SEV455 - Water System Design

Unit details

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Enrolment modes:(G, X)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

J Jegatheesan

Prerequisite:

SEV222 and SEV328

Contact hours:

1 x 2 hour lectures per week, 1 x 2 hour tutorial per week

Note:

Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.

Content

The unit will address the following topics:

  • Design and management of water quality in lake/river systems
  • Reservoir yield analysis - reservoir design techniques, capacity-yield analyses; aquifer yield
  • Design of water supply systems - pipelines, distribution network, and storage facilities
  • Design of wastewater collection systems - design principles, separate/combined sewers, sewer network
  • Design of stormwater management systems - urban drainage design, use of drainage models in design; design of gutters and culverts; design of water quality monitoring network
  • Water and Wastewater treatment plant design - process, functional and hydraulic design, of physical, chemical and biological unit operations and processes.

Assessment

3 x design projects (30%, 30%, 40%) 100%

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*Student Contribution Rate**Fee rate - Domestic Students Fee rate - International students
$1045$1045$3365$3384

* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.