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cy TRIBHUV AN UNIVERSITY Exam.
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING Level BE Full Marks 80
Examination Control Division Programme BC Pass Marks 32
2074 Ashwin Year/Part _Til/1 Time 3 hrs.
____ Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (CE605)_ Z
¥ Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable
Y Attempt AU questions.
Y. The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks.
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Assume suitable data if necessary.
Differentiate between (a) pure and impure water, (b) potable and wholesome water and
(©) polluted and contaminated water.
What are the criteria for the selection of water sources in hill and terrai area?)
Population of « town in Nepal as obtained from the census report [Link] follows:
[YearaD. [197 [19 1 [2001 [3011]
Population [1500021000 |27000 | 34000 | 42000]
Determine the water demand in the year 2030 if the town has fully plumbed house. Take
industrial demand as 20% total demand and water losses wastage as 15 of the total
demand, Neglect other demands.
Describe the various types of living organisms present in water. Discuss their effects on
human health,
Why an intake structure is necessary for water supply scheme? Describe a dry river intake
‘with neat sketch showing all major components and operation.
a) Derive a Stoke's law for the settlement of particles? Under what conditions it is suitable
to use for the design of sedimentation tank. Include the temperature effect in the law
b) A town with survey year population of 10000 and a growth rate of 1.5% per annum.
has a base period of S years, design period of 15 years and average water consumption
rate of 150 Iped. Taking length as twice of its width, propose number, length and
width of a slow sand filter with filtration rate of 150 Vm*/day to treat water in this
average flow rate and sketch also.
©) A settling tank is designed for an overflow rate of 4000 liters per m? per hour, What
percentage of particles od diameter (a) 0.05 mm (b) 0.02 mm, will be remaved in this
tank at 10°C.
a) Calculate the storage required to supply the demand shown in the following table if
the inflow of water to the reservoir is maintained at a uniform rate throughout 24
hours.
b) With a neat sketch, discuss grid iron system of water distribution including its
advantages and disadventazes.
Briefly describe the purpose and use of expansion joint and flanged joint with sketch
Describe the components and purpose in layout connection from main pipe to houschold
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INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING — [Level
Examination Control Division | Programme BCE
2074 Chitra (Year/Part {t/t
~ Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (CEs05)
Y Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as fur as practicable,
Attempt Ad questions.
y in the margin indicate Full Marks.
¥ Assume suitable data if necessary.
J. What are the objectives of water supply’? Enlist the requirements of wholesome water. (242]
2. Among the available sources, which type of source is preferred in the public water supply
system in a community for the hilly region of Nepal and wiy? re
Data obtained from a baseline survey of a newly formed rural municipality in year 2018
AD. aze as follows. Population ~ 15,000, No. of day students in school = 1500, No. of
big animals = 6500, No. of small animals = 8000. There are altogether 10 offices, one
hospital with total 25 beds, No. of tea s 12, No. of health post ~ 2 and number of
police check post ~ 2 Negleet fire fighting demand, Caleulate the water demand of that
rural municipality in design year with base period of 2 years and design period of 20
years. Assume the population growth rate of that community is 1.8 % per annum. (8)
4. What ig an indicator organismn? How can you determine E-coli from the membrane filter
technique in laboratory? 13)
Describe spring intake constructed in a rural area with a neat sketch showing plan,
elevation, section and protection work. 8
6. What do you mean by coagulant? What are the affecting factors in coagulation? Briefly
describe. (8)
7. Describe the construction of Rapid Sand Filter with neat sketch and its designed
considerations, Briefly describe its operation and maintenance showing components in
sketch 18]
8. A layout of water distribution is as shown below. Design pipelines AB, BC and CD
considering Hazen-Willium’s constant of 120. Minimum pressure required at B, C and D
is [2m of water. 18]
Tage if9. Define break point chloriuation, Describe in details about how pH and temperature affect
the relative distribution of hypocholorous (HOC!) and hypochorite ions (OCT) in unit
process of chlorination. (29)
10, A rural area has a design year demand of water 20,000 liters per day. The demand is met
ly two times u day at 7-10 and 17-20 (altogether 6 hrs) [8]
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11. Describe briefly on the layout of distribution system with their pros and cons. Also
recommend improvements over traditional layout system. 16+2]
2. Describe reflux valve and air relief valve with necessary sketches. 22)Examination Contro} Division
o ‘TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING
2073 Shrawan
__ Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (CE605)_
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Attempt All questions
The figures in the margin indicate
Assume suitable data if necessary
Marks.
Draw typical layout of water supply schemes for rural and urban areas. Describe briefly
the function of each component.
Differentiate between shallow and deep wells with neat sketch and their characteristics
with respect to water quality and quantity.
Data obtained from a baseline survey of a newly formed municipality in year 2016 A.D
are as follows. No, of day students in school = 2500, No. of big animals = 4000, No. of
small animals = 6400. There are twenty offices, one hospital with 50 beds. The total water
demand of municipality in design year with base period of 2 years and design period of
20 years is 800 m*. The population growth rate of that community is 1.9% per annum.
Determine the population in survey year.
a) Describe in detail about the multiple tube fermentation technique for the
determination of E-coli in lab.
b) Determine total alkalinity and concentration of calcium and magnesium in the water
sample if both calcium and magnesium ions were found equal, Total hardness is 280
‘mg/l and carbonate hardness is 75 mg/1
Sketch and explain the general river intake arrangement. What are the points to be
considered for the selection of site for intake?
a) Describe, with the help of a neat sketch, a rapid sand filter. Explain its working and
cleaning.
b) Design a rectangular sedimentation tank for water treatment in a city with population
of 20000. Considering the settling velocity of particles 0.4 mm/sec, Length = 2xWidth
and detention period of 2 hours.
©) Design a water softener for a flow 20,000 Vhr, hardness = 450 mg/l as cacos,
allowable hardness after treatment = 50 mg/l as caco; ion exchange capacity of the
resin = 20 kg /m’ of the resin, regeneration period = 7.5 hours.
a) Describe briefly on the layout of distribution system with their pros and cons, Also
recommen improvements over transitional layout system.
b) The water demand of a city is 10,000 m’/day. The water demand is to meet from the
river flowing under gravity to the reservoir. The water is supplied to the consumers
from the reservoir by continuous system. Calculate the capacity of service reservoir
for the consumption pattern as shown in figure below.
‘Time -07 | 07-12 [12-17 [17-19 | 19-05
Water consumption) [25 [30 [15 [20 [10
Find the water level in the reservoir at 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours.
Enlist three materials commonly used for water supply pipe. Also describe their merits
and demerits.
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INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING = Level BE
Examination Control Division | Programme Hci
2073 Chaitra ‘Year /Pat
‘Candidates ae required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Auempt Al questions,
The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks,
Assume suitable data ifnecessary.
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Explain the functions of different components of a rural water supply scheme with a neat
sketch, 4
2. What is infiltration gallery? With a neat sketch, describe its construction, iy
3. The survey data collected for a water supply scheme ina village of Nepalis given below: [8]
Design period = 25 years
Population » 1250
Chickea = 5000
Annual population growth rate = 1.52
Day scholar students in a school = 100
Boarder students in a school = 10
‘No. of Health post = 1
No, of tea shop= 1
No. of VDC office = 1
Neglect demand for fire fighting
Calculate average water demand for the design year.
4. The hardness of a water sample was found to be 300 mi/l as CaCOs. The hardness was
found due to Ca and Mg ions only. The concentrations of these ions are equal in water.
‘The water analysis showed the concentration of HCOs was 150 mg/l. Calculate (j) the
concentrations of Ca and Mg, (ii) alkalinity of water and (iii) carbonate hardness and
non-carbonate hardness of water. 8]
5. Describe the characteristis of dry and wet river intakes with neat sketch. What
‘modification will you make if the river bank is unstable? (8)
6. a) Desctibe the construction of slow sand filter with neat sketches and its design
consideration, (8)
b) A settling tank is designed for an overflow rate of 4000 liters per m? per hour, What
peteentage of particles od diameter (a) 0.05 mm (b) 0.02 mm, will be removed in this
tank at 10°C. (8)
©) Deseribe briefly the types of aeration methods with sketches. [8]7. a) A part of the water distribution network is shown in figure below.
If the diameter of pipes AB, BC, AC and CD are 1200 mm, 800 mm, 1000 mm and
1000 mun respectively, Calculate the head joss and velocity in pipes AB, BC, AC and
CD. Assume length of all the pipes are 100 m and eoeflicient of friction, f= 0.03,
) Ina part of water distribution system, the source is located at a ‘point A' with a RL of
210 m, a ‘point B' with RL of 154 m is at a distance of 700 m fram ‘point A' and
another ‘point C’ with RL of 126 m is at a distance of 550 m from ‘point B’, Pipe line
AB carries a discharge of 44 ips and pipe line BC carties a discharge of 18 Ips. Taking
minimum residual head as 10 m and Hazen William's coefficient as 100 for pipes,
design pipe AB and BC.
8. Describe the vatious types of layouts of the water distribution system with their merits
and demerits
9. What are the purposes of values in pipeline? With a neat sketch, describe a reflux valve.
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INSTIT NGINEERING Level BE
Pass Marks 32
2072 Kartik (Year/Part il/I | Time
Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (CE605)
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable,
Attempt All questions.
The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks,
Assume suitable data if necessary.
Discuss about the importance of water. Enlist the objectives and necessity of water supply
schemes.
Discuss the selection criteria to choose a source of water supply.
Determine the population of the town in the year 2088 by (a) Arithmetical increase
method (b) Geometrical increase method and (c) Decreased rate of growth method. The
census population of the city is as follows: _
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Calculate the design year and total water
capita demand of 120 Iped.
Define indicator organisms. Describe the procedure of determining coliform in laboratory
by MPN method.
What are the components of intake? Enlist and discuss the factors governing the site
selection for intake.
ing the per
8) Ina continuous flow settling tank 30 m long and 3 m deep, what detention time would
you recommend for effective removal of 0.03 mm particles at 25°C. Assume specific
gravity of particles = 2.65. Also determine the percentage of 0.025 mm particles
removed in the same tank at 20°C,
b) Describe the effects of hardness. Explain zeolite water softener with advantage and
disadvantages.
©) Mention the common methods of disinfection. Calculate the daily quantity of alum
and bleaching powder required in a treatment plant of capacity 25 million liters per
day. Consider optimum does of alum as 15 mg/l and chlorine does of 0.5 mg/l
assuming 30% chlorine available in bleaching power.
a) Describe the design steps for designing water supply distribution system with
mentioning design criteria
b) A village has design year demand of water 20000 liters per day. The demand is met
by a continuous system of supply from a spring source with measured yield of 0.25
Ips. The consumption pattern is as follows. [isay Panis") ss
‘Time (Hours) 7-12 [12-17 | 17-19 | 19-5
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Is balancing storage tank necessary? Calculate its capacity if necessary. Justify your
answer.
8. What are the requirements of good pipe material”
‘What is the function of air valve? Describe its working with a neat sketch,
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INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING Level BE Full Marks 80
Examination Control Division Programme 8
2072 Chaitra t
Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (C!
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¥ Atiempt AH questions
¥ The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks.
¥ Assume suitable data if necessary.
1. What do you understand by water supply system? Describe its historical development. (4)
2. Determine the storage capacity of impounded reservoir for a city with a water demand of
4x 105m? per month. The run off discharge in river is a en as in table: (4)
[einem oe ie lores [i July | Aug, | Sep. | oer. [ Nov. {es. | Jan. | Feb. | March |
[Inflow (10°m‘) _|59 183 [89 else 3.5 [3.0 [20 |16 (2 24)
3. Briefly describe the factors affecting water demand and variation of hourly water
demand. {3}
4. a) Describe about the fecal-oral transmission route with neat schematic diagram, (4
b) The total hardness of water is 150 mg/! and carbonate hardness is 60 mg//. All the
three bi-valent metallic ions causing hardness are same. Determine the non-carbonate
hardness, alkalinity and concentration of bi-valent metallic ions. 14
5. With neat sketches describe the factors that should be considered while constructing the
spring intake {8}
6. a) Explain briefly the theory of settlement of discrete particles through quiescent liquids.
How do you modify the theory to consider the temperature affect? is]
b) The population of a city is $0,000. Design a rapid sand filter including design of filter
‘media, base material and underdrainage system. 18}
c) What dose will be necessary pH = 8 if 0.5 mg/l of total chlorine is required for
disinfection of water at pH = 7.0. Find the contact time required at pH = 8.0, if it is
given that initially 10 minutes contact time is required at pH = 7.0. Take n= 1.5 in the
equation e"t = constant, Ki = 2.710" molt. [8]
7. a) Describe a purpose and construction of service reservoirs with neat sketches, {8}
b) Determine the velocity, head loss and discharge in the pipes BC, CD, BF and FD
‘The length of pipe BC, CD, BF and FD are 100 m, 200 m, 300 m and 100 m
respectively and dia of all pipes are 0.1m and Darey's coefficient of friction, f= 0.03. [8]
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2m'/s
8. Describe briefly the process of pipe laying and joining, (4)02 TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY | Exam,
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING —_| Level BE |
Examination Control Division Programme BCE |
2071 Shawan “Year /Part_i/i
Subject: - Water Su
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Atiempt All questions.
The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks,
Assume suitable data if necessary.
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Differentiate potable and wholesome water, polluted and contaminated water. Write down
the requirements of wholesome water in brief. (I
2. Why ground water source is generally chosen for supplying drinking water scheme? What
are the common ground water quality parameters? Discuss them with reference to health
and treatment. (4)
3. Safe yield of a proposed spring is 5 liter per second and per capita water demand is
65 Iped. Calculate the current population that can be taken under the scheme if design
period is 20 years and population growth rate is 1.7% per annum, {8}
4. ‘The hardness of a water sample was found to be 300 m/l as CaCOs, The hardness was
found due to Ca and Mg ions only. The concentrations of these ions are equal in water.
The water analysis showed the concentrations of HCOs, was 150 mg/l. Calculate (i) the
concentrations of Ca and Mg (ii) alkalinity of water and (iii) carbonate hardness and non-
carbonate hardness of water. {8}
5. Generally, which type of intake is used in hilly area of Nepal? Why? Describe such intake
with a neat sketch showing plan, elevation, section and protection work. [8]
6. a) A rectangular sedimentation tank is to treat 10 MLD of water, A detention basin of
width to length ratio of 1/3 is proposed to trap all particles larger than 0.04 mm is
size. Assuming a specific gravity of particles at 20°C is 2.65. Compute the tank
dimensions. ifthe depth of the tank is 3.5 m, calculate the detention time (8]
b} Determine amount of bleaching powder required annually in a water treatment plant
treating 1OMLD of water if 0.3 ppm of chlorine dose is required, Available bleaching
powder contains 27% of chlorine. Describe the break point chlorination in water
treatment process. (8]
©) Write down the purpose of aeration, Describe methods of aeration with sketch. [8]
7. a) Design pipes PQ, PR and RS. Minimum pressures have to be maintained at | kgfem?
in all taps, Take Hazen William constant C = 110 (10)
Tap! Source
R Length = 150m
RL of R= 860 m RL of source = 950m
0.25 Ips“
Tap3 7 Length = 180m
RLof S=845m
RL of Q= 930 m
b) Briefly describe the layout of distribution system, (6)
8. Write down the requirements of good pipe material. Describe briefly concrete pipe, C.1
pipe and FPR pipe. 1402 TRIBHUVANUNIVERSITY ae
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING -[ all Marks 80
Examination Control Division | Programme | BCE
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
2071 Chaitra wit
Attempt All questions.”
‘The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks.
Assume suitable data if necessary.
Draw a schematic diagram for rural and urban water supply scheme. Describe the funetions
ofeach component. ia
. Differentiate between shallow and deep wells. Discuss their suitability with respect to water
quantity and quality. 4
Caleulate the design discharge for design year 2030 fora village in Surkhet District. The data
‘collected in survey year 2015 is as below: (8
Survey year population = 1500
Population growth rate = 2.0% per year
Number of buffalos = 345
Number of eows = 450
Number of goats = 800
Number of chickens = 2000
Number of boarder students = 64
Number of day scholar students = 450
‘Number of offices = 3
1) Describe the types of water washed diseases and its preventive measures. io
b) The analysis of water showed the following results in mg/l 4
Ca=65; Mg = 35; Na= 101.5; K = 21.5; HCO, = 248; $04 = 221.8
Find the total hardness, carbonate hardness and non-carbonate hardness.
Which type of intake do you recommend in rural hilly area? Deseribe its construction with
neat sketch. (8)
) Determine the size of rectangular sedimentation tank having its length as twice of is
width to settle the particles with settling velocity of 0.2 mm/sec with a settling period of 3
hours to treat water for population of 20000 with a peak allowance of 112 Iped. 18)
b) What do you mean by aeration of water? Why it is required? Describe the various
methods of aeration. * 8]
©) Explain break point chlorination. Calculate the required quantity of commercial
bleaching powder for the disinfection of water in rural water supply schemes: 1
{Chlorine content inthe commercial bleaching powder = 35%
i) Dose of chlorine = 2.00 mg/t
fii) Water demand per day = 500000 liters7.) Differentiate between continuous and intermittent systems of supply with their merits and
demerits. 8) |
'b) Design pipelines AB and BEC forthe water distribution network shown below. 5) |
‘Take per capita demand of water 160 Iped. Assume peak factor = 3 Hazen William's |
Constant C= 100, The residual head at any point inthe distribution system should not be
Jess than 10m.
Service Loam
Reservoir
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Population
RL=900 m |
8. Why pipe joints are required? Describe expansion joint with a neat sketch. 4) \
9. Why maintenance of water supply is necessary? Discuss different type maintenance of water
supply. 4)o TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY Exam, SE
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING Level BE
Examination Control Division Programme BCE~~ Pass Marky 32
2070 Ashad [Year Pari 11/1 Time 3 hrs.
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Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (C603)
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Atiempt All questions
The figures in the margin indicate
Assume suitable data if necessary
ull Marks.
Why a systematic water supply scheme is necessary in the community? Describe the
impacts of such water supply schemes.
Describe the selection criteria of a good source for drinking water supply project
Ina rural village, the survey is carried out in the year 2070 BS and the following data is
obtained
Population = 5000 nos No of cows = 50 nos
No of goats = 250 nos No of chickens = 2000 nos
No of VDC offices =2nos No of tea shops ~ 3 nos,
No af schools = 2 with overall 350 day scholar students
Annual population growth rate = 1.5% and
Annual growth rate for students = 1%
If the base year is taken as 2073 BS and the design period is of 20 years, calculate the
total water demand of the village for the service year?
a) What do you understand by water veetor disease? Describe any «wo types of water
vector diseases
b) The total hardness value obtained from the analysis of a water sample is 150 mg/l. If
all three (Ca, Mg and Sr) catious concentration causing hardness are numerically
same and carbonate hardness is 77 mg/l, calculate the following:
i) The value of non carbonate hardness
ii) ‘The concentration of principal catious and
iii) The value of total alkalinity in mg/l.
a) Describe spring intake with a neat sketch showing plan, elevation, section and
protection work.
b) A small village has design year population of 600 with 65 Iped per capita demand.
The demand is to be fulfilled by spring sources with safe yield 0.5 Us. The
consumption pattern in % of a day is as below,
Time ‘| 08-07_[ 07-12 [_12- 19-05
‘Water consumption (%) | 30 30, is | 20 5
Is balancing reservoir necessary? Calculate capacity of balancing reservoir if needed
©) Desoribe briefly the design criteria and design steps involved in rural water supply
distribution systera.
a) With neat sketches, describe the various types of mixing devices used in mixing the
coagulant with water.
b) Ina continuous flow settling tank 30 m long and 3 m deep, what detention time would
you recommend for effective removal of 0.02 mm particles at 25°C? Assume specific
gravity of particles = 2.65. Also determine the percentage of 0.01 mm particles
removed in the same tank at 10°C.
¢) Describe in detail the various forms of chlorination,
Describe the public stand post with neat sketch and necessary criteria.
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INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING —_| Level [BE
Examination Control Division | Programme BCE
2070 Chaitra Year/Part | tl/1
Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (CE605)
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Aitempt All questions.
The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks,
Assume suitable data if necessary.
aKKS
Draw a schematic diagram of a typical urban and rural water supply system and briefly
describe the function of each component
For the water supply of a town with the daily requirement of 0.25 MLD, it is proposed to
construct a distribution reservoir. The consumption pattern is as follows
7AM to 8 AM 30% of days supply
8AM tS PM 35% of days supply
SPM to6:30PM 30% of days supply
630PMto7AM 5% of days supply
‘The pumping is to be done at a constant rate of 0.032 V/hr for 8 hrs (8AM to 4PM).
Determine the required capacity of balancing reservoir by analytical method.
3. Data obtained from a baseline survey of a village in year 2070 B:
Population of village ~ 2700, No. of day scholar students = 220, No. of big animals =
240, No. of small animals = 460, There are two offices, one health post. Calculate the
water demand of that village in design year with base period of $ years and design period
of 20 years. Assume the population growth rate of that village as 1.89% per annum.
4, What are E-coli? Are they harmful to human beings? Why is their presence tested in
water for drinking purpose, Describe the membrane filtration technique method.
are as follows.
5. Whatare the factors that should be considered during selection of an intake site? Describe
the characteristics of wet reservoir intake with neat sketch.
6. a) Differentiate between super chlorination and break-point chlorination, Explain break-
point chlorination with a neat sketch explaining the types of chlorine form available in
the various stages of the break-point curve. What is the significance of residual
chlorine?
b) An old tank having dimension of L1mxSmx3m is available in a village. It is proposed
to use as a settling tank. At least 93 percent of particles having diameter of 0.025mm,
specific gravity 2.65 is expected to remove on the tank at 20°C, What will be an
overflow rate on using that tank? Does the tank dimension is enough to remove 99
percentages of particles having diameter 0.05 mm at same conditions?
©) Differentiate between slow sand filter and rapid sand filter.
7. a) State the factors you would take into consideration and the procedure you would
follow in designing a distribution system for the water supply of a city.
b) A layout of water distribution is shown in figure below. Design pipelines AB and BC
considering Hazen-William’s Coefficient = 100, Minimum pressure required at B and
Cis 10m of water.
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Examination Control Divisions Programme | BCE
2069 Ashad (Year /Part | 1/1
Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (CE 605) _
¥ Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable.
Y. Attempt AU questions.
¥. The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks,
¥ Assume suitable data if necessary.
1. Deserite briefly about objectives of water supply and its necessary componcats for water
supply system,
2. Deserve various sources of surface water with respect 10 their quantity and quality,
3, Draw a schematic diagram of a typical water supply system and list its components.
Determine the population ofthe town in year 2021 and 2026 by (i) Arithmetial increase
tmethod and (i) Decreased rate of growth method érom the following details
{vera [1961 [197 [1981 [1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
[Poputation | 18000 | 27000 [ 38000 | s1000 | 66000 | 83000
4, What are indicator organism? Deseribe in detail about the membrane tube fermentation
technique for the determination of E-coil in laboratory.
5. What is an intake? Describe spring intake with neat sketches.
6. a) Find the quantity of alum and chlorine required in a treatment plant of capacity 12
nillion livday. If optimum dose of alum is 3 mg/! and residual chlorine is expected in
the distribution pipe is at the concentration of 0,2mg/l
-b) Find the settling velocity of silica particle of specific gravity 2.65 at 10°C if the
diameter of the particle is 0.0Scm, Assume kinematic viscocity at 10°C is 0.91
centistokes.
¢) Design a rectangular shape plane sedimentation tank to treat 3.75 Us of water. Assume
‘effective depth as 2.1m and detention time as 4 hours.
7. a) Compare the continuous and intermittent systems of water supply.
b) Caleulate the discharge in pipes AB, BC, AD and CD for the water distribution
network giving below by using Hardy-cross method. The available data of network
are as follows:
Length (in meter) | Diameter (in mm) _
a) 300
300 200
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8. Describe bricfly the flanged joint and reflux valve with neat sketches. 14]
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Subject: - Water Supply Engineering (C603)
Candidates ate required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable,
Attempt All questions.
The figures in the margin indicate Full Marks.
Assunte suitable data if necessary.
Enlist objectives of water supply system focusing for rural water supply in Nepal. Draw
its schematic diagram mentioning components.
The city has an average water demand of 6202 million liters per month. Calculate the
capacity of impounded reservoir. The flow in the river is shown below,
Month [Inflow | Month | Inflow [Moni
___ | tm'ts) (mss) —
Januar Maj O51 Sept
February June 1.00 [Detober
March duly 2.00 [November
‘April [Augast 3.00 [Decembe:
‘The survey data collected for a water supply scheme in a village of Nepal is given below:
Survey year = 2013
Base period = 3 years
Design period = 15 years
Population = 250
No. of cows = 200
No. of goats = 500
No. of chickens = 5000
Annual population growth rat
No. of day scholars in school
No. of boarders in school = 10
No. of health post
No. of tea shop
VDC office = 1
Calculate total
5%
100
demand for design year.
a) Describe fecal-oral transmission route of disease with a neat schematic diagram,
b) If 400m1 of water with a pH of 6 is mixed with 700ml of water with a pH of 8, what
will be the resultant pH of the mixture?
What are the factors that should be considered during selection of an intake site? With
neat sketches, describe the construction of a spring intake.
a) Find the settling velocity of silica particle of size 0.02em with specific gravity 2.65 in
water at 20°C? Take kinematic viscosity of water at 20°C as 1.007 centistokes.
b) Design rapid sand filter for a population of 60000 nos for a newly growing urban area
©) What is break point chlorination? How can you obtain the break point? Describe.
How much quantity of bleaching power is to be added in the treatment plant to
disinfect 2 MLD of water, if the does of chlorine is 0.5 ppm?
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al7. a) Briefly describe the layout of distribution
system with their advantages and
disadvantages. How can you improve the traditional layout system for betterment? [642]
6) Design pipes RA and AB for the water distribution network shown below: [8]
RL 840m
A
lcs. |
Length = $00 m
RL 890m ——
Population = 3600
[Renters aan] ahoom
Take per capita demand of water as 200 Iped, Assume peak factot = 3 and Hazen
Williams Constant C = 100. The residual pressure at any point in the distribution system
should not be less than 15m. Check velocity in the pipes also.
8. Describe briefly the process of pipe laying and jointing. 14]
9.
Why pressure relief valves are necessury? Deseribe with « neat sketch [13]
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INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING Level 80
Examination Control Division Programme | BCE Pass Marks | 32
2068 Chaitra Year/PartiL/i Time 3h
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Subject: ~ Water Supply Engineering (CE 605)
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words as far as practicable
Attempt All questions.
The figures in the margin tndicane Full Marks
Assume suitable data if necessary.
Draw a schematic di
sam of a typical water supply system and list ils components,
ism? Deseribe in detail about the membrane tube fermentation
in Laboratory
What are indicator org
technique for the determination of E-col
4) An old tank having dimension of 12m x Sm x 3m is available in a village. It is
proposed to use as a settling tank, At least 95 percentage of particles having diamete
of 0.025mm, specific gravity 2.65 is expected to remove on that tank at 20°C, What
‘will be an overflow rate on using that nk? Does tank dimension is enough to ren
99 percentage of particles having diameter 0.04mm at samac conditions?
6) Suppose you arc a team member of a pre-feasibility study for a rural water supply
project. How do you convince the community during disputes regarding the
ownership of water sources and priorities of using water sources?
a) Enlist the requirements of the public stand post along with its importance in rural
1b) Explain break point chlorination in relation to water supply system, Explain
significance of residual disinfectant,
a) Design pipelines AB, BC and AD for the following pipe network A minimum
pressure of | ky/em is required at the tap. Take Hazen william constant C ~ 100
Tap no.3, RL = 940m
B T= 150m
'b) Deseribe, with their respective merit and demerit, of various methods of distribution
of water,
Whea reservoir intake is constructed? Describe a typical reservoir intake.
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Deseribe a dry type river imtake with a neat sketch,
With neat sketches describe the construction of rapid sand filter.
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‘What ae the purpose of aeration? Describe the various methods of aeration,
‘Why pipe joints are required Deseribe socket and spigot joint with a neat sketch,
1. Determine the population of the town in the year 2021 and 2026 by (i) Arithmetical
increase method (ii) Geometrical increase method and (ili) Decreased rate of growth
method.
1961 | 971 [7981] 1997
Population | 18000_| 27000 [38000151000 _|
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