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    THE MOMBASA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

    University Examination 2010

    THIRD YEAR/FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION


    FOR THE DEGREE IN BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    SUPPLEMENTARY PAPER

    ECE 2305: PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING

    SERIES: APRIL/MAY 2010 TIME: 2 HOURS

    Instructions:

    Answer Question ONE and any other TWO questions.

    QUESTION ONE

    (a) By use of a simplified diagram, illustrate the concept of the hydrologic


    water cycle. (10 marks)

    (b) State the mass balance equation for the water budget. (6 marks)

    (c) Define the following terms:

    (i) Aquifer
    (ii) Safe yield of an aquifer. (4 marks)

    (d) Describe the logical methodology to determine whether the groundwater


    flow in an aquifer is laminar or not. (10 marks)

    QUESTION TWO

    (a) Name (scientific name) of 2 common forms of chlorine solutions used


    for water disinfection. (10 marks)

    (b) Calculate the batch strength (mg/l) of 20g of ordinary bleaching


    powder of 32% strength dissolved in 15 litres of water. (4 marks)

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    (c) Define the following terms:

    (i) BOD5
    (ii) Free chlorine
    (iii) COD
    (iv) Turbidity
    (v) Alkalinity
    (vi) Hardness (12 marks)

    QUESTION THREE

    (a) A community’s population is estimated to be 35,000 20 years from


    now (2010). The present population (2010) is 28,000 and the present
    average water consumption is 16,000 m3/day. The existing water
    treatment plant has a design capacity of 19,000 m3/day. (Assuming
    an arithmetic rate of population growth (i.e Pt=Po+Kt).
    Determine the year that the plant will reach design capacity. (14 marks)

    (b) State the term Reynolds Number and define all the parameters. (6 marks)

    QUESTION FOUR

    (a) State the following formulae defining all the parameters:

    (i) Darcy-Weisbach Formula


    (ii) Hazen-Williams Formula. (6 marks)

    (b) A fluid has an absolute viscosity of 0.48 Kg/m/s and a specific gravity
    of 1.15. The fluid is pumped at a rate of 3.78 litres/min through a
    pipe 15.25m long of diameter 15.8mm. Calculate the frictional head
    loss given that the flow is laminar and can be described by:

    f = 64/Re
    where
    f = frictional coefficient
    Re = Reynolds number. (14 marks)

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