Groundwater dynamics 1300-ODWP11C-GES

The classes are concentrated on:
- analysis of the filtration field with the use of the hydrodynamic grid
- determination of filtration resistance of the river’s bed
- hydrogeological calculations based on the linear scheme of uniaxial filtration
- understanding on the physical meaning of the general flow equation
- formulation of the boundary problem
- solving the general flow equation with the Dirichlet condition
- taking into account in the calculation input – output segment of the general flow equation
- application of the Neumann condition in the calculation of the filtration field
- determination of the function of the groundwater table with the resistance of the surface boundary
- determination of alternative permeability parameters of heterogeneous systems
- variable density flows calculation
- the inflow to wells calculation
- the inflow to the horizontal drainage installations calculation
- preparation for the numerical solutions of the equation of groundwater flow.

Course coordinators

Katarzyna Kryszkiewicz

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

Students should have basic knowledge related to: - the basics of hydrogeology - the basics of differential and integral calculus The knowledge on these subjects student can earn on the following compulsory subjects at the Faculty of Geology, University of Warsaw in the first-cycle studies: - Hydrogeology - Mathematics

Learning outcomes

After completing the classes a student:
- describes the aquifer system elements and relationships between them
- determines the relation of groundwater – surface water
- calculates the groundwater flow according to the linear schemes of filtration field
- solves the general flow equation for different types of the boundary surface, taking account of input – output segment
- determinates alternative water permeability characteristics of heterogeneous systems
- calculates variable density flows in uniaxial filtration conditions;
- solves the problems related to the inflow to the drainage installations
- explains the differences between analytical solutions of the general flow equation and their numerical approximation.

Assessment criteria

A final assessment of the exercises on the basis of colloquium.