Wednesday, August 18, 2010

What is Civil Engineering study and Why?

Civil engineering is an extreme profession; it always has been, it is now and will be continuing in the new millennium especially in 2015 will be the success engineering for the future. It is a profession of great breadth involving many activities that
maintain our environment and meet the ever changing needs of our society.

Civil engineering is all about creating, improving and protecting the environment in
which we live. It provides facilities for day-to-day life, for transport and for industry to go about its work.

The civil engineering profession is innovative, creative, and takes its members to
all parts of the world. It is not just a job for men - women because they are very
successful as well and occupy senior positions within the profession.

This study includes the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation
of the infrastructure that surrounds us such as facility.

There are many more such examples of how civil engineering is involved in our daily lives, for example, the structure of a building established stand for many years, inlet drains along the curbs and gutter near to the road, or pavement construction for highways traffic, all of these
are related to civil engineering studies.

Let's imagine when you get up in the morning and take a shower and brush your teeth. The water is comes from a water treatment plant through a network of pipes to your house, which is also designed by civil engineers.

For those who want or interested to involves in civil engineering, please continue your instinct
and your hobby to done civil engineer's job. This could help you to success for the future.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Summary Of Water Treatment



By gravity, water flows through intake tunnels into a distribution chamber in each plant’s raw water building. Vertical pumps draw the water through a series of traveling screens, which prevent large debris, such as fish and seaweed, from entering the system. It is then pumped to the main treatment plant to begin the treatment process.

The water flows through rapid mixers where polyaluminum chloride is added. The chemical reaction causes dirt, clay, and bacteria to form a product known as floc, which settles easily out of water. In flocculation basins, large paddles gently stir the water causing the floc to increase in size and density helping it to settle at the bottom of the basin.

Next the water flows to settling basins. The sludge at the bottom of the basin is removed by scrapers and sent to the waste water system.

The partially treated water flows to the filter beds. Chlorine is added to the water for disinfection. The water flows through layers of sand, gravel, and anthracite coal. The filters remove particles, such as viruses, cysts, bacteria and any remaining floc.

Filters are cleaned by backwashing, in which clean water removes the collected sludge from the top of the filter to settling clarifiers. When the backwash water settles, the clear water is recycled back into the water treatment process and the sludge is removed.

Before water enters the distribution system, more chlorine is added to prevent bacteria build up. Fluoride is also added to fight tooth decay. Caustic soda is added to neutralize the acidity and prevent the corrosion of pipes. Finally, high service pumps push the treated water from a clear well reservoir into the distribution system.

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