CS5108 - Advanced Ground Water Modelling and Management

Basic concepts of modelling flow and transport in groundwater systems; transport of contaminants with diffusion dispersion adsorption and reaction; multiple species reactive transport; overview of numerical models for simulation and prediction of flow and transport; well hydraulics equations; parameter estimation and pump tests; calibration and validation of prediction models; modelling complex contaminated aquifer sites; surface and groundwater interaction; sustainable use of groundwater; saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers; optimal management modelling concepts; linked simulation-optimization models and use of meta models; inverse modelling for parameter estimation and unknown contaminant source characterization; monitoring network design for contamination detection and compliance monitoring; special topics e.g., fractures and faults.

Learning Outcomes

• utilize basic principles of modelling groundwater systems for developing efficient and suitable flow and transport simulation models;
• predict contaminant plume movement in geochemically and hydrogeologically complex aquifer sites;
• calibrate and validate simulation models for flow and transport;
• develop optimal management strategies for sustainable use of aquifers;
• characterize unknown sources of contamination using sparse field data in contaminated aquifers;
• develop sustainable groundwater management strategies in coastal aquifers;
• design cost effective and efficient monitoring networks.

Subject Assessment

• Written > Examination (centrally administered) - (50%) - Individual
• Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (30%) - Individual
• Oral > Presentation 1 - (20%) - Individual.

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