COURSE HANDOUT

th
B.Tech- 6 Semester

Course Title : ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Dated: 28-11-2016

Course Code : CE 3423 Academic Year: 2016-17
Course Structure : 3-1-0-4
Course coordinator : M.T.S.Lakshmayya
Instructor(s) : M.T.S.Lakshmayya

Course Description:

The course description is mainly about sources and quality of water, design of water treatment
units, sewage quality and design of sewage treatment units, sludge handling and design of ponds.

Scope and objective of course:

This course is designed for IV semester of B.Tech Students and is intended to make the students
understand the basic concepts on quality of water, design of water treatment units, sewage quality
and design of sewage treatment units, sludge handling and design of ponds.

Course Objectives:

The main objective of the course is to

1. Develop overall technical competence in the students for understanding the concepts of the
subject and enabling them to address the industry problems
2. Update students knowledge in planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance
aspects of water supply and sewerage systems.
3. Reinforce management skills with regard to sustainable water supply and sewerage facilities.
4. Provide theoretical background and practical expertise in the field of water supply and
sewerage engineering.

Course Outcomes:

At the end of the course the learners will be able to

1. List the factors affecting water supply and wastewater generation

2. Understand the various types of water and wastewater characteristics

3. Design water and wastewater systems

 4. Analyze available disposal options and their practical implications

Syllabus:

UNIT I: (11+3)
WATER SOURCES AND QUALITY
Introduction: Waterborne diseases protected water supply Population forecasts, design period
water demand factors affecting fluctuations fire demand storage capacity water quality and
testing drinking water standards. Sources of water: Comparison from quality and quantity and
other considerations intakes

UNIT II: (12+5)

DESIGN OF WATER TREATMENT UNITS
Layout and general outline of water treatment units sedimentation principles design factors
coagulation-flocculation, clarifier design coagulants feeding arrangements, Filtration theory
working of slow and rapid gravity filters multimedia filters design of filters troubles in
operation, comparison of filters disinfection theory of chlorination, chlorine demand, other
disinfection practices- Miscellaneous treatment methods-water softening.

UNIT III (13+5)

SEWAGE QUALITY AND DESIGN OF SEWAGE TREATMENT UNITS
Conservancy and water carriage systems characteristics of sewage B.O.D. C.O.D. equations.
ultimate disposal of sewage dilution-Self- purification of rivers - Layout and general outline of
various units in a waste water treatment plant primary treatment design of screens grit chambers
skimming tanks sedimentation tanks principles of design biological treatment trickling
filters standard and high rate.

UNIT IV: (9+2)

SLUDGE HANDLING AND DESIGN OF PONDS
Concept of ponds-Construction and design of anaerobic and oxidation ponds - Sludge digestion
factors effecting design of Digestion tank Sludge disposal by drying Other options-septic tanks
working principles and design soak pits.

Text Books:

1. Water Supply Engineering, Vol. 1, Wastewater Engineering, Vol. II, B.C. Punmia, Ashok
Jain & Arun Jain, Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi
2. Water supply and Sanitary Engineering by G.S. Birdi, Dhanpat Rai & Sons Publishers.
3. Elements of Environmental Engineering by K.N. Duggal, S. Chand Publishers
Reference Books:

1. Water and Waste Water Technology by Mark J Hammer and Mark J. Hammer Jr.
 2. Waste water treatment- concepts and design approach by G.L. Karia and R.A. Christian,
Prentice Hall of India
3. Unit operations in Environmental Engineering by R. Elangovan and M.K. Saseetharan, New
age India Publishing

Course plan

Chapter in the
Lecture text
Learning Objectives Topic(s) to be covered
No. book/reference
book
UNIT I :WATER SOURCES AND QUALITY
1 Waterborne diseases Typhoid, cholera etc T1-C6
2 Protected water supply Standards of water supply T2-Part I-C10
Different methods of Population T1-C5,
3 Population Forecasts
forecast T2-Part I-C5
4 Tutorial-1
T1-C5,
5 Design period , water demand Design period, Types of demands
T2-Part I-C5
Factors affecting , fluctuations, Factors affecting , fluctuations, fire T1-C5,
6
fire demand demand T2-Part I-C5
T1-C5,
7 Storage capacity Storage capacity
T2-Part I-C5
8 Tutorial-2
9 Water quality and testing Tests regarding water quality T2-Part I-C9
10 Sources of water Sources of water T2-Part I-C3
Comparison from quality and Comparison from quality and
11 T2-Part I-C3
quantity and other considerations quantity and other considerations
12 Tutorial-3
13
Intakes Intakes T2-Part I-C7
14
UNIT II : DESIGN OF WATER TREATMENT UNITS
Layout and general outline of Layout and general outline of water
15 T2-Part I-C12
water treatment units treatment units
16 Sedimentation Sedimentation T2-Part I-C12
17 Principles, design factors Principles, design factors T2-Part I-C12
18 Tutorial-4
19 Clarifier design Clarifier design T2-Part I-C12
Coagulants, feeding
20 Coagulants, feeding arrangements T2-Part I-C12
arrangements
21 Tutorial-5
 Filtration theory, working of Filtration theory, working of slow
22 T2-Part I-C13
slow and rapid gravity filters and rapid gravity filters
23 Multimedia filters Multimedia filters T2-Part I-C13
24 Design of filters Design of filters T2-Part I-C13
25 Tutorial-6
Troubles in operation, Troubles in operation, comparison
26 T2-Part I-C13
comparison of filters of filters
Disinfection theory of Disinfection theory of
27 T2-Part I-C14
chlorination, chlorine demand chlorination, chlorine demand
28 Tutorial-7
29 Miscellaneous treatment methods Miscellaneous treatment methods T2-Part I-C14
30 Water softening. Water softening. T2-Part I-C15
31 Tutorial-8
UNIT-III : SEWAGE QUALITY AND DESIGN OF SEWAGE TREATMENT UNITS
Conservancy and water carriage Conservancy and water carriage
32 T2-Part II-C2
systems systems
33 Characteristics of sewage Characteristics of sewage T2-Part II-C10
34 B.O.D , C.O.D. equations B.O.D , C.O.D. equations T2-Part II-C10
35 Tutorial-9
36 Ultimate disposal of sewage Ultimate disposal of sewage T2-Part II-C11
Dilution-Self-purification of
37 T2-Part II-C11
rivers Purification process of rivers
38 Tutorial-10
Layout and general outline of Layout and general outline of
39 various units in a waste water various units in a waste water T2-Part II-C11
treatment plant treatment plant
Primary treatment design of
40 Primary treatment design of screens T2-Part II-C13
screens
41 Tutorial-11
42 Grit chambers Grit chambers T2-Part II-C14
43 Skimming tanks Skimming tanks T2-Part II-C13
44 Sedimentation tanks Sedimentation tanks T2-Part II-C14
45 Tutorial-12
Principles of design of Biological Principles of design of Biological
46 T2-Part II-C16
treatment treatment
47 Trickling filters Trickling filters T2-Part II-C16
Standard and high rate trickling Standard and high rate trickling
48 T2-Part II-C16
filters filters
49 Tutorial-13
UNIT-IV:SLUDGE HANDLING AND DESIGN OF PONDS
50 Concept of ponds Concept of ponds T2-Part II-C19
 Construction and design of Construction and design of
51 T2-Part II-C19
anaerobic and oxidation ponds anaerobic and oxidation ponds
Sludge digestion, factors
52 Sludge digestion, factors effecting T2-Part II-C18
effecting
53 Tutorial-14
54
Design of Digestion tank Design of Digestion tank T2-Part II-C18
55
56 Sludge disposal by drying Sludge disposal by drying T2-Part II-C18
57 Tutorial-15
58 Septic tanks working principles Septic tanks working principles and
T2-Part II-C21
59 and design design
60 Soak pits Soak pits T2-Part II-C21

Evaluation scheme:
Duration % of
Component Marks Date & Time Venue
(minutes) weightage
02-01-17 to 07-01-17 Block-3
Sessional Test 1 90 20 20 (Best 9.00a.m.10.30a.m.
2 tests 20-02-17 to 25-02-17
average) 9.00 a.m.10.30 a.m. Block-3
Sessional Test 2 90 20
03-04-17 to 08-04-17
Block-3
Sessional Test 3 90 20 9.00 a.m.10.30 a.m.
03-04-17 to 08-04-17
Comprehensive Block-3
Quiz 20 10 10
17-04-17 to 29-04-17 Blocks(1,2,3,4,
Semester end exam 180 70 70 5)

Chamber consultation hour: 4:00 PM

Venue: III Block-First Floor Staff Room
Notices: Civil Dept. main notice board

M.T.S.Lakshmayya
Signature of the course coordinator