Groundwater Modeling (Geological Sciences 16:460:528:01)

Purpose: Learn to build a groundwater flow and transport model using Visual MODFLOW
Students are to choose a research problem where a groundwater model can be helpful
The course is hands-on and centered on constructing and using the model to test hypotheses

Time & Place: Fall 2012
Wednesdays, 3:20 6:20pm
Computer Instruction Lab (Rm. A211), Doolittle Annex Building, Busch Campus

Instructor: Ying Fan Reinfelder
Earth and Planetary Sciences & Environmental Sciences
Email: yingfan@rci.rutgers.edu

Office Hour: Wednesday 1:00-3:00pm, or by appointment

Textbook: Hydrogeology and Groundwater Modeling, by Nevin Kresic
Applied Groundwater Model, by Mary P. Anderson and William W. Woessner
Selected chapters at: http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/Kresic-Chapters.pdf
http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/Anderson-Chapters.pdf

Material: PC laptop (or Mac running Windows)
If using lab computer, a flash drive

Structure: 3:20 4:40pm: Lecture
4:50 6:00pm: Project

Grading: Tutorial Project -------------------------->10%
1 Exam (open book/notes) -------------->40%
Semester Project -------------------------->50% (20% presentation, 30% written report)


This syllabus can be downloaded at:
http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/Syllabus-528.pdf

Tutorial Manual:
http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/VM-Tutorial.pdf

Visual MODFLOW User Manual:
http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/VM-Manual.pdf

ASTM guides on groundwater modeling:
http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/ASTM-Guides.pdf

Fundamentals of Groundwater Modeling, EPA:
http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/Fundamentals-EPA.pdf

History of MODFLOW
http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/History-of-Modflow.pdf

MODFLOW1988
http://envsci.rutgers.edu/~yreinfelder/GEOL_528/MODFLOW1988.pdf
Schedule


Week
(date)
LectureSubject Reading Project Assignment
1(09/05)
CourseOverview
ExamplesofGroundwaterModels
PastStudentProjects
7.1
WaterlooAirport:
Tutorial
Preparea510min
Presentation
2(09/12)
EquationsofGroundwaterFlow
PointVolumeAquiferSystem
7.2.1,7.2.2
510minute
Presentation
WaterlooAirport:
TutorialReport
3(09/19)
ConceptualModel
NumericalSolution
7.2.3,ASTM
Guide
TutorialReportdue
ProjectReportand
ModelersJournal
SemesterProject:
Literature,Data,
ConceptualModel
4(09/26)
ModelDomainandGrids
BoundaryConditions
7.2.4
Presentation:
ConceptualModel
SemesterProject:
Domain,Grids
SemesterProject:
ModelDomain,
Grids
5(10/03)
MaterialProperties
SourcesandSinks
MODFLOWPackages
7.2.5
MODFLOW
1988
SemesterProject:
SourcesandSinks
SemesterProject:
SourcesandSinks
6(10/10) RunningtheModel 7.2.6
SemesterProject:
TestRuns
SemesterProject:
TestRuns
7(10/17) RunningtheModel 7.2.6
SemesterProject:
TestRuns
SemesterProject:
TestRuns
8(10/24)
Calibration,SensitivityAnalysis
WinPEST
7.37.6,
ASTMGuide
SemesterProject:
CalibrationK,R
SemesterProject:
CalibrationK,R
9(10/31)
TransientModels
ZoneBudgetAnalyses
7.2.6
SemesterProject:
CalibratingS
ZoneBudget
SemesterProject:
CalibratingS
ZoneBudget
10(11/07)
PrinciplesofGroundwater
TransportParticleTrackingand
TravelTime
1820
SemesterProject:
ParticleTracking
SemesterProject:
ParticleTracking
11(11/14) Exam CatchuponProject
12(11/21) FridayClass CatchuponProject
13(11/28)
ExamOverview
FracturedFlowModeling
DensityDependentFlow
IngredientsofFinalReport
Anderson
Chapters
7.7,7.8,17,
ASTMGuide
CatchuponProject CatchuponProject
14(12/05) NoClass(AGU) FinalPresentation
15(12/12)
FinalProjectPresentation(20
30min)
Fundamentals
EPA
FinalPresentation
(2030min)
FinalProject
Report
17(1221)
Friday
FinalProjectReportDue