2021

R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING – BENGALURU-560059

Odd Semester
(Autonomous Institution affiliated to VTU)
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING 18G7H05
CONTINUOUS INTERNAL EVALUATION (CIE) BE VII SEMESTER-OCT 2021
ASSIGNMENT
COURSE CODE / NAME : 18G7H05 - SOLIDWASTE MANAGEMENT
Course outcomes:
CO1 : Understand the current solid waste management system and statutory rules.
CO2 : Analyze drawbacks in the present system and provide recycling and disposal options for each type of waste in
compliance to rules.
CO3: Distinguish Hazardous waste, Biomedical waste, E waste and to provide scientific management system.
CO4 : Evaluate and monitor the Biomedical waste, Hazardous waste, E waste, Plastic and Municipal waste management
as per the rules laid by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change.
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level-BTL
Level 1:Remembering, Level 2:Understanding, Level 3: Applying, Level 4: Analyzing Level 5: Evaluating, Level 6:
Creating

Dear students,
All of you are hereby informed to prepare report with suitable photos of your given topic and submit by October
month end, along with ppt and videos. Upload the same in google class room

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT – Assignment Questions

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

1. List present methods of solid waste disposal; briefly explain merits and demerits of each
method?
2. Briefly explain the scope and importance of solid waste management.
3. Define integrated solid waste management system. Discuss the impacts of improper solid waste
management on environment.
4. With the help of flow diagram explain functional elements of solid waste management.
Chapter 2
SOURCES
1. List and explain sources of solid waste.
2. List physical composition of municipal solid waste and explain the importance of each with
typical composition.
i) Individual components
ii) Moisture content
iii) Density
iv) Particle size
3. List and explain types of solid waste generated from each source.
4. List and explain the importance of chemical composition of municipal solid waste.
5. Explain methods used to determine generation rate.
6. List and explain the factors affecting generation rate.
7. Estimate the moisture content and density of solid waste sample using the given data.
Sl no Components % mass Moisture content Density(kg/m3)
(%)
1 Food waste 12 70 290
2 Paper 40 6 85
3 Card board 8 5 50
4 Plastic 4 2 65
5 Glass 15 60 105
6 Wood 5 20 240
7 Others 16 3 90

8. Estimate the energy content of the given solid waste sample with the following composition.
Energy given in KJ/kg. assume moisture content=21%, ash=5%,. Also calculate the energy content
on dry basis and discarded basis.
Sl no Components Solid waste Energy content
(KJ/kg)
1 Food waste 15 4650
2 Paper 45 16750
3 Card board 10 16300
4 Plastic 10 32600
5 Garden trimmings 10 6500
6 Wood 5 18600
7 Tin cans 5 700

9. Estimate moisture content, density, energy content of a typical solid waste with average
composition data. On dry basis and ash free basis. Take ash content=5%. Assume heating value
calculated as on discarded basis. (If given dry basis calculate dry basis and multiply with solid
waste.)
Sl no Components % by mass Moisture content Energy content
(%) (KJ/kg)
1 Food waste 12 65 4652
2 Paper 40 8 16747.2
3 Card board 8 6 16282
4 Plastic 4 2 3256
5 Glass 15 5 140
6 Wood 5 25 18608
7 Garden trimmings 16 40 6512.8
 Chapter -3
1. Enumerate different solid waste collection services with skecthes.
2. With the help of neat diagram explain working and functional units of haul container
system conventional mode.
3. With the help of neat diagram explain working and functional units of haul container
system exchange container mode.
4. With the help of neat diagram explain working and functional units of stationary
container system.
5. Enumerate salient features of SWM ( M&H) rules 2000.
6. Enumerate salient features of SWM ( M&H) rules 2016.
7. Write a note on handling and segregation of waste at source.
8. Enumerate different collection equipments.
9. List and explain the factors to be considered in laying optimal route for collection of
municipal solid waste.
10. Solid waste from a commercial area are to be collected using SCS having 4.5m 3
containers. Determine the approximate truck capacity for the following conditions.
f=0.65, No. of container in each location=2, compaction ratio=3.5,
Container unloading time=0.2 hour/container, One way haul distance=25Km,
Average driving time between container location=0.14, Speed limit= 88Km/hr,
No. of trips to the disposal site per day=3, Length of work day= 8 hours,
t1 = 0.35, t2 = 0.25 hr, Assume haul co efficient a=0.016, b=0.011,
W-off route factor, assume it to be=0.15.
11. Enumerate the need of transfer operation and factors to be considered in selection of
transfer station.

12. With neat sketch explain different types of transfer