1. General information
Course:
SANITARY ENGINEERING
Code:
310806
Type:
CORE COURSE
ECTS credits:
4.5
Degree:
2343 - MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAMME IN ENGINEERING OF ROADS, CANALS AND PORTS
Academic year:
2019-20
Center:
603 - E.T.S. CIVIL ENGINEERS OF CR
Group(s):
20
Year:
2
Duration:
First semester
Main language:
English
Second language:
Spanish
Use of additional languages:
English Friendly:
N
Web site:
Bilingual:
Y
Lecturer:
LUIS RODRIGUEZ ROMERO
- Group(s):
20
Building/Office
Department
Phone number
Email
Office hours
A50
INGENIERÍA QUÍMICA
926052491
luis.rromero@uclm.es
Será fijado al comienzo del semestre/ It will be set at the beginning of the semester
2. Pre-Requisites
Not established
3. Justification in the curriculum, relation to other subjects and to the profession
This subject is based on two of the competences included in the order CIN / 309/2009 relative to the degrees that qualify for the exercise of the profession of Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, namely:
- Ability to design and size water and wastewater treatment processes, as well as solid waste treatment ones.
- Ability to design and execute drinking water treatment processes, including desalination, and wastewater treatment. Collection and treatment of solid wastes (urban, industrial or even dangerous).
According to it, this subject focuses on the detailed study of the wastewater treatment processes most used in conventional WWTPs, as well as in the current management of municipal wastes and the drinking water treatment.
4. Degree competences achieved in this course
| Course competences | |
|---|---|
| Code | Description |
| CB07 | Apply the achieved knowledge and ability to solve problems in new or unfamiliar environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the area of study |
| CB09 | Know how to communicate the conclusions and their supported knowledge and ultimate reasons to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way |
| G16 | Ability to design and execute water purification treatments, including desalination and sewage treatment. Collection and treatment of waste (urban, industrial or even hazardous). |
| G25 | Ability to identify, measure, enunciate, analyse, diagnose and scientifically and technically describe a civil engineering problem |
| G27 | Ability to communicate in a second language. |
| TE06 | Ability to design and dimension water purification and wastewater treatment systems, as well as waste treatment systems. |
5. Objectives or Learning Outcomes
| Course learning outcomes | |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| Students are able to propose an optimal alternative for the integral management of MSW in a town or territory. | |
| Students are able to propose an optimal solution for a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) construction project. | |
| Students can design the different elements and equipment of a WWTP. | |
| Students know the regulations applicable to the treatment and management of wastewater and urban waste. | |
| Students know the physical-chemical and biological fundamentals of the different wastewater and urban waste treatment processes. | |
| Additional outcomes | |
| Description | |
| Students know the technologies and projects of drinking water treatment | |
6. Units / Contents
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Unit 1: WASTEWATER TREATMENT
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Unit 1.1: Introduction to Wastewater Treatment Plants design
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Unit 1.2: Preliminary treatment
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Unit 1.3: Primary treatment
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Unit 1.4: Fundamentals of wastewater biological treatment
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Unit 1.5: Suspended growth biological treatment processes
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Unit 1.6: Attached growth and hybrid biological treatment processes
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Unit 1.7: Processes for nitrogen and phosphorus removal
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Unit 1.8: Wastewater plant residuals management
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Unit 2: WATER SUPPLY TREATMENT
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Unit 2.1: Conventional drinking water treatment processes
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Unit 2.2: Advanced drinking water treatment processes
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Unit 3: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES MANAGEMENT
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Unit 3.1: Current state of municipal solid waste management
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Unit 3.2: Biological treatment of MSW
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Unit 3.3: Thermal treatment of MSW
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Unit 3.4: Landfill design
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7. Activities, Units/Modules and Methodology
| Training Activity | Methodology | Related Competences (only degrees before RD 822/2021) | ECTS | Hours | As | Com | R | Description * |
| Class Attendance (theory) [ON-SITE] | Lectures | CB07 G25 G27 TE06 | 0.7 | 17.5 | Y | N | Y | Master classes with the use of PowerPoint presentations previously provided to students |
| Problem solving and/or case studies [ON-SITE] | Workshops and Seminars | CB07 CB09 G27 TE06 | 0.24 | 6 | Y | Y | Y | Seminars to solve problems or practical cases provided in advance to the students for their individual or group resolution. Before the start of the seminars, students must submit the exercises to the teacher. The problems and case studies are solved on the blackboard by the students |
| Computer room practice [ON-SITE] | Cooperative / Collaborative Learning | CB07 G27 TE06 | 0.12 | 3 | Y | Y | Y | Computer practice with simulation software for the sizing of active sludge treatment plants |
| Project or Topic Presentations [ON-SITE] | Workshops and Seminars | CB09 G16 G25 G27 TE06 | 0.16 | 4 | Y | Y | Y | Students, as a group, must prepare and present a previously agreed lesson with the teacher |
| Progress test [ON-SITE] | Assessment tests | CB07 G16 G25 G27 TE06 | 0.08 | 2 | Y | N | Y | Partial progress tests, which may cover one or more lessons |
| Study and Exam Preparation [OFF-SITE] | Self-study | CB07 CB09 G16 G25 G27 TE06 | 2.4 | 60 | Y | N | N | Study and/or preparation of tests, to be carried out by the student in an autonomous way. |
| Writing of reports or projects [OFF-SITE] | Group Work | CB07 CB09 G25 TE06 | 0.75 | 18.75 | Y | Y | Y | Students, as a group, must complete the sizing of a WWTP from the characteristics indicated by the teacher |
| Final test [ON-SITE] | CB07 G16 G25 G27 TE06 | 0.05 | 1.25 | Y | N | Y | Final exam of the formative activities not passed | |
| Total: | 4.5 | 112.5 | ||||||
| Total credits of in-class work: 1.35 | Total class time hours: 33.75 | |||||||
| Total credits of out of class work: 3.15 | Total hours of out of class work: 78.75 | |||||||
As: Assessable training activity Com: Training activity of compulsory overcoming R: Rescheduling training activity
8. Evaluation criteria and Grading System
| Grading System | |||
| Evaluation System | Face-to-Face | Self-Study Student | Description |
| Assessment of active participation | 5.00% | 0.00% | Class attendance and participation in them will be valued, especially in the problem seminars. |
| Practicum and practical activities reports assessment | 10.00% | 0.00% | The practices will consist in the management of WWTP sizing software. Its realization will be obligatory. |
| Progress Tests | 20.00% | 0.00% | Several partial online tests will be made throughout the course that may include one or more topics. To pass this type of evaluation you will need to obtain an average score of 5 or more points in the set of all the tests. |
| Assessment of problem solving and/or case studies | 45.00% | 0.00% | It will consist of two different activities: (i) delivery of solved problems proposed by the professor and (ii) making of the preliminary sizing of a WWTP with assumptions proposed by the professor. The first activity will involve 25% of the final mark of the subject, being mandatory the delivery of at least 30% of the proposed problems. The WWTP preliminary design exercise will represent 20% of the final mark for the subject. |
| Oral presentations assessment | 20.00% | 0.00% | The students, as a group, must prepare and present a topic previously agreed with the teacher. It will be assessed the following issues: contents of the presentation (8% of the final grade), structure and quality (8% of the final grade) and the individual speech (4% of the final grade). |
| Total: | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
Evaluation criteria for the final exam:
The evaluation criteria of each of the training activities and their relative weights in the final grade are those specified in the previous table. To pass without having to take a final evaluation test, it is necessary to obtain at least 5 points in the total of the evaluation and as long as the following requirements are met: (i) having completed all progress tests and obtained a 5 of average grade in total tests; (ii) have delivered at least 30% of the proposed problems; (iii) have carried out the practical activities with advantage; (iii) having made the presentation of the subject and (iv) having delivered the design work of the WWTP. In case of not fulfilling any of these requirements, the students will have to carry out the evaluation activities not carried out and / or do a theory and problems exam.
Specifications for the resit/retake exam:
The extraordinary evaluation will include the evaluation activities not passed in the ordinary call.
Specifications for the second resit / retake exam:
Evaluation criteria not defined
9. Assignments, course calendar and important dates
| Not related to the syllabus/contents | |
|---|---|
| Hours | hours |
| Computer room practice [PRESENCIAL][Cooperative / Collaborative Learning] | 3 |
| Progress test [PRESENCIAL][Assessment tests] | 2 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 22.75 |
| Final test [PRESENCIAL][] | 1.25 |
| Unit 1 (de 3): WASTEWATER TREATMENT | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Class Attendance (theory) [PRESENCIAL][Lectures] | 17.5 |
| Problem solving and/or case studies [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] | 6 |
| Study and Exam Preparation [AUTÓNOMA][Self-study] | 49 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 09-09-2019 | End date: 15-11-2019 |
| Unit 2 (de 3): WATER SUPPLY TREATMENT | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] | 1 |
| Writing of reports or projects [AUTÓNOMA][Group Work] | 7 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 18-11-2019 | End date: 20-11-2019 |
| Unit 3 (de 3): MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES MANAGEMENT | |
|---|---|
| Activities | Hours |
| Project or Topic Presentations [PRESENCIAL][Workshops and Seminars] | 3 |
| Group 20: | |
| Initial date: 21-11-2019 | End date: 29-11-2019 |
| Global activity | |
|---|---|
| Activities | hours |
10. Bibliography and Sources
