Public health engineering
G P Codner
5 points * 26 lectures, 13 tutorials, 3 laboratory classes, 10 field trips * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: CIV3262
Water treatment; unit processes for various treatments, plant design. Wastewater treatment; unit processes for treatment of wastewater, aspects of plant design. Water supply design; planning and evaluating alternative sources of water supply. Solid waste disposal; characteristics, handling, landfill, incineration, environmental control. Atmospheric modelling: plume behaviour and regional models. Water-quality modelling: parameters, inputs, outputs, conservative modelling, lakes and streams. Environmental assessment.
Assessment
Examinations (3 hours): 80% * Practical work: 20%
Prescribed texts
Codner G P CIV4266 Public health engineering course notes Dept Civil Engineering, 1995
Recommended texts
Tchobanoglous G Wastewater engineering: Treatment, disposal and reuse 3rd edn, McGraw-Hill, 1991