CE6503 Environmental Engineering I
CE6503 Environmental Engineering I
YEAR: III
SEM : V
QUESTION BANK
(As per Anna University 2013 Regulation)
PART A
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Name the drinking quality standards for any four physic-chemical parameters.
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Write the maximum acceptable limit of the following for the public drinking
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Recommend acceptable quality standards as per BIS 10500 : 1983 for fluride
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and nitrates
Summarize assumptions in an incremental increase method to forecast
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population.
PART B
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(ii) In two periods each of 20 years a city has grown from 50000 to 110000 and
160000. Tell the population expected in the next 20 years and also the saturation
population.
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Identify the daily water demand of the city in 2031, if the per capita water
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demand is 135 Lpcd and the city population records is as given below.
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Census year
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
Population
25000
52000
94000
164000
247000
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The population of a town as per census records is given below. Calculate the
population in the year 2020 and 2035 using arithmetical increase method and
incremental increase method. Estimate the water demand at 135 LPCD for the
year 2035.
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Census year
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
Population
39250
54390
68010
83630
99850
(i) Describe the factors to be considered in fixing the design period for water BT-2
supply components
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(ii) Discuss about the drinking water quality standards as per BIS.
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The population of a town as per past census records are furnished below. Predict
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the population in the year 2031 and 2041 using the following methods:
(i) Arithmetical increase method
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Census
year
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
2011
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The population of a town panchayat as per past census records are furnished
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below. Calculate the population in the year 2031 and 2041 using the following
methods.
(i) Arithmetical increase method
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Census
1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
year
Population 35642 39487 46816 57859 70458 78543 92131 116500
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The population of a town as per part census records is given below for the years
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1951 to 2001. Calculate the population in the years 2026 and 2041 respectively
using the following methods.
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Census year
1951
1961
1971
1981
Population
44487
62356
78538
98861
1991
2001
117545 133582
Describe the different sources of water and their characteristics with respect to
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(ii)With neat sketch, explain how water is drawn from infiltration galleries.
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and odour.
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(i) Prepare a list of factors which are to be considered in the selection of source
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for a water supply scheme? How does the quality of ground water differ from
surface water?
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Summarize various sources of water and give a brief account of the characteristics BT-2
of water and state their environmental significance.
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Explain the different methods used for prediction of future population of a city,
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(i)Present and past populations 20 years and 40 years back for a town are 292000,
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172000 and 30000 respectively. Assess the population expected after 40 years
using logistic curve method.
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(ii) Explain the factors that affect the rate of water demand.
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PART A
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Define intake.
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Predict the factors controlling the choice of materials for water conduits.
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How will you calculate total head in the design of pumps for water supply
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schemes?
Calculate the head loss in a C.I transmission main 300mm in diameter and
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Write down the formulae to find out head loss caused by pipe friction.
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Recommend different pipe materials which are used for water conveyance.
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Summarize the situation in which pumps will be connected in (a) series (b)
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parallel.
PART B
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(i) List the factors to be considered in the selection of pipe material for water
transmission and describe it briefly.
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What are the different types of pipe materials used in the water transmission?
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(i) List out the important considerations which govern the selection of site of an
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intake structure?
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(ii) Describe the salient features of river intake with the aid of a neat sketch.
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What are the basic requirements of a pipe joint? Describe the various pipe joints
with neat sketches.
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5.
Summarize few lines about the functioning of a jet pump with a neat sketch.
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Discuss about the wet and dry intake tower to draw water from the reservoir.
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storage reservoir is situated at 9 km away from the city and the loss of head from
the source to city is 19.5 m. Calculate the size of the supply main by using DarcyWeisbach formula as well as by using Hazens formula assuming a maximum
daily demand of 150 Lpcd and 2/3 of the daily supply to be pumped in 10 hours.
Assume friction factor (4f) for the pipe material as 0.005 in Weishbach formula
and CH =110 in Hazens formula.
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Illustrate the different types of pipe appurtenances used in water supply project.
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How to select pumps and pipe materials for water supply systems? Explain in
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detail.
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Classify the different types of intakes based on source and also explain with a
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neat sketch.
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Explain the different types of pumps used in water supplier with a neat sketch.
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(ii)Quantity of water required by a town is 20,000m /day. The pumps are working
against a total head of 40m, for 8 hours. Total length of the main is 20km, f =
0.075. Design the size of the main using Darcy-Weisbach formula. Assume any
other data required.
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Discuss the factors which are required to be considered in the selection of the
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type of a pump.
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(i) Explain the factors that influence the decision on the type of joints.
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(ii) Summarize few lines on pumps which are used in water supplier.
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PART A
1.
Give the design criteria for flash mixer and state its use in water supply
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scheme
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Define: Detention time and surface over flow rate for a sedimentation tank
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impurities.
Summarize about break point chlorination.
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PART B
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(i) Identify the size of a Flocculator and Clarifier to treat 1 million litres of
water per day.
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What is disinfection? What are the factors affecting disinfection? Explain the
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chlorination process.
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Show the design of a slow sand filer for a town of population 60000 persons,
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provided water supply rate 160 lpcd. Take filtration rate as 2.5 litres per
minute, m2,, L/B ratio as 2, maximum demand as 1.8 times average demand.
5.
Estimate the alum and quick lime requirements with reactions involved to
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treat 2 ML/d of water with raw water alkalinity of 9 mg/L as CaCO3 if the
alum dosage adopted was 40 mg/L. (purity of quicklime 80%)
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Show the design of a sedimentation tank for water treatment plant to treat 8
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(i) Calculate the average chlorine required per day to treat 150 MLD of water.
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Also calculate the storage required for 60 days. Assume an average chlorine
dosage of 5mg/l.
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(ii) Illustrate the various unit operations and unit processes involved in water
treatment.
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(i) Explain the sedimentation by coagulation process using alum and state the
merits and demerits of using alum.
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Ms.S.K.DIVYA , M.E/A.P (O.G)
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(ii) What are the methods of disinfection and state the quality requirements of
a disinfectant?
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(i) Design a flash mixer for a proposed water treatment plant with a capacity
of 25 ML/d and draw a neat sketch of the unit.
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supply. Analyse and design a rapid sand filter unit with details of under
drainage and water washing including gutter arrangement. Limit the
maximum spent backwash water as 3.5%.
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Explain the mechanism of sand filtration. Draw a neat sketch of rapid sand
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(i) Calculate the average chlorine required per day to treat 150 MLD of water.
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Also calculate the storage required for 60 days. Assume an average chlorine
dosage of 5mg/l.
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(ii) Illustrate the various unit operations and unit processes involved in water
treatment.
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PART A
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Recommend the unit process applied to remove iron and manganese from
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water.
PART B
1.
Describe the various methods of removing excess iron and manganese from
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groundwater.
2.
(i) What do you understand by a trickling filer? Describe with the help of a
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neat sketch the biological process involved in working of a trickling filter. (10)
(ii)Describe about skimming tank.
3.
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(i) What are the effects of excess concentration of Fluoride in water and list the
methods available for defluoridation and explain any one of them.
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(ii)Describe the process of iron removal from water for small communities.(6)
4.
What are aerators? List out the different types of aerators with neat sketches.
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5.
Estimate the volumes of cation and anion exchanger beds to demineralize 0.35
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Anions
HCO3- =50 mg/L
SO42- = 45 mg/L
Cl- = 45 mg/L
NO3- = 10 mg/L
The ion exchange capacities of cation and anion exchange resins are 70,000
and 40,000 g CaCO3/m3 cycle, respectively. Also, estimate the required
quantities of regeneration chemicals. The regeneration cycle is once per day.
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(ii)Discuss about the Ion exchange method of water softening with a sketch.
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water.
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cations as well as anions removal. Also, briefly outline the design procedure.
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Explain the zeolite process for the removal of permanent hardness from water.
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8 hours each for the following data and draw a neat sketch of the unit.
(i) Soft water requirement
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Discuss about
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water supply in buildings -House service connection -Fixtures and fittings -Systems of plumbing
and drawings of types of plumbing.
PART A
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Describe about air valves. Mention the different types of air valves.
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distribution system.
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PART B
1.
Identify the flow in each pipe in the loop shown in fig. use Hardy cross method
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L = 500 m
L = 550 m
500 mm dia
Q = 10 m3/min
L = 550 m
400 mm dia
400 mm dia
500 mm dia
Q = 11 m3/min
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Q = 9 m3/min
L = 500 m
What are the functions of service reservoir? Briefly outline the design aspects
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of service reservoir.
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Draw a sketch and label the parts of a water supply service connection from
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the street main to a residential building and state the functions of each fitting.
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What is the role of computer applications in the water distribution system and
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buildings.
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Discuss with neat sketches the various types of layout of distribution system
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Calculate the equivalent pipe AD for the network ABCD shown in Fig. by
equivalent pipe method.
400 m ,
40 cm
D
300 m ,
20 cm
300 m ,
30 cm
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400 m ,
25 cm
Classify the different plumbing systems with neat sketches. Also compare
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Explain the one and two pipe system of plumbing and state the conditions
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Explain the different plumbing systems with neat sketches. Also compare them
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Summarize few lines about leak detection and explain its methods. How to
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Part-A
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Total
Question
20
Part-B
14
Part-A
20
Part-B
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Part-B
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Part-B
14
Part-A
20
Part-B
14
S.no Subject
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Unit-1
Unit-2
Unit-3
Unit-4
Unit-5
G.GEETHA
S.K.DIVYA
S.SREELEKHA