Groundwater Engineering

By Prof. Arun K. Saraf | IIT Roorkee

Learners enrolled: 846 | Exam registration: 203

ABOUT THE COURSE:
The proposed course will provide basic understanding about groundwater engineering which will start with the introduction of surface and subsurface waters, different types of aquifers, various important concepts e.g. porosity, permeability, hydraulic conductivity, specific yield, types of flows etc. Further, the course would also discuss basic laws which govern groundwater flow. There will be discussion on importance of pumping tests, groundwater modelling and groundwater recharge techniques.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Under and post-graduate engineering, post graduate and doctoral students

PREREQUISITES: Current students of engineering, post graduate science students and PhD students should have basic knowledge of computers

INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Central Groundwater Board / Authority, Central Water Commission etc

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Earth Sciences
Credit Points :	3
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	22 Jul 2024
End Date :	11 Oct 2024
Enrollment Ends :	05 Aug 2024
Exam Registration Ends :	16 Aug 2024
Exam Date :	26 Oct 2024 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1: Introduction to Groundwater Engineering, Importance of groundwater, Hydrologic Cycle

Week 2: Surface vs Groundwater, Water balance and its components, types of aquifers

Week 3: Infiltration and percolation, Porosity, Permeability, Surface Runoff

Week 4: Darcy’s Law, Limitations of Darcy Law, types of flows, Theis method, Jacob method

Week 5: Pumping test techniques, data analysis and interpretation

Week 6: Well losses – Specific Capacity and Specific yield, Collector well, Infiltration gallery

Week 7: Concept of Groundwater Management, Groundwater balance

Week 8: Introduction to groundwater modelling, Conceptualization of a model

Week 9: Initial and Boundary Conditions, Calibration, Validation, Future Prediction, Sensitivity Analysis, Uncertainty

Week 10: Artificial recharge techniques, Reclaimed wastewater recharge

Week 11: Aquifer Storage and Recovery, Seawater Intrusion and Remediation

Week 12: Ground water Basin management and Conjunctive use, Groundwater quality, Contamination source inventory and remediation schemes

Books and references

Raghunath H.M., “Ground Water Hydrology”, New Age International (P) Limited, New Delhi, 2010.
Todd D.K., “Ground Water Hydrology”, John Wiley and Sons, New York, 2000.

Instructor bio

Prof. Arun K. Saraf

IIT Roorkee

Prof. Arun K. Saraf is Ph. D. (Remote Sensing) from University of Dundee, United Kingdom. Presently he is working as Professor (High Academic Grade at Level-15, Sub-level-08) in the Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee since December 1989, and teaches courses on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Digital Elevation Models and Applications, Digital Image Processing of Satellite Data, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, Geomorphology, Advanced Technical Communication etc. and teaching to under- and post-graduate students of Integrated M. Tech. (Geological Technology) and MSc (Applied Geology) respectively. He was also been Head of Department of Earth Sciences between Jan. 2012 – Feb. 2015. He was first in the country to introduce GIS course to post-graduate students in the year 1990. In 1986, he was awarded “National Fellowship to Study Abroad” by Govt. of India for his doctoral degree. Further, in 1993 he was awarded “Indo-US S&T Fellowship” and worked in Goddard Space Flight Centre, NASA, USA for Post-Doctoral Research. He has been also awarded “National Remote Sensing Award 2001” by Indian Society of Remote Sensing and “GIS Professional of the Year Award-2001” by Map India 2002 for his outstanding research contributions in the fields of Remote Sensing and GIS. Earlier, he has also been given Khosla Research Awards and Prizes by then University of Roorkee. For four consecutive years, he as Star Performer in IITR. Three times he has also been awarded Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Bilateral Exchange Fellowships. So far Prof. Saraf has published more than 100 research papers in journals of repute (ISI) and supervised 15 Ph.Ds. Between 2003-2015, he was also Associate Editor of International Journal of Remote Sensing. Through funding from DST, Min. of Earth Sciences, CSIR, Prof. Saraf has been able to establish and operating NOAA-HRPT Satellite Earth Station at IITR since Oct. 2002, first in any educational institute in the country. Recently, Prof. Saraf has conducted five online video courses (Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Introduction to Remote Sensing, Digital Image Processing of Remote Sensing Data, Digital Elevation Models and Applications, Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing of Satellite Data and Global Navigation Satellite Systems), under NPTEL (National Program on Technology Enhanced Learning) (a project funded by MHRD, Govt. of India). Recently, Prof. Saraf has been recognized among Top 2% Scientists of the World (based on analysis done by Stanford University, USA). His research work in the fields of remote sensing and GIS and its applications in groundwater, earthquakes, fog etc. has earned him very high citation

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 26 October 2024 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75. If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.

Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of NPTEL and IIT Roorkee .It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.

Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.

Once again, thanks for your interest in our online courses and certification. Happy learning.

- NPTEL team

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