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Syllabus ( ENVE 402 )

   Basic information
Course title: Soil & Groundwater Pollution
Course code: ENVE 402
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Ahmet KARAGÜNDÜZ
ECTS credits: 5
GTU credits: 3 ()
Year, Semester: 4, Fall
Level of course: First Cycle (Undergraduate)
Type of course: Area Elective
Language of instruction: English
Mode of delivery: Face to face
Pre- and co-requisites: none
Professional practice: No
Purpose of the course: 1. to teach fundamentals of water flow and develop flow equations in subsurface environment, 2. to teach fate and transport of contaminants and to develop models in subsurface environment
   Learning outcomes Up

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Idetify the concept of water flow in porous media

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain fundamental knowledge in Environmental Engineering
    2. Define and solve environmental engineering problems using necessary engineering concepts and formulas

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  2. Identify fate and transport of contaminants in Groundwater

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain fundamental knowledge in Environmental Engineering
    2. Define and solve environmental engineering problems using necessary engineering concepts and formulas
    3. Reach necessary technical, academic and practical information

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
  3. Develop water flow and contaminant transport models in porous media.

    Contribution to Program Outcomes

    1. Obtain fundamental knowledge in Environmental Engineering
    2. Define and solve environmental engineering problems using necessary engineering concepts and formulas
    3. Analyze and interpret data, as well as design and conduct experiments

    Method of assessment

    1. Written exam
    2. Homework assignment
   Contents Up
Week 1: Fundamentals of groundwater and definitions.
Week 2: Darcy's Law, Hydraulic Head and Gradient
Week 3: Hydraulic Conductivity and Permeability
Homework 1
Week 4: Identification of Groundwater Direction
Week 5: Development of Groundwater Flow Equation
Homework2
Week 6: Development of Groundwater Flow Equation
Week 7: Flow in Unsaturated Soil
Homework 3
Week 8: Radial Flow in Wells
Flow in multiple Wells
Week 9: Fundamentals of contaminant transport (Advection, diffusion and dispersion)
Homework 4
Week 10: Aqueous Chemistry
Equilibrium and Kinetics

MIDTERM EXAM
Week 11: Development of Contaminant Transport Equations
Homework 5
Week 12: Analytical Solutions
Planer Source, Continuous Release
Planer Source, Instantenous Relerase
Week 13: Analytical Solutions
Point Source, Instantaneous Release
Line Source, continuous release
Homework 6
Week 14: Modeling with adsorption
Week 15*: .
Week 16*: FINAL EXAM
Textbooks and materials: Domenico, A.D, and Schwartz F.W., Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, 1999 2nd Edition, Wiley and Sons Inc.
Recommended readings: 1. van der Perk, M., Soil and Water Contamination: From Molecular to Catchment Scale. 2006, CRC Press.
2. Serrano, S.G. Hydrology for Engineers, Geologists, and Environmental Professionals: An Integrated Treatment of Surface, Subsurface, and Contaminant Hydrology, 2010, HydroScience Incorporated.
  * Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
Assessment Up
Method of assessment Week number Weight (%)
Mid-terms: 10 40
Other in-term studies: 0
Project: 0
Homework: 3,5,7,9,11,13 10
Quiz: 0
Final exam: 16 50
  Total weight:
(%)
   Workload Up
Activity Duration (Hours per week) Total number of weeks Total hours in term
Courses (Face-to-face teaching): 3 14
Own studies outside class: 3 14
Practice, Recitation: 0 0
Homework: 4 6
Term project: 0 0
Term project presentation: 0 0
Quiz: 0 0
Own study for mid-term exam: 6 1
Mid-term: 2 1
Personal studies for final exam: 6 1
Final exam: 3 1
    Total workload:
    Total ECTS credits:
*
  * ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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