HYDROGEOLOGY
IDROGEOLOGIA PER L'AMBIENTE
| A.Y. | Credits |
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| 2024/2025 | 5 |
| Lecturer | Office hours for students | |
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| Davide Fronzi | At the end of the lessons by appointment by e-mail to davide.fronzi@uniurb.it |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to impart the fundamentals of hydrogeology, to be used for the research and qualitative-quantitative assessment of water resources. The students will be able to understand and quantitatively assess the hydrological balance, to know the groundwater circulation patterns and to consult and interpret thematic maps.
Program
Introduction to the course and to the teaching and examination methods. Water cycle and Hydrological Balance. Estimation/measurement and determination of the variables contributing to the hydrological balance (precipitation, temperatures, evapotranspiration at various time scales, infiltration, and surface runoff). Introduction to unsaturated zone hydrology. Water distribution in the soil, physical and hydraulic parameters characteristic of the soil-water system. Surface runoff: river discharge measurements, hydrographs. Aquifer, definition and types of aquifers. Definition of groundwater. Types of groundwater bodies. Darcy's law. Permeability coefficient values of rocks and flow velocity. Permeability measurement in the laboratory and in the field. Piezometry. Hydrogeological survey, reading hydrogeological maps. Processing and interpretation of the piezometric surface. Relationships of the piezometric surface with surface waters and aquifer boundaries. Oscillations of the piezometric level. Groundwater extraction works. Springs: description, classification, intake works, hydrograph analysis, and depletion curve. Exercises on the hydrogeological balance. Elements of hydrochemistry: main physico-chemical and chemical parameters and rapid methods for the physico-chemical characterization of water. Introduction to groundwater pollution issues; relationships between fresh and salt water. Italian water regulations. Protection areas for water extraction works."
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
Understanding of the fundamental concepts of groundwater circulation, assessment of the components of the hydrological balance, reading and interpretation of hydrogeological maps, field and laboratory measurement of key hydrogeological parameters.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures and exercises
- Innovative teaching methods
Flipped classroom and Problem-based learning
- Course books
Freeze, R. A., & Cherry, J. A. (1979). Groundwater: Englewood Cliffs. New Jersey.
https://fc79.gw-project.org/italiano/Celico P. (1986) Prospezioni idrogeologiche. Vol. 1 e 2 - Liguori Editore.
Civita M. (2005) Idrogeologia Applicata e Ambientale. CEA.
Francani V. (2014) Idrogeologia Ambientale. CEA
- Assessment
The assessment of learning includes an oral examination.
The oral exam is graded on a scale of thirty.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
The preparation for the final exam of the "Hydrogeology for the Environment" module can be based on the slides provided by the professor on the designated platform, supplemented with the recommended course books.
It is advisable to contact the professor for any additional material included in the textbooks.
- Course books
Freeze, R. A., & Cherry, J. A. (1979). Groundwater: Englewood Cliffs. New Jersey.
https://fc79.gw-project.org/italiano/Celico P. (1986) Prospezioni idrogeologiche. Vol. 1 e 2 - Liguori Editore.
Civita M. (2005) Idrogeologia Applicata e Ambientale. CEA.
Francani V. (2014) Idrogeologia Ambientale. CEA
- Assessment
The assessment of learning includes an oral examination.
The oral exam is graded on a scale of thirty.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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