| Schedule of Classes: Geology 365, Spring 2000 | ||
| Week | Dates | Topic (1=Tues
2=Thurs) NOTE FRIDAY SESSIONS WILL BE SCHEDULED ON FLY |
| 1 | Jan. 11-13 | Course introduction. Flow systems overview. Equations of flow and BVP's. Finite-difference approximations. The modeling process. |
| 2 | Jan. 18-20 | 2-D steady-state numerical solvers. Gauss-Seidel iteration. Explicit solvers. |
| 3 | Jan. 25-27 | 1-D transient solutions. Implicit solvers. Crank-Nicholson and fully implicit solvers. |
| 4 | Feb. 1-3 | MODFLOW's solvers. SIP, ADI. SOR, PCG, PCG2 |
| 5 | Feb. 8-10 | MODFLOW Introduction. Structure of the program. Properties vs. BC's. |
| 6 | Feb. 15-17 | GWV Introduction. The MODFLOW structure implemented. Differences between MODFLOW and GWV in K and thickness. Properties, BC's, Model, and Plot menus |
| 7 | Feb. 22-24 | Key MODFLOW Properties: K, R, ET, S. The Zones concept for property values. Zone databases in GWV. |
| 8 | March 0-2 | Setting up a MODFLOW simulation in GWV. OUR EXAMPLE: The glaciated aquifer. Interpolating top and bottom properties. Stochastic vs. deterministic zones. GWV postprocessing (contours) |
| March 7 | MODFLOW class project written proposal due (no exceptions!) MARCH 7!!! | |
| 9 | March 7-9 | MODFLOW BC's: CH and Constant Flux ("WEL"). No-flow cells. RIV and STR. The GWV "reach" concept. |
| 10 | Mar 14-16 | "Mixed" Modflow BC's. EVT and RCH. DRN and GHB. Slurry wall (HFB). |
| 11 | March 21-23 | Adding BC's to The glaciated aquifer. Post-processing: vectors, color flood. |
| March 9-13 MID-TERM BREAK | ||
| 12 | April 4-6 | Calibration. Sensitivity analysis. The glaciated aquifer. |
| 13 | Apr 11-13 | Project Reviews (preliminary results). Two prensentations per day |
| 14 | April 18-20 | Capture zones and path-lines. MODPATH. Particle placment and advection. Post-processing pathlines |
| 15 | April 25-27 | Fracture flow. FRACMAN and FRACWORKS. Generating fracture fields. Statistical distribution of fractures |
| May 1-5 FINALS WEEK (FINAL PROJECTS DUE MAY 4 3:00 PM ) |
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