General information
Course type | AMUPIE |
Module title | Hydrogeology |
Language | English |
Module lecturer | dr Filip Wolny |
Lecturer's email | fwolny@amu.edu.pl |
Lecturer position | Assistant professor |
Faculty | Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences |
Semester | 2022/2023 (summer) |
Duration | 30 |
ECTS | 5 |
USOS code | 07-HG-AMU-PIE |
Timetable
The course will start on APRIL 20 2023 (Thursday).
Location: room 337 - third floor of the Collegium Geographicum building (Krygowskiego 10 Street, i.e. the main building of the Faculty of Geography)
Prefered timetable:
09:45-11:15: Lecture (or practical class)
15 min break
11:30-13:00: Practical class
Attention: the timetable (weekdays and meeting times) may change at students' request. Some parts of the course can be held online (via MS Teams) at students request. Please contact: filip.wolny@amu.edu.pl if necessary.
Module aim (aims)
1. Module aim (aims)
(1) familiarizing students with basic terms in hydrogeology
(2) introducing the physical processes governing groundwater flow
(3) explaining basic characteristics of aquifers and other water-bearing media
(4) developing basic mapping and modelling skills to track groundwater movement
Module type: 10 hrs of lectures + 20 hrs of practical classes
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
Basic knowledge of geology, geography, physics and chemistry.
Syllabus
Week 1:
Lecture 1 (2hrs): Introduction, properties of water bearing media, aquifers
Practical class 1 (2hrs): Designing and interpreting hydrogeologic cross-sections
Week 2
Practical class 2 (2hrs): Designing and interpreting maps of the water table
Practical class 3 (2hrs): Designing and interpreting maps of the water table - continuation
Week 3
Practical class 4 (2hrs): Sieve analysis- estimating the hydraulic conductivity of a porous material
Practical class 5 (2hrs): Permeameter- measuring the hydraulic conductivity in laboratory conditions
Week 4
Lecture 2 (2hrs): Principles of groundwater flow, hydraulic head, hydraulic head gradient
Practical class 6 (2hrs): Estimating water flow velocity and water flow rates within an aquifer
Week 5
Lecture 3 (2hrs): Groundwater chemistry
Practical class 7 (2hrs): Presentation of results of groundwater chemistry
Week 6
Lecture 4 (2hrs): Field methods used in hydrogeology
Practical class 8 (2hrs): Interpreting field piezometric tests (eg. slug tests)
Week 7
Lecture 5 (2hrs): Water supply, problems related to groundwater protection
Practical class 9 (2hrs): Assessment of groundwater resources
Week 8 Final test
Reading list
Fetter C.W. (2001): Applied Hydrogeology. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.