CIVE 584. Mechanics of Groundwater Flow.
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CIVE 584
Mechanics of Groundwater Flow.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Civil Engineering (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Origins and types of groundwater; Darcy's law; hydraulic anisotropy; conservation laws; fundamental equations of porous media flow; Laplace's and Poisson's equations: analytical solution of potential flow problems; determination of hydraulic conductivity; flow in unconfined and confined acquifers; seepage modelling; unsaturated flow; transient flows in porous media; introduction to computational methods.
- (3-1.5-4.5)
- Prerequisite: CIVE 311 or Permission of Instructor.
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