B.E. (Civil Engineering) Third Semester (C.B.S.
)
Environmental Engineering - I
P. Pages : 2 NIR/KW/18/3294
Time : Three Hours *1888* Max. Marks : 80
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Notes : 1. All questions carry marks as indicated.
2. Solve Question 1 OR Questions No. 2.
3. Solve Question 3 OR Questions No. 4.
4. Solve Question 5 OR Questions No. 6.
5. Solve Question 7 OR Questions No. 8.
6. Solve Question 9 OR Questions No. 10.
7. Solve Question 11 OR Questions No. 12.
8. Due credit will be given to neatness and adequate dimensions.
9. Assume suitable data whenever necessary.
10. Diagrams and chemical equations should be given whenever necessary.
11. Illustrate your answers whenever necessary with the help of neat sketches.
12. Use of non programmable calculator is permitted.
1. a) What is per capita Water Demand? Explain variations in Water Demand. 6
b) Determine the population of a city in 2031 by arithmetic increase method & Geometric 8
increase method.
The data from census record for the city is as follow :
Year 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
Population 87 110 145 180 210
in thousand
OR
2. a) List out the various sources of water & explain any two. 6
b) What are intake structure? State requirement of good intake structure. 8
3. a) In a supply scheme to be design service population of 4 lakh storage reservoir is situated at 7
8 km away from the source to city is 16 m. Calculate size of supply main using Weisbach
and Hazen’s Williams formula. Assuming maximum daily demand of 200 LPcd. & half of
daily supply is to be pumped is 8 hours. f = 0.012 & CH = 130.
b) Explain following pipes with their advantages & disadvantages “Any Two” 6
a) Cast Iron Pipe
b) Steel Pipe
c) Plastic Pipe
OR
4. a) List out the various types of pump used in water supply scheme & explain advantages & 7
disadvantages of reciprocating pump.
b) Explain with neat sketch any two. 6
i) Scour Valve
ii) Spigot & Socket Joint
iii) Pressure Relief Valve
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5. a) Draw a flow sheet of conventional water treatment plant & state function of each unit. 7
b) Design a cascade Aerator for a capacity of 12 MLD. 6
OR
6. a) Explain the aim of aeration in water treatment. What are its limitations. 7
b) Write short note on ‘Jar test’ and its importance. 6
7. a) Explain with neat sketch, the working of a clariflocculator. 6
b) Design a rapid sand filter for a population of 1,00,000 to be served & per capita water 7
supply 270 LPcd. Assume suitable data.
OR
8. a) What is Sedimentation? State & explain various factors affecting it. 6
b) Write note on any two. 7
i) Operational Problem in filter.
ii) Inlet & outlet arrangement in sedimentation tank.
iii) Criteria for selection of filter sand.
9. a) What is disinfection? What are the various methods of disinfection? Explain any one. 6
b) Explain the mass curve method to find capacity of reservoir? 8
OR
10. a) Explain the various methods used in leakage detection in water pipe line. 6
b) The water work of a town of population 50,000 has to meet its water demand at the rate of 8
270 LPcd. If the disinfection is to be done by bleaching powder having 40% available
chlorine, determine the quantity of bleaching powder required per annum. The required dose
of chlorine is 0.5mg / for disinfection.
11. a) Explain the classification of solid waste on the basis of source of generation. 6
b) Discuss the various methods of collection of solid waste. 7
OR
12. a) Explain in details ‘Sanitary Landfill’. 6
b) What are the points to be considered while selecting the site for sanitary land filling? 7
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