CIV542

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Completion A course that covers advanced topics in groundwater hydrology. Topics include: Introductory concepts in hydrogeology; the water situation in the UAE; quantity and quality of groundwater in the UAE; needs. Soil structure, porosity, void ratio, water content, specific yield, specific retention; soil classification system; properties of silts and clays. Darcy’s law; continuity equation; stratified aquifers; effective hydraulic conductivity. 1-dimensional steady state flow in confined aquifers; regional groundwater Toth’s flow problem; 1- dimensional steady state flow in unconfined aquifers; Dupuit assumptions and limitations. Flow inside earth dams; unconfined aquifer under recharge; groundwater flow to streams and solution for the groundwater divide. Transient flow problems; Transport equation; applications. Flow in fractures; cubic law. Saltwater intrusion; Variable density flow equation and problems. Construction dewatering: groundwater control; sumps, drains, deep well and

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