The course Groundwater. Effects on soil and rock It arises against a backdrop of growing demand for professionals skilled in water management and in understanding the impacts of water on soil and rock. With rapid urbanisation and the climate change, understanding the behaviour of water in porous media is essential for the sustainability and geotechnical engineering. This online course offers comprehensive training on flow in porous media, effective stresses and the effects of water, enabling you to develop critical skills analysis and design. By taking part, you will be positioning yourself within a growing sector where career opportunities are plentiful. Prepare to become a specialist in a vital field, contributing to innovative solutions in water resource management and land stability.
Groundwater. Effects on soil and rock
Civil Engineering and Structures
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
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Understanding you fundamental concepts on flow through porous media and Darcy’s law in groundwater.
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To analyse the influence of water on the effective stresses and interstitial pressures in sand and rocks.
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Assess the effects of water internal erosion and piping in geotechnical systems.
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Apply knowledge of soil consolidation and development of the backwater in geotechnical projects.
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Developing skills in design and construction efficient wells and pumping systems.
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Designing groups of boreholes and wellpoints, taking into account the most appropriate analytical solutions for each case.
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Carry out the analysis and preliminary design of filters, understanding their concept Used in engineering works.
Table of Contents
UNIT 1. FLOW IN POROUS MEDIA
Groundwater versus surface water. Types of aquifers
Darcy’s Law. Hydraulic head and hydraulic gradient. Permeability
Mechanics and theory of flow in porous media
Flow networks
Two-fragment method
UNIT 2. ACTUAL STRESSES AND INTERSTITIAL PRESSURES. THE EFFECTS OF WATER ON SOIL AND ROCKS
Principle of effective stresses. Application to soils and rocks
Stress distribution in the ground
Scouring, bottom raising, internal erosion and piping
Filters – Concept, use and preliminary design
Effects of water on the rock matrix and the rock mass
UNIT 3. SOIL STABILISATION
An Introduction to Soil Consolidation
The magnitude of consolidation settlement
Evolution of settlement due to consolidation
Theory of parabolic isochrones
Pre-loading and radial and mixed consolidation
UNIT 4. WELLS AND PUMPING SYSTEMS
Design and construction of wells
Well design. Analytical solutions for individual wells
Design of well fields. Analytical solutions for well fields
Design and construction of wellpoints
Wellpoint design