GEOE567 GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION

Course Code:5640567
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Geological Engineering
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. MEHMET ZEKİ ÇAMUR
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

This course is designed to teach students

(1) The basic equations governing groundwater flow and mass transport processes

(2) Fundamental concepts of groundwater and mass transport modeling

(3) The main subjects related to groundwater contamination

(4) The basic remediation procedures in relation to groundwater contamination


Course Content

Fundamental concepts of groundwater contamination and modeling. Derivation of solute transport equations and dispersion coefficients. Analytical and numerical methods for solving groundwater contamination problems. Modeling ground water contamination and sea-water intrusion.


Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, students will learn

1)  Variables controlling fluid flow in porous media

2) Variables controlling mass transport in porous media

3) Analytical solution of flow and mass transport equations

4) Numerical solution of flow and mass transport equations

5) How to incorporate chemical reactions into mass transport processes

6) Flushing, pump&treat, reactive/nonreactive barrier simulations in numerical environment