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FOUR YEAR B.TECH DEGREE END EXAMINATION

FIFTH-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
CIVIL ENGINEERING
ITNVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING I (EEI )

(scHEME -2013)
Max. Marks:70

Tirne: 3 Hours

Note: Answer Question No.l (cornpulsorily) and any FOUR questions fi'om the remaining.
Question No. 1 carries l0 marks and remaining questions carry 15 trarks each.

l.

Answer Allthe

l.

(10x1:10)

Questions

a) Define potable water.

b) What is the design period for water supply system?

c) What is pennissible value of MPN for drinking water?
d) Define per capita dernand.
e) What is the recomnrerrded uniforrn coefficient of sand used in slow sand filters?

I) Define dctention tirne.

g) What are disinfectants?
h) What is cornbined chlorine?

i) What is rneant by a fire hydrant?

j)

2.

Define house drainage.

(5)

a) Explairl the need for protected water supply.

b) Estirnate the population of a city in the year 204 1 , based on the following data
(

by using any two methods.

Census

Year

foputitio"
in Lakhs

resl
1.2

1961
1.5

l98 t

l99 t

200

2011

1.95

2.45

3.0 I

3.7 5

4.55

197

purpose.
b) Write about the water borne diseases and their control.

(9)
(6)

a) Explain the chemical analysis of water used for domestic

4.

a) Explain the various sources of water and discuss and compare the quality and quantity
of water that may be available from the sources.

b) Write a note on i) Infiltration galleries and ii) River

5.

intake

(9)
(6)

a) Design a suitable nunrber of rapid sand filters to filter 5MLD of water. Make reasonable

(8)

assurxptrons.

(7)

b) Explain the different methods of disinfections

6.

l0)

a) Derive the Hardy-Cross method in finding out the distribution of flow in the pipe tretwork.

(1)

b)

Determine tl.re storage capacity

'fhe pumping rate is l2 hrs (8 AM

6AM 8AM
8AM-5PM

,5PM-8PM

of reservoir for a
- 8 PM) constantly.

daily requirement

of 2

lakhs liters.

The draw off is as follows.

(8)

35 % of daily supply
35 % of daily suppli,
30 % of daily supply

Write a note on:

a)
b)
c)

Water closel.s
Traps
1'he Phlmbing systern of-house drainage

(4)
(4)
(7)