CE 469 - Groundwater Hydrology

Institution:

Portland State University

Subject:

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Description:

Introduces students to the basic principles of groundwater flow in the subsurface, emphasizing the importance of groundwater as a resource. Topics include: the hydrologic cycle, history of groundwater usage, aquifer classification and properties, Darcy's experiments and Law, hydraulic head and potential, porosity and permeability, transmissivity and storativity, heterogeneity and anisotropy, saturated vs. unsaturated subsurface flow, and hydraulics of pumping wells (drawdown, flow in confined and unconfined aquifers, nonequilibrium flow conditions, slug tests, and aquifer-test design).

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pdx.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 725-3511

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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