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In addition to lectures, hands on laboratory work and field trips are important part of the course (Picture is for Class of 2012)

Prerequisite: MATH 242 or MATH 252A, or consent

4.000 Credit hours; 3.000 Lecture hours; 3.000 Lab hours

Schedule Types: Laboratory, Lecture

Instructor: Professor Aly El-Kadi, POST 709, 956-6331, elkadi@hawaii.edu, Web site

Textbook: Applied Hydrogeology by C.W. Fetter, soft, 4th edition 2018, Waveland Press, ISBN-13: 978-1478637097.

Course Content

(3 Lec, 1 3-hr Lab) Occurrence, characteristics, movement, quality, development, and contamination of water in the Earth

Course synopsis

Introduction and Hydrologic Cycle

Math Review

Groundwater Occurrence

• Saturated & unsaturated conditions

• Pore pressure & tension

• Aquifers

Groundwater Flow

• Darcy's law

• Hydraulic head & fluid potential

• Heterogeneity & anisotropy

• Equations of groundwater flow

• Flow nets

• Unsaturated groundwater flow

Groundwater Flow Applications

• Analytic solutions to simple flow problems

• Radial flow to wells

• Departures from ideal conditions

• Boundary effects

Introduction to Groundwater Models

Groundwater in Geologic Environments

• Regional groundwater flow

• Unconsolidated sediments

• Sedimentary rocks

• Igneous &metamorphic intrusive rocks

• Volcanic rocks

Groundwater Development & Management in Hawaii

Groundwater Exploration

• Geologic & hydrologic methods

• Geophysical methods

Case Studies

Course Goals

This class concerns the use of critical information and reasoning to understand hydrological, geological, and chemical processes and their interaction. We use quantitative and qualitative approaches to learn how the compositions of Earth materials constrain these processes. Relevant mathematical principles are covered. Laboratory, field trips, and computer simulations are used as efficient tools to supplement the lectures. This course helps many students towards their careers in environmental companies and government agencies.

Hands on field work

Assessment and Grading

Coursework will include: (1) reading the textbook, (2) completing problem sets, (3) completing laboratory assignments and field trip reports, (4) mid-term exam, and (5) final exam.

Grades

• 33% Homework and lab/field reports

• 33% Midterm

• 33% Final