224-0929/02 – Modelling of hydrogeological processes (MHP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering | Credits | 10 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Naďa Rapantová, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Naďa Rapantová, CSc. |
| Study level | postgraduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | | Semester | winter + summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2017/2018 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF, FAST | Intended for study types | Doctoral |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim is to cover a wide range of topics (see annotation) so we approached students with basic terminology, rules and methods in the given subject and their practical application.
Teaching methods
Individual consultations
Summary
Definition of model and purpose of modelling, types of models (physical models, mathematical models – deterministic and stochastic models). Numerical methods – FEM, FDM, governing equations of hydrogeological processes. Groundwater flow modelling. Conceptual model and grid design. Boundary and initial conditions, sources snd sinks. Special needs for transient simulations. Inverse modelling. Contaminant transport modelling, transport processes, hydrochemical models. Quality assurance of models – sensitivity analysis, calibration, verification. Practical applications on typical hydrogeological problems.
Compulsory literature:
Mary P. Anderson and William W. Woessner (2014): Applied Groundwater Modeling. Simulation of Flow and Advective Transport. Academic Press USA
Chunmiao Zheng, Gordon D. Bennet (1995): Applied Contaminant transport modelling. Theory and Practise International Thomson Publishing Inc.
Karlheinz Spitz and Joanna Moreno (2000): Practical Guide to Groundwater and Solute Transport Modelling. SSG USA.
Recommended literature:
Appello C.A.J., Postma D. (1993): Geochemistry, groundwater and pollution. A.A. Balkema
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Basic knowledge of hydrogeology.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Hydrogeological models. Physical and mathematical modelling (numerical methods – finite elements mehod, finite differencies method). Types of hydrogeological models and applications. Modelling of subsurface water flow in saturated and unsaturated zone. Steps of modelling protocol – conceptual model, grid design, initial and boundary conditions.
Data requirements for steady state and transient models. Calibration of models - trial and error, automatic calibration, inverse models. Modelling of solutes transport in saturated zone. Transport mechanisms, governing equations. Advective transport, transport with dispersion and reactions. Fully reactive models.
Uncertainty analysis. Utilization of mathematical modeling in risk analyses.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
Předmět neobsahuje žádné hodnocení.