CODE 104335 ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025 CREDITS 5 cfu anno 2 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 10720 (LM-35) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ICAR/07 LANGUAGE English TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 1) To introduce the various hydro-geological processes and the relevant analytical methods for engineering analysis; 2) To overview the main applications of groundwater flow principles as relevant to geotechnical engineers; 3) To introduce the fundamental aspects of capillarity in soils. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES COURSE AIMS: To introduce the various hydro-geological processes and the relevant analytical methods for engineering analysis To overview the main applications of groundwater flow principles as relevant to geotechnical engineers To introduce the fundamental aspects of capillarity in soils LEARNING OUTCOMES: Apply analytical tools and modelling techniques to the prediction of hydro-geological variables Evaluate the main soil parameters that affect the relationship between rainfall and ground infiltration Evaluate the sustainability of groundwater abstraction schemes with reference to the occurrence of pumping-induced subsidence Understand the effects of suction and capillarity in unsaturated soils TEACHING METHODS The course includes about 50 hours of face-to-face teaching in the English language. It will take place through lectures and practice sessions at times and places which the University services will communicate. Students who have a valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss circumstances or arrangements regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should contact both the relevant teacher and Professor Federico Scarpa (federico.scarpa@unige.it), who is the disability liaison of the Polytechnic School. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Phreatic (unconfined) versus artesian (confined) aquifers Vadose zone and water menisci Surface tension and volume-mass relations Hydraulic head as the driving potential for water flow: Darcy’s law Laplace equation: application to flow nets Methods of measuring and estimating infiltration capacity Transient processes and steady-state processes One-dimensional flow in unconfined aquifers: Dupuit’s theory Steady-state pumping from wells: confined aquifers Steady-state pumping from wells: unconfined aquifers Transient pumping from wells: Theis method and Jacobs method Introduction to site investigation: groundwater and permeability testing Falling head, raising head, constant head and packer (or Lugeon) tests Permeability of fractured rocks RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Wilson, E.M., (1990). Engineering Hydrology, 4th Ed. Macmillan Press Younger, P.L., (2006). Groundwater in the Environment: An Introduction, John Wiley & Sons Viessman, W. & Lewis, G.L., (1995). Introduction to Hydrology, 5th Ed. Pearson Fredlund, D.G. & Rahardjo, H., (1993). Soil mechanics for unsaturated soils, Wiley TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD DOMENICO GALLIPOLI Ricevimento: The lecturer receives by appointment to be previously agreed via e-mail. LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/10720/p/studenti-orario Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The examination will consist of a single oral test during which the solution of an analytical exercise may also be required. ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment will take place by oral examination at the end of the course.
