G2101k Hydrogeology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Kuchovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! G2100 Principles of hydrogeology
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 100 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/100, only registered: 0/100
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is devoted for students of Bachelors program. The main objectives are the following:
introducing to hydrogeology as a science;
understanding of permeability of rocks and its origin;
learning the basic principles of groundwater flow;
using of hydrological equation;
introducing to methods of groundwater measurement and sampling;
learning basics of contaminant hydrogeology.
Syllabus
  • History of hydrogeology
  • terminology
  • physicochemical properties of water; water phases on Earth; classification of ground water
  • hydrologic cycle; origin of ground water; hydrologic equation
  • ground water movement in geological materials; porosity and permeability of rocks; Darcy's Law; ground water flow
  • ground water flow in porous, fracturated and carstic rocks
  • basic methods og ground water survey
  • basic principles and introduce to contaminant hydrogeology
Literature
  • Šilar, Jan: Všeobecná hydrogeologie. 1.vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, Karlova Univerzita, 1983. 177 s.
  • Candra, J. - Dovoli, M.: Hydrogeologie pro geology. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, Univerzita Karlova, 1964. 225 s.
  • SCHWARTZ, F. W. and Hubao ZHANG. Fundamentals of ground water. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2003, vii, 583. ISBN 0471137855. info
  • ŠRÁČEK, Ondřej and Tomáš KUCHOVSKÝ. Základy hydrogeologie. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2003, 177 s. ISBN 8021031468. info
  • FETTER, C. W. Applied hydrogeology. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2001, xviii, 598. ISBN 0-13-088239-9. info
  • DOMENICO, P. A. and F. W. SCHWARTZ. Physical and chemical hydrogeology. 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1997, xiii, 506. ISBN 0471597627. info
  • HOMOLA, Vladimír and Arnošt GRMELA. Cvičení z hydrogeologie. 2. vyd. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1991, 264 s. info
  • HOMOLA, Vladimír and Arnošt GRMELA. Geologie kapalin a plynů. 1. vyd. Ostrava: Vysoká škola báňská, 1991, 179 s., [1. ISBN 80-7078-093-2. info
  • MATTHESS, Georg. Die Beschaffenheit des Grundwassers. 2. überarb. und erw. Aufl. Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, 1990, 498 s. ISBN 3-443-01007-5. info
  • Hydrogeologie. Edited by Hanspeter Jordan - Hans-Jörg Weder. 1. Aufl. Leipzig: VEB Deutscher Verlag für Grundstoffindustrie, 1988, 444 s. ISBN 3-342-00205-0. info
  • MATULA, Milan and Ladislav MELIORIS. Úvod do inženierskej geológie a hydrogeológie. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Universita Komenského, 1982, 169 s. info
  • HYNIE, Ota. Hydrogeologie ČSSR. Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1961, 562 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures, laboratory practices, numerical exercises
Assessment methods
Teaching methods: lectures, class exercises, homeworks. Written exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.