Content
Origin, classification and occurrence of sedimentary rocks, sedimentary textures, minerals of sedimentary rocks, sedimentary structures, sandstones, conglomerates, mudstones, carbonate rocks and shales, provenance of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks, diagenesis process of different rocks, liquefaction and soft sediment deformation. Sedimentary structures, external controls on sedimentary environment, sedimentary basins and deposition, environments and facies in continental environments, sediment deposition, environments and facies in marine environments, study about how the minerals in sedimentary rocks found in the Earth's crust and mantle provide information about the history of climate change, stratigraphy and applied sedimentology
1. Brief description of aims and content
The module aims to use the geologic properties of igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, in groundwater research and exploitation and familiarize with groundwater modelling.
2. Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students should be able to:
· Understand aquifers, their classification, storage and boundary concepts;
· Determine groundwater flow using Darcy’s law
· Establish groundwater water quality criteria/requirements
· Conduct a comprehensive pumping test
· Determine the recharge and discharge aquifer zone
· Prepare, process, interpret and present data using appropriate qualitative and quantitative methods.
· Solve numerical problems using computer or non-computer techniques.
· develop hydrogeological conceptual models.
· use groundwater modelling software such as MODFLOW 2000
· plan and interpret aquifer characterisation studies