6CE4                  ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING-I                                        L 3

UNIT: 1

General:

Environment and its components, Importance of water, Role of an Environmental

Engineer, Historical overview.

Water Demand:

Design flow, design periods, design population, factors affecting water

consumption, variation in water demand, design capacities for various water supply components.

UNIT: 2

Source of water and collection works:

Alternative sources i.e. rain, surface and ground water,

Assessment of yield and development of the source.

Quality of water:

The hydrological cycle and water quality, physical, chemical and biological

water quality parameters, water quality requirements, Indian Standards.

UNIT: 3

Transmission of water:

Hydraulics of conduits, selection of pipe materials, pipe joints, pumps, pumps

station.

Preliminary Treatment of Water:

Historical overview of water treatment, water treatment processes

(theory and application): aeration, solids separation, settling operations, coagulation, softening,

UNIT: 4

Advanced Treatment of Water:

filtration, disinfection, other treatment processes, dissolved solids

removal, treatment plant design, preparation of hydraulic profiles.

UNIT: 5

Distribution of water:

Method of distributing water, distribution reservoirs, distribution system,

distribution system components, capacity and pressure requirements, design of distribution systems,

hydraulic analysis of distribution systems, pumping required for water supply system.

Plumbing of Building for water supply:

Service connections, fixture units, simultaneous flow, design of

plumbing system.