CIV5881 Ground water hydraulics
Faculty of Engineering
CIV5881 Ground water hydraulics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton and Suzhou (SEU). It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton, Suzhou (SEU)
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
This unit covers theoretical and practical knowledge of groundwater hydraulics, emphasizing analytical and numerical modelling skills.
The unit includes: aquifer properties, Darcy's law, well hydraulics, analytical and numerical modelling, model calibration, uncertainty analysis, contaminant fate and transport, variable density flow and ground water flow in unsaturated soils.
The knowledge learnt from this unit is directly applicable to research projects and practical industrial problems.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | De |
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester | Suzhou (SEU) | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the fundamentals of subsurface flow and transport.
- 2
Design hydraulic tests to obtain basic aquifer parameters.
- 3
Derive analytical solutions for ground water flow and contaminant transport problems.
- 4
Model ground water flow, solute transport and variable density flow numerically.
- 5
Conduct model calibration, parameter estimation and sensitivity analysis.
- 6
Work both independently and collaboratively on complex ground water problems.
Workload and teaching
4 hours lectures/practice and 8 hours of private study per week.
Where it fits
CIV5881 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Sina Alaghmand
- Dr Christian Urich
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV5881?
CIV5881 has no prerequisites.
When is CIV5881 offered?
In 2020, CIV5881 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton and Suzhou (SEU).
Which majors and minors include CIV5881?
CIV5881 is part of Civil engineering and Civil engineering - Water.