Area: | Department of Civil Engineering |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 302795 (v.1) Water Engineering 362 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Wastewater - wastewater flow-rates, characteristics and wastewater treatment plant design. Physical, chemical and biological unit operations. Advance wastewater treatment and disposal of sludge. Solid-Waste - type of wastes, waste characteristic, toxicology and human and environmental health. Waste management strategies. Treatment and disposal methods. Waste reduction, re-use and recycling and site remediation. |
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Unit Outcomes: | Upon completion of this unit, the student will know the role of the engineer in wastewater and solid-waste management industry. This unit will also introduce the student to planning, design and management in Wastewater and Solid-Waste industry. The student will also develop a fundamental understanding of the strategies and technologies available for waste minimisation, recycling, energy production, treatment and disposal. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Metcalf and Eddy, (2003). Wastewater Engineering. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill. Vesilind, Worrell and Reinhart. (2002). Solid Waste Engineering. Brooks/Cole Thomson Learning. ISBN 0-534-37814-5. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Field Report 20%. Final Exam 30%. Group Task 20%. Midterm Exam 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 30900 Civil Engineering (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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