HYDROGEOLOGY
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2022/2023
- Teacher
- CLAUDIA CHERUBINI
- Credits
- 6
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
- SSD
- GEO/05
Training objectives
- This course is intended to provide the student with an introduction to the main principles of hydrogeology, with particular emphasis on the distribution of groundwater in various environments and the laws that govern the flow.
The main goal is to provide the student with the basic tools used for the study of the hydrogeological systems, including the impact of anthropic activities. Prerequisites
- All students must know:
• the basic concepts of mathematical analysis;
• the fundamental principles of physics;
• the fundamental principles of both geology and stratigraphy. Course programme
- The course content is:
• the hydrologic cycle, its main components (precipitation, evapotranspiration, runoff and infiltration) and the equations of hydrological/hydrogeological balance;
• the hydrogeological properties of the media, the laws that govern groundwater flow and the hydrodynamic behaviour of porous media;
• the infiltration processes and unsaturated flow;
• the groundwater flow in fractured rock masses and the spring classification;
• the hydraulic head and the flow nets;
• the assessment of aquifer vulnerability to pollution.
• saltwater intrusion
• Solute transport in aquifers Didactic methods
- The course consists of 50 hours and is based upon:
• theoretical lectures;
• practical works. Learning assessment procedures
- Course learning goals will be assessed by written examinations, figuring a quiz and problems on the course content. In order to pass the examination, one must have a grade of at least 18 out of 30.
Reference texts
- Freeze, R.A., Cherry, J.A., 1979, Groundwater: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, 604 p.
Fetter, C.W., 2001, Applied Hydrogeology, 4th ed., Pearson, 598 p.
Civita M., 2005, Idrogeologia applicata e ambientale, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana, 794 p.
