Ground Water Modeling
Initial Publication Date: May 29, 2007
Summary
Students model the effects of leaky boreholes on cross-formational ground-water flow and contaminant transport. Several basic modeling skills are learned.
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Learning Goals
- Obtain hands-on, practical experience in computer modeling.
- Experience the ground-water investigation process from computational analysis to final interpretation.
- Become better prepared for environmental employment.
Context for Use
This is the ninth of nine one-week exercises designed for a senior-level undergraduate lecture/lab hydrogeology course.
Description and Teaching Materials
A computer software with a user friendly graphic interface for building input parameters, running simulations and viewing results is required. One such software is Visual MODFLOW by Waterloo Hydrogeologic which provides MODFLOW and MODPATH support.
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Assessment
The author is seeking feedback from companies that hire students that have gone through the course that this activity is from to see if this training provides a positive impact on job performance.
References and Resources
The activity is from the following article:
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- Lee, 1998, Hands-On Laboratory Exercises for an Undergraduate Hydrogeology Course. Journal of Geoscience Education v. 46, p. 433. Contact the author to request furthur details and copies of the laboratory exercises.
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