Hydrogeology (ERTH3250)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
TBA
Assessment methods
tba
Course enquiries
Doctor Mojtaba Rajabi (Semester 1, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Dr Mojtaba Rajabi (m.rajabi@uq.edu.au)
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
Principles of mineralogy, stratigraphy, and structural geology applied to hydrogeology. Groundwater and the hydrologic cycles. Physical properties of water, conductivity, permeability, and Darcy¿s law in three dimensions. Chemical composition of groundwater and groundwater pollution. Field and laboratory tests for groundwater sampling, analysis, and resource evaluation. Groundwater and geotechnical problems. Groundwater in coal, gas, petroleum, and geothermal fields.