UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS

Department of Civil Engineering

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Module Information Sheet

Module Credits Mode Academic Year Pre-requisite(s) : WASTEWATER ENGINEERING [ CIVE 3223 (5) F/ T, CIVE 4016 P/ T ] : 3.0 : Full-Time : 2011 / 2012 Semester One : Nil

AIMS To be able to design and size the components of a wastewater treatment plant and to appreciate the different ways of sludge disposal as well as re-use of treated effluent. OUTLINE SYLLABUS Wastewater Treatment Plant Design: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary treatment operations/processes Handling, treatment and disposal of wastewater sludge On-site sanitation systems Wastewater re-use and recycling MODULE MAP AND LEARNING OUTCOMES Having studied this module, the students should be able to: WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 WEEK 12 WEEK 13 WEEK 14 WEEK 15 Introduction to Wastewater Engineering and Components of a WWTP Design of Pumping Station Primary Treatment : Design of Screens, Grit Chambers Primary Treatment: Design of PST Secondary Treatment: Biological Processes Secondary Treatment: Activated Sludge Plants, ASP Secondary Treatment: ASP contd., Rotating Biological Contactors (RBC) CLASS ASSIGNMENT Sludge handling Sludge treatment and disposal Disinfection On-site sanitation systems: Septic tanks, absorption pit, leaching field, case studies Water re-use and recycling: CLASS REVISION CLASS REVISION

VENUE AND HOURS/ WEEK All lectures will normally be held on Saturdays from 11h15 to14h15 in Room: 1, Phase III Textile Engineering Bldg Hours/Week: THREE REFERENCES Lecture notes, handouts Metcalf & Eddy, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal, Re-use, Published by McGraw Hill, 4th Edition, 2003 ASSESSMENT Class Test/Assignment Exams LECTURER
Jan 2012

: 30% : 70%

UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS
Department of Civil Engineering

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

Mr. K. D. Domun Tel: Mobile: 759 7119 e-mail: kdomun@gmail.com

Office: 601 1600

[09h00 16h00]

Jan 2012