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GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS

CIVENGR 412
Course Description

Engineering fundamentals of groundwater flow. Focus is on developing and implementing 2-D, steady-state, analytical models of groundwater flow. Also introduces transient groundwater flow modeling, hydraulic testing methods, and numerical modeling.

Prerequisites

CIVENGR 311 , GEOSCI/GLE 627 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.64

11.67% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.23% from Historical

A Rate
57.14%

56.19% from Historical

Class Size
7

-48.78% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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