CE 350 

Introduction to Environmental Engineering  

Fall Semester 2006

Lectures: MWF 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. , BRNG 2280

Instructor:  Chad Jafvert, Professor, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University

Text:  Gilbert M. Masters, “Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, 2nd edition”, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, 1998.

 

    *** Note: a copy of the textbook is on reserve in the Engineering Library -

            ask for it by the author's last name ***

 

GRADED ARE HERE!  - Important - These grades assume that you will attend both Wednesday's and Friday's class of Dead week. If you do not, your grade will be lower.

 

    ***Yong Sang Kim has posted the Answers to Exams 1, 2, and 3, and Homework (HW) assignments from chapters 1 and 2 in the 3rd Floor Hallway of Civil Engineering (outside 3145).  These will be removed on Wednesday to make room for the answers to HW from chapters 3-6.

 

Downloads:

            Syllabus

           Review for Exam 1 (note only 2 topics from chapter 3 will be included on the first exam)

          

           Old Exam 1 (important note: this old exam from 2004 covered all of chapters 3 and 4,

                              so only look at the example problems that are pertinent to this year!)

 

           Pathogens to know

 

          Review for Exam 2 (this download includes: (1) equations to know, (2) summary, (3) example questions.

 

          See: http://www.city.west-lafayette.in.us/departments/wastewater/index.html

          ***FIELD TRIP to the West Lafayette Wastewater Treatment Utility

          was Wednesday, Oct 25th, Meet at 7:45 a.m., Back on Campus by 9:20 a.m.

 

        Review for Exam 3 (this download includes: (1) equations to know, (2) summary.

       

 

Homework problems:

 

    1.  Due Sept. 1: Chapter 1, problems 1.1, 1.2, 1.6, 1.8, 1.17, 1.23, 1.28

 

    2.  Due Sept. 13: Chapter 2, problems 2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.18, 2.19, 2.24, 2.30, 2.31

 

    3. Due Sept. 20: Chapter 3, problems 3.2, 3.4, 3.7, 3.11, 3.14, 3.15, 3.23

 

    4. Due Oct. 2: Chapter 4, problems 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6, 4.17, 4.21

 

    5. Due Oct. 13: Chapter 5, problems 5.1, 5.3, 5.6, 5.12, 5.17

 

    6. Due Nov. 3: Chapter 5, problems 5.20, 5.23, 5.31, 5.39, 5.41, 5.42

 

    7. Due Nov. 17 Chapter 6, problems 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6

 

    8. Due Nov. 27 Chapter 6, problems 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10

 

        ****If you do not get your homework or exam returned to you in class, you can pick it up outside CIVL 3145 in the CE350 bin***

         ***The answers to the last homework set (and exam) are posted outside Civil Engineering room 3145***

 

 

Information about the Peace Corps recruiting on Campus:

    Information Meetings:     September 13, 6 pm, University Hall, room 303

                                               October 3, 6 pm, Wetherill Hall, room 104

    Career Fairs:     August 30 - Study Abroad

                                September 13 - Industrial Roundtable

                                October 3 - Agriculture

    Interviews (Contact Clifton Johnson to schedule an interview:  800.424.8580 or email: cjohnson2@peacecorps.gov

                        September 14, November 1

 

 

Field Trip To the West Lafayette Wastewater Treatment Plant, Nov 12th 2004

 

 

 

 

      

           Return to Jafvert's Homepage

 

Websites of Interest:

 

    1.   http://www.weather.com/

    4.  http://people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch8en/conc8en/worldfossil.html

    5.  http://www.worldwatch.org/

    6.  http://worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm

    7. http://ca.water.usgs.gov/pnsp/pesticide_use_maps_1997/

    8. http://www.lymphomaresearch.org/rr_2000.pdf

    9. Energy Issues web sites:

https://public.ornl.gov/conf/nanosummit2004/talks/11_Smalley.pdf
http://www.simmonsco-intl.com/research.aspx?Type=msspeeches
http://www.rmi.org/
http://www.acunu.org/
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1874931
http://www.nrel.gov/
http://www.homepower.com/
http://www.solarelectricpower.org/
http://www.rain.org/~philfear/how2solar.html
http://www.realgoods.com/

http://www.edcmag.com/

http://www.usgbc.org/leed/leed_main.asp

 

    10.  http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/atlas/index.html

    11.  http://terraserver-usa.com/  (find your house)

    12.  http://www.usgs.gov/

    13.  http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/pdf/nrd-30/NCSA/Rpts/2006/810606.pdf  - motorcycle safety

    14.  http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/LakeMead/

    15.  http://www.snwa.com/html/wr_drought.html

    16.  http://phoenix.gov/WATER/drought.html

    17.  http://www.hanford.gov/

    18.  http://www.hanford.gov/information/sitetours/?tour=virtual

    19.  http://terraserver-usa.com/  (find your house)

    20. http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/emc.html

    21.  http://toxics.usgs.gov/photo_gallery/

    22.  http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/fs/fs-043-01/

    23. http://www.in.gov/wrhcc/

    24. http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/feast.htm

    26. http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/grandcal.html

    27. http://www.scisoftware.com/environmental_software/detailed_description.php?products_id=103

    28. http://www.waterloohydrogeologic.com/free_downloads.htm

    29.  http://www.egr.msu.edu/igw/ - a very nice set of groundwater simulations

    30.  http://www.chem.ubc.ca/courseware/154/tutorials/exp3A/columnchrom/

    31.  http://www.cityoffortwayne.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=281&Itemid=376

    32.  http://www.bnr2005.krakow.pl/ - nutrient conference in Poland.

    33.  http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press-releases-04/20041021-pr-a.cfm

    34.  http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-102604.html

Desalination:

    35.  http://www.eco-web.com/cgi-local/sfc?a=/index/index.html&b=/index/category/3.7.html

    36.  http://www.sidmas.com.sa/index.htm

    37.  http://www.hoh.com/

    38.  http://www.portaliraq.com/shownews.php?id=365

    39.  http://www.water-technology.net/projects/israel/

    40. http://www.water-technology.net/projects/shuaiba/

    41. http://www.water-technology.net/projects/two_rocks/index.html

    42. http://www.water-technology.net/projects/tuas/index.html

 

    43. http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html

Deep tunnel

    44. http://www.americancityandcounty.com/mag/government_chicago_digs_deep/

    45. http://www.chipublib.org/digital/sewers/history5.html