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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Underground Water Prospecting JFZ312 Elective Bachelor's degree 3 Spring 2

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Dr. Metin AŞCI

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Hydraulic cycle
2) Surface and ground water
3) Spring and mineral water, hot springs
4) Porous, fractured porous, carbonate and evaporities media
5) Analysis of geological and hydrological data for groundwater
6) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (SP)
7) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (IP)
8) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (Rezistivity-Schlumberger)
9) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (Rezistivity-Schlumberger)
10) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (Rezistivity-Wenner)
11) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (Rezistivity-Dipol-dipole)
12) Determination of the type of production method due to environment conditions
13) Types of water pumps and chehice of them according to conditions
14) Legal issues on groundwater exploration

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Learning Outcomes
1 High High High High No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
2 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
3 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
4 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
5 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
6 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
7 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
8 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
9 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
10 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
11 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
12 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
13 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation
14 No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation No relation

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

1) ELECTRICAL PROSPECTING Having taken the course:

Recommended Optional Programme Components

none

Course Contents

Hydraulic cycle; surface and ground waters, spring and mineral waters, hot-springs; porous and fractured-porous media, analysis of geological and hydrological data for groundwater, geophysical methods used in groundwater exploration, interpretation of results; production of groundwater, hardware used in production wells, water pumps and their use, legal issues on groundwater exploration.

Weekly Schedule

1) Hydraulic cycle
2) Surface and ground water
3) Spring and mineral water, hot springs
4) Porous, fractured porous, carbonate and evaporities media
5) Analysis of geological and hydrological data for groundwater
6) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (SP)
7) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (Rezistivity-Schlumberger)
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (Rezistivity-Schlumberger)
10) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (Rezistivity-Wenner)
11) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (Rezistivity-Dipol-dipole)
12) Determination of the type of production method due to environment conditions
13) Types of water pumps and chehice of them according to conditions
14) Legal issues on groundwater exploration
15) Geophysical methods used in ground water exploration, interpretation of results (IP)
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Elektrik Elektromanyetik Prospeksiyon, Kurultay Öztürk, İstanbul Üniversitesi Yayınları
2- Applied Geophysics Second Edition, Telford,V.M., Geldart, L.P., Sherrif R. E., Cambridge University
3- Uygulamalı Jeofizik, Prof.Dr. Ali Keçeli, TMMOB JFMO Eğitim Yayınları No 9
4- Su Mühendisliği, Mustafa E. Ulugür, Çağlayan Kitabevi İstanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Group Study
6) Lab / Workshop
7) Problem Solving
8) Project Based Learning


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade

20%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

80%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required