Module Details

Module Code: ENVI C3501
Module Title: Environmental Engineering I and Hydraulics
Title: Environmental Engineering I and Hydraulics
Module Level:: 8
Credits:: 10
Module Coordinator: Eoin Homan
Module Author:: Owen Naughton
Domains:  
Module Description: The aims of this module are: to develop a general appreciation of environmental issues and their role in assessing the sustainable impact of engineering development; to develop an understanding of basic scientific principles associated with water, wastewater and soil; to develop the skills required to collect and process relevant data; to prepare the student for further study in the area of environmental engineering, where basic principles can be applied in a practical way to protect the environment and transition to a more sustainable society.
 
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Describe and interpret the legal definition of the environment, the environmental legislative framework influencing engineering practice and the principle mechanisms by which it is enforced
LO2 Define, quantify and analyse fundamental hydrological processes
LO3 Describe and appraise key aspects of sustainable water resource engineering and management including water supply, demand, quality, water treatment and onsite disposal.
LO4 Describe & examine (a) the properties of fluids (b) the scientific laws of fluids at rest. (c) the different flow characteristics & the concepts of fluids in motion. (d) the different types of flow measurement devices. (e) Newton’s Laws of Motion.
LO5 Derive & apply (a) expressions from the scientific laws of fluids at rest, to engineering problems, specifying underlying assumptions & limitations. (b) expressions from the concepts of fluids in motion, to broadly- defined engineering problems, specifying underlying assumptions & limitations (c) expressions for flow measurement devices, to broadly- defined engineering problems, specifying underlying assumptions & limitations. (d) the energy equation to broadly-defined pipeline problems, specifying underlying assumptions & limitations
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
Bachelor of Engineering (Ordinary) in Civil Engineering
 
Indicative Content
Environmental Legislation and Policy
a) Legal definition of the environment b) Key environmental principles and legislation c) UN Sustainable Development Goals d) Biodiversity and Appropriate Assessment (AA) e) Environmental Impact Assessment
Water Resource Engineering
a) Water and energy cycles b) catchment water balances c) water sources d) water demand e) climate change
Hydrology
a) Catchment water pathways b) Hydrological measurements: rivers, rainfall and evapotranspiration c) Statistical analysis of discharge data d) Precipitation analysis
Water and Wastewater Treatment
a) Water quality parameters b) Water treatment unit processes c) Domestic wastewater treatment systems d) Investigation and remediation of contaminated land
Hydraulics: Fluid Properties
Fluids Vs Solids (b) Newtonian & Non-Newtonian Fluids (c) Properties of Fluids
Statics
(a) Pascal's Law (b) Pressure measurement using manometers (c) Forces on Submerged Surfaces
Fluid Dynamics
Flow Characteristics (b) Streamlines & Streamtubes (c) Fluids in Motion- Conservation of Mass, Energy and Momentum (d) Venturimeters & Orifices (e) Weirs and Notches
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Project50.00%
End of Module Formal Examination50.00%

Assessments

Full Time

No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 10
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
n/a
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 40
Timing n/a Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
This project will include a component of cross-module assessment with the Engineering Geology module. Common catchments will be used across both modules to allow a more comprehensive description of catchment hydrology, morphology, geology and hydrogeology be developed.
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Formal Exam % of Total Mark 50
Timing End-of-Semester Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4,5
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
No Description
Reassessment Requirement
Repeat examination
Reassessment of this module will consist of a repeat examination. It is possible that there will also be a requirement to be reassessed in a coursework element.
Reassessment Description
Repeat Exam &/or CA reassessment, as appropriate. Students must have attained a minimum of 35% in their CA work in this module throughout the year to be deemed to have met the requirements for a repeat opportunity.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Lecture 12 Weeks per Stage 7.00 84
Laboratory Contact Laboratory 12 Weeks per Stage 1.00 12
Independent Learning Non Contact No Description 12 Weeks per Stage 13.00 156
Total Weekly Contact Hours 8.00
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Shaw. Hydrology in practice, Nelson Thomes.
  • Smethurst. BASIC Water Treatment, Open university press.
  • Schroeder. Water and Wastewater Treatment, McGraw Hill.
  • IWES. Groundwater; Occurrence Development and Protection.
  • Driscoll. Groundwater and Wells.
  • Kiely G. Environmental Engineering, McGraw Hill.
  • Mihelic. Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering.
  • Misstear, Banks, Clark. Water wells and boreholes.
This module does not have any article/paper resources
This module does not have any other resources
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