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EndsemMay 20242019 patternTE Civil

Water Supply And Sanitation Engineering (WSSE) SPPU Endsem Question Paper May 2024

All 8 questions from this SPPU endsem paper, as printed. Read them here or open the PDF.

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Subject code
301002
Pattern
2019 pattern
Exam
Endsem
Session
May 2024
Max. marks
70
Time
2½ Hours
Semester
I
Paper code
[6262]-2

Printed for: T.E. (Civil)

Instructions to the candidates

  1. Answer Q.1 or Q.2, Q.3 or Q.4, Q.5 or Q.6, Q.7 or Q.8.
  2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
  3. Draw neat figures wherever necessary.
  4. Assume necessary data.
  5. Use of scientific calculator is allowed.

Questions

  1. Q1

    1. a)

      What is coagulation? Enlist the types of common coagulant? Why is it necessary?

      [6]
    2. b)

      Design six units of slow sand filter for the following data : i) Population 50000 ii) Per capita demand 150 lit/cap/day iii) Rate of filtration 180 lit/hr/sq. m. iv) Length of each bed twice the breadth. Assume maximum demand of 1.8 the average daily demand, also assume that one unit is kept as a stand by.

      [6]
    3. c)

      What do you understand by flocculation? Why it is necessary?

      [6]

  2. Q2

    1. a)

      A water treatment plant treats 300 m 3 /hr of water. Design the circular Clariflocculator. Following parameters are expected to be designed i) Dimension of flocculator unit. ii) Power input by paddles to water. iii) Size and number of paddles. iv) Opening below flocculator.

      [6]
    2. b)

      Explain the various filter troubles? How are they rectified?

      [6]
    3. c)

      With neat sketch explain back washing of rapid sand gravity filter? 2

      [6]

  3. Q3

    1. a)

      A filtered water discharge of 1 MLD has a chlorine demand of 4.8 mg/l. it is required to maintain a chlorine residual of 0.2 mg/l. Determine the quantity of bleaching powder necessary for six months (chlorine available 25 %)?

      [6]
    2. b)

      Write short note on plain chlorination, post chlorination, super chlorination, and break point chlorination.

      [6]
    3. c)

      Explain Zeolite process with neat sketch.

      [6]

  4. Q4

    1. a)

      Alum dose of 20 mg/l is used to treat 50MLD of water workout quantity of alum required per month by the water treatment plant. Also calculate the amount of CO 2 released per day?

      [6]
    2. b)

      State the various methods of desalination? Explain any one with sketch?

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]
    3. c)

      State the various methods of removing excess fluorides from water? Explain any one in detail.

      [6]

  5. Q5

    1. a)

      Differentiate between grid iron system and dead-end system.

      [4]
    2. b)

      Write the advantages of gravity and pumping system.

      [4]
    3. c)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [9]

  6. Q6

    1. a)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [8]
    2. b)

      State the various methods of distribution system? Explain any one.

      [4]
    3. c)

      Explain water harvesting technology?

      [5]

  7. Q7

    1. a)

      What is packaged water treatment plant state the advantages of package water treatment plant?

      [5]
    2. b)

      Explain the smart city mission and ATAL mission for rejuvenation and urban transformation mission.

      [7]
    3. c)

      With sketch explain the one pipe system.

      Also asked:Nov 2023 ·May 2023

      [5]

  8. Q8

    1. a)

      With sketch explain the Two pipe system.

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2023 ·May 2023

      [6]
    2. b)

      What is Jal Jeevan mission? State its implication in rural India.

      [5]
    3. c)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [6]