Water Resources and Environmental Engineering

Name: Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
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Water Demand, Water Extraction, Water Pollution, Sustainable Management, Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Created byAhmed Ibrahim

Last updated 10/2021

English

What you'll learn

Integrate knowledge from environmental engineering sub-disciplines to design and implement sustainable engineering works.
Accomplish planning, design and construction of water systems and related infrastructural facilities.
Produce feasible, practical and environmentally sustainable solutions for water treatment, wastewater management and pollution control.
Develop their engineering skills and learn to design, develop and apply concepts for water and waste, considering environmental sensitivity.
Develop core quantitative skills of leadership, water technologies, and water resources management.
Identify and address current and future societal problems related to water, waste, and the environment within a broader framework of sustainable development.
Use advanced techniques, skills, and modern scientific and engineering tools for problems related to professional practice in the field of water management.
Understand the impact of solutions to water and environmental engineering problems in a global, economic, environmental, and societal systems context.

Course content

1 section • 16 lectures • 10h 3m total length

Introduction to Environmental Engineering51:55
Explore the foundations of water resources and environmental engineering, including water pollution, surface and groundwater quality, water treatment, and the design of water supply and distribution systems.
Water Pollution35:12
Identify sources of water pollution, including point sources from industry and municipalities and nonpoint sources. Examine effects on streams, lakes, and oceans, including oxygen depletion and toxic contaminants.
Water Requiremnet47:26
Explore how water demand is calculated from average consumption, leakage, and production, accounting for domestic and non domestic uses and seasonal and peak factors in urban systems.
Water Supply16:49
Excercises for Water Demand35:54
Explore how to estimate water demand through instantaneous demand and peak factors, using simultaneity diagrams, leakage, and per capita consumption to design reliable water supply and fire demand planning.
Assignment #1
Pumps and pumping machineries1:04:41
Explore how to select and operate pumps and pumping machinery for water systems, covering classifications, drives, head concepts, and curves for efficient design.
WATER TREATMENT PROCESS36:46
Explain the water treatment goals and the conventional process sequence—screening, pretreatment, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, and disinfection—with aeration and activated carbon for advanced and special purposes.
ARSENIC CRISIS19:56
explains the arsenic crisis, Bangladesh’s severe impact, and health risks, then presents five removal methods: oxidation, coagulation and precipitation, ion exchange, activated alumina, and membranes.
GROUND WATER EXTRACTION27:01
Survey groundwater extraction technologies from shallow suction tubewells to deeper hand pumps, detailing components, depth limits, and Bangladesh-focused designs for rural and urban water supply.
WATER DISTRIBUTION1:08:03
Examine the water distribution process, from surface water and reservoir sizing to pressure-based mains, backflow protection, and fire flow design.
HOUSEHOLD PLUMBING SYSTEM AND FIXTURES43:40
WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT AND LOSS CONTROL59:15
Apply water demand management to improve efficiency and reduce losses through conservation, pricing, water-efficient technologies, metering, and public education, while controlling leaks.
WATER Physical Integrity29:01
Explore the physical integrity of water distribution systems, the ability to withstand external and internal stresses, prevent drinking water contamination, and guide asset management through inspections and replacements.
Sustainable Development and Environmental Concepts34:39
Explore sustainable development, environmental concepts, and the energy and environment nexus, examining fossil fuels, renewable energy, green economy, green building, waste management, and cleaner production for a sustainable future.
SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT33:22
Lectures Slides0:02

Requirements

Basic math and physics courses, and introductory engineering courses.

Description

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge, strategies and modern techniques for water treatment, environmental pollution control, management, and protection of resources, including air, water and land. Major topics include Water Resources, Treatment Processes, Fluid Mechanics & Coastal Engineering, Water & Air Quality Management, Environmental Engineering Science, which are designed to equip students with advanced skills to tackle both local and global environmental challenges. The students can specialize in the areas of air quality management/pollution control, risk assessment, waste management (including environmental restoration, groundwater management, and solid/hazardous/mixed waste management), water quality/control (including waste treatment, industrial and municipal wastewater treatment and disposal, and aquatic chemistry), and water resources engineering and management

Course objectives are:

1. Integrate knowledge from environmental engineering sub-disciplines to design and implement sustainable engineering works.

2. Accomplish planning, design, and construction of water systems and related infrastructural facilities.

3. Produce feasible, practical, and environmentally sustainable solutions for water treatment, wastewater management and pollution control.

4. Develop your engineering skills and learn to design, develop and apply concepts for water and waste, considering environmental sensitivity.

5. Develop core quantitative skills of leadership, water technologies, and water resources management.

6. Identify and address current and future societal problems related to water, waste, and the environment within a broader framework of sustainable development.

7. Use advanced techniques, skills, and modern scientific and engineering tools for problems related to professional practice in the field of water management.

8. Understand the impact of solutions to water and environmental engineering problems in a global, economic, environmental, and societal systems context.

Who this course is for:

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge, strategies and modern techniques for water treatment, environmental pollution control, management, and protection of resources, including air, water and land. Major topics include Water Resources, Treatment Processes, Fluid Mechanics & Coastal Engineering, Water & Air Quality Management, Environmental Engineering Science, which are designed to equip students with advanced skills to tackle both local and global environmental challenges. The students can specialize in the areas of air quality management/pollution control, risk assessment, waste management (including environmental restoration, groundwater management, and solid/hazardous/mixed waste management), water quality/control (including waste treatment, industrial and municipal wastewater treatment and disposal, and aquatic chemistry), and water resources engineering and management