GLY 806
Groundwater Geophysics and Geotechnical Problems
3
Course Description
Application of surface and sub-surface geophysical methods to groundwater exploration; applications to pollution plumes delineating surface - Sub-Surface geology methods.
Course Outline
Application of surface and sub-surface geophysical methods to groundwater exploration; applications to pollution plumes delineating surface - Sub-Surface geology methods; Pore pressure and effective stress concepts and their application to slope stability analysis; Effects of excessive withdrawal of groundwater; Groundwater and dams; foundations; groundwater inflows into tunnels and excavations; Surface and groundwater flow systems as factors of soil and gully erosion