224-0924 – Hydrogeology and Dewatering (HO)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Naďa Rapantová, CSc. |
| Study level | postgraduate |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Our intention is to provide a broad coverage of topics (see annotation of the course) in order to acquaint students with the basic principles of the subject taught and their practical applications.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Summary
Basic principles of hydrogeology and groundwater flow - terminology. Mine water, characteristics, legislation. Hydrogeological structures, impact of mining and construction activities. Groundwater hydraulics - inflows to mines, construction pits. Superposition of wells, horizontal drainage. Hydrogeological exploration, tasks. active and passive groundwater protection, dewatering projects, monitoring. Protection dams and walls.
Compulsory literature:
C.W. Fetter (2001): Applied hydrogeology. 4th edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Dawson K. J., Istok J. D. (1993): Aquifer Testing (Design and Analysis of Pumping and Slug Tests). Publisher Lewis. USA
Freeze R.A., Cherry J.A. (1979) : Groundwater. Prentice-Hall, Englewood
Cliftts,N.J.
Chow V.T., Maidment D.R., Mays L.W. : Applied Hydrology. Vyd. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York-Toronto.1988
Domenico P.A., Schwartz F.W. : Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology. Vyd. John Wiley and Sons. New York.1990
Recommended literature:
Zijl W., Nawalany M. (1993): Natural Grounwater Flow. Publisher Lewis. USA,
Strack O.D.L. : Groundwater Mechanics. Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey, USA
McWhorter D.B., Sunada D.K. (1977) : Ground-Water Hydrology and Hydraulics.
Water Resources Publications. Colorado USA.
P. A Domenico, F. W. Schwartz (1997): Physical and chemical hydrogeology. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.