Urban and Rural Sanitation Engineering Syllabus for B.Tech 7th sem is covered here. This gives the details about credits, number of hours and other details along with reference books for the course.
Urban and Rural Sanitation Engineering Laboratory B.Tech (R13) seventhsem is as follows
OBJECTIVES:
- To expose the students the various aspects of urban and rural sanitation.
UNIT I: PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHFUL HOUSING [9 hours]
Control of environment – Engineering methods – Modes of transmission of diseases – Mosquitoes and Flies – Life cycle, important characteristics and control measures of carriers. Basic principles of healthful housing – heating – ventilation – lighting – air conditioning – noise control in residential buildings.
UNIT II : PLUMBING AND SWIMMING POOL SANITATION [9 hours]
Scope of plumbing – definition of plumbing terms – general principles of good plumbing system – water seal – types of traps, siphonage – design of plumbing system for multistory buildings – plumbing codes and standards. Transmission of diseases in swimming pools – quality standards of pool water – design features
of pools and their appurtenances.
UNIT III : REFUSE AND FOOD SANITATION [9 hours]
Refuse characteristics in urban and rural areas – conditions and factors affecting collection, quantity and conveyance of solid waste – disposal methods incineration – design of incinerators sanitary landfill – composting – waste recycling – biogas and gobar gas plants. Food borne and food caused diseases – food poisoning – food preservation – precautions in the design of kitchen – bactericidal treatment of kitchen utensils – Bacteriological contents of milk borne diseases – essential of milk sanitation – dairy barn sanitation – pasteurization methods – milk tests.
[TOTAL: 45 PERIODS]
OUTCOMES: The students completing the course will have the ability to
- describe basic principles of healthful housing, plumbing systems, rural water supply and sanitation
- plan appropriate water supply and sanitation systems for multistoried buildings and rural areas
TEXTBOOKS:
- Salvato, “Environmental Sanitation”, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1982.
- Ehler and Steel, “Municipal Rural Sanitation”, McGraw Hill Book Co.,New York, 1964.
- Wagner E.G. and Lanoix J.N., “Water supply for rural areas and small communities”, World Health Organisation Publication, Geneva, 1958.
REFERENCES:
Babbit H.E and Donald J.J., Water supply Engineering, McGraw Hill Book Co., New
York, 1962.
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