Civil Engineering


304. Environmental Engineering Principles. Problems of pollution control, population forecasting, air and water quality requirements, solid waste management, principles of stream pollution. Principles of processes for treatment of water and wastewater. Environmental quality management with emphasis on water pollution control. Three lectures. Fall  (Cr.3) 

Prerequisite:  CHEM 101. Chemistry: Equation balancing.  Calculation of chemical constituents.  pH of water.  Basic physics principles: Gas laws. Fluid flow principles. Mass balance.  Elementary calculus:  Differentiation of rate equations. Integration.

 

Course Goals:

  1. To understand and analyze basic environmental problem.  Emphasis is placed on understanding basic environmental concepts as they relate to water and to review, in less detail, problems and solutions in other environmental areas.

Course Objectives:

 

The student will be able to

  • To develop student's ability to understand basic concepts and to identify and solve environmental problems with emphasis being placed on water and to review to a lesser degree other areas of the environment.

  • To develop student's recognition of the need and availability to engage in life-long learning in the environmental arena.

  • To develop a student's working knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering science in environmental engineering.

  • To develop a student's ability to analyze and interpret environmentally related data.

  • To develop student's computer utilization ability in the environmental area.

  • To develop an awareness of health and safety needs.

  • To develop to a lesser extent the student's writing and reporting skills.

  • To provide students with a knowledge of contemporary environmental issues, the understanding of professional and ethical responsibility associated with maintaining the environment, and a comprehension of the impact of engineering solutions in a global environmental context.

 

Course Syllabus

 

Textbook: Viessman, Jr., Warren & Hammer, Mark J., Water Supply and Pollution Control 6th Edition.

 

Topics:

  1. Introduction and Environmental Legal Consideration.  2 lectures

  2. Environmental Demands - Overview of Land, Air and Water (surface and subsurface)- Hazardous waste.  3 lectures

  3. Population Projection.  4 lectures

  4. Environmental Evaluation - Water Properties.  5 lectures

  5. Dissolved Oxygen Analysis.  2 lectures

  6. Different Water Bodies (Surface and Subsurface) - Water Supply.  4 lectures

  7. Landfills, Solid Waste Disposal, and Groundwater.  1.5 lectures

  8. Water Treatment Plant Processes.  7 lectures

  9. Waste Water Treatment Plant Processes and Sludge Disposal.  9 lectures

  10. Air Pollution Control.  1.5 lectures

  11. Economics of Environmental Control.  2 lectures

  12. Testing.  4 lectures

 

Computer Usage:  Computer is used in homework and project/report preparation-such as D.O. Sag Analysis, Population Analysis, etc.

 

ABET category content as estimated by faculty member who prepared this course description:  Engineering Science: 3 credits (100%)

 

Prepared by:      Dr. Walter P. Saukin                        Date: January 29, 2001