Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE / IMU 414 - CIVIL ENGINEERING

Code: IMU 414 Course Title: HYDROGEOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 4 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department CIVIL ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ÖMER BİLHAN (omerbilhan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Aims of this this course are to applicable and theoretical knowledge of groundwater behaviour, exploration and utilization is imparted

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to explain the evolution of groundwater and distribution of groundwater in the world PO-8 Awareness of the life-long learning, the skills to access to the information, to follow the improvements in science and technology and continuous self-development
PO-10 Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development
Examination
LO-2 Be able to solve problem about movement of groundwater PO-8 Awareness of the life-long learning, the skills to access to the information, to follow the improvements in science and technology and continuous self-development
PO-9 Awareness of professional and ethical responsibilities.
PO-10 Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development
Examination
LO-3 Be able to prepare the groundwater maps PO-6 Ability of working within single-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams effectively and skill of individual work.
PO-10 Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development
PO-11 Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction (definitions, use of groundwater, groundwater compare with surface water) Hydrologic elements (precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, runoff and hydrologic budget) Evolution of groundwater (hydrological cycle, rock properties, distribution of groundwater, aquifers and aquitards) Springs (classification, calculation of flow rate and discharge water volume) Groundwater movement (hydraulic heads, hydraulic gradient, Darcy's law) Well hydraulics (permenant and transituar regimes, pumping tests) Sea water intrusion in coastal aquifers Groundwater quality (ionic balance, diagrams)
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition and evolition of hydrogeolgy, use of groundwater, Hydrologic elements (precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, runoff and hydrologic budget) Description Method
2 Aquifers and its types, elements of aquifers, determination of aquifers material, sieve analysis and its interpretation Application of hydrologic budget Description Method
3 Porosity of aquifers, determination of porosity in situ and laboratory Application of sieve analysis and its interpretation Description Method
4 Types of groundwater and groundwater zone, water table maps (prepare and interpretation) Application of porosity Description Method
5 Springs (classification, calculation of flow rate and discharge water volume) Application of water table map Description Method
6 Groundwater movement (hydraulic heads, hydraulic gradient Flow types and flow regimes Application of calculation of flow rate and discharge water volume Description Method
7 Dacy's law, determination of permeability of the rocks, transmissivity and storage cofficient Calculation of yield and velocity in the aquifers Application of permeability Description Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Well hydraulics for permenant regimes (pumping tests, Dupuit and Thiem Equations) Application of Dupuit Equations Description Method
10 Radius of cone of depression in the aquifers, calculation of the maximum yield in the well, Yield- drawdown equations in the aquifers, interfering wells Application of Thiem Equations Description Method
11 Well hydraulics for transituar regimes (pumping tests, Theis and Jacob Equations) Application of Theis Equations Description Method
12 Pumpage tests, water well constraction Application of Jacob Equations Description Method
13 Sea water intrusion in coastal aquifers, preventation of sea water inrusion, aquifers in island Description Method
14 Groundwater chemistry, Groundwater quality Description Method
15 Physical and chemical peoperties of groundwater Presentation of results of analysis Application of presentation of analysis results Description Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Fetter, C, W, 1994; (Çeviren: Afşin, M ve Kayabalı, K, 2004), Uygulamalı Hidrojeoloji, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara
2 Canik, B., 1998; Hidrojeoloji, Ankara Ü. Fen Fakültesi, Ankara
Required Course instruments and materials
Fetter, C, W, 1994; (Çeviren: Afsin, M ve Kayabali, K, 2004), Uygulamali Hidrojeoloji, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara Canik, B., 1998; Hidrojeoloji, Ankara Ü. Fen Fakültesi, Ankara

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 1 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 1 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 14 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 14 28
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 128