About Water Supply Engineering
This course covers the following portions, Quantity of Water: Water Demands, Factors affecting water consumption, Variation in Demand, Effect of variation in demand on the design capacities of different components of a water supply scheme. Source of Water Supply and Collection System: Surface water, Intakes for collecting surface waters., Groundwater Transmission and Distribution of Water: Design of transmission main, Service reservoir, Layout and Design of Distribution systems Pumps for Lifting Water: Type of Pumps, Factors affecting the selection of a particular type of pumps, Head, Power, and Efficiency of Pumps Pipes and Fittings used for water supply: Pipes, Valves and Fittings, Construction of pipe lines, Loads on berried pipes