Environmental engineering
Next offered in 1996
K McKenry and R Wootton
4 points * 39 lecture hours * First semester * Caulfield
Hydrology: hydrologic processes, rainfall and run-off, flood flow estimation, storage analysis. Drainage: surface and sub-surface drainage, systems in rural and urban areas, network analysis, system design, erosion and its control, flood plain management. Water supply: consumption and requirements, water quality, supply and treatment systems, analysis, design and evaluation of alternatives, operation and maintenance. Sewerage: estimation of discharge, treatment systems, analysis, design and evaluation of alternatives, operation and maintenance. Refuse collection and disposal: quantity, methods, system design, operational considerations. Swimming pools: water quality, design, criteria, water treatment, operational and maintenance considerations. Air quality: sources of pollution, characteristics and management. Industrial and traffic noise: standards, measurement, methods of estimation, noise amelioration techniques.
Assessment
Written (8000 words): 30% * Examinations (3 hours): 70%
Recommended texts
IE Australia Australian rainfall and runoff IE Australia, 1987
McGee T Water supply and sewerage McGraw-Hill, 1991