BYVE3500 Water Engineering Course description

The course covers basic subjects in hydraulic and environmental engineering.

The goal is to give the students basic knowledge and skills in the planning, design, operation and maintenance of water and wastewater installations. The course also provides a broad introduction to planning, design, analysis and assessment of sustainable  stormwater management, detention basins and relevant water treatment solutions.

Field trips and inspections in this course are mandatory. 

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student is familiar with:

• Analyses, design, construction, operation and maintenance of water and wastewater  infrastructure
• Trench infrastructure
• Master planning
• Waterworks hydrology, water chemistry and the quality of various sources of drinking water and water quality terminology
• Relevant process engineering in water, wastewater and sludge treatment
• The impact of pollution on different recipients
• Basic knowledge on microbiology associated with hygienic barriers and biological water treatment processes
• Regulations and standards for the establishment, operation and maintenance of water and wastewater treatment plants
• Concepts, metrics, methods and interpretation of water quality data measured in drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and recipients in relation to official regulations

Skills

The student:

• is capable of basic planning and design of distribution networks, stormwater solutions and mechanical treatment facilities for water, wastewater and stormwater
• masters important terminology in the field

General competence

The student is capable of:

• reflecting on the choice of solutions for water, sewage, surface water and waste management in relation to safety and the surroundings
• disseminating measurement data and their consequences

Lectures, exercise sessions and field trips/inspections

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can sit the exam:

• 6 compulsory exercises must be approved. These can be solved individually or in groups, but all exercises must be submitted in individual Canvas folders within specified deadlines. The scope of work is about 2 hours of self-employment per exercise assignment.

Exam form: Individual written exam, 3 hours

The result of the exam can be appealed.

All printed and written aids, and a handheld calculator that cannot be used for wireless communication or to perform symbolic calculations. If the calculator’s internal memory can store data, the memory must be deleted before the exam. Random checks may be carried out.

Graded scale A-F

One internal examiner. External examiners are used regularly.