Numerical groundwater modeling plays a key role in the effective management of water resources and the protection of the environment. Understanding the flow and transport processes of contaminants is essential for making informed decisions and developing appropriate mitigation strategies. In this context, FEFLOW software stands out as one of the most powerful tools available today.
FEFLOW makes it possible to simulate underground flow, mass and heat transfer in porous and fractured media under saturated and unsaturated conditions through an equivalent porous medium. Its ability to represent complex geologies and model hydrogeological components such as faults and fractures makes it an ideal choice for a variety of hydrogeology applications.
In this online course offered by Water Services and Technologies, in partnership with DHI and HydroInfo, participants will have the opportunity to learn about groundwater modeling using FEFLOW. In addition, the PLAXIS Designer software will be used to support the preparation of unstructured meshes and their export to FEFLOW.
Understand the importance of hydrogeological studies based on mathematical models for projects to de-characterize geotechnical structures, water availability, lower water levels in open-cast mines, and much more.
DATE: September 23-27, 2024
TIME: 8 am to 5 pm (UTC-3) | workload: 40 hours
PRICE: R$4,800.00 (four thousand eight hundred reais)
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
Target audience
This course is aimed at professionals, students, researchers and managers who deal with challenges related to groundwater, contaminants, resource quantification, quality analysis, impact assessment and environmental licensing. No prior knowledge of FEFLOW or PLAXIS Designer software is required, just familiarity with basic geology and hydrogeology concepts.
Modality
The course will be held virtually, with discussions of theoretical content, exercises and practical cases that will cover numerical modeling of underground water flow and contaminant transport.
Duration
The course will last 40 hours, spread over 5 days, from September 23 to 27, 2024, from 08:00 to 17:00 (UTC-03:00). Registration is now open and it is essential to secure your place, as the number of participants will be limited.
What will be offered in this course:
Course content and material in digital format (PDF);
Data for the practical exercises;
Training license to use the software;
Certificate of participation.
Requirements:
Participants are expected to have a previous basic understanding of modeling and hydrogeology concepts. On WST’s YouTube channel we have a playlist on hydrogeological modeling, check it out: How to facilitate the construction of efficient numerical meshes for FEFLOW with PLAXIS Designer (youtube.com) – take advantage and subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss anything new!
Participants must use their own computers with the minimum system requirements specified for using the software.
Computer requirements
The use of an additional screen is recommended for better use of the course and development of the practical exercises.
Civil Engineer with a Master’s degree in Hydraulics and Hydrology from the University of São Paulo and a PhD in Hydrogeology from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has over 30 years’ experience in water supply, soil and groundwater contamination, environmental risk assessment, groundwater protection and water table lowering. Founder and President for 15 years of Waterloo Hydrogeologic, based in Waterloo, Canada, with subsidiaries in the USA, Chile and Brazil. A recognized expert in groundwater simulation, he was the author of several groundwater software packages used worldwide, such as Visual MODFLOW, Flowpath and Airflow/SVE, as well as data interpretation and visualization packages such as HydroGeoAnalyst, Visual Wells and SIAGAS Web. He was also responsible for translating FEFLOW into English. He is currently President of Water Services and Technologies, where he also works as a project manager, hydrogeologist and principal modeler.
Geotechnical engineer, master’s degree from PUC-RJ, degree in Civil Engineering from Ricardo Palma University (URP) with experience in soil mechanics, rock mechanics, numerical and underground modeling using geotechnical programs such as PLAXIS, FLAC2D, FLAC3D, Slide, GeoSlope. Certified trainer by Bentley Systems. She currently works with constitutive hydromechanical models for geomaterials, computational geomechanics and numerical methods applied to mining and is the coordinator of the modeling team at Water Services and Technologies.
