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InsemSep 20242019 patternBE Civil

Water Supply Engineering (WSE) SPPU Insem Question Paper Sep 2024

All 4 questions from this SPPU insem paper, as printed. Read them here or open the PDF.

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Subject code
301002
Pattern
2019 pattern
Exam
Insem
Session
Sep 2024
Max. marks
30
Time
1 Hour
Semester
I
Paper code
[6360]-16

Printed for: B.E. (Civil) (Insem)

Instructions to the candidates

  1. Solve Q1 or Q2, Q3 or Q4.
  2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
  3. Draw neat figures wherever necessary.

Questions

  1. Q1

    1. a)

      Explain necessity and importance of water supply scheme.

      [4]
    2. b)

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

      [6]
    3. c)

      Mention any two chemical and biological tests for water along with the unit of measurement.

      [5]

  2. Q2

    1. a)

      Define design period. State design period for various components of water supply scheme.

      [4]
    2. b)

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

      [6]
    3. c)

      State the HDL and MPL values as per IS:10500 for drinking water with appropriate unit, for pH, Alkalinity, Chlorides and Nitrates. 2

      [5]

  3. Q3

    1. a)

      Differentiate between water treatment operations and processes along with examples.

      [4]
    2. b)

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

      [6]
    3. c)

      A water treatment plant has four clarifiers treating 0.18 m 3 /s of water. Each clarifier is 5 m wide, 25 m long, and 4.6 m deep. Determine: i) the detention time ii) overflow rate iii) horizontal velocity and iv) weir loading rate assuming the weir length is 2.5 times the basin width.

      [5]

  4. Q4

    1. a)

      Mention various objectives of aeration. Also discuss various limitations of aeration.

      [4]
    2. b)

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

      [6]
    3. c)

      The maximum daily demand of water is 6 MLD. Design a plain sedimentation tank rectangular in shape, assuming the detention time of 4 hours and flow through velocity of 20 cm/minute. Also check the flow rate. 

      [5]