DSEU, GB PANT OKHLA-III CAMPUS,
NEW DELHI -110020 DEPARTMENT OF
CIVIL ENGINEERING
SUBJECT – PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING
ASSIGNMENT - 1
1. What are the objectives of water supply scheme? Explain in details.
2. Draw the flow diagram of a water supply scheme.
3. What is water demand? Describe the various type of water demand in details.
4. Define per capita demand. Describe the factors affecting the per capita demand.
5. Describe the variations of water demand. Define design period.
6. Write the value of design period of different component of a water supply scheme.
7. Define population forecasting. Describe the various methods of population forecasting.
8. The population of 5 decades from 1930 to 1970 are given in table. Find out the population in
the year 1980, 1990 and 2000 by using- (a) arithmetic increase method (b) geometric increase
method (c) incremental increase method
Also compare the results.
Year 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970
population 10000 15000 20000 18000 16000
9. Define wholesome water. Compare surface and sub-surface water sources.
10. Differentiate infiltration wells and infiltration galleries.
11. Describe different types of impurities present in water.
12. What do you mean by hardness of water? What troubles it will cause if not removed.
13. Define turbidity. Write causes and effects of turbidity in water.
14. Write short note on pH of water. Briefly describe the chemical water quality parameters
15. Draw the flow diagram of a water treatment plant.
16. Explain the process of plain sedimentation. Draw a typical plain sedimentation tank and show
the various components.
17. Define surface overflow rate, detention time, settling velocity and free board.
18. Design a rectangular settling tank to treat 12 MLD of water, if the detention period is 6 hour,
velocity of flow 0.33 cm/sec, and depth of water is 4 m.
19. What is coagulation? Explain the process of sedimentation with coagulation.
20. Draw the typical clariflocculator with showing various components of it.
21. Define filtration. Discuss the theory of filtration.
22. Explain the rapid sand filter with sectional view drawing.
23. Compare slow sand and rapid sand filter in details.
24. Define disinfection. Write the Purposes of disinfection. Mane various method of disinfection.
25. What is chlorination? Explain break point chlorination with graph in details.
26. What is intake? Discuss different types of intakes in details.
27. Write short note on (a) spigot and socket joint (b) Flanged joint (c) Screwed joint (d) Expansion
joint (e) flexible joint (f) A.C pipe joint
28. Write short note on (a) sluice valve (b) Air valve (c) reflux valve (d) scour valve (e) pressure
relief valve (f) fire hydrant (g) water meter
29. What are the requirements of a good water distribution system? Describe the various methods
of leakage detection in distribution system.
30. Differentiate between grid system and ring system.
