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CENG 139/259
Groundwater Hydrology
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Course Schedule:

Date(s) Topic (subject to change)
Assignment
 Text Sections (G=Gupta; COE=Corps of Engineers)
9/19

Introduction, hydrologic cycle, stream/aquifer interactions, data, terminology

   G: 2.2; COE: 2-2
9/21

Porous media characteristcs, geology, soil borings, grain sizes, porosity

   G: 3.2; COE 2-3,4,5,6
9/23 Aquifers, specific yield and retention   G: 3.3; COE 2-7, 8
9/26

Hydraulic conductivity in Darcy's law, permeability

   G: 3.4-3.5; COE:2-11
9/28

Hydraulic head, gradients, homogeneity and isotropy

   G: 3.4-3.6; COE: 2-9, 2-14
9/30 Storativity, transmissivity   G: 3.6-3.7
10/3 Quiz 1, Compressibility, effective stress, and land subsidence   G: 3.7; COE: 4-12
10/5 Equations of GW flow, solution of flow equations   G: 3.11-12; COE 2-13,16
10/7 Flow nets    
10/10

Quiz 2, begin finite difference methods

   G: 4.1; COE 2-18
10/12

Finish finite difference methods

   G: 4.9
10/14

Radial flow to a pumping well - steady-state

    
10/17

Radial flow to a pumping well - transient

   G: 4.3-5
10/19

Quiz 3, Satellite remote sensing of groundwater

    
10/21

Aquifer parameters from pump tests

  G: 4.10; COE: 4-6,4-7
10/24 Image well theory, boundaries, superposition    
10/26

Aquifer parameters from tests without pumping

   
10/28 Regional aquifer analysis (in-class presentations)    
10/31

Quiz 4, Artificial groundwater recharge

   G :4.8
11/2 Field trip - City of Santa Clara water well    
11/4 Salt water intrusion into wells, capture zone analysis   G: 5.7; COE: 2-19
11/7 Introduction to MODFLOW    
11/9 Guest lecture - sustainable groundwater management in Santa Clara County    
11/11 Application of MODFLOW    
11/14 Application of MODFLOW - continued    
11/16 No class during usual time - Attend GRA meeting, Santa Clara Biltmore (approximately 6:30p-8p)    
11/18 Application of MODFLOW - continued
 
11/21-11/25 Thanksgiving Break
 
11/28 Application of MODFLOW - continued    
11/30 Application of MODFLOW - continued
 
12/2 Wrap up MODFLOW project, complete engineering analysis
 
  Final Exam - turn in final project by exam time.
 

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