Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Hydrodynamic Testing

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	541-0006/01
Abbreviation	HZk
Course title	Hydrodynamic Testing
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Ing. Martin Klempa, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Methods of hydraulic parameters estimation. Hydrodynamic testing – methods.
Basic principles of hydrodynamic testing in situ, primary documentation.
Pumping tests in steady state flow – confined and unconfined aquifers. Dupuit equations.
Pumping tests in transient flow – confined and unconfined aquifer. Jacob, Theis, Neumann methods, type curves.
Boundary conditions, importance and appearance in hydrodynamic testing.
Recovery tests – Jacob method.
Development of depression cone, recovery. Well interference.

Literature

Dawson K.J., Istok J.D. (1993): Aquifer Testing (Design and Analysis of Pumping and Slug Tests). Publisher Lewis. USA,
P. A Domenico, F. W. Schwartz (1997): Physical and chemical hydrogeology. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
C.W. Fetter (2001): Applied hydrogeology 4th Edition. Prentice - Hall, Inc.

Advised literature

Zijl W., Nawalany M. (1993): Natural Grounwater Flow. Publisher Lewis. USA,
McWhorter D.B., Sunada D.K. (1977) : Ground-Water Hydrology and Hydraulics.
Water Resources Publications. Colorado USA.
Raudkivi A.J., Callander R.A. (1976) : Analysis of Groundwater Flow. Vyd.
Edw.Arnold Ltd., London.

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