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Engineering CH 23

This document contains questions and answers about Lisa's work as an environmental engineer in Thailand and the United States. It discusses drainage problems, sewage overflow issues in Boston, the differences between reservoirs and lakes, why reservoir location is important, the maximum height water can flow in a skyscraper in Boston without pumps, how water velocity increases in smaller diameter pipes, and why larger pipes cannot always solve excess wastewater problems. It also provides information on other types of jobs for environmental engineers and discusses reservoirs getting too full or being used during drought situations.

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Engineering CH 23

This document contains questions and answers about Lisa's work as an environmental engineer in Thailand and the United States. It discusses drainage problems, sewage overflow issues in Boston, the differences between reservoirs and lakes, why reservoir location is important, the maximum height water can flow in a skyscraper in Boston without pumps, how water velocity increases in smaller diameter pipes, and why larger pipes cannot always solve excess wastewater problems. It also provides information on other types of jobs for environmental engineers and discusses reservoirs getting too full or being used during drought situations.

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Chapter 23

Questions & Answers

Question 1

In what ways was Lisas work in


Thailand and the United States
similar?

Both her work in Thailand


and the US had drainage
problems.

Question 2

What problem does Lisa describe in


Bostons sewage system?

The problem in Boston is


mainly with overflow and
old sewers.

Question 3

How is a reservoir different from a


lake?

A reservoir is a place that holds


water that is going to be used,
where as a lake is just a source of
available water.

Question 4

Why is the location of a reservoir


significant?

Reservoirs must be higher above


the earth's surface so that gravity
can be used to get the water to its
final destination.

Question 5

What is the maximum height water


will flow up into a skyscraper in
Boston without the need to use
pumps?

525 feet

Question 6

What happens to the velocity of


water as the diameter of the pipe in
which it flows is decreased?

The velocity in the


pipe increases.

Question 7

Why cant engineers handle excess


wastewater problems by designing
a system with larger pipes?

The flow within the pipes


will decrease to much.

Question 8
Lisa is an environmental engineer. Use the
library or the Internet to do some research
on the field of environmental engineering.
What other kinds of jobs do environmental
engineers hold?

They survey building sites to see how


the environment will be affected by a
certain type of structure being built
there.

Question 9
Do reservoirs ever get too full? What
happens in a drought? Find out how much
your local drinking water reservoir can
hold, and find out when backup reservoirs
would be activated in a drought situation.

Yes, reservoirs can get too full. During a


drought, though, the reservoir can be used.
Big Creek Lake (our water reservoir) is
3,600 acres. Backup reservoirs are used in
situations like a drought.

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