On-demand

On-demand: Groundwater Essentials (OD-23-4-077)


Description
Take sessions anytime, at your own pace with unlimited course access for 45 days.

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Content
  • PRE-COURSE
  • Introduction
  • Pre-Course Survey
  • Pre-course reading and preparation
  • part 1
  • 00 – Course-Introductions
  • 1.1 – Bernoulli equation (revisited)
  • 1.2 – Volume flux density and effective velocity
  • 1.3 – Terminology
  • 1.4 – Porosity
  • 1.5 – Porosity, Specific Yield and Retention
  • 1.6 – Saturated hydraulic conductivity
  • 1.7 – Aquifer thermal energy storage
  • 1.8 – Refracting groundwater
  • 1.9 – Horizontal and vertical groundwater flow
  • 1.10 - Confined groundwater and boundary conditions
  • 1.11 – Storage in confined aquifers
  • 1.12 – Q&A - homework introduction
  • Session one survey
  • part 2
  • 2.00 - Session introduction and review of 1.10
  • 2.01 – Homework answers
  • 2.1 – Groundwater flow regimes
  • 2.2 – Groundwater flow from contours
  • 2.3 – Fresh & saline- Ghijben-Herzberg equation
  • 2.4 – Laplace equation
  • 2.5 & 2.6 - Unconfined aquifer- Dupuit-Forchheimer equation
  • 2.7- Leaky aquifer
  • 2.8- Seepage from a leaky aquifer
  • 2.9 - Unconfined aquifers with recharge
  • 2.10 Q&A
  • 2.11 - Homework Intro & Session wrapup
  • Session two survey
  • part 3
  • 3.0a - Part3: Introduction and Maths Support
  • 3.0b - Part 2: Exercise answers
  • 3.1 - Radial flow in a confined aquifer
  • 3.2 - Radial flow in an unconfined aquifer
  • 3.3 - Thiem Steady State Confined Pumping & Spreadsheet
  • 3.4 - Dupuit-Forcheimer & Spreadsheet
  • 3.5+3.6 - Pumping well in a groundwater flow field
  • 3.7 - Superposition | boundary condition
  • 3.8 - Q&A
  • 3.9 - Pathogen risk assessment case study
  • 3.10 - Q&A
  • 3.11 - Part 3 Intro to Exercises
  • Session three survey
  • Part 3: Resources
  • Vajont Dam Disaster
  • part 4
  • 4.00 Introduction | Solutions for Part 3
  • 4.1a Session overview |Wells & Recharge (Confined)
  • 4.1b Wells & Recharge (Unconfined)
  • 4.2 Freshkeeper concept | Contaminated groundwater | Case studies
  • 4.3 Adapted Stiff Diagrams | Q & A
  • 4.4 Theis spreadsheet | Theis Pumping Test | Panel Discussion
  • 4.5 Theis Curve principle
  • 4.6 Extra resistances
  • 4.7 DHI- Numerical Groundwater Modelling
  • 4.8 Panel discussion - Field of Application | Future training
  • Part 4: Resources
  • Additional resources: Hydrogeology 101: Cooper-Jacob
  • Additional resources: Hydrogeology 101: Theis Method
  • POST COURSE
  • Final Feedback Survey
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Introduction, Pre-Course Survey, Pre-course reading and preparation, Session one survey, Session two survey, Session three survey, Final Feedback Survey"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever