Area: | Department of Applied Geology |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 10195 (v.3) Geology 244 - Petrology and Geochemistry or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Groundwater; movement, chemical and physical characters, water quality, exploration techniques, water well design studies, hydrologic cycle studies of Australian sedimentary basins, emphasis on Perth basin, exploration in crystalline rocks and deeply weathered terrains. Conservation of groundwater, hydrogeology in mining and civil engineering, legislation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will have - Gained knowledge of the basic fundamentals of groundwater exploration and exploitation. An appreciation of the nature of groundwater resources. Analysed natural environments of groundwater. Understood the basic principles governing the nature of groundwater flow and various methods of it's assessment. Learnt the essential physical and chemical characteristics of aquifers and aquicludes. The ability to present hydrogeological data by various means of communications. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Brassington R., (1999), Feild Hydrogeology, Wiley. Driscoll F.G., (1986), Groundwater and Wells, Johnson Div. St Paul, Minnes. Todd D.K., (1980), Groundwater Hydrology, Wiley. |
Unit Texts: | Fetter C.W., (2001), Applied Hydrogeology, Prentice Hall. Domenico P.A and Schwartz F.W., (1999), Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, Wiley. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments 40%, Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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