hydraulics. Pumping test: basic assumptions and Dupuit equation. Steady-state conditions. Unsteady radial flow. Methods in leaky aquifers. Recovery test. Slug tests.
- Testing wells for yield. Head losses and estimation method. Pumping test procedures for characterizing the productivity of drilled wells.
- Quality of groundwater. Units of measurement. Types of chemical reactions in water. Major ion chemistry. Presentation of results of chemical analysis. Water quality standards. Spanish water regulations.
- Groundwater contamination. Sources of groundwater pollution. Pollution in relation to water use. Groundwater restoration. Capture-zone analysis. Mining contamination: control measures and remediation.
- Geology of groundwater occurrence. Igneous and metamorphic rocks. Unconsolidated aquifers and clastic sedimentary rocks. Karstic hydrology.
4. COURSE DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING METHODOLOGY
Lectures (theory): 2 hours per week
Laboratory and practical problems: 2 hours per week
Hydrogeological field trip in the mining district of Linares: 1 day
Students with special educational needs should contact the Student Attention Service (Servicio de Atención y Ayudas al Estudiante) in order to receive the appropriate academic support
5. ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY
Exam paper (70% of the total score) combined with evaluation of the laboratory exercises and field activities (25%), and participation in seminars and practices (5%).
6. BOOKLIST
MAIN BOOKLIST:
- Hydrogeology: principles and practice. Edition: -. Author: Hiscock, Kevin M.. Publisher: Malden [etc.]: Blackwell, 2007 (Library)
- Groundwater hydrology. Edition: 3rd ed. Author: Todd, David Keith. Publisher: [New York ]: John Wiley, cop. 2005 [i.e. 2004] (Library)
- Applied hydrogeology. Edition: 4th. ed. Author: Fetter, C. W.. Publisher: Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, cop. 2001 (Library)
- Hydrology [Recurso electrónico]: principles, analysis and design. Edition: Rev. 2nd ed. Author: Raghunath, H. M. Publisher: New Delhi : New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, c2006 (Library)
ADDITIONAL BOOKLIST:
- Contaminant hydrogeology. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Fetter, C. W.. Publisher: Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, cop. 1999 (Library)
- Groundwater Geochemistry [Recurso electrónico] : A Practical Guide to Modeling of Natural and Contam. Edition: 2nd Edition.. Author: Merkel, Broder J.. Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : 2005 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2008. (Library)
- Uranium, Mining and Hydrogeology [Recurso electrónico] . Edition: -. Author: Merkel, Broder J.. Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2008. (Library)
- Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution. Edition: 2nd ed. Author: Appelo, C. A. J.. Publisher: Boca raton[etc.] : CRC Press, cop. 2005 (Library)
- Groundwater recharge from run-off, infiltration and percolation [Recurso electrónico] . Edition: -. Author: SEILER, K.-P.. Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer, 2007. (Library)
- Field hydrogeology. Edition: 3rd ed.. Author: Brassington, Rick. Publisher: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley, c2007. (Library)
- Practical problems in groundwater hydrology. Edition: -. Author: Bair, E. Scott. Publisher: Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, cop. 2006 (Library)
- Effects of urbanization on groundwater [Recurso electrónico] : an engineering case-based approach fo. Edition: -. Author: Environmental and Water Resources Institute (U.S.). Urbanization Effects on Groundwater Task Committee. Publisher: Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers, c2010 (Library)
- Hydrogeology laboratory manual. Edition: -. Author: Lee, Keenan. Publisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education, cop. 2003 (Library)
- Groundwater reactive transport models [Recurso electrónico]. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Dubai, United Arab Emirates : Bentham Books, 2012 (Library)
- Groundwater hydrology of springs [Recurso electrónico] : engineering, theory, management, and sustai. Edition: -. Author: -. Publisher: Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, c2010. (Library)