Sanitary & Environmental Engineering
Duration
- 1 Semester
Contact hours
- 64 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
Corequisites
NilAims and objectives
This unit of study aims to develop your understanding on water consumption, water and wastewater treatment system design.
After successfully completing this unit, you should be able to:
2. Determine water quality and common impurities in water.
3. Design a water treatment system.
4. Design a sewer system.
5. Discuss and interpret research and/or design findings with group mates and professional colleagues.
6. Use and improve negotiation, planning, management, research and analysis skills to form an effective part of a project team.
Courses with unit
University of Baghdad - Pathway degree
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (Honours)
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Lectures (32 hours), Tutorials (32 hours)
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULO’s |
| Quiz/tests | Individual | 20% | |
| Final Exam | Individual | 60% | |
| Report Oral Discussion | Group Individual/Group | 5-10% 10-15% | |
General skills outcomes
AQF Key Generic Skills
Fundamental, People, Thinking, Personal
AQF Literacy and Communication contribution
Communication (including speaking and listening),
Literacy (including reading and writing)
Content
Water Demand, Factors affecting water demand; population Forecasting.
Water Quality and Water treatment:
Intakes, Screens,
Sedimentation;
Coagulation and Flocculation;
Filtration;
Disinfection;
Hardness Removal.
Distribution systems: Pipes, Valves & Apparatus; Corrosion
Sewerage and Sewer systems; Waste water treatment systems
Group project report writing
Water Quality and Water treatment:
Intakes, Screens,
Sedimentation;
Coagulation and Flocculation;
Filtration;
Disinfection;
Hardness Removal.
Distribution systems: Pipes, Valves & Apparatus; Corrosion
Sewerage and Sewer systems; Waste water treatment systems
Group project report writing
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Water Supply & Waste Water Engineering by D. Lal, and A.K. Upadhyay
Water supply and sewerage by Ernest William Steel and Terence J. McGhee
Water supply and sewerage by Ernest William Steel and Terence J. McGhee