06CV665 Ground water hydrology syllabus for CV


Part A
Unit-1 INTRODUCTION 6 hours

Importance. Vertical distribution of sub-surface water. Occurrence in different types of rocks and soils. Definition of aquifer, Aquifuge, Aquitard and Aquiclude. Confined and unconfined aquifers.

Unit-2 AQUIFER PROPERTIES 6 hours

Aquifer parameters – Specific yield, Specific retention, Porosity, Storage coefficient, derivation of the expression. Determination of specific yield. Land subsidence due to ground water withdrawals.

Unit-3 DARCY’S LAW AND HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY 7 hours

Introduction. Darcy’s law. Hydraulic conductivity. Coefficient of permeability and Intrinsic permeability, Transmissibility, Permeability in Isotropic, Unisotropic layered soils. Steady one dimensional flow, different cases with recharge.

Unit-4 WELL HYDRAULICS – STEADY FLOW 7 hours

Introduction.Steady radial flow in confined and unconfined aquifers.Pumping tests.

Part B
Unit-5 WELL HYDRAULICS UNSTEADY FLOW 7 hours

Introduction. General equation derivation; Theis method, Cooper and JaCob method, Chow’s method. Solution of unsteady flow equations.

Unit-6 GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT 7 hours

Types of wells. Methods of constructions. Tube well design. Dug wells. Pumps for lifting water: Working principles, Power requirements.

Unit-7 GROUND WATER EXPLORATION 6 hours

Seismic method, Electrical resistivity method, Bore hole geo-physical techniques; Electrical logging, Radio active logging, Induction logging, Sonic logging and Fluid logging.

Unit-8 GROUND WATER RECHARGE AND RUNOFF 6 hours

Recharge by vertical leakage. Artificial recharge. Ground water runoff. Ground water budget.

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