ECTS - Porous Media Flow
Porous Media Flow (CE475) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Porous Media Flow | CE475 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| CE307 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | . |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Physcical properties and principles of groundwater systems, Definitions of confined and unconfined aquifers. Introducing compressibility and effective stresses of water and porous media, definition of transmissivity and storativity of the system, mathematical formulations of groundwater flow. Graphical analysis by flow nets, and well hydraulics for different cases. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Physcical properties and principles of groundwater systems, Definitions of confined and unconfined aquifers. Introducing compressibility and effective stresses of water and porous media, definition of transmissivity and storativity of the system, mathematical formulations of groundwater flow. Graphical analysis by flow nets, and well hydraulics for different cases. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction: Definition of Groundwater, and Hydrological Cycle, and Groundwater as a resource | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Physical Properties and principles: Darcy’s law, Hydraulic head and fluid potential, Dimensions and units, piezometers | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Physical Properties and principles: Heterogeneity and anisotropy, of hydraulic conductivity, porosity and void ratio, unsaturated flow and the water table | Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Physical Properties and principles: Aquifers and aquitards, confined and unconfined aquifers, compressibility and effective stress | Chapter 2 |
| 5 | Physical Properties and principles: Transmissivity and storativity, specific yield, equation of groundwater flow (steady state and transient state. | Chapter 2 |
| 6 | Flow Nets: Graphical construction for homogeneous aquifers, flow nets by numerical simulation | Chapter 5 |
| 7 | Flow Nets: Graphical construction for homogeneous aquifers, flow nets by numerical simulation | Chapter 5 |
| 8 | Groundwater Resource Evaluation: Response of ideal aquifers to pumping, unsteady radial flow to a well(well hydraulics) | Chapter 8 |
| 9 | Groundwater Resource Evaluation: Response of ideal aquifers to pumping, unsteady radial flow to a well(well hydraulics) | Chapter 8 |
| 10 | Groundwater Resource Evaluation: Measurement of parameters (transmissivity and storativity by pumping tests (Theis and Jacobs graphical solution | Chapter 8 |
| 11 | Groundwater Resource Evaluation: Measurement of parameters (transmissivity and storativity by pumping tests (Theis and Jacobs graphical solution | Chapter 8 |
| 12 | Groundwater Resource Evaluation: Theis and Jacobs solutions, Leaky Aquifers and Hantush solutions and unconfined aquifers and Neuman solution | Chapter 8 |
| 13 | Groundwater Resource Evaluation: Theis and Jacobs solutions, Leaky Aquifers and Hantush solutions and unconfined aquifers and Neuman solution | Chapter 8 |
| 14 | Groundwater Resource Evaluation: Generalization of solutions for multiple well case, variable pumping and Finite aquifers | Chapter 8 |
| 15 | Groundwater Resource Evaluation: Generalization of solutions for multiple well case, variable pumping and Finite aquifers | Chapter 8 |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. R. A Freeze and J. A. Cherry, Groundwater, PrenticeHall, Inc Englewood Cliffs, N.J, USA, 1979 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Usul, N. (2013). Engineering Hydrology, 3rd edition, METU press, Ankara. (12th chapter) |
| 3. Jacob Bear, Hydraulics of Groundwater, McGraw-Hill Series in Water Resources and Enviromental Engineering, 1979 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 15 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 8 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to have in-depth knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering, and to use this knowledge in solving Civil Engineering problems. | |||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to design and produce Civil Engineering systems under economic, environmental sustainability, and manufacturability constraints. | |||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, and acquires the ability to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |||||
| 4 | Gains the ability to develop an approach to solve encountered engineering problems, and to design and conduct models and experiments. | |||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to effectively use modern engineering tools, techniques, and capabilities necessary for design and other engineering applications. | |||||
| 6 | Gains the ability to independently conduct fundamental research in the field, report research results effectively, and present them at scientific meetings. | |||||
| 7 | Acquires sufficient verbal and written English skills to follow scientific developments in the field and to communicate with colleagues. | |||||
| 8 | Gains the ability to effectively use the knowledge acquired in intra-disciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, and to take leadership roles in such teams. | |||||
| 9 | Gains awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, personal development, and continuous self-renewal in the field; follows developments in science and technology; acquires awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation. | |||||
| 10 | Recognizes the importance of considering social, scientific, and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, disseminating, and applying data related to civil engineering problems. | |||||
| 11 | Gains the competence to critically examine, develop, and, when necessary, take action to change social relations and the norms that govern them. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||