CE8016 Groundwater Engineering Syllabus:
CE8016 Groundwater Engineering Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2017
OBJECTIVES:
- To introduce the student to the principles of Groundwater governing Equations and Characteristics of different aquifers.
- To understand the techniques of development and management of groundwater.
UNIT I HYDROGEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
Introduction – Water bearing Properties of Rock – Type of aquifers – Aquifer properties – permeability, specific yield, transmissivity and storage coefficient – Methods of Estimation – GECnorms – Steady state flow – Darcy’s Law – Groundwater Velocity –- Dupuit Forchheimer assumption – Steady Radial Flow into a Well
UNIT II WELL HYDRAULICS
Unsteady state flow – Theis method – Jacob method – Chow’s method – Law of Times – Theis Recovery – Bailer method – Slug method – tests – Image well theory – Partial penetrations of wells – Well losses – Specific Capacity and Safe yield – Collector well and Infiltration gallery
UNIT III GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
Need for Management Model – Database for Groundwater Management – Groundwater balance study – Introduction to Mathematical model – Model Conceptualization – Initial and Boundary Condition – Calibration – Validation – Future Prediction – Sensitivity Analysis – Uncertainty – Development of a model
UNIT IV GROUNDWATER QUALITY
Ground water chemistry – Origin, movement and quality – Water quality standards – Drinking water – Industrial water – Irrigation water – Ground water Pollution and legislation – Environmental Regulatory requirements
UNIT V GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION
Artificial recharge techniques – Reclaimed wastewater recharge – Soil aquifer treatment (SAT) – Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR)Seawater Intrusion and Remediation – Ground water Basin management and Conjunctive use – Protection zone delineation, Contamination source inventory and remediation schemes
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Raghunath H.M., “Ground Water Hydrology”, New Age International (P) Limited, New Delhi, 2010.
2. Todd D.K., “Ground Water Hydrology”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2000.
REFERENCES:
1. Fitts R Charles, “Groundwater Science”. Elsevier, Academic Press, 2002.
2. Ramakrishnan, S, Ground Water, K.J. Graph arts, Chennai, 1998.