After successful completion of the course, students are able to... select and apply suitable methods for investigating the hydraulic soil properties, estimate the amount of water abstraction to protect building pits, determine if groundwater can be used for a typical household, and analyse the impact of flood protection dams on the groundwater flow situation.
Introduction into the types of subsurface tests as basis for modelling
Applications and limits of groundwater models
Investigation methods for determining the hydraulic properties of subsurface materials
Thermal use of groundwater
Practical exercises:
Evaluating a steady-state pumping test,
Determining the hydraulic conductivity from infiltration tests and sieve analyses,
Assessing the capacity of a single well and a multiple well facility (Water control at building pits),
Estimating the impact of thermal use of groundwater,
Investigating the groundwater flow near flood protection dams with the help of a 2-D groundwater model.
Hands-on exercises, Introduction in the Software Freewat, Modflow, theory lectures, autonomous learning of selected Topics and oral presentations.
The evaluation includes the written exam, a 15 min presentation of a given topic and active participation in the practical exercises and discussion of the presentations. The attendance at all model exercises is mandatory.
Compulsory attendance at the exercises
ÖWAV-Regelblatt ; 207 Termische Nutzung des Grundwassers und des Untergrunds - Heizen und Kühlen
Applied Groundwater Modeling, MP. Anderson, WW. Woessner
Introduction to groundwater modeling: finite difference and finite element methods, HF. Wang, MP. Anderson
