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| GEOL0271-1 | Groundwater
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Number of credits : |
| Master in sciences and environment management | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en développement durable, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en énergies renouvelables, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en intervention technique, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en interfaces sociétés-environnements, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en surveillance de l'environnement, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Master en sciences et gestion de l'environnement, à finalité spécialisée en procédés biologiques de valorisation des déchets, 1st year | | Toute l'année | | 3 |
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| Lecturer : | Alain Dassargues, Philippe Orban |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The fundamentals of hydrogeology and groundwater are proposed in this course:
- Introduction - Definitions: groundwater resources advantages and drawbacks, relative importance in the world, in Belgium, in Walloon region.
- Hydrological cycle and water balance of a basin, groundwater reserves.
- Confined, water table and perched aquifers: definitions and examples, importance of a clear geological understanding when defining hydrogeological conditions.
- Hydrogeological parameters and groundwater flow equations: hydrostatic, porosities, hydraulic conductivity and Darcy's law, intrinsic permeability, generalisation, application, limitations, measurements on field, piezometric maps, application examples, transmissivity, steady state groundwater flow in saturated conditions, specific storage coefficient, transient flow in confined and water table aquifers.
- Hydrochemical state of groundwater.
- Introduction to processes describing the contaminant transport in groundwater. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will have a good understanding and knowledge about groundwater aquifers. He will be able to:
- understand and exploite theoretical and practical hydrogeological concepts;
- interprete hydrogeological maps;
- draw and interprete piezometric maps;
- predict and detect local hydrogeological specificities of a study-site;
- interprete hydrochemical groundwater quality data;
- understand the main solute transport processes in groundwater.
Exercices and practical courses are lead by a local (Arlon) assistant. It will help each student to develop his self-sufficient capacities on practical and real case studies.
The not compulsory reading of reference books (in english) will allow additional documentation and understanding of scientific texts in this topic. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| The course requires a good knowledge of general geology and basic knowledges of hydraulics and mathematical and vectorial analysis. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The course is composed of "ex-cathedra" lectures and directed exercises sessions.
The exercises sessions are organised in direct relation with the topics covered by the theory lectures. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A pdf copy of all transparents is made available on the WebCT site of the course.This is only a summary of what was said and shown during the lectures.
The following reference book is adviced:
- Fetter C.W., 2001, Applied Hydrogeology (4th Edition), Prentice Hall, 598 p.
In this book, the student will find more details and examples than collected during the lectures. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A written exam is organised in January and in September sessions. With open questions, the evaluation is based mainly on understanding the concepts and processes, but it requires also memorisation. Indeed, a good knowledge and perfect command of the fundamentals are needed for preparing accurate and adequate answers.
During the exercices sessions, different problems are submitted to the students for an individual resolution. A final report on these resolutions is required for chosen deadline. The evaluation of this exercises report provides 30% of the final exam mark. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course will be concentrated on few days in the second part of the second semester (April-May). The lectures will be given on the Arlon Campus. |
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Contacts :
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| Alain Dassargues 04/3662376 Alain.Dassargues@ulg.ac.be
Philippe Orban 04/3662359
Assistants:
Ingrid Ruthy
ingrid.ruthy@ulg.ac.be
Mohamed Bouezmarni mbouezmarni@ulg.ac.be |
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