GTU BE 8th Semester 2183508/2183511 Municipal Waste and Sewage Management Summer 2018 Question Paper

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.___________
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
BE – SEMESTER ?VIII (NEW) – EXAMINATION ? SUMMER 2018
Subject Code: 2183508/2183511 Date: 07/05/2018
Subject Name: Municipal Waste & Sewage Management
Time: 10:30 AM to 01:00 PM Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q.1 (a) Define Municipal Solid waste. Discuss risk associated with poor management
of solid waste.
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(b) Classified solid waste and discuss briefly. 07

Q.2 (a) What do you understand by collection routes? Discuss the various steps
required to prepare layout of collection routes.
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(b) What do you mean by solid waste management? Explain the various steps
involved in solid waste management with suitable diagram.
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(b) Discuss the key functional elements of ISWM.

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Q.3 (a) What do you mean by Onsite handling? Discuss various methods of onsite
handling and storage of MSW briefly.
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(b) How material recovery can be done from solid waste? Explain with suitable
diagram.
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Q.3 (a) Discuss the recovery of biological conversion products from MSW. 07
(b) Discuss the recovery of thermal conversion products form solid waste with
suitable diagram.
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Q.4 (a) Discuss the important points need to be considered during land filling of solid
waste.
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(b) What do you understand by sanitary works? Discuss its classification.
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Q.4 (a) How many types of collection system are used for MSW based on mode of
operation? Explain HCS collection system in brief with a suitable sketch.
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(b) Discuss the classification of sewerage system. 07

Q.5 (a) Discuss the physical methods of municipal solid waste treatment. 07
(b) Briefly discuss methods of solid waste stabilization.
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Q.5 (a) Briefly discuss energy recovery system for MSW. 07
(b) Define self purification process of water bodies. Explain factors that affect self
purification process.
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