University of Kufa

College of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department
4th stage
2009 - 2010
Subject : Sanitary Engineering
Lecturer : Dr. Hassan Mahdi Mohammed Al-Khateeb
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-Syllabus
1st semester (Water Treatment and distribution)
- Fundamental concepts about environment & sanitary
engineering
- Population prediction
- Water demand (domestic and fire demands)
- Water intake
- Coagulation process
- Flocculation process
- Sedimentation process (theory and hydraulic design)
- Filtration process (filter types and back wash)
- Disinfection process
- Systems of water distribution
- Hardy cross method for closed water distribution
networks
- Types of pipes, valves, and fittings
- Pumps
2nd Semester (Storm water and wastewater
collection and treatment)
- Intensity and frequency of rainfall
- Factors effecting run-off water
- Methods of estimating run- off water (Rational
method)
- Wastewater characteristics
- Types of wastewater collection systems
- Basic hydraulic design criteria of wastewater
networks
- Screens
- Grit chambers
- Primary and secondary sedimentation tanks
- Biological treatment( activated sludge process and
trickling filters)

- An introduction to river pollution

2- References
Chin David A. (1999), Water Resources Engineering, Prentice
Hall.
Frank R. Spellman,(2003),''Handbook of water & wastewater
treatment plant operations'', CRC Press LLC
Hammer, J. Mark. & Hammer, J. Mark, Jr. (1996) Water and
wastewater Technology, 3rd Edition, Prentice-Hall, inc., New
Jersey.
Lee C.C. (2000), ''Handbook of environmental engineering
calculations'', McGraw-Hill
Lin, Shun D. & Lee, C. C. (2001), Water and Wastewater
Calculations Manual, McGraw-Hill Professional.
P. J. de Moel, J. Q. J. C. Verberk, and J. C. van Dijk,
(2006),''Drinking water; principles and practices'', World
Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Steel, E. W. & Mcghee, Terence J. (1979), Water Supply and
Sewerage, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill Inc.