Information Package / Course Catalogue
Groundwater Hydraulics
Course Code: MCE533
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

Importance of groundwater in water supply practice and technical issues of groundwater usage, use of Darcy law in determination of groundwater characteristics, and giving advanced level technical information regarding groundwater to students.

Course Content

Basic concepts, classification of groundwater reservoirs, aquifer types, well types, aquifer parameters, Darcy law, hydraulic load, piezometers, well losses, step drawdown test and determination of pump capacity, filter materials and calculation, well development.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Groundwater carrying geological layer identification
2.Classification of groundwater layers
3.Groundwater movement equation derivation for steady and unsteady flows
4.Groundwater type curve derivation for different aquifer types
5.Well hydraulics and well type identification
6.Determination of groundwater flow nets
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bouwer, H., 1978. Groundwater Hydrology. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 480p
2.Bear, J. 1979. Hydraulics of groundwater. McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 567p
3.Fetter, C.W. 1980. Applied hydrogeology. Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co., 488 p.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of groundwater reservoirs
Week 3 - Theoretical
Aquifer types
Week 4 - Theoretical
Aquifer types
Week 5 - Theoretical
Well types
Week 6 - Theoretical
Groundwater flow types
Week 7 - Theoretical
Determination of aquifer parameters
Week 8 - Theoretical
Determination of aquifer parameters
Week 9 - Theoretical
Field aquifer tests
Week 10 - Theoretical
Darcy law
Week 11 - Theoretical
Hydraulic load, piezometers and well losses
Week 12 - Theoretical
Step drawdown test and determination of pump capacity, filter materials
Week 13 - Theoretical
Well development
Week 14 - Theoretical
Well development
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%15
Quiz1%15
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Quiz125126
Midterm Examination125227
Final Examination139241
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026