Groundwater Contamination Engineering Syllabus for B.Tech 7th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.<\/p>\n
Groundwater Contamination Engineering Laboratory B.Tech (R13) seventhsem is as follows<\/p>\n
OBJECTIVES:<\/strong><\/p>\n To impart knowledge on groundwater movement, development of ground water resources\u00a0hydro chemical behaviour of contaminants and the principles involved in contaminant\u00a0transport through groundwater.<\/p>\n UNIT I : INTRODUCTION<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0[8 hours] UNIT II : OCCURANCE AND MOVEMENT OF GROUND WATER<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0[9 hours] UNIT III : RESOURCE EVALUATION<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0[9 hours]
\nGround water and the hydrologic cycles- Ground water as a resource- Ground water\u00a0contamination- Ground water as a geotechnical problem- Ground water and geologic processesPhysical\u00a0properties and principles- Darcy’s law- Hydraulic head and fluid potential- Piezometers\u00a0and nests.<\/p>\n
\nHydraulic conductivity and permeability- Homogeneity and anisotropy- Porosity and voids ratioUnsaturated\u00a0flow and the water table- Steady state flow and transient flow- Compressibility and\u00a0effective stress- Transmissivity and storativity- Equations of ground water flow – Limitations of\u00a0Darcian Approach- Hydro dynamic dispersion.<\/p>\n
\nDevelopment of ground water resources- Exploration of Aquifers- The response of ideal aquifers to\u00a0pumping- Measurement of parameters- Laboratory tests- Numerical simulation for aquifer yield\u00a0prediction- Artificial recharge and induced infiltration- Land subsidence- Sea water intrusion.<\/p>\n