Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Civil Engineering SCIA3003 Ground Water Engineering Syllabus

[Arvind Kumar]

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Civil Engineering SCIA3003 Ground Water Engineering Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SCIA3003 GROUND WATER ENGINEERING
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 HYDROGEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS 10 Hrs.
Introduction - Water bearing Properties of Rock - Properties of aquifer - Transmissivity and storage coefficient - Problems in
Specific yield - specific capacity -Darcy’s law and permeability - Methods of Estimation - Ground water table fluctuation and
its interpretations - Type of aquifers - Groundwater development and Potential in India - groundwater legislation, GEC
norms

UNIT 2 EVALUATION OF AQUIFER PROPERTIES 10 Hrs.
Darcy’s equation - governing equation of ground water flow - steady and unsteady flow equations for confined and
unconfined aquifer - water table aquifer – Dupit Forchheimer assumption - one dimensional flow - well hydraulics -
hydrogeological boundaries - concept of image - image well - well theory - interference of wells - partial penetration of well.

UNIT 3 GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS AND EXPLORATION 8 Hrs.
Geological methods - Geophysical - electrical resistivity - seismic refraction - water wells classification – drilling of deep
wells - well design, construction and maintenance - well development. Pumping test analysis – well characteristics - draw
down test - Tracer tests.

UNIT 4 GROUNDWATER QUALITY AND MOVEMENT 9 Hrs.
Ground water chemistry - Origin, movement and quality - Water quality standards - Remediation of saline intrusion-
Remediation schemes - Artificial recharge techniques - Ground water Pollution and legislation.

UNIT 5 GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT 8 Hrs.
Need for management model - database for groundwater management - protection zone delineation groundwater balance.
Introduction to groundwater model - Types, model formulation, and boundary conditions – case study.
Max. 45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1 - Identify the aquifers properties
CO2 - Find the types of aquifers and concept of image well
CO3 - Carry out surface and subsurface investigation to locate groundwater
CO4 - Visualize the occurrence and movement of groundwater
CO5 - Select suitable type of ground water recharge
CO6 - Apply the groundwater management study and softwares

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Todd D.K.,” Ground water hydrology”, John Wiley & Sons, 3rd Edition, 2005.
2. Raghunath H.M., "Ground Water Hydrology", New Age International Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2010.
3. Fitts R. Charles, "Groundwater Science". Elsevier, Academic Press, 2002.
4. Ramakrishnan, S, “Ground Water”, K.J. Graph arts, Chennai, 2003.
5. F.W. Schwartz and H. Zhang “Fundamentals of Groundwater”, Wiley, 2003.
6. D.D. Gray, “A First Course in Fluid Mechanics for Civil Engineers”, Water Resources Publications, Highlands Ranch,
Colorado, 2000.
7. D. Deming, “Introduction to Hydrogeology”, McGraw Hill, 2002.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks