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Wastewater Engineering Part 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lighter organic material that rises to the surface of the water inside the septic tank

a)

sludge

b)

suspended solids

c)

total suspended solids

d)

scum

e)

organic gases

2.

Determine the length of a septic tank serving 200 persons in a commercial establishment. Assuming depth of 1.50 m, 1.20 meter width of tank per 100 persons, and a wastewater generation of 0.057 cubic meter

a)

3.20 m

b)

2.40 m

c)

3.0 m

d)

4.80 m

e)

3.90 m

3.

The following are gases produced inside the septic tank except

a)

CH4

b)

CO2

c)

HO2

d)

H2

e)

None of the above

4.

Decomposition caused by anaerobic bacteria is sometimes called as _____, is accompanied by bad odor

a)

putrefaction

b)

decomposition

c)

oxidation

d)

sedimentation

e)

none of the above

5.

A sewage that turns dark and smell unpleasantly due to anaerobic decomposition is called _____

a)

gray water

b)

black water

c)

yellow water

d)

septage

e)

septic

6.

Bacteria which still functions even with or without free oxygen

a)

aerobic

b)

anaerobic

c)

facultative

d)

septic

e)

none of the above

7.

Concrete sealed vault with a wooden shelter constructed for the collection of raw sewage

a)

septic tank

b)

privy

c)

cesspool

d)

public sewer

e)

none of the above

8.

Refers to the right choice of the right kind of fittings for a particular change of directions, turns , or offsets

a)

Law of conservation of materials

b)

Conservative use of fittings

c)

Law of conservation of fittings

d)

Law of Energy Conservation

e)

none of the above

9.

The ideal position of horizontal waste pipe , were those installed at ____ slope

a)

1%

b)

1.5%

c)

1.75%

d)

2.0%

e)

2.25%

10.

Determine the fixture unit load of a horizontal pipe to serve 5 urinals , 3 lavatories, 8 showers , and 2 slop sink. Assume units per fixture : (urinals=5; lavatories=1; shower=2;slop sink = 3)

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

50

e)

60

11.

As per the Plumbing Code , "no water closet shall discharge into a drain less than ___ mm diameter pipe

a)

75 mm

b)

100 mm

c)

150 mm

d)

160 mm

e)

none of the above

12.

Method of treatment in which the application of physical forces predominate

a)

unit operation

b)

unit process

c)

advanced process

d)

preliminary treatment

e)

primary treatment

13.

Flocculation, Aeration, and disinfection are examples of

a)

unit processes

b)

unit operations

c)

advanced treatment

d)

primary treatment

e)

none of the above

14.

In a wastewater facility laboratory, a sample was taken for analysis. As a result, the specific weight of wastewater measured 11.97 kN/m3. Thus, its specific gravity is _____

a)

1.07

b)

1.97

c)

1.197

d)

1.22

e)

none of the above

15.

Develop a sustained BOD peak mass loading curve for a treatment plant with a design flowrate of 1 m3/s. Assume daily BOD concentration is 200 g/m3. What is the mass loading value for BOD, kg/d?

a)

5000 kg/d

b)

200 kg/d

c)

2000 kg/d

d)

17280 kg/d

e)

none of the above

16.

Calculate the F/M given the following:

Influent flow rate = 10 mgd

Primary effluent COD = 200 mg/l

MLVSS = 1550 mg/l

# of aeration tanks in parallel = 4

Aeration tank dimensions:

Depth of water = 20 ft

Length = 120 ft

Width = 24ft

a)

0.52

b)

0.75

c)

1.03

d)

1.4

e)

none of the above

17.

Calculate the SVI for an activated sludge sample given the following: 30-minute settleable solids volume = 150 mL, MLSS = 3,000 mg/L

a)

50 ml/g

b)

100 ml/g

c)

0.5 ml/g

d)

20 ml/g

e)

none of the above

18.

The usual duration in conducting SVI

a)

15 min

b)

30 min

c)

45 min

d)

60 min

e)

none of the above

19.

Given:

Cohesion constant = 0.05

Specific gravity = 1.25

Diameter of Particles  = 100 um

Friction factor  = 0.025

What is the scour velocity?

a)

0.051 m/s

b)

0.033 m/s

c)

0.063 m/s

d)

0.086 m/s

e)

none of the above

20.

The incoming flowrate of partially treated wastewater in the clarifier is 150 m3/s. What is the overflow rate if the diameter of the tank is 10 m.

a)

1.91 m3/s/m2

b)

1.62 m3/s/m2

c)

2.13 m3/s/m2

d)

3.66 m3/2/m2

e)

none of the above