Groundwater modelling

This course is a part of ENVM1602-24 Regional Hydrology, but it can be followed as a separate elective. Please contact the instructor in case you are interested in taking this course as a separate elective.

Students learn how to model groundwater systems. Different modeling approaches are applied in exercises to assess the environmental impact of man-made changes in the geohydrological system.

Topics include:

• The analytic element method and the finite difference method (including MODFLOW).

• Comparison of grid-based methods and analytical methods.

• Design of well fields including capture zones and wellhead protection

• Pumping test analysis

• Travel times

• Time series analysis of groundwater time series.

• Prediction of groundwater heads in wet and dry periods.

Modeling Assignments are grades as part of the student's portfolio.

A successful completion of the course requires a minimum grade of 5,8. For more information on grading, see article 14 in the Rules and Guidelines (RGBE):

https://www.tudelft.nl/en/student/ceg-student-portal/education/education-information/educational-rules-and-regulations

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