Design of Plumbing Systems in a Building for Water Supply

Plumbing is a whole new field in Civil Engineering. This comes under the part of Infrastructure & Building Services in Civil Engineering. This course is dedicated towards providing sufficient knowledge regarding Plumbing Systems for Water Supply in Building.

The course is divided into following section -

1. House Water Connections and Plumbing Appurtenances - In this section, the students will learn about the basics regarding Plumbing Systems for Water Supply in Building. They will learn how the water connection for houses is done with municipality water mains. They will also learn about various types of appurtenance to be used for Plumbing for Water Supply in Building.

2. Types of Piping Systems - In this section, the students will learn different types of Piping Systems. Piping Systems are the combination of pumps, tanks and pipes in the plumbing system.

3. Design Principle for Plumbing - In this section, the students will learn about the principles which are to be taken care of while designing a plumbing system for water supply in a building. They will also learn about the concept of Supply and Demand. Apart from that they will get the knowledge about Gross Demand and Probable Demand for plumbing systems.

4. Design Procedures for Plumbing of Water Supply- This section consist of the procedure for designing the plumbing system for water supply in a building. Basic Concepts regarding the design procedures are also elaborated in this section. The Section contains two sets of design example, on combination of which the student will be able to design the plumbing system for water supply in a building.