Year
2021
Units
4.5
Contact
3 x 1 hour lectures weekly
6 x 3-hour workshops per semester

External Option
4 x 6-hour of on-line exercises per semester
4 x 4-hour tutorials per semester
1 x 40-hour practical per semester
Prerequisites
^ = may be enrolled concurrently
1 1 of EASC8741, WARM8741
2 ^ 1 of EASC8700, WARM8700, EASC9700
3 ^ 1 of EASC8772, WARM8772, EASC9772
4 Admission into GCGH-Graduate Certificate in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
4a Admission into GDPGH-Graduate Diploma in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
4b Admission into MSCGH-Master of Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
4c Admission into MEMG-Master of Environmental Management
4d Admission into GDPSCWRM-Graduate Diploma in Science (Water Resources Management)
4e Admission into GCSCWRM-Graduate Certificate in Science (Water Resources Management)
4f Admission into MSCWRM-Master of Science (Water Resources Management)
Must Satisfy: ((1) or (2) or (3)) and ((4 or 4a or 4b or 4c or 4d or 4e or 4f))
Enrolment not permitted
1 of EASC3742, WARM8742 has been successfully completed
Assumed knowledge
Basic knowledge of groundwater flow theory. First year university level earth sciences.
Topic description

This topic offers the basic knowledge needed to understand and to be able model fluids in motion in porous media (groundwater). Following an introduction to general theoretical aspects of earth fluid dynamics, students focus on flows in porous media with applications of Darcy's Law in several case studies.

Educational aims

This topic aims to introduce students to physical laws applied to describe, understand and predict the behaviour of fluids in motion in porous media.

Expected learning outcomes
On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

  1. Outline the physical laws that describe fluids in motion in porous media
  2. Apply constitutive laws of porous media flow using numerical modelling to a wide range of settings
  3. Apply computational modelling of complex dynamical systems
  4. Demonstrate enhanced problem-solving, critical-thinking and reasoning abilities