Course Details
Academic Year 2024/25
BPB011 course is part of 1 study plan
BPC-SI / V Summer Semester 4th year
The subject is focused on the definition of basic concepts from the field of water management.
The student will acquire knowledge about environmentally appropriate solutions for managing drinking water in buildings, will be able to design the reuse of rainwater in buildings, clean wastewater and subsequently use it as gray water in buildings.
The student will learn to minimize water consumption in buildings, accumulate (soak) and use rainwater.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
Concept design for waste water management, i.e. methods of using sewage, gray and rainwater.
Prerequisites
Drainage and wastewater treatment
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
6 credits
Semester
Forms and criteria of assessment
Offered to foreign students
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Introduction, legislation (law on water, water supply and sewerage).
2. Drinking water in buildings, indoor installation - requirements, calculation.
3. Waste water in buildings - requirements, objects, calculation.
4. Rainwater - requirements, objects, calculation.
5. Gray waters - requirements, objects, calculation.
6. Technical solution and overview of rainwater management equipment.
7. Rainwater retention.
8. Soaking of rainwater.
9. Excursion.
10. Methods of wastewater treatment, root and domestic wastewater treatment plants.
11. Examples of completed constructions.
Exercise
13 weeks, 3 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Assignment of the project "Reuse of waste water in a family house".
2. Calculation of the amount of waste water and rainwater.
3. Calculation of gray water needs.
4. Calculation of water for irrigation.
5. Design of domestic sewage treatment plant for gray water.
6. Retention design for rainwater.
7. Mechanical and technological equipment for water use.
8. Technological scheme of the use of rainwater and waste water.
9. Excursion.
10. Technical report.
11. Credit.