Urban Drainage and Waste Water Management - 2024 entry
MODULE TITLE | Urban Drainage and Waste Water Management | CREDIT VALUE | 15 |
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MODULE CODE | ECMM132 | MODULE CONVENER | Prof Slobodan Djordjevic (Coordinator) |
DURATION: TERM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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DURATION: WEEKS | 0 | 11 weeks | 0 |
Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated) | 20 |
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This module covers engineering and environmental aspects of the drainage of rainwater and wastewater from areas of human development. The content includes basic principles and engineering best practice, with the latter being mainly (but not exclusively) based on UK practice. Relevant aspects of urban drainage are considered, such as design, analysis, modelling, operation and maintenance including health and safety issues, system rehabilitation, flooding and sustainable water management. Standard material is combined with current developments and recent literature and research outputs by the Centre for Water Systems.
This module aims to provide a basic knowledge of classical and contemporary problems in management of urban drainage systems for the practising engineer. It also offers practical experience in using urban drainage modelling tools.
Discipline and Module Intended Learning Outcomes:
Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:
1. Acquire some practical experience of using urban drainage modelling tools.
2. Apply an integrated or systems approach to solution of complex problems. (C6)
Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge:
3. Select and apply appropriate material, equipment, engineering technologies and processes, recognising their limitations. (C13)
4. Apply knowledge of engineering management principles, commercial context, project and change management, and relevant legal matters including intellectual property rights. (C15)
Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge:
5. Demonstrate having improved further the necessary skills for independent learning.
- Urban drainage systems - purpose, types and historical development
- Waste water generation
- Rainfall and surface runoff
- Hydraulics of sewer systems
- Sewer flow modelling principles
- Surcharging of sewer networks
- Urban flooding
- Design of foul sewers
- Design of storm sewers
- Combined sewer overflows
- Pumped systems and storage
- Operation, maintenance and rehabilitation
- Whole-life costing of sewerage
- Flow modelling tools
- Monitoring of drainage systems
- Rainwater harvesting
- Wastewater re-use
- Sustainable drainage systems Stormwater management
- Resilience and sustainability
Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities | 44 | Guided Independent Study | 106 | Placement / Study Abroad | 0 |
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Category | Hours of study time | Description |
Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 34 | Lectures |
Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 10 | Tutorials |
Guided independent study | 106 | Assessment preparation; private study |
Form of Assessment | Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) | ILOs Assessed | Feedback Method |
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Coursework | 30 | Written Exams | 70 | Practical Exams | 0 |
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Form of Assessment | % of Credit | Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) | ILOs Assessed | Feedback Method |
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Written exam (closed note) | 70 | 2 hours - Summer Exam Period |
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Exam mark |
Coursework assignment on practical application of modelling tools, including analysis and re-design of the drainage system with pumps and storage. | 30 | 5,000 equivalent words, including graphs and tables) | 1,2,3,5 | Written (individual) and oral (group) |
Original Form of Assessment | Form of Re-assessment | ILOs Re-assessed | Time Scale for Re-reassessment |
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All Above | Written exam (100% - 2 hours) | 1,2,3,4,5 | Referral/deferral period |
Reassessment will be by a single written exam only worth 100% of the module. For deferred candidates, the mark will be uncapped. For referred candidates, the mark will be capped at 50%.
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener
Learning resources provided on ELE:
Lecture slides
Tutorial text
Tutorial detailed solutions
Modelling software installation
Instructions for software use (Quick Start and Full User Manual)
Additional reading list for this module:
ASCE. Design and Construction of Urban StormWater Management Systems, ASCE Manual No 77, WEF Manual FD-2. American Society of Civil Engineers 1991.
Mark O and Hosner M. Urban Drainage Modelling. Danish Hydraulic Institute 2002.
Parkinson, J., Mark, O. Urban Stormwater Management in Developing Countries. IWA Publishing 2005.ISBN: 000-1-843-39057-4
Kolsky, P., Storm Drainage, IT Publications, 1998, ISBN: 978-1853394324
Walesh S., Urban surface water management, Wiley Publishers, 1989, ISBN: 978-0471837190
Bertrand-Krajewski et al., Metrology in Urban Drainage and Stormwater Management, IWA Publishing, 2021 (freely available online)
Reading list for this module:
Type | Author | Title | Edition | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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Set | ASCE | Design and Construction of Urban StormWater Management Systems, ASCE Manual No 77, WEF Manual FD-2 | American Society of Civil Engineers | 1992 | ||
Set | Mark O and Hosner M | Urban Drainage Modelling | Danish Hydraulic Institute | 2002 | ||
Set | Parkinson, J., Mark, O | Urban Stormwater Management in Developing Countries | IWA Publishing | 2005 | 000-1-843-39057-4 | |
Set | Kolsky, P | Storm Drainage | IT Publications | 1998 | 978-1853394324 | |
Set | Walesh S | Urban surface water management | Wiley Publishers | 1989 | 978-0471837190 |
CREDIT VALUE | 15 | ECTS VALUE | 7.5 |
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PRE-REQUISITE MODULES | None |
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CO-REQUISITE MODULES | None |
NQF LEVEL (FHEQ) | 7 | AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING | No |
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ORIGIN DATE | Friday 22nd March 2024 | LAST REVISION DATE | Wednesday 1st May 2024 |
KEY WORDS SEARCH | Urban drainage; sewerage; sewer system design; flooding |
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Please note that all modules are subject to change, please get in touch if you have any questions about this module.