Monday 13 November 2017

ECB Project assignment: Data & questions

For the ECB project, you are required to use Visual MINTEQ freeware for aqueous speciation.
For the project use the following concentration of species:

Ionic strength= 0.05 M

Fe(III) = 20 ppm
Fe(II) = 20 ppm
Cd(IV) = 15 ppm
Hg = 5 ppm
Cr(IV) = 10 ppm
As(IV) = 10 ppm
Carbonate = 25 ppm
Bicarbonate = 15 ppm
Sulfate = 12 ppm
silicate = 15 ppm
chloride = 35ppm

For your specific heavy metal:

1) List the major species (of your specific metal) at each pH level (pH =1 to 14). Major species is defined as something with >10% concentration.
2) Draw the pC-pH diagram of your particular species.


Wednesday 11 October 2017

RET: Assignment#4

Due Date: Oct 25, 2017

For your own home, compute the AC and DC load requirements and design a) stand-alone and (b) grid-connected PV array along with all the appurtenant devices. You may use the same specifications for the devices as used in the class examples.

RET: Solar array design slides

Link

Thursday 21 September 2017

M Tech: Env Engg: Test schedule for week of Sep 25-29

Tuesday: 
WWWT Test 1: Source, demand, characteristics, forecasting
ECB: Test 1: Air-water, acid-base, ppt-dissolution reactions, ECB basics

Wed:

WWWT: Test 2: Water Treatment
RET: Test 1: Mechanism, global outlook, history, basics of RET

Thurs:
RET: Test 2: Characterization, materials, manufacturing, appurtenances

Fri:

ECB: Test 2: Complexation reactions, Redox Chemistry

Wednesday 20 September 2017

W & WWT : water treatment-2 slides

Water treatment-2 slides

M Tech: Env: ECB Assignment# 4

Assignment# 4

Deadline: Sep 29, 2017

For the Fe(III) in water problem discussed in the Complexation slides, assume a 10^-9 M Fe(III) aqueous solution. Draw the pC-pH diagram for all the Fe species in the solution.

Online submissions are preferred for the calculation and pC-pH plots.
You may submit the chemical equations and mathematical simplification parts in hard copy.


M Tech: Env Engg: ECB: Complexation slides

Complexation slides

Friday 15 September 2017

M Tech: Env Engg: ECB Assignment#3

Prepare a pC-pH diagram for the Fe3+ in water system, using the data presented in the relevant slides already available on the blog.

Deadline: Sep 22, 2017

Friday 8 September 2017

M Tech: Env Engg: W & WWT Assignment#3

Assignment#3

Deadline: Sep 15, 2017



Explain why the settling of particles in a sedimentation tank independent of its depth?

Page limit: 1 A4 size paper (may use both sides of it).

Tuesday 5 September 2017

M Tech: W & WWT Assignment# 2

The population data of India is given:

1990          870,601,776  
2000        1,028,737,436
2010        1,210,193,422

Using the logistic curve method, determine the saturation population, the population in years 2030 and 2050. Also, determine the year in which the saturation population will be reached.

Submission Date: Sep 13, 2017

M Tech: Env Engg: W & WWT slides

Water demand and population forecasting

Saturday 2 September 2017

M Tech:CM: Project Synopsis deadline

The project synopsis has to be submitted by Sep 9, 2017. Late submission will carry a heavy penalty.


M Tech: CM: Assignment#2

Assignment# 2



In groups of 2 each (total 5 grps.), for a given criteria: Map the various sub-criteria across various rating systems, i.e. what is the sub-criteria called and covers in other ratings, what is its relative importance (% of total available credits), any improvements possible?

Deadline: Sep 9, 2017

M Tech: CM: Green Building slides

LEED
GRIHA/IGBC

M Tech : Env Engg: ECB Slides

Acid-Base Interactions

Thursday 31 August 2017

M Tech: Env Engg: ECB: Assignment#2

For the phosphoric acid system, calculate and prepare the graph showing the fraction of each species (H3PO4, H2PO4-, HPO4 2- and PO4 3-), given the values of equilibrium constants as:

Ka1 = 7.5 x 10^(-3)
Ka2 = 6.2 x 10^(-8)
Ka3 =  4.8 x 10^(-13)

The relevant reactions are:

H3PO4 -> H+  +  H2PO4-
H2PO4-  -> H+  +  HPO4 2-
HPO4 2-  -> H+  +  PO4 3-

The deadline for the submission is Sep 8, 2017.

M Tech: Env Engg: ECB: Slides of Air-water interactions and Example excel sheet

Air-water interactions

CO2-H2O system C-pH excel help file

Wednesday 23 August 2017

M Tech Env: Assignment # 1 deadlines

RET: Aug 30

W & WWT: Aug 25

M Tech: Env Engg: Project topics for ECB, RET and W & WWT

As per your choices on Aug 22, here are the project topics:

ECB:

Priyanka: Arsenic
Chandrika: Lead
Vikas: Chromium
Said: Mercury

RET:
Priyanka: Tidal Energy
Chandrika: Solar Energy
Vikas: Wind Energy
Said: Hydro-electricity

W & WWT:
Priyanka/Vikas: Issues with the use of treated effluents in Irrigation and sludge as fertilizer

Chandrika/Said: Issues with the use of commercial coagulants and natural coagulants in water treatment and Industrial effluent treatment


Saturday 19 August 2017

M Tech CM: Assignment# 1

Individual assignment
(due date: Aug 26, 2017)

1) What is the necessity of Green Buildings in a developing economy like India? Discuss in light of the economic constraints and the tangible (and intangible) benefits of Green Buildings. (Max limit: 1 page- 2 sides of an A4 paper)

2) Apart from free FAR and faster clearance, what other steps can be taken by the government to promote green building certification in India? (Max limit: 1 side of an A4 paper)

M Tech: CM: Project

As was decided during the class today, the project groups and associated building are:

1) Mandela Hostel: Muzamil/ Pawan
2) Dental Building: S. Kumar/ Kaushik
3) Student Rec center: Ashish/ Shahnawaz
4)  PGDM building (Block-VII): Yawer/ Mushtaq

Project description:

In the project, the group will act as consultants for Green Building Certification. The group will study the baseline scenario for their chosen building, for a particular Green Building Certification (LEED/IGBC/GRIHA). Then, the group will determine alternate scenario for achieving different levels of the particular rating system (silver/gold/platinum for LEED and IGBC or 1 star to 5 star for GRIHA) and present some capital & operational cost scenario as well.

Deadline #1: Presentation of baseline scenario for the assigned building.: Sep 9, 2017

M Tech: CM: Unit-I slides

Unit-I slides

Thursday 13 April 2017

M Tech: EHS: Unit-V slides

Unit-V slides

M Tech: MIE presentations: April 18-21

MIE presentations of M Tech (Env Engg) will take place during the week of April 18-21. The topics were selected by students and here is a listing of them:

Sugar Industry: Priya/Swati/Mimangsha
Dairy Industry: Abhishek/Abrar
Cement Industry: Aarif/Raiees
Kiln Industry: Umer/Rouf

B Tech: Unit-V- Sewer Slides

Unit-V-Sewer

Thursday 6 April 2017

B Tech: Test# 5 & 6

Test# 5 and 6 will take place during the weeks of Apr 17-21 and Apr 24-28, respectively, during the regular tutorial hours.

Syllabus:

Test# 5: RBC, Anaerobic digestors, N/P removal, sludge disposal, treated wastewater reuse
Test# 6: Sewers

M Tech: Term Paper Presentations

Term Paper Presentations of M Tech students will take place as per the following schedule:

M Tech (Construction Mgmt): Sat, April 22: 9 am- onwards
M Tech (Env Engg): Fri, April 21- Wed, April 26: during the regular lecture hours

The presentation will have a duration of 15 minutes each and the students are required to submit a complete thesis along with it. The maximum length of the thesis is 50 pages (including all the sections). The format of the thesis has already been shared with all of you. The thesis will need to be accompanied by a Plagiarism check of each chapter.


M Tech: EHS course presentations

The presentations or EHS course project will take place as following:

M Tech (Construction Management): Saturday, April 15: 9 am- onwards

M Tech (Environmental Engineering): Tue, April 18-Thursday, April 20: during regular class hours.

The group presentations will have a duration of 15 minutes each and the students are also required to submit a project report (Max. length: 20 pages), along with the presentation.

Tuesday 4 April 2017

Test-4 A-G1 on wed Apr 5

Test#4 for A-G1 will take place during lecture 8 on wed, Apr 5 in room 104.

Thursday 30 March 2017

Tuesday 28 March 2017

Monday 27 March 2017

B Tech: Test# 4 this week

Test# 4 will take place during the week of Mar 29- April 4 during regular tutorial hours.
The syllabus includes Oxidation Pond, Aerated Lagoon, Aeration system and Trickling Filters.

The test for A- G1 will take place on April 4 during the tutorial hour.


Sunday 19 March 2017

B Tech: Slides of Unit-IV

Unit-IV

M Tech: EHS and Term Paper assignment submission deadlines

If you are yet to submit the assignments 1 and 2 of EHS, the deadline for the submission of the same is Wed, Mar 22, 2017. After that, no submission will be accepted.

For the term paper course, each student is supposed to have submitted

  1. Hypothesis
  2. Abstract
  3. Introduction
  4. Literature Review
  5. Materials & Methods
by now. The last date of submission of Hypothesis, Abstract and Introduction is Wed, Mar 22. The other components can be submitted by Saturday, Mar 25. 
With Introduction, Literature review and Materials & Methods sections, you are also required to submit a Plagiarism check report for each section. At least 80% unique content (or well-cited) is needed, else the submission will be rejected.


After that, no submissions will be accepted.

As it stands, most of the students are in serious risk of failing the term paper course. In the event of non-submission by the deadline, the student will not be allowed to appear for final evaluation of the course and will have to repeat it during the Summer. 


M Tech: EHS Group Project

In groups of 2, select a workplace and

1) Discuss the various potential EHS issues, carry out risk assessment and extent of risk for each one of them. Also, generate the hazard ranking and a ranking of the probability of occurrence of each of these potential EHS issues.
2) Identify the various Occupational health and safety issues at the workplace and discuss the measures to control them.

Presentations based on these projects will take place around April 15. Each group is also required to submit a project report.

The last date for submission of names of group members and topic is Sat, Mar 25, 2017.

Monday 13 March 2017

Test#3 for B-G1 and A-G2 on Friday, Mar 17

Groups B-G1 and A-G2 are due for Test #3 (which was missed due to class cancellation), and this test will take place during the regular tutorial hours on Friday, march 17.


Monday 27 February 2017

B Tech:Update: Presentations by Group 7 & 8

The presentation of group 8 will start at 2:35 pm and that of Group 7 will place at ~ 3:00 pm on Mar 1. The location will be room# 104.

Saturday 25 February 2017

B Tech: Test# 3 during the week of Feb 27-Mar 3

Test# 3 will take place during the regular tutorial hours during the week of Feb 27-Mar 3. The syllabus for section A is the entire unit on Suspended Growth Systems, while for Sec-B, the syllabus is limited to everything up to (and including) ASP.

Thursday 23 February 2017

B Tech: Project presentations of Groups 7 & 8 on March 1

Groups 7 & 8 will make presentations on their assigned topics on Wednesday, Mar 1, lec#8 in room#104.

M Tech: Term Paper submissions

It has been observed that very few students are submitting the assignments for the Term Paper course. This week all the students (from both Env. Engg. and Construction Mgmt.) are supposed to submit the Literature Review section. This should have been preceded by Introduction Section, Abstract, Hypothesis selection.

Late submissions not only carry penalty but may or may not be evaluated in-depth.


It is strongly suggested that you stick to the deadlines.

M Tech: Env Engg: MIE presentations on March 2

The assignment presentations for the Mgmt. of Ind. Effluents course will take place during the lecture hours on Thursday, March 2. You will also be required to submit a well-referenced group project report along with your presentation.


B Tech: Secondary treatment-suspended growth system slides

Secondary treatment-suspended growth system slides

Thursday 16 February 2017

B Tech: Project group changes for grp. 13 & 14

Shehroze will join group#13 and Adarsh Jha will join Group# 14 for their projects of CVL404.

Monday 13 February 2017

B Tech: Project Presentation by Groups 3 & 4

Project presentations of groups 3 & 4 will be on Wednesday, Feb 15. The location is room# 104, during 8th lecture. Groups 5 & 6 will be presenting on Feb 22.

Keep in mind the following:

1) Keep the presentation to 15 minutes maximum.
2) You are required to submit 1 copy of project report at the time of presentation.
3) Your work should describe the process, its mechanism, its advantages/disadvantages and design criteria. You may include a case study if you so wish.
4) Kindly stick to the report format available in 1st set of slides for the course.
5) The students will be marked for their individual performance and not for the group's performance.

Best wishes

M Tech: MIE Assignment

The following topics are provided for Group assignment.

Wool (5 students)
Rayon (4 students)
Silk and Jute (2 students)

You are free to choose your own group members. You have 2 weeks time to prepare a group report and presentation. Your work should include the manufacturing process used, characteristics of the waste stream from each pertinent unit operation, characteristics of the composite waste, the threat to the environment by the disposal of untreated waste and the curative and preventive measures that one can employ.

The report should be kept to about 15 pages and the duration of presentation shall be 10-15 min. Report and presentation are due during the week of Feb 27.

M Tech: Thesis guideline documents

Thesis format
Thesis Guidelines

M Tech: MIE: Unit-2 Slides

Unit-2 slides

Thursday 9 February 2017

M Tech: EHS assignment#2

List at least 12 PPEs that you use in everyday life (non-professional life), state what injuries/hazards do they save you from and what is the criteria for their selection.

Submission date: M Tech (Env Engg): Wed, Feb 15
M Tech (Construction Mgmt): Sat, Feb 18

Monday 30 January 2017

B Tech: Project presentations

Project presentations will start from the Wednesday, Feb 8. The location is room# 104, during 8th lecture. Groups 1 & 2 will be presenting on Feb 8.

Keep in mind the following:

1) Keep the presentation to 15 minutes maximum.
2) You are required to submit 1 copy of project report at the time of presentation.
3) Your work should describe the process, its mechanism, its advantages/disadvantages and design criteria. You may include a case study if you so wish.
4) Kindly stick to the report format available in 1st set of slides for the course.
5) The students will be marked for their individual performance and not for the group's performance.

Best wishes

Friday 20 January 2017

M Tech: EHS Assignment#1

Deadline: Wednesday, Jan 25 (Env. Engg.) and Jan 28 (Construction Mgmt.)


Assignment# 1

1) Identify at least 15 avenues (process or places) each at your current or future workplace and at your home where EHS issues may arise. Suggest preventive measures for minimizing EHS issues. Also provide a justification for the RoI.

2) Identify at least 15 avenues where Ergonomics helps (or may help) your daily routine.

M Tech: Term Paper Assignment

M Tech (Env. Engg.) and Construction Mgmt. students are required to make a 1-page submission about a topic of research and a brief abstract (~ 200-300 words) discussing what they intend to do on this topic.

The topic of research or Hypothesis should be clearly stated and be focused enough.

The deadlines for submission is Wed, Jan 25.

Construction Management students can email the assignment to me at gaurav.saini@sharda.ac.in.

Do note that all the submission are marked and count towards your marks for this course. The attendance for the same is also mandatory.


B Tech: Unit-I slides

Unit- I

B Tech: Test#1 next week (Jan 23-27)

Test# 1 will take place during the week of Jan 23-27, during the respective Tutorial hours, for each group. The test of group B-G2 will take place the following week (Jan 30- Feb 3).

The syllabus will include everything that has been covered so far in the lecture classes (Up to BOD).

Kindly note:

1) Students are not allowed to borrow pen/paper/scientific calculators during the test.
2) Use of cell phone is prohibited in the test.
3) No extra time will be allowed under any circumstances.
4) Any instance of cheating will result in expulsion from the test.


Wednesday 11 January 2017

B Tech: Project groups of Sec-A

The project groups and topics for CVL404 for Section-A are available here.

Students will work in their assigned groups and submit a common project report (15-20 pages, maximum) and give a short presentation (~ 10 minutes duration). The students will be marked individually based on their performance in the viva-voce examination.

The presentations will likely start from Week-4 of the term, i.e., Jan 30-Feb 3. Advance notification of the same will be posted on the blog.

The main aim of this project work is to assess your written and oral communication skills and your ability to work as a team towards a focused project and your ability to collect, synthesize and summarize available information.

The project accounts for 10 marks of your CA.

M Tech: Instruction plan of CVL676: EHS

CVL676:EHS

M Tech: Term Paper

For the Term Paper Course, all the M Tech students (Env. Engg. and Construction Mgmt.) are required to submit 1-2 hypothesis for potential research. The deadline for submission is Friday (Jan 13) for Env Engg. students and Saturday (Jan 14) for Construction Mgmt. students.

Use the terminology taught in the Term Paper class to generate a potential hypothesis. Also, submit the flow chart needed to reach the final hypothesis.

The assignment size is limited to 2 sides of a single A4 size sheet.