Instructor Chris E. Maeder, M.S. Senior Technical Engineer BOSS International Chris is in charge of product development at BOSS International, and has been involved in numerous training courses on various groundwater, hydrology, and hydraulic models, including GMS, MODFLOW, MT3DMS, RT3D, FEMWATER, DAMBRK, HEC-1, HEC-2, HEC-RAS, RiverCAD, RMS, SMS, WMS, and WSPRO.

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Instructors Dr. Norman L. Jones Dr. Norm L. Jones is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental  Engineering at Brigham Young University. He is the director of the Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory at BYU. He has taught numerous university courses and ground water modeling short courses. He has also authored more than 40 published articles and is the author of the GMS reference manual and tutorials. Alan Lemon/Michael J. Kennard/James Greer Research Associates of the Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory at Brigham Young University; Managers of the GMS development team. Alan, Mike and James have solid backgrounds in teaching groundwater modeling with GMS and are involved in consulting projects with the GMS software. R. Jeffrey Davis Mr. Davis worked as a lead developer of the GMS software for 8 years at Brigham Young University’s Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory. He has taught numerous groundwater modeling courses worldwide.

Course Description The groundwater modeling training course by EMS-I is designed as a hands-on, application oriented training course. The course will provide the attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to solve groundwater modeling problems quickly and efficiently. The course will begin with a discussion on how to use the geostatistical tools in GMS to characterize existing contaminant plumes in both two- and three-dimensions. A series of tutorials and lessons on the GMS interface to MODFLOW/MODPATH/ MT3DMS/RT3D will then be given including an explanation of how to use the Map Module to create numerical models directly from a high-level conceptual model constructed with GIS tools. Analytic element modeling with MODAEM will also be covered. The four day training course on GMS covers the following: Site characterization with 2D and 3D geostatistics Flow modeling with MODFLOW Transport modeling with MT3D Reactive transport modeling with RT3D Particle tracking with MODPATH Parameter estimation with PEST/UCODE Utilizing the Map Module to: Display scanned maps in the background Manipulate DXF objects Add annotation to a model Create conceptual models using GIS tools Convert conceptual models to MODFLOW/MT3D/MODPATH models Model calibration Regional to local model conversion. Creating professional output in the form of 2D plots, 3D plots, and video clips. Creating 2D profile models with SEEP2D. Performing sat/unsat flow and transport simulations with FEMWATER. Back To Top

Summary Outline

Day One

• Morning
• Ground Water Modeling Concepts
• Data Gathering/Site Characterization
• Conceptual Model Development
• Selecting Boundary Conditions
• Regional vs. Local Models
• Steady State vs. Transient
• Parsimony
• Model Calibration
• 2D Geostatistics
• Text Import Wizard
• 2D Scatter point module
• Bounding grid
• Interpolation methods
• Interpolate commands
• 3D Geostatistics
• Afternoon
• MODFLOW-Part I
• MF2K vs. MF96
• Basic, BCF-LPF-HUF, Recharge, Well, Drain, Solver Packages
• Grid-based preprocessing
• Model Checker
• Launching MODFLOW
• Post-processing
• MODFLOW-Part II
• River
• Stream-Aquifer Interaction
• General Head
• Changing Head  Boundary
• Horizontal Flow Barrier
• Defining Layer Data
• Interpolation from scatter points
• Evening (optional)
• Borehole Data
• Importing (with text import wizard, ODBC, etc.)
• Cross-Section Editor
• Cross-Section Tutorial
• Extra Time with Unfinished Tutorials
• Supplementary Exercises
• Q/A-Consulting with Instructors

Day Two

• Morning
• Site Characterization via Horizons
• Horizons Solids
• Horizons HUF
• Extracting MODFLOW data from solid models
• Solids MODFLOW
• Solids HUF
• Afternoon
• Map Module, Part I
• Conceptual Model Approach
• Feature Objects
• Coverages
• Map Module, Part II
• Image Objects
• DXF Objects
• Drawing Objects
• Shapefiles
• Evening (optional)
• Evening Session FEMWATER Lecture/Tutorials
• Extra Time with Unfinished Tutorials
• Supplementary Exercises
• Q/A-Consulting with Instructors

Day Three

• Morning
• MODPATH
• Applications of Particle Tracking
• Setting Up the Input
• Output Options
• Calibration Tools
• Importing Observation Well Data
• Calibration Basics
• Observation Coverage
• Point Observations
• Flux Observations
• Plotting Calibration Statistics
• Parameter Estimation with PEST/UCODE
• Introduction to Inverse Modeling
• Parameterization
• Defining Zones with Key Values
• PEST Options
• UCODE Options
• Afternoon
• Parameter Estimation
• Pilot Point Method
• Regularization
• Pilot Point Placement
• Stochastic Modeling
• Monte Carlo/Latin Hypercube
• Introduction to T-PROGS
• Risk Analysis Wizard
• Evening (optional)
• Regional to Local Model Conversion Lecture/Tutorial
• Extra Time with Unfinished Tutorials
• Supplementary Exercises
• Q/A-Consulting with Instructors

Day Four

• Morning
• Transport Modeling Concepts
• Advection
• Dispersion
• Diffusion
• Sorption
• Decay
• ART3D Analytical Model
• BTEX Degradation
• Dechlorination
• MT3DMS
• Governing Equation
• Packages
• Solvers
• MODFLOW/MT3DMS Interfacing Issues
• Stress Periods
• Package Dialogs
• Sources/Sinks
• Afternoon
• Advanced Reactive Transport/Multiphase Modeling
• RT3D
• UTCHEM

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Instructors Dr. Norman L. Jones Dr. Norm L. Jones is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental  Engineering at Brigham Young University. He is the director of the Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory at BYU. He has taught numerous university courses and ground water modeling short courses. He has also authored more than 40 published articles and is the author of the GMS reference manual and tutorials. Michael J. Kennard Mr. Kennard is the Research Associate of the Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory at Brigham Young University Mike has been a lead developer of GMS for several years and has authored substantial portions of the GMS interface. Alan M. Lemon Full-time GMS Software Manager. Author of the RT3D interface. Jonathon Green Full-time Research Associate (BYU) and GMS Developer.

Course Description This course is intended to provide existing GMS users with additional techniques and skills that cannot be adequately addressed in an introductory GMS course. The course will focus on a case study using extensive data collected by Dr. Norm Jones for the Woburn, Massachusetts site featured in the recent book and movie: A Civil Action. Attendees will learn advanced site characterization using the Borehole, TIN, and Solids modules. New tools for handling complex stratigraphy will be featured. Using the same case study, users will then be given comprehensive instruction for conceptual modeling, including utilizing GIS data. Advanced tools for importing and managing data for transient simulations will also be discussed. The same data and conceptual model used for the MODFLOW case study will then be used to generate a FEMWATER simulation, including a discussion of advanced 3D finite element mesh generation techniques. Other FEMWATER case studies will also be presented featuring Army Corps of Engineers projects. The course will conclude with an extensive coverage of model calibration, including instruction in using the new interfaces for the PEST and UCODE parameter estimation models. The Woburn case study will be used throughout the course. Optional sessions will include a discussion of advanced geostatistics (zonal kriging, indicator simulations), and demos of the new UTCHEM and NUFT interfaces which will soon be available in GMS. The four day training course on GMS covers the following: Advanced site characterization techniques Conceptual modeling and GIS integration Transient model simulations How to set up a FEMWATER mesh Running a FEMWATER simulation Advanced data manipulation techniques Advanced tools for model calibration Using PEST and UCODE for parameter estimation Following a single case study learning steps from data input to model calibration Exposure to more complex case studies utilizing GMS Hands-on instruction throughout the course Learn directly from the GMS developers and other experienced GMS users Back To Top