Basic Principles of Soil Dynamics
| Title | Υδρογεωλογική προσομοίωση και λογισμικά / Basic Principles of Soil Dynamics |
| Code | EAGO201 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Geology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantinos Voudouris |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600023321 |
Programme of Study: PMS Efarmosménī kai Perivallontikī Geōlogía kai Geōkíndynoi
Registered students: 1
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technikī Geōlogía kai Ydrogeōlogía | Elective Courses | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 1 |
| Total Hours | 15 |
| Class ID | 600272358
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600272358
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction)
Learning Outcomes
Students learn to design and develop a 3-D conceptual model of the aquifer
To prepare and write a technical report by collecting data and assessing them
To develop the technical skills of the students and train them to work as a team
The preparation and performance of an oral presentation, while defending the technical results
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Respect natural environment
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Groundwater flow, Equations, Conceptual model, Boundary conditions, Calibration, Verification
Software
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of ICT in Course Teaching, Use of ICT in Communication with Students, Use of ICT in Laboratory teaching
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 15 | ✓ | |||
| Seminars | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Fieldwork | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Project | 30 | ✓ | |||
| Written assigments | 10 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 75 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written final examination
Oral examination for students with learning disabilities.
Intermediate presentation regarding the hazard evaluation of a geological phenomenon.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βουδούρης, Κ. (2021): Τεχνική Υδρογεωλογία. Εκδόσεις Τζιόλα, Θεσσαλονίκη.
Anderson, M.D. & Woessner, W.W. (1992): Applied Ground Water Modelling: Simulation on of flow and advective transport. Academic Press, INC.
Waterloo Hydrogeologic (1999): Visual MODFLOW, User’s Manual.32.
Kazakis N., Chalikakis K., Mazzilli N., Ollivier C., Manakos A., Voudouris K. (2018) Management and research strategies of karst aquifers in Greece: literature overview and exemplification based on hydrodynamic modelling and vulnerability assessment of a strategic karst aquifer. Sci Total Environ. 643, 592-609. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.184
Ntona M.M., Busico G., Mastrocicco M., Kazakis N. (2023) Coupling SWAT and DPSIR models for groundwater management in Mediterranean catchments. Journal of Environmental Management 344, 118543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118543 \
Ntona M.M. Busico G., Mastrocicco M., Kazakis N. (2022) Modeling groundwater and surface water interaction: an overview of current status and future challenges. Science of the Total Environment. 846:157355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157355
- Επιπρόσθετη βιβλιογραφία για μελέτη:
Σιδηρόπουλος, Π. (2014): Διαχείριση υπόγειων υδατικών πόρων σε συνθήκες αβεβαιότητας: Η αξία της πληροφορίας σε περιβαλλοντικά υποβαθμισμένους υδροφορείς. Διδακτορική Διατριβή. Τμήμα Πολιτικών Μηχανικών, Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας.
Στειακάκης, Ε., Βαβαδάκης, Δ., Μονόπωλης Δ. (2010): Προσομοίωση της υπόγειας ροής στον καρστικό υδροφορέα Αγυιάς Χανίων και εκτίμηση των υδρογεωλογικών επιπτώσεων από την εκμετάλλευσή του. Ορυκτός Πλούτος 155, 21-32.
Tizro, T.A., Voudouris, K., Mattas, C., Kamali, M., Rabanifar, M. (2018): Evaluation of irrigation efficiency effect on groundwater level variation by MODFLOW and WEAP models: A case study from Tuyserkan Plain, Hamedan, Iran. In “Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security”, 121-141 (Eds: Mattas, K., Baourakis, G., Zopounidis, C.), Springer.
Last Update
28-02-2025
