After successful completion of the course, students are able to:

1. Perform and analyze a groundwater well pumping test.
2. Understand the theory behind geophysical methods for underground exploration.
3. Analyze and interpret geophysical data for hydrogeological investigations
4. Identify laboratory methods applicable to groundwater engineering.
5. Plan a groundwater tracer test.

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of groundwater engineering and exploration techniques. Students will gain hands-on experience in performing and analyzing groundwater well pumping tests, collecting data and interpreting geophysical methods for underground exploration, identifying laboratory methods relevant to groundwater engineering, and planning groundwater tracer tests.

Course Outline:

Introduction (08.03.2024)

• Overview of course and organization

Theory and Analysis of Pumping Tests (15.03.2024)

• Fundamentals of pumping tests
• Types of pumping tests and their applications
• Practical considerations in conducting pumping tests
• Interpretation of pumping test data
• Analysis of pumping tests

Practical Excercise Using Analysis Software Winflow (22.03.2024)

• Learn the basics of Winflow
• Complete a tutorial about analyzing a pumping test

Methods for Determining Hydraulic Conductivity (12.04.2024)

• Laboratory methods for hydraulic conductivity determination
• Applications of tracer methods in groundwater studies

Geophysical Methods for Underground Exploration (26.04.2024)

• Hydrogeophysics
• Electrical and electromagnetic methods in groundwater exploration
• Interpretation of geophysical data

Petzenkirchen Field Trip (07.05.2024)

• Laboratory tour in Petzenkirchen
• Hands-on experience in conducting a pumping test
• Conduct a hydro-geophysical survey
• Evaluation of the geophysical results

Groundwater Laboratory Tracer Test (16.05.2024)

• Planning and designing a tracer test
• Practical aspects of tracer test execution
• Analysis and interpretation of tracer test results
• Geophysical monitoring

Course Evaluation (due on 01.07.2024):

• Final report: Analyze pumping test and column tracer test data that was collected, using the methods learned in the course. Comparison of geophysical and hydrogeological results. Deliver a short report (~6 pages).

The fieldwork in Petzenkirchen is a mandatory part of the course.  We will travel by train and the student is responsible for the cost of the train ticket (~40 euros).

Recommended Textbooks:

• “Resistivity and induced polarization: Theory and applications to the near-surface earth” by Andrew Binley, and Lee Slater, L.

• “Water Well and Aquifer Test Analysis” by Phil Hall

Final report: Analyze pumping test and column tracer test data that was collected, using the methods learned in the course. Comparison of geophysical and hydrogeological results. Deliver a short report (~6 pages).

Compulsory attendance to the exercises