building services bs third sem

 BUILDING SERVICES – I

L/s: 4/Wk Int: 50 End Exam: 50 Total: 100 End Exam: 3hrs Cr:4

Course Overview:
 Understanding the significance, design and functioning of water and sewerage systems as essential components in building design and site planning.

Objectives of the Course:
To introduce and expose the students to various ways to provide information on the principles and appurtenance of water supply and sanitation systems.

Expected skills and knowledge transferred:
 To enable students to design sanitary and water supply systems for buildings, and prepare water supply and drainage plans for building sites.

Course Contents:

Water Supply

Unit- I
 Introduction to water supply and sanitation. Traditional sources of water supply and sanitation. Classification of water based on its usage.

Unit – II 
Elements of public / private water supply system, Different sources of water supply such as wells, reservoirs, etc. Water and its qualities, pumping and Distribution

Unit – III 
Types of fittings like taps, bathtubs, showers, jets, cocks, valves, electrical fixtures, etc. Faucets for kitchens, bathrooms and toilets. Check valves, foot valves, sump pump check valves, and pressure test gauges.

Unit – IV 
Building service connections, cold and hot water distribution systems in buildings and their design, materials, joints, fittings and valves (gate, flap, ball, flush valves etc.). Direct and indirect systems, individual water supply, special installation in multistoried buildings. Special emphasis on city level distribution of water.

Sanitation

 Unit – V 
Conventional water treatment – sedimentation, coagulation, filtration and disinfection. Distribution system, sanitary, storm and combined sewerage system. Design of sewerage systems, Location of sewage systems, conventional wastewater treatment, activated sludge, trickling filters etc.

Unit – VI
 Design of drainage and vent pipes, system for low-rise and high-rise buildings, building drains, sewers, gullies, inspection chambers, manholes, connection to public sewer, cross connections, ferrule, water meters, stopcocks, bib cocks etc.

Unit VII
 Types of fixtures and materials- wash basins, water closets, urinals, bidets, sinks etc. Conditions of flow in building drainage pipes, traps, vents and their material
specifications. Over-head and under-ground reservoirs. Details study of Independent House and Apartment

Unit –VIII
 Waste -water disposal systems, septic tank and its design, soil absorption system, alternatives, solid wastes collection and removal from buildings. On-site processing and disposal methods. Aerobic and Anaerobic decomposition, purifying capacity of water bodies. Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Unit – IX
 Roads and Pavements – Different types, water bound macadam, tar bitumen, asphalt and Cement concrete roads, soil stabilization, types of paving-murram, brick, and stone paving. Drainage of roads, sub-drains, culverts, ditches and gutters.

References:
 Husain, S.K. T.B. of Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering, 3rd ed. Oxford and IBH Pub. Ltd., New Delhi, 1994.
Kshirsagar, S.R. Water Supply Engineering, 6th ed. Roorkee Pub., Roorkee, 1980. Rangwala, S.C. Water Supply and Sanitary Engineering: Environmental Engineering, 19th ed.  Charotar Pub. House, Anand, 2004.