ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Civil Engineering with Thesis | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | CE521 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Groundwater Hydraulics | ||||||||
| Course Semester: |
Fall Spring |
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| Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi AGNE KARLIKANOVAITE- BA | ||||||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | To introduce the students to the concepts of groundwater hydraulics and resources management Develop the theoretical background needed for analyzing groundwater flow and seepage Present students the needed methods to interpret pumping tests Expose students to field drilling methods Familiarize students with numerical methods and groundwater modeling Introduce the students to basic theory of pollutant transport in porous media Enhance the students’ writing and oral presentation skills |
| Course Content: | Provide the necessary elements to: quantify the groundwater flow in confined and unconfined aquifers; estimate the rates of seepage under dam structures; design and dimensioning of drills; interpret pumping tests; quantify solute and pollutant transport in simple configurations. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Geological Formation of Groundwater | |
| 2) | Introduction to Groundwater Flow and Transport Processes | |
| 3) | Soil Properties and Moisture Movement in the Unsaturated Region | |
| 4) | İnfiltration | |
| 5) | Well hydraulics and aquifier tests | |
| 6) | well design and construction | |
| 7) | Sea Water Inflow to Coastal Aquifers, Groundwater and Heat Flow | |
| 8) | Hydrological Characterization Using Geophysical Models | |
| 9) | Midterm | |
| 10) | Geophysical and Tracer Characterization Methods | |
| 11) | Geostatics: Interpolation and Inverse Problems | |
| 12) | Groundwater Pollutants | |
| 13) | Non-reactive Pollutant Transport in the Saturated Zone | |
| 14) | Reactive Pollutant Transport in the Saturated Zone |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Freeze, R. A., and J. A. Cherry (1979), Groundwater, edited, New Jersey, Prentice-Hall Inc., TIC, Englewood |
| References: | de Marsily, G. (1986), Quantitative Hydrogeology, Academic Press Inc., Orlando, Florida |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| Program Outcomes | ||||||
| 1) Describe the broad multidisciplinary scope of Civil Engineering and the interaction between related disciplines. | ||||||
| 2) Repeats the current techniques and methods applied in the field of Civil Engineering, their limitations, effects and results. | ||||||
| 3) Conducts applied research in the field of Civil Engineering, reaches the information in depth and in depth, evaluates and applies the information. | ||||||
| 4) Applies modeling and experimental research; analyzes complex situations encountered in this process. | ||||||
| 5) Uses advanced methods and software used in the field of technology and communication technologies. | ||||||
| 6) Reaches in-depth and in-depth knowledge by performing applied research in the field of technology, evaluates and applies information. | ||||||
| 7) Conveys the process and results of the studies systematically in written, oral and visual form in national and international environments in and out of civil engineering field. | ||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Describe the broad multidisciplinary scope of Civil Engineering and the interaction between related disciplines. | 3 |
| 2) | Repeats the current techniques and methods applied in the field of Civil Engineering, their limitations, effects and results. | 3 |
| 3) | Conducts applied research in the field of Civil Engineering, reaches the information in depth and in depth, evaluates and applies the information. | 3 |
| 4) | Applies modeling and experimental research; analyzes complex situations encountered in this process. | 3 |
| 5) | Uses advanced methods and software used in the field of technology and communication technologies. | 3 |
| 6) | Reaches in-depth and in-depth knowledge by performing applied research in the field of technology, evaluates and applies information. | 3 |
| 7) | Conveys the process and results of the studies systematically in written, oral and visual form in national and international environments in and out of civil engineering field. | 3 |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Expression | |
| Individual study and homework | |
| Lesson |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
| Homework | |
| Individual Project |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Committee | 42 | % 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 158 | ||