CE 2028 GROUND WATER ENGINEERING -B.E. CIVIL ENGINEERING SEMESTER-VII-ELECTIVE – II SYLLABUS- ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI- AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS R - 2008

ANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI-

AFFILIATED INSTITUTIONS

R -  2008

-B.E. CIVIL ENGINEERING

SEMESTER-VII-

SYLLABUS

ELECTIVE – II

CE 2028                     GROUND WATER ENGINEERING                                                L T P C

3  0 0 3

 

OBJECTIVE

To understand the distribution of ground water, evaluation of aquifer parameters, solving ground water equations. Ground water quality and development of ground water methods are dealt.

 

UNIT I             FUNDAMENTALS OF GROUND WATER                                                           9

Introduction – Characteristic of Ground water – Distribution of water - ground water column – Permeability  -  Darcy's  Law  -  Types  of  aquifers  -  Hydrogeological  Cycle  –  water  level fluctuations.

 

UNIT II            HYDRAULICS OF FLOW                                                                                     9

Storage coefficient - Specific field - Heterogeneity and Anisotrophy -Transmissivity - Governing equations of ground water flow - Steady state flow - Dupuit Forchheimer assumptions - Velocity potential - Flow nets

 

UNIT III           ESTIMATION OF PARAMETERS                                                                        9

Transmissivity and Storativity – Pumping test - Unsteady state flow - Thiess method - Jacob method - Image well theory – Effect of partial penetrations of wells - Collectors wells.

 

UNIT IV          GROUND WATER DEVELOPMENT                                                                    9

Infiltration gallery - Conjunctive use - Artificial recharge Rainwater harvesting - Safe yield -Yield test – Geophysical methods – Selection of pumps.

 

UNIT V           WATER QUALITY                                                                                                 9

Ground water chemistry - Origin, movement and quality - Water quality standards - Saltwater intrusion –Environmental concern

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

 

TEXT BOOKS

1.         Raghunath H.M., "Ground Water Hydrology", Wiley Eastern Ltd., 2000.

2.         Todd D.K., "Ground Water Hydrology", John Wiley and Sons, 2000.

 

 

REFERENCE

1.         C Walton, "Ground Water Resource Evaluation", McGraw-Hill Publications.