Short description
Aquifers are a primary source of drinking water worldwide, and their protection from depletion or pollution is a concern. This volume is an introduction to the hydraulics of aquifers and the measurement of aquifer parameters.
Long description
Praise for Aquifer Hydraulics ..."Very easy to understand and follow, even for complicated applications ...this book will be a significant addition to the library of individuals who are practicing in the field of geohydrology." -Professor M. M. Aral, Georgia Institute of Technology "A valuable source of information for every student and practitioner of quantitative hydrogeology. I commend Dr. Batu for the thorough research and dedicated effort that went into the preparation of this book." -Stavros S. Papadopulos, Chairman, S. S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc. This book offers the most detailed and comprehensive coverage available of aquifer hydraulics, testing, and analysis for a wide range of aquifer and well types under differing conditions. It presents the theoretical foundations and limitations of existing analytical models for each ground water system, along with an in-depth examination of hydrogeologic data analysis methods. Translating theory into practice, detailed examples illustrate the real-world application of well test techniques-an invaluable aid to readers in the design, execution, and analysis of their own field tests. With an accompanying computer disk packed with data analysis programs, Aquifer Hydraulics is an essential tool for practicing and aspiring hydrogeologists, environmental engineers, and others involved in aquifer evaluation and protection.
Review
Vedat batu's Aquifer Hydraulics: A Comprehensive Guide to Hydrogeologic Data Analysis provides a valuable service--it teaches readers the most fundamental theory with a comprehensive overview of basic methods...Batu's book is a very effective textbook...[and] is one of the most organized and systematic books that I have read and used...A beginning practitioner may find it absolutely invaluable. ( EOS, Volume 79, number 52, December 29, 1998)
Table of contents
- INTRODUCTION AND FUNDAMENTALS OF AQUIFER HYDRAULICS
- Fundamentals of Aquifer Hydraulics
- HYDRAULICS OF AQUIFER UNDER STEADY PUMPING CONDITIONS FROM WELLS AND HYDROGEOLOGIC DATA ANALYSIS METHODS
- Fully Penetrating Pumping Wells in Homogeneous and Isotropic Confined and Unconfined Aquifers
- HYDRAULICS OF AQUIFERS UNDER TRANSIENT PUMPING CONDITIONS FROM WELLS AND HYDROGEOLOGIC DATA ANALYSIS METHODS
- Fully Penetrating Pumping Wells in Homogeneous and Isotropic Nonleaky Confined Aquifers
- Fully Penetrating Pumping Wells in Homogeneous and Anisotropic Confined Nonleaky Aquifers
- Fully Penetrating Pumping in Homogeneous and Isotropic Confined Leaky Aquifers without the Storage of the Confining Layer
- Fully Penetrating Pumping Wells in Homogeneous and Isotropic Confined Leaky Aquifers with the Storage of the Confining Layers
- Partially Penetrating Pumping and Observation Wells in Homogeneous and Anistropic Confined Aquifers
- Fully and Partially Penetrating Pumping and Observation Wells in Homogeneous and Anisotropic Unconfined Aquifers
- Fully Penetrating Pumping Wells in Homogeneous and Isotropic Bounded Nonleaky Confined Aquifers
- WELL EFFICIENCY AND HYDROGEOLOGIC DATA ANALYSIS METHODS
- Fully Penetrating Pumping Wells in Homogeneous and Isotropic Nonleaky Confined Aquifers
- HYDRAULICS OF SLUG TEST AND HYDROGEOLOGIC DATA ANALYSIS METHODS
- Fully and Partially Penetrating Wells in Aquifers
- HYDRAULICS OF PRESSURE PULSE AND CONSTANT HEAD INJECTION TESTS FOR TIGHT FORMATIONS AND HYDROGEOLOGIC DATA ANALYSIS METHODS
- Fully Penetrating Wells in Confined Aquifers
- References
- About the Author
- About the Disk
- Indexes