A high-level training specially designed to lead the engineer to success in their profession" 

The Postgraduate certificate in Hydrogeology Applied to the Ground is academically designed to provide a deep knowledge, starting from advanced concepts already acquired in the world of civil engineering and from a practical application point of view, of the most important geotechnical aspects that can be found in different types of civil works.  

The content ranges from the specific behavior of soils and rocks, with a constant differentiation of both types of terrain throughout all the topics, to their direct application in foundations and structures.  

The Postgraduate certificate, has a syllabus that mixes some of them with more applied theoretical load (such as those related to the models of ground behavior, the necessary requirements for a good identification of soils and rocks or the interaction of the ground with seismic disturbances), with others with eminent component of practical analysis, where the knowledge acquired on the behavior of the ground and its stress-strain states of this first part, are applied to the usual structures of Geotechnical Engineering: slopes, walls, walls, screens, tunnels, etc.

The topics covered during this training end with an approach to the statistical calculation and the safety coefficients used in the calculations of these elements in both provisional and definitive stages.  

This Postgraduate certificate in Hydrogeology Applied to the Ground integrates the most complete and innovative educational program in the current market in terms of knowledge and latest available technologies, in addition to encompassing all the sectors or parties involved in this field. In addition, the Postgraduate certificate consists of exercises based on real cases of situations currently managed or previously faced by the teaching team. 

All this, through a 100% online specialization that provides the student with the ease of being able to take it wherever and whenever they want. All you need is a device with internet access, and you will be able to access a universe of knowledge that will be the main asset of the engineer when positioning themselves in a sector that is increasingly in demand by companies in various sectors. 

Having an in-depth knowledge of how hydrogeology works is a skill that is in high demand in today's job market"

This Postgraduate certificate in Hydrogeology Applied to the Ground is the most comprehensive and up-to-date educational program on the market. The most important features of the program include: 

• The development of practical cases presented in Courses in Civil and Geotechnical Engineering
• The graphic, schematic, and eminently practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the course, discussion forums on controversial issues and individual reflection papers
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will be provided with innovative teaching materials and resources that will facilitate the learning process and the retention of the contents learned for a longer period of time"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute their work experience to this training program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities. 

Its Multimedia Content, elaborated with the latest Educational Technology, will allow the Professional a situated and contextual learning, that is to say, a Simulated Environment that will provide an immersive specialization programmed to train in real situations. 

This program is designed around Problem Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic year. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced engineers.  

A 100% online specialization that will allow you to combine your studies with the rest of your daily activities"

The syllabus of the Postgraduate certificate is structured as a comprehensive tour through each and every one of the concepts required to understand and work in this field. Thus, through a novel didactic approach, based on the practical application of the contents, the engineer will learn and understand the functioning of geotechnics and foundations, knowing how to design and implement projects in this sense, providing high safety indexes and services to the companies. This, in addition to adding value to your professional profile, will make you a much better prepared professional to work in a variety of environments.

A comprehensive syllabus focused on acquiring knowledge and converting it into real skills, created to propel you to excellence" 

Module 1. Behaviour of water in the ground 

1.1. Partially Saturated Soils

1.1.1. Storage Function and Characteristic Curve
1.1.2. Condition and Properties of Semi-saturated Soils
1.1.3. Characterization of Partially Saturated Soils in Modeling 

1.2. Effective and Total Pressure

1.2.1. Total, Neutral and Effective Pressure
1.2.2. Darcy’s Law in Terrain
1.2.3. Permeability

1.3. Drainage Incidence in Tests

1.3.1. Drained and Undrained Shear Tests
1.3.2. Drained and Undrained Consolidation Tests
1.3.3. Post-rupture Drainage

1.4. Soil Compaction

1.4.1. Principle Fundamentals in Compaction
1.4.2. Compaction Methods 
1.4.3. Tests, Trials and Results

1.5. Saturation Processes

1.5.1. Swelling
1.5.2. Suction
1.5.3. Liquefaction

1.6. Stresses in Saturated Soils

1.6.1. Tensional Spaces in Saturated Soils
1.6.2. Evolution and Transformation in Stresses
1.6.3. Associated Displacements

1.7. Application to Roads and Plains

1.7.1. Compaction Values
1.7.2. Bearing Capacity of the Soil 
1.7.3. Specific Tests

1.8. Hydrogeology in Structures

1.8.1. Hydrogeology in Different Soil Types
1.8.2. Hydrogeology Model
1.8.3. Problems that Groundwater Can Cause

1.9. Compressibility and Preconsolidation

1.9.1. Compressibility in Soils
1.9.2. Preconsolidation Pressure Terms
1.9.3. Water Table Oscillations in Preconsolidation

1.10. Fluid Analysis

1.10.1. One-dimensional Flow
1.10.2. Critical Hydraulic Gradient
1.10.3. Flow Modelling

This training will allow you to advance in your career comfortably"