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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Hydrogeology and Dewatering

Type of study Doctoral
Language of instruction Czech
Code 224-0924/03
Abbreviation HO
Course title Hydrogeology and Dewatering
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Naďa Rapantová, CSc.

Subject syllabus

Basic principles of hydrogeology and groundwater flow - terminology. Mine water, characteristics, legislation. Hydrogeological structures, impact of mining and construction activities. Groundwater hydraulics - inflows to mines, construction pits. Superposition of wells, horizontal drainage. Hydrogeological exploration, tasks. active and passive groundwater protection, dewatering projects, monitoring. Protection dams and walls.

Literature

C.W. Fetter (2001): Applied hydrogeology. 4th edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Dawson K. J., Istok J. D. (1993): Aquifer Testing (Design and Analysis of Pumping and Slug Tests). Publisher Lewis. USA
Freeze R.A., Cherry J.A. (1979) : Groundwater. Prentice-Hall, Englewood
Cliftts,N.J.
Chow V.T., Maidment D.R., Mays L.W. : Applied Hydrology. Vyd. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York-Toronto.1988
Domenico P.A., Schwartz F.W. : Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology. Vyd. John Wiley and Sons. New York.1990

Advised literature

Zijl W., Nawalany M. (1993): Natural Grounwater Flow. Publisher Lewis. USA,
Strack O.D.L. : Groundwater Mechanics. Prentice Hall Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey, USA
McWhorter D.B., Sunada D.K. (1977) : Ground-Water Hydrology and Hydraulics.
Water Resources Publications. Colorado USA.
P. A Domenico, F. W. Schwartz (1997): Physical and chemical hydrogeology. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.