B.

Tech (2nd Year Scheme & Syllabus)

Department of Environmental Engineering

Delhi Technological University

 Department of Environmental Engineering
II Year: Third Semester

Subject
S.No Subject Credits Category
Code

1. Strength of Materials 4 ESC

2. Environmental Chemistry & Microbiology 4 DCC2

3. Surveying 4 DCC 3

4. Water Treatment & Design 4 DCC 4

Instrumentation for Environmental Monitoring

5. 4 DCC 5
and Analysis

6. AEC/VAC 2 AEC/VAC

Total 22

II Year: Fourth Semester

S.No Subject Code Subject Credits Category

1. Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines 4 ESC

2. GIS & Remote Sensing 4 DCC 6

3. Waste Water Engineering: Design and Application 4 DCC 7

4. Air pollution & Control 4 DCC 8

5. Solid Waste Management 4 DCC 9

6. AEC/VAC 2 AEC/VAC

Total 22
 COURSE TITLE: Strength of Materials

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Strength of Materials

2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.): Theory: 3 Hrs. Practical: 0 Hr.
4. Relative Weightage: CWS: 15 PRS: 25 MTE: 20 ETE: 40 PRE: 0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: III
7. Subject Area: DCC
8. Prerequisite: Nil
9. Course Objectives:
 This course is designed to provide fundamental principles governing the mechanical
behaviour of materials.
 Students will understand the ability of a material used in engineering design to resist
external forces without breaking.
 The course covers material behaviour, stresses, strains, and deformations with simple
applications in engineering designs.

10. Detail of Course:

Sl. Contents Contact

N. Hours
1 UNIT- 1: Stress and Strain
Statics, resolution and resultant of forces, FBD, mechanical
properties of materials, simple stress and strain, stress-strain 9
curve, elastic constants, complex stresses, Mohr’s circle for
finding principal stresses, bending stresses.
2 UNIT- 2: Bending Moment and Shear Force
Types of beams, supports and loads, shear force and bending
9
moments in beams, cantilever, simply supported and overhang
beams, stresses in beams, theory of simple bending.
3 UNIT- 3: Slope & Deflection
Deflection due to bending, deflection curve and slope of the
curve, moment-curvature relationship, slope & deflection by 9
double integration method, Macaulay’s method, moment area
method, and conjugate beam method.
4 UNIT- 4: Columns and Struts
Types of columns, modes of failure of columns, effective
7
length, slenderness ratio, Euler crippling load, Rankins’s
formula.
5 UNIT- 5: Torsional stresses in Shafts
Analysis of torsional stresses in circular shafts, assumptions in
8
torsion theory, resisting torque, power transmitted through
shafts, design of shafts.
TOTAL 42 Hrs.
 Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
CO1: Understand the concepts of stress and strain, and the stress-strain relationships for homogenous,
isotropic materials.
CO2: Analyse the relationships between loads, member forces and deformations and material stresses and
strains in structural members under axial loading, thermal expansion, flexural loadings, shear &
torsion.
CO3: Evaluate failure of structural members under complex stress subjected to combined loadings.
CO4: Apply the above understanding to the designs and analysis of structural members based on strength
and deformation criteria.
CO5: Demonstrate and understanding of the assumptions and limitations of the theories used in mechanics
of materials, problem identification, formulation & solution and critical thinking.

Suggested Books:
 Punmia BC, Jain AK, Jain AK, ‘Mechanics of Materials’, Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd. (ISBN
978-81-318-0646-3).
 Rajput RK, Strength of Materials, S. Chand & Company Ltd (ISBN 978-93-525-3369-5).
 Vazirani VN, Ratwani MM & Duggal SK, Analysis of Structures, Vol-1, Khanna Publishers
(ISBN 978-81-7409-140-8).
 Jindal UC, Strength of Materials, Pearson (ISBN 9788131759097).
 Gere J. M., Timoshenko S.P., Mechanics of materials, CBS Publication, 2nd edition (ISBN-
8123908946).
 Kazimi SMA, Solid Mechanics, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Ltd. (ISBN 69-27-
0494-7).
 COURSE TITLE: Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology

2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.): Theory 3 Hrs Practical 2 Hrs
4. Relative Weightage: CWS 15 PRS 25 MTE 20 ETE 40
PR 0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: 3 7. Subject Area: DCC 8. Prerequisite: Nil
9. Course Objectives:
 To learn the basics of aquatic chemistry.
 To learn about different pollutants of water and their effect on water quality.
 To learn the basics of atmospheric chemistry.
 To learn the basics of microbial structure and functions.
 To learn the utilization of microbes in environmental remediation processes.

10. Detail of Course:

S.N. Contents Contact
Hours
1 Unit-1: Aquatic chemistry
Hydrological cycle, Chemical structure of water molecules,
unusual properties of water, solubility of solids and gases in water,
Carbonate cycle, pH of water, Chemical Equilibrium, Redox 9
reactions. Application of principles of chemistry for solving
environmental engineering problems.

2 Unit-2: Water Pollution

Chemistry of pollution due to nutrients (CNP), Oxygen demanding
wastes, salts, detergents, heavy metals, pesticides, hydrocarbons, 6
PCBs, and radioactive compounds.

3 Unit-3: Atmospheric Chemistry

Composition of atmospheric layers, sources of air pollution, major
pollutants of air, the chemistry of photochemical smog formation, 9
acid rain, ozone depletion; greenhouse effect, and global warming.

4 Unit-4: Environmental Microbiology

Microbial taxonomy, Classification of morphological aspects of
bacteria, algae, fungi, protozoa, and other aquatic microflora;
microbial growth and dynamics; pure and mixed cultures; Aerobic
and Anaerobic metabolism; microbial transformation of organic 10
matter (CNPS), acclimatization of waste; microbial inhibition
mechanisms.
 5 Unit-5: Role of Microbes in the Environment
Role of micro-organisms in wastewater treatment, and air
pollution control (bio-scrubbers); microbial degradation of
8
lignocellulosic material, pesticides, hydrocarbons; microbial
precipitation of heavy metals.

Course Outcomes:

CO1: Theoretical knowledge and numerical calculations related to pH, equilibrium, solubility,
dissociation, etc.
CO2: Knowledge of sources and mechanisms resulting in degradation of water quality.
CO3: Understanding the direct and indirect processes related to air pollution.
CO4: Identification of microbes, and regulation of microbial growth in the lab.
CO5: Application of microbes in waste treatment

Suggested Books:
 Environmental Chemistry: by Colin Baird (Freeman)
 Environmental Chemistry: by Manahan (CRC)
 Environmental Chemistry: by Vanloon & Duffy (Oxford)
 Microbilogy: by Pelczar (TataMcGraw Hill)
 Introduction to Environmental Engg. and Science: by Gilbert Masters (Pearson).
 COURSE TITLE: Surveying

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Surveying

2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.): Theory 3 Hrs Practical 2 Hrs
4. Relative Weightage: CWS 15 PRS 25 MTE 20 ETE 40
PR 0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: 3 7. Subject Area: DCC 8. Prerequisite: Nil

9. Course Objectives:

 To understand the definition, principle, importance, and types of surveying.

 To develop the ability to learn and work as a team in the Plane table surveying and
leveling.
 To explain the different methods for calculation of area and volume for regular and
irregular boundaries.
 To describe the basic concepts, types, and operations of Theodolite.
 To understand the principle and operation of Tacheometric surveying.

10. Details of Course

S. Contents Contact
No. Hours
1. UNIT1: Introduction to Surveying: Introduction: Object & scope 10
of surveying, classification of Surveying, principles of surveying,
surveying instructions, Basic Surveying Techniques: Chain
Surveying; Instruments of chain surveying, corrections to measured
lengths, measurement of offsets, limiting the length of offsets,
fieldwork of chain surveying, booking of field notes, conventional
symbols, obstacles in chain surveying, errors in chain surveying &
their corrections.
Compass surveying: instructions in compass surveying, a system of
recording the bearing, determination of meridian compasses,
traversing & graphical method of adjustment.
2. UNIT2: Plane table Surveying and Leveling: Plane table 9
Surveying: Plane table and its accessories, methods of plane tabling,
two-point problem, three-point problems by different methods.
Leveling: Introduction, types of leveling, leveling instruments,
operations and adjustments of levels, ordinary leveling, errors of
 leveling, effect of earth’s curvature and atmospheric refraction in
leveling , precise leveling, modern leveling instruments, contouring:
characteristics and uses of contour, modern methods of depicting
relief on map.
3. UNIT3: Areas and Volume: Areas, Volume, and Earthquake 8
Computations: Different methods of determination of areas from the
plan, areas of irregular boundaries, areas of field notes by latitudes
and departure methods, instrumental methods of determining areas,
areas of cross-section, determination of earthquake volumes.
4. UNIT4: Theodolite Traversing: Theodolite Traversing: Transit 7
theodolites, operation, and adjustment of theodolites, horizontal
angle by the method of repetition and reiteration, permanent
adjustments of theodolite, theodolite traversing, traverse
computations, sources of errors, check in a traverse, closing error
and its adjustments, omitted measurements.
5. UNIT5: Tacheometric Surveying: Tacheometric surveying: the 8
principle of stadia method, instrument constants, Anallatic lens,
Distance and elevation of stations, subtense method, tangential
method, errors, subtense bar, and its use.
Total 42

Course Outcomes:
CO1: Enhanced understanding of fundamentals, principles, and types of surveying.
CO2: Measuring the distance by chaining, compass surveying, and plane table.
CO3: Analyzing the various methods of levelling, area, and volume.
CO4: Gaining the proper knowledge of operations, adjustment of the Theodolite, and
calculation of heights & distances by using the Theodolite.
CO5: Calculating the distance and elevation by Tachometry surveying.

Suggested Books:
 Agor, R, “Surveying”, Vol. I & II, Khanna Publications, Delhi.
 Arora, K.R., “Surveying”, Vol. I & II, Standard Book House, Delhi.
 Bannister, A. and Baker, R., “Solving Problems in Surveying”, Longman Scientific
Technical, U.K.
 Kennie, T.J.M. and Petrie, G., “Engineering Surveying Technology”, Blackie & Sons Ltd,
London.
 Surveying, S. K. Duggal Vol 1& 2, Tata Mcgraw Hill Publications,New Delhi
 Punmia, B.C., “Surveying”, Vol. I & II, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi.
 COURSE TITLE: Water Treatment & Design

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Water Treatment & Design

2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE)(Hrs.): Theory 3 Hrs Practical 2 Hrs
4. Relative Weightage: CWS 15 PRS 25 MTE 20 ETE 40 PRE
0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: 3 7. Subject Area: DCC 8. Pre-requisite: Nil
9. Course Objectives:
 To describe basic properties of drinking water.
 To calculate the population by various methods of population forecasting.
 To explain the definition, principle, design, and types of various unit
processes/operations of water treatment.
 To understand the design of intake reservoirs and water distribution system.
 To understand the O & M of water treatment plants

10. Details of Course

S. Contents Contact
No. Hours
1 UNIT I: - Water demand: Types of demands, factors affecting per capita 8
demand, variations in demand; Population forecasting; Sources of water
supply: estimation of water quantity, factors governing the selection of
source; Water conservation measures.

2 UNIT II: - Intakes: Types of intakes, factors governing the location of 9

intake; Reservoirs: types of reservoirs, capacity of reservoir; Water
distribution system: requirements of a good distribution system, methods
of distribution, layout, and design of water supply systems; Pipes: types
of pipes for transporting water, pipe appurtenances, testing of pipelines.

3 UNIT III: Water Quality: Physical chemical and microbiological water 6

quality parameters and their significance; Water borne diseases and their
control; drinking water quality criteria and standards; Natural processes
occurring for self-cleansing of water bodies.

4 UNIT IV: Water treatment: Sedimentation, theory of sedimentation, 9

design of sedimentation tank, types of sedimentation tanks; Coagulation,
theory of coagulation, types of coagulants and coagulant aids, and
flocculation, design of flocculation tank; Filtration: theory of filtration,
types of filters and their classification, filter operations.
 5 UNIT V: Water softening: Chemical precipitation, ion exchange; reverse 10
osmosis; Aeration of water to remove iron and manganese and taste and
odor. Disinfection, disinfectants, and chlorination of water supplies,
disinfection: types of disinfectants, chlorination, pre and post
chlorination; Miscellaneous methods of water treatment; Site selection
for treatment plant; layout considerations for treatment plant; Operation
and maintenance of treatment plants, Domestic & Industrial water
treatment.

Course Outcomes:
CO1: Gained knowledge of the properties of drinking water.
CO2: Analyze the various methods of population forecasting.
CO3: Understand the principle & design of various unit processes/operations of water
treatment.
CO4: Design the intake reservoirs and water distribution system.
CO5: Differentiate domestic and industrial water treatment plants.

Suggested Books:
 Peavy, Rowe and Tchobanoglous: Environmental Engineering.
 Garg, S.K., Water Supply Engineering- Vol-I, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi.
 Punmia, B. C.: Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering.
 Steel, E.W, and Mc Ghee, T.J., Water Supply and Sewerage. McGraw Hill Book Co.,
New York.
 Birdie: Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering
 COURSE TITLE: Instrumentation Techniques for Environmental Monitoring

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Instrumentation Techniques for Environmental Monitoring

2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.): Theory : 3 Hrs. Practical: 2 Hrs
4. Relative Weightage: CWE: 15 PRS: 25 MTE: 20 ETE: 40, PRE:0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: 3 7. Subject Area: DCC 8. Prerequisite: Nil

9. Course Objectives:
● Understand the fundamental principles of environmental measurements.
● Gain practical skills in applying instrumentation for environmental monitoring systems.
● Develop the ability to analyze environmental measurement systems.
● Critically evaluate measurement and instrumentation strategies.
● Cultivate the capability to develop innovative and tailored environmental monitoring
solutions.

10. Details of Course:

Sr. Contact
Subject Code : EN: 302 Instrumentation
No. Hours
Unit-I: Fundamentals: The Significance and Application of
Measurement. Functional Elements of Generalized Measuring System.
Classification of Measuring Instruments, Introduction of Microprocessors
1 9
and Advantages of Microprocessor-based instrumentation. Management
of Data in quantitative analysis, accuracy, precision, types of errors,
minimization of error, statistical analysis, and curve fittings.
Unit-II: Measurement: Standards of Measurement and its classification.
2 Calibration of instruments and its importance. Transducers, measurement 8
of non-electrical quantities like pressure, temperature, flow, level, etc.
Unit-III: Spectro-analytical Method: Colorimetry, Spectrophotometry,
3 Flurometry, Nephlometry, Turbidimetry, Flame Photometry, Atomic, 9
Absorption, and Emission Spectrophotometry
Unit-IV: Chromatography Method: Classification, Principles, and
Application of Chromatography–Gas chromatography, GC-MS, HPLC,
4 8
Ion Chromatography, Paper Chromatography, and Thin Layer
Chromatography
Unit-V: Electro Analytical Method: Conductometry Potentiometry,
Coulometry, and Polarography. Continuous Monitoring instruments and
5 8
their principals: NDIR for CO, Chemiluminescence analysis for NOX,
and fluorescence analysis for SO2
Course Outcomes:

CO1: Explain principles, importance, instruments, microprocessor benefits, error

management, standards, calibration, and analysis techniques.
CO2: Apply instrumentation for monitoring systems, troubleshoot, analyze data, calibrate,
and make decisions.
CO3: Analyze measurement systems, error analysis, statistics, calibration, and techniques for
complex analyses.
CO4: Evaluate strategies for measurement, assess suitability, reliability, effectiveness, and
make informed decisions.
CO5: Develop innovative solutions, synthesize principles, techniques, methodologies, and
design specialized systems.

Suggested Books:

 A K Tayal (1999) Instrumentation, Mechanical Measurements and Control, 2nd Edition,

Galgotia Publications Pvt Ltd, ISBN-10: 8175155701, ISBN-13: 978-8175155701
 Alan S. Morris (2001) Measurement and Instrumentation Principles, 3rd Edition,
Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN-10:0750650818, ISBN-13: 978-0750650816
 R. S. Khandpur (2006) Handbook of Analytical Instruments, India Professional Science
& Technology Electrical Engineering, 2nd Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional ISBN-10:
0070604606, ISBN-13: 978-0070604605
 B. C. Nakra and K K Chaudhry (2016) Instrumentation Measurement And Analysis,
Fourth Edition, McGraw Hill Education India Private Limited, ISBN-10: 9385880624,
ISBN-13: 978-9385880629
 Francis Rouessac and Annick Rouessac (2022) Chemical Analysis: Modern
Instrumentation Methods And Techniques, ISBN-10: 1119701333, ISBN-13: 978-
1119701330
 COURSE TITLE: Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic Machines

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulic

Machines
2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (Hrs.): Theory: 3 Hrs. Practical: 0 Hr.
4. Relative Weight: CWS: 15 PRS: 25 MTE: 20 ETE: 40 PRE: 0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: IV
7. Subject Area: DCC
8. Pre-requisite: NIL

9. Course Objective:
 The course is designed to familiarize the students the properties of fluids and various
pressure measurement techniques.
 The students will understand nature of fluid statics, in particular problems dealing with
hydrostatic forces, elementary kinematic and dynamic behavior through various laws
of fluids like continuity, Euler’s & Bernoulli’s equations, energy and momentum
equations and their applications for measuring fluid flow through various devises.
 The student shall be able to identify and analyse various types of fluid flow, turbulent
and laminar flow through pipes & flow in open channels in order to predict relevant
pressures, velocities and forces, besides the working and performance characteristics of
hydraulic turbines and pumps.

10. Details of Course:

S. Contents Contact
No. Hours
1 UNIT-1: Fluid property and fluid statics 8
Properties of fluids, types of fluids, and continuum principle,
pressure and its measurements. Hydrostatics law, Pascal’s
law, Manometers, Hydrostatics forces on submerged
surfaces, Buoyancy & floatation.
2 UNIT-2: Kinematics of fluid flow 7
General description of fluid motion. Types of fluid flow,
steady flow, uniform flow, streamline, streak line & path line,
the principle of conservation of mass, velocity &
acceleration, velocity potential and stream function, vorticity
and circulation.
3 UNIT-3: Dynamics of fluid flow 8
Various forms of energies present in fluid flow, Euler's
equation of motion, Bernoulli’s theorem and its application,
hydraulic and energy grade lines. Flow measurements-Pitot
tube, Venturimeter, Orifices and mouthpieces, flow over
weirs and notches.
4 UNIT-4: Flow through pipes 6
 Laminar flow through pipes, velocity distribution, turbulent
flow, Reynolds equation, Prandtl’s mixing length hypothesis,
velocity distribution in pipe flow, flow losses in pipes- major
and minor losses, pipes in series and parallel, friction factor
and Reynold’s number, water hammer.
5 UNIT-5: Flow in open channel 6
Wetted perimeter in open channel, hydraulic radius, Chezy’s
formula, Manning’s formula, empirical formulae for constant
used in Chezy’s formula, economical section of channels,
Open channel section for constant velocity at all depth of
flow, specific energy and critical depth of open channel,
specific energy diagrams, streaming and shooting flows.
6 UNIT-6: Hydraulic machines 7
Dynamic forces on curved and bends, elements of
hydroelectric power plants, classification of turbines, head
and efficiencies of hydraulic turbines, working proportion of
Pelton Wheel turbine. Centrifugal and reciprocating pumps.
Work done and discharge by centrifugal pump, heads and
efficiency of centrifugal pump, multistage centrifugal pump.
Work done and discharge by reciprocating pump, variation of
velocity and acceleration in the suction and delivery head due
to acceleration of the piston, indicator diagram.
Total 42

Course Outcomes:
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

CO1: Identify importance of various fluid properties and solve problems involving fluid
properties and shear forces resulting from Newtonian fluids.
CO2: Derive magnitude and location of hydrostatic forces on surfaces immersed in a static
fluid
and equations of continuity, momentum and energy for various types of fluid flows.
CO3: Apply the above understanding in use of different fluid flow measuring devices.
CO4: Analyze a variety of practical fluid flow through pipes and flow in open channels using
the integral form of the continuity, momentum and energy equations.
CO5: Evaluate the performance parameters of hydraulic turbines and centrifugal &
reciprocating pump.

Suggested Books:
 Bansal RK, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics machines, Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd. (ISBN
81 7008 311 7).
 Garde RJ and Mirajgaoker AG, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Nem Chand & Bros (ISBN
81 88429 01 5).
 Som SK and Biswas G, Fluid Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill (ISBN 21 345 24561).
 Kumar KL, Engineering Fluid Mechanics, Eurasia Publishing House (P) Ltd. (ISBN 81 219
0100 6).
 Ojha CSP, Fluid Mechanics and Machinery, Oxford, University Press (ISBN 01 19 569963
7).
 Rajput RK, Fluid Mechanics, S. Chand & Company Ltd. (ISBN 81 219 1667 4).
 COURSE TITLE: Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System
2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.): Theory 3 Hrs
4. Relative Weightage: CWS 25 PRS 0 MTE 25 ETE 50 PRE
0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: 4 7. Subject Area: UEC 8. Prerequisite: Nil

9. Course Objectives:
● Understand the fundamental principles and technologies of remote sensing and GIS.
● Demonstrate the use of geospatial models and their applications.
● Analyze geospatial data and integrate remote sensing and GIS technologies.
● Evaluate the quality, accuracy, reliability, and relevance of geospatial data in remote
sensing and GIS.
● Develop innovative and effective solutions using remote sensing and GIS technologies.

10. Detail of Course:

Sr. Contact
Contents
No. Hours
Unit-1: Remote Sensing-Principles and Technologies: Remote Sensing
and Remote Sensing System, Multi-concept of remote sensing,
Advantages and Disadvantages of Remote Sensing, Electromagnetic
1 7
radiation, Polarisation, Thermal radiation, Remote Sensing Platforms,
Passive and Active sensors, Spatial resolution, Spectral resolution,
Radiometric resolution, Temporal resolution, Global Positioning System.
Unit-2: Visual Image Interpretation and Digital Image Processing:
Visual Image Interpretation Techniques, Types of Data Products, Image
Interpretation Elements, Applications of Aerial Photo and Satellite
2 9
Imagery, Digital Image Processing, Characteristics of Digital Images,
Preprocessing Techniques like Geometric and Radiometric Corrections,
Image Enhancement, Spatial Filtering, and Transformations
Unit-3: Application of Remote Sensing
Digital Image Processing, Application of Remote Sensing in Land use
3 and Land cover mapping, Groundwater mapping, Urban growth studies, 8
Wasteland mapping, Disaster Management, Agriculture, and Forestry
application
Unit-4: Geographic Information System Fundamentals:
4 Fundamentals of GIS, Definitions, Terminology, and Architecture, 9
Components of GIS, Input data for GIS, Theoretical Models and
 Categories of GIS, GIS data types, Data representation, Data sources,
Geo-referencing of GIS data, GIS database, Database Management
System, Data analysis terminology, GIS software packages, GIS
application
Unit-5: Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS for Spatial Analysis:
Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS, Raster and Vector Data
Integration, Urban and Municipal Applications of Remote Sensing and
5 9
GIS, Role of Satellite Imagery in Urban Analysis, Case Studies, Themes
like Transportation, Land Use, Water Resources, and Socio-Economic
Conditions

Course Outcomes:

CO1 Explain the fundamental principles and technologies of remote sensing and
geographical information systems for spatial analysis.
CO2 Demonstrate geospatial models, applications, and systems for specific environmental,
urban, and socio-economic challenges.
CO3 Analyze geospatial data, remote sensing and geographical information systems and
their integration for spatial analysis in diverse applications.
CO4 Evaluate data quality, accuracy, reliability, and relevance to specific spatial analysis
objectives and applications of remote sensing and geographical information systems
CO5 Develop solutions using remote sensing and geographical information systems.

Suggested Books:

● M. Anji Reddy (2008) Textbook of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information

Systems, Third Edition, BS Publications, ISBN:81-7800-135-7
● George Joseph and C Jeganathan (2018) Fundamentals of Remote Sensing, Third
Edition, The Orient Blackswan, ISBN-10: 9386235463, ISBN-13: 978-9386235466
● A. M. Chandra, S. K. Ghosh (2006) Remote Sensing and Geographical Information
System, Reprint Edition, Alpha Science, ISBN-10: 1842652788, ISBN-13:
9781842652787
● C. P. Lo & Albert K.W. Yeung (2016) Concepts and Techniques of Geographic
Information Systems, Second Edition, Pearson Education, ISBN-10: 9789332581883,
ISBN-13: 978-9332581883
● Kang Tsung Chang (2017) Geographic Information System, Fourth Edition, McGraw
Hill Education, ISBN-10:0070658986, ISBN-13: 978-0070658981
 COURSE TITLE: Wastewater Engineering: Design and Applications

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Wastewater Engineering: Design and Applications

2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.): Theory 3 Hrs Practical 2 Hrs
4. Relative Weightage: CWS 15 PRS 25 MTE 20 ETE 40 PRE
0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: 4 7. Subject Area: DCC 8. Prerequisite: Nil

9. Course Objectives:

 To explain the principles of wastewater treatment and design of various unit

operations and processes.
 To understand the design of sludge digestion.
 To enable students to implement these skills in the planning and designing of sewers.
 To explain the concept of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP)

10. Detail of Course:

S.N. Contents Contact Hours

1 UNIT I: Design of primary treatment units: Design of various 9

preliminary and primary units in a Sewage Treatment Plant, types
of screens and its design; assessment of head loss through screen;
classification of Grit chambers, their application and its design;
oil and grease removal tank, theory and its design; design of
primary sedimentation tank.

2 UNIT II: Design of secondary treatment units: Design of 8

secondary sedimentation tank, Aerobic Treatment; Activated
sludge process, sludge concentrator unit, Trickling filter,
Oxidation lagoons, oxidation pond.
3 UNIT III: Design of Anaerobic treatment units: Design of 8
Imhoff Tank, Septic Tank, RBC etc. Upflow Anaerobic Sludge
Blanket,
4 UNIT IV: Design of sludge digestion: Design of sludge 8
digestion, Incineration etc. Application of the concepts of
nonlinear optimization to wastewater treatment design.

5 UNIT V: Design of sewer: Different types of sewage and types 9

sewerage systems, variation in sewage flow, sewer appurtenance,
estimation of wastewater discharge in a sewer in sewerage
system, estimation of storm water discharge in urban area,
separate and combined sewerage systems, laying and testing of
 sewers. O & M of Water treatment plants, Domestic & Industrial
water treatment. Concept of Common Effluent Treatment Plants
(CETP), concept of zero discharge.

Course Outcomes

CO1: Understand the design of various physical treatment processes of wastewater.

CO2: Acquainted with the design of various secondary treatment processes of wastewater.
CO3: Gained knowledge of the design of various biological treatment processes of
wastewater.
CO4: Design the sludge digestion.
CO5: Design the sewer systems.

Suggested Books:

 Manual on Sewerage and Sewage disposal-CPHEEO, Govt. of India.

 Metcalf and Eddy, Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, disposal, and reuse. TMH,
New Delhi.
 Wastewater Treatment Concept and design approach – G.L. Karia and R.A. Christian,
PHI Publications
 Fiar, G.M., and Geyer, J.C., Water and Wastewater engineering, Vol-I & II, John Wiley
and sons, New York.
 Anaerobic Sewage treatment by Van Haandel and Lettinga, John Wiley & Sons
Publication
 Eckenfelder, Activated sludge treatment of industrial wastewater
 Steel, E.W, and Mc Ghee, T.J., Water Supply and Sewerage. Mc Graw Hill Book Co.,
New York.
 Hammer, M.J., Water and Wastewater Technology. John Wiley and sons-Inc, New
York.
 COURSE TITLE: Air Pollution & Control

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Air Pollution & Control

2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.): Theory: 3 Hrs. Practical: 2 Hrs
4. Relative Weightage: CWE: 15 PRS: 25 MTE: 20 ETE: 40 PRE:0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: 4 7. Subject Area: DCC 8. Prerequisite: Nil

9. Course Objectives:
 Introduction to Air Pollution and its effects, Sampling, and measurement.
 Study the Properties of the Atmosphere and Metrological Variables.
 To Develop an understanding of pollution control methods.
 To provide the concept of air & noise pollution managememt plan.

10. Details of Course:

Sr. Contact
Contents
No. Hours
1. Unit-I: Sources and classification of Air Pollution Effects of Air Pollution 08
on Human health, plants, Animals and Property. Sampling and measurement
in ambient, Workplace and stack.
2. Unit-II: Meteorology- Concept of Atmosphere, wind movements, Windrose 08
Diagram and Measurement of Meteorological Variables. Atmospheric lapse
rates, Adiabatic lapse rate and their consequences, Plume behavior. Plume
rise-equation, estimation of stack height, Gaussian plume equation
3. Unit-III: Pollution control Method of a Particulate matter: Types of 09
Particulate control methods-Settling chambers, cyclone separators, scrubbers,
filters, and Electrostatic precipitators- Mechanism, Their design and
application.
4. Unit-IV: Gaseous Pollution control method and Automobile Pollution: 08
Types of gaseous Pollution Control method- absorption, adsorption, and
combustion process. Automobile pollution- Sources of pollution,
composition of auto exhaust & control method.
5. Unit-V: Air Pollution Legislation and Global Problem, Ambient Air Quality 09
Standards and Emission Standards. Air Pollution, legislation, and regulation
in India. Air Pollution Indices, Noise Pollution, Health Effects due to Noise
Pollution, Noise Pollution Monitoring & Control Measures

Course Outcomes:
CO1: Understand the basics of Air Pollution, its effects, and measurement.
CO2: Analyse the trend of air quality data.
CO3: Evaluate the performance and effectiveness of air pollution control equipment.
CO4: Develop a plan for awareness and management of air pollution.
Suggested Books:
 Fundamental of Air Pollution by Arthur C. Stern. Publisher: Academic Press Inc.
 Air Pollution: - M.N. RAO and H.V. RAO, M C Graw Hill Education.
 Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science: - G. M. Masters
 Environmental Pollution Control Engineering: CS Rao
 Environmental Engineering, By: Howard S. Peavy, Donald R. Rowe, George
Tchobanoglous. McGraw-Hill- International Edition
 Environmental Engineering (Vol. II) Sewage Waste Disposal and Air Pollution
Engineering. Latest Edition. By S. K. Garg, Khanna Publishers.
 COURSE TITLE: Solid Waste Management

1. Subject Code: Course Title: Solid Waste Management

2. Contact Hours: L: 3 T: 0 P: 2
3. Examination Duration (ETE) (Hrs.): Theory 3 Hrs Practical 2 Hrs
4. Relative Weightage: CWS 15 PRS 25 MTE 20 ETE 40 PRE 0
5. Credits: 4
6. Semester: 4 7. Subject Area: DCC 8. Prerequisite: Nil
9. Course Objective:
 To educate the students on the basics of solid waste including characteristics, principles involved in the
management of municipal solid waste
 Students will be able to identify sources of solid waste.
 Students will be understand various methods of disposal of waste.
 At the end of the course, students will be able to design an engineered landfill for solid waste
management.

10. Detail of Course:

S.N. Contents Contact Hours

1 UNIT – I 10
Sources, Composition & Properties of Municipal solid waste. Handling
& Separation of solid waste, Municipal Waste (Management &
Handling Rules, 2000), Integrated solid waste management (SWM)
System, Hierarchical approach for SWM. Solid Waste Collection &
Transportation: Types of collection systems (Hauled- container system
& Stationary container system), Collection routes & their Layout, Solid
waste transfer stations.
2 UNIT – II 10
Solid waste generation and collection rates; Waste handling and
separation, storage and processing at source, solid wastes collection
methods, separation, processing, and transformation of solid wastes,
transfer and transport of solid wastes
3 UNIT – II 11
Methods of Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills: Classification, Types & methods, Site selection, Site
preparation, Composition, Characteristics, Generation, & Control of
Landfill gases; Composition, Formation, Movement & control of
leachate in landfills; landfill design. Re-vegetation of closed landfill
sites, long term post closure plan, Groundwater monitoring during &
after closure.
4 UNIT – IV 11
Transformation and recycling of waste materials; Composting: Theory
of composting, Manual and mechanized composting, Design of
composting plan, Recovery of bioenergy from organic waste. Thermal
Conversion Technologies: Incineration, Pyrolysis & Gasification
Systems. Types & design of Incinerators.
Course Outcomes:

CO1: To make the students understand the fundamentals of solid waste and the types, needs, and sources of
solid waste.
CO2: To understand the methods of waste characterization and source reduction and to study the various
methods of generation of waste.
CO3: To understand in detail the storage, collection, and transport of wastes and to study the methods used for
handling and segregation of wastes.
CO4: To know about the basics of waste disposal options and a detailed study on the disposal in landfills and
to learn about landfill remediation.
CO5: To understand the waste transformation and material/energy recovery technologies regarding municipal
solid wastes

Suggested Books:

 George Tchobanoglous, Hilary Theisen, Samuel A. Viquel, “Integrated Solid Waste Management:
Engineering, Principles & Management issues”, McGraw-Hill- International Edition.
 CPHEEO Manual on Municipal Solid Waste Management.
 Michael D. LaGrea, Phillip L. Buckingham, Jeffrey C. Evans, “Hazardous Waste Management and
Environmental Resource Management”, McGraw-Hill- International Edition.
 Howard S. Peavy, Donald R. Rowe, George Tchobanoglous, “Environmental Engineering”, McGraw-Hill-
International Edition.
 Mackenzige L. Davis, David A. Cornwell, “Introduction to environmental engineering”, McGraw-Hill-
International Edition.
 Arcadio P. Sincero, Gregoria A. Sincero, “Environmental Engineering, A Design Approach”, Prentice Hall
India.
 William P. Cunningham, Mary Ann Cunningham, “Principles of Environmental Science”, TMH. India.
 Richard T. Wright, “Environmental Science”, Pearson Education.
 Bala Krishnamoorthy, “Environmental Management, Textbook and Cases”, PHI Publication.