UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BCE603

Environmental Engineering

L-T-P3-1-0 Credits4 Session2024-25 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Civil Engineering · Sem 6 (Core)

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Syllabus

5 units · 40 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Introduction to Water Supply Systems

8 hrs
  • Freshwater resources, water demand assessment, factors affecting consumption
  • Population forecasting methods
  • Design period, variation in demand
  • Transmission of water: Types of conduits, economical sizes, structural requirements
  • Laying, testing, and leakage control in water supply pipelines
Unit2

Unit 2: Water Storage and Distribution Systems

8 hrs
  • Storage methods, service reservoirs, balancing reservoirs
  • Design and layout of water distribution systems (gravity, pumping, and combined systems)
  • General guidelines for the design of distribution networks
  • Use of SCADA/WaterGEM/Open Source Free Software in water distribution monitoring
  • Study of GIS based water distribution analysis, important aspect of Smart City.
Unit3

Unit 3: Water Quality Assessment

8 hrs
  • Physical, chemical, and bacteriological examination of water and wastewater
  • Key parameters: pH, turbidity, BOD, COD, TDS, heavy metals, nutrients
  • Water quality standards (IS 10500, WHO guidelines)
  • Impact of wastewater disposal on land and water bodies
Unit4

Unit 4: Water Treatment Processes

8 hrs
  • Objectives of water treatment: Unit operations and flow diagrams
  • Sedimentation, coagulation, filtration, and disinfection
  • Design of sedimentation tanks, grit chambers, and filters
  • Disinfection techniques (chlorination, ozonation, UV)
  • Advanced treatment: Membrane filtration, ion exchange, and desalination techniques
Unit5

Unit 5: Wastewater Treatment and Emerging Technologies

8 hrs
  • Primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment processes
  • Activated sludge process, trickling filters, anaerobic digesters
  • Design of septic tanks and UASB reactors
  • Emerging technologies: MBR, MBBR, constructed wetlands, and AOPs
  • Basics of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for water projects
Course Objectives3 points
  • To understand the principles of water supply, treatment, and wastewater management.
  • To develop skills in the design of water distribution systems and wastewater treatment plants.
  • To assess the environmental impact of water-related projects and promote sustainable practices.
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Recall basic concepts of freshwater resources, water demand, and transmission systems.K1, K2
  2. CO2Apply principles of water storage and distribution system design.K2, K3
  3. CO3Analyze physical, chemical, and biological parameters of water and wastewater.K3, K4
  4. CO4Evaluate the efficiency of water and wastewater treatment processes.K4, K5
  5. CO5Apply sustainable wastewater treatment solutions using emerging technologies.K3, K4, K5

Textbooks

  1. Peavy, Howard S., Rowe, Donald R., & Tchobanoglous, George - Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill.
  2. Metcalf & Eddy - Wastewater Engineering: Treatment & Reuse, Tata McGraw Hill.
  3. Garg, S.K. - Water Supply Engineering (Environmental Engineering Vol. I)
  4. Garg, S.K. - Sewage Disposal and Air Pollution Engineering (Environmental Engineering Vol. II)
  5. Davis, M.L., & Cornwell, D.A. - Introduction to Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill.

References

  1. Manual on Water Supply and Treatment, CPHEEO, Govt. of India
  2. Manual on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment, CPHEEO, Govt. of India
  3. Steel & McGhee - Water Supply and Sewerage
  4. Hammer & Hammer Jr. - Water and Wastewater Technology
  5. Punmia - Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering
  6. Davis & Cornwell - Introduction to Environmental Engineering

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 27, 28 of the original AKTU PDF.

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