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CE 584 Hydraulics Of Ground Water |
| Groundwater Hydraulics is a first year environmental/geotechnical engineering graduate course that is designed to teach student about concept of seepage and hydraulic head distribution in the subsurface media. Analytical, semi-analytical, graphical and numerical solution techniques of groundwater problem will be introduced. Discussion and analysis will be centered on applications such as dams, groundwater wells, landfills, and contaminant migration. The students will be exposed to practical case studies related to seepage and groundwater movement in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. This course will also provide the student with the opportunity to perform computer modeling for the prediction of groundwater movement and contaminant transport. 3 credit hours. | |
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Prerequisite |
Undergraduate course in hydraulics that emphasizes fluid properties; mass, energy and momentum; flow in pipes and open channels; in addition, undergraduate course in soils that define physical and engineering properties of particulate matter and flow through porous media.
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| Course Objectives | Specific course objectives include exposing students to the following:
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| Course Requirements | HOMEWORK: Homework problems will be assigned on regular basis. A due date will be specified with each assignment. The submission of all assigned homework is required for a credit in this course. EXAMINATIONS: Midterm exam and final exam. SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS: Visual Modflow will be used. A student copy is included with the course text book. PROJECTS: Throughout the course there will be a number of subjects which we will study and discuss for their contribution to the area of groundwater and Seepage. Each student will select a technical paper on the subject, review the paper, and write a summary review providing pertinent background information such as who are the authors, what is the topic of the paper, methodology, and what are the significant findings, trends, and drawbacks, if any. In addition, a small project will be assigned mainly to teach student the use of Modflow. The project will be related to modeling groundwater head distribution within a flow domain with source/sink and various boundary conditions.
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| Textbook | Fetter, C.W. Applied Hydrogeology, Prentice Hall, Fourth Edition. IBSN: 0-130-88239-9
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| Computer and Internet Requirements | NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers used for classes. Depending on your computer needs, we recommend your computer meet or exceed the following minimum specifications below. PCs must have an Intel-compatible 1 GHz processor, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 1024x768 (min.) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system should be Windows XP Pro. Real One Player Basic (available free online) and high speed Internet connection such as cable, DSL, T1 or LAN will be required for EOL courses. MAC users must have a G4 processor with firewire and USB factory built-in, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB with 1GB free space available, 256 Color Display, CD-ROM drive, 1024x768 (min) video adapter, sound card, and speakers. The operating system must be MacOS 10.4 (minimum) along with the above RealOne and Internet specifications above. For more detailed information on computer specifications and recommendations, please refer to our website at: http://engineeringonline.ncsu.edu/currentstudents/computeraccess.htm
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| Instructor | Dr. Mohammed (Mo) A. Gabr, Professor Phone: (919) 515-7904
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