Civil Engineering |
Lectures are supported by calculation exercises related to real problems from engineering practice.
Understanding concepts of numerical modeling of flows in porous media.
To enable students to develop and apply numerical models for simulation of single/multiphase flows and solute transport in porous media.
Introduction. Physical and mechanical properties of soil. Fundamental concepts of flows in porous media. Well hydraulics – advanced models for unsteady flow. Interaction between water and soil – effective stress concept. Multiphase flow in porous media. Numerical modeling of unsteady flows by finite difference and finite volume method. Finite element method. Examples from practice
1. Bear, J. (1988), Dynamics of fluids in porous media, McGrow-Hill, New York
2. Freeze, R.A. and Cherry, J.A. (1979), Groundwater, Prentice Hall, New Jersey
3. Pinder G.F.and Gray W.G.(1977), Finite element simulation in surface and subsurface hydrology, Ac. Press NY
4 Kinzelbach, W.(1986), Groundwater modelling, An Introduction with Sample Programs in BASIC, Elsevier1