AKTU Environmental Engineering (BCE603) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year

(L-T-P: 3-1-0) Credits: 4 Total Contact Hours: 40

Course Objectives

• To understand the principles of water supply, treatment, and wastewater management.
• To develop skills in the design of water distribution systems and wastewater treatment plants.
• To assess the environmental impact of water-related projects and promote sustainable practices.

Course Outcomes

CO Course Outcome Knowledge Level CO1 Recall basic concepts of freshwater resources, water demand, and transmission systems. K1, K2 CO2 Apply principles of water storage and distribution system design. K2, K3 CO3 Analyze physical, chemical, and biological parameters of water and wastewater. K3, K4 CO4 Evaluate the efficiency of water and wastewater treatment processes. K4, K5 CO5 Apply sustainable wastewater treatment solutions using emerging technologies. K3,K4, K5 K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyze, K5- Evaluate, K6- Create

Unit 1: Introduction to Water Supply Systems (8 Hours)

• Freshwater resources, water demand assessment, factors affecting consumption
• Population forecasting methods
• Design period, variation in demand
• Transmission of water: Types of conduits, economical sizes, structural requirements
• Laying, testing, and leakage control in water supply pipelines

Unit 2: Water Storage and Distribution Systems (8 Hours)

• Storage methods, service reservoirs, balancing reservoirs
• Design and layout of water distribution systems (gravity, pumping, and combined systems)
• General guidelines for the design of distribution networks
• Use of SCADA/WaterGEM/Open Source Free Software in water distribution monitoring
• Study of GIS based water distribution analysis, important aspect of Smart City.

Unit 3: Water Quality Assessment (8 Hours)

• Physical, chemical, and bacteriological examination of water and wastewater
• Key parameters: pH, turbidity, BOD, COD, TDS, heavy metals, nutrients
• Water quality standards (IS 10500, WHO guidelines)
• Impact of wastewater disposal on land and water bodies

Unit 4: Water Treatment Processes (8 Hours)

• Objectives of water treatment: Unit operations and flow diagrams
• Sedimentation, coagulation, filtration, and disinfection
• Design of sedimentation tanks, grit chambers, and filters
• Disinfection techniques (chlorination, ozonation, UV)
• Advanced treatment: Membrane filtration, ion exchange, and desalination techniques

Unit 5: Wastewater Treatment and Emerging Technologies (8 Hours)

• Primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment processes
• Activated sludge process, trickling filters, anaerobic digesters
• Design of septic tanks and UASB reactors
• Emerging technologies: MBR, MBBR, constructed wetlands, and AOPs
• Basics of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for water projects

Suggested Readings

Text Books

1. Peavy, Howard S., Rowe, Donald R., & Tchobanoglous, George - Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill.
2. Metcalf & Eddy - Wastewater Engineering: Treatment & Reuse, Tata McGraw Hill.
3. Garg, S.K. - Water Supply Engineering (Environmental Engineering Vol. I)
4. Garg, S.K. - Sewage Disposal and Air Pollution Engineering (Environmental Engineering Vol. II)
5. Davis, M.L., & Cornwell, D.A. - Introduction to Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill.

Reference Books

1. Manual on Water Supply and Treatment, CPHEEO, Govt. of India
2. Manual on Sewerage and Sewage Treatment, CPHEEO, Govt. of India
3. Steel & McGhee - Water Supply and Sewerage
4. Hammer & Hammer Jr. - Water and Wastewater Technology
5. Punmia - Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering
6. Davis & Cornwell - Introduction to Environmental Engineering BCE 653: Environmental Engineering Lab (L-T-P: 0-0-2) Credits: 1 Total Contact Hours: 20 (10 Practical × 2 Hours Each) Lab Objectives:

• To provide hands-on training in water and wastewater quality analysis.
• To develop skills for environmental monitoring using standard equipment.
• To enable students to interpret laboratory data for water treatment design. Lab Outcomes (LOs) with Bloom’s Knowledge Taxonomy Levels (1–6): LO Lab Outcome Knowledge Level LO1 Recall standard procedures for water and wastewater quality analysis. K1, K2 LO2 Apply standard methods to determine physical, chemical, and biological parameters. K3, k4 LO3 Analyze environmental data from water and wastewater samples. K4, k5 LO4 Evaluate water quality against national and international standards. K4, k5 LO5 Design laboratory protocols for advanced water and wastewater testing. K5 K1- Remember, K2- Understand, K3- Apply, K4- Analyze, K5- Evaluate, K6- Create Experiments (Minimum 10 to be Performed):

1. Determination of turbidity and conductivity
2. Determination of pH, alkalinity, and acidity
3. Determination of hardness and chloride content
4. Determination of residual chlorine
5. Determination of MPN (Most Probable Number) of coliforms
6. Measurement of Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) and PM10 using a high-volume sampler
7. Measurement of noise levels using a sound level meter
8. Determination of total, suspended, and dissolved solids
9. Determination of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)
10. Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)
11. Determination of Kjeldahl nitrogen
12. Determination of fluoride content
13. Jar Test for determination of optimum coagulant dose
14. Field Visit to nearby Water/Sewage Treatment Plant if not available then Jal Jeevan Mission Site (Mandatory) Suggested Lab References:
15. APHA - Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
16. Sawyer, C.N., McCarty, P.L., & Parkin, G.F. - Chemistry for Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill
17. Mathur, R.P. - Water & Wastewater Testing: Lab Manual, Roorkee
18. O.P. Gupta - Environmental Chemistry, Khanna Publishing
19. FOSSEE Virtual Labs for Environmental Monitoring