CivE 681

Seepage and Drainage


Description

Elements of hydrogeology; regional groundwater flow, borehole logging methods. Theory of groundwater flow through soils and rocks, permeability, Darcy’s law, field governing equations and their solution by approximate methods, finite difference and finite element methods, unsaturated flow. Civil engineering applications, seepage in earth structures, design of dewatering systems for excavations and slopes, field testing, grouting.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the nature of groundwater flow
Analyze and quantify seepage through porous media
Design for the influence of seepage on engineering projects
Design seepage control methods.
Understand seepage in rocks and contaminant transport

Lecture Seminar Lab Credits Total AU
3 1/1 1/1 4 50.4
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Undergraduate Program(s)


Sections & Respective Instructors

B1 - 2023/2024 - Winter - Nicholas Beier
B1 - 2020/2021 - Winter - Nicholas Beier