TP – 1185 An Introduction to Groundwater Basics for Professional Engineers

Description

Groundwater engineering is 1Ghaer t and science of investigating, developing, and managing ground water for the benefit of man. The technology involves specialized fields of oil science, hydraulics, hydrology, drainage, geophysics, geology, mathematics, agronomy, metallurgy, bacteriology, and electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering. The ever-increasing demand for water will make groundwater engineering increasingly important. In addition to the solution of groundwater recovery problems for water supply, groundwater engineering is important in problems concerning seepage from surface reservoirs and canals, the effects of bank storage, stability of slopes, recharging of groundwater reservoirs, controlling of saltwater intrusion, de-watering of excavations, subsurface drainage, and construction, land subsidence, waste disposal, and contamination control. Groundwater engineering involves the determination of aquifer properties and characteristics and the application of hydraulic principles to groundwater behavior for the solution of engineering problems.