Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

WRE 504 — Hydrogeology (Groundwater Hydrology)

3 units · WRE department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

describe the characteristics of groundwater flow
identify and measure aquifer properties and their effects on groundwater flow
Compute groundwater recharge, flow and discharge
decide on appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods commonly used in physical
employ physical based equations that describe flow in the unsaturated zone, groundwater

Course contents

Groundwater and Aquifers: Physical Properties of Aquifers. Darcy’s Law and Hydraulic conductivity. Well Flow Systems: Measurement of hydraulic conductivity, Transmissivity, Specific yield and storage coefficient. Groundwater Exploration, well construction and pumping. Mathematical Techniques – Analytical and numerical solutions and simulation. Digital Computers – Finite Difference and Finite Element techniques in groundwater modelling. Unsaturated Flow. Surface – Subsurface water relations. Computer Aided Design in Water Resources

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WRE 504 — Hydrogeology (Groundwater Hydrology)

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

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