Experiment Design for Environmental Engineering Methods and Examples
This book provides a wide range of practical environmental engineering laboratory experiments for implementation by students in a university laboratory or by practicing professionals in the field, along with an extensive discussion on how to design an experiment that will provide meaningful and usef...
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| Abstract | This book provides a wide range of practical environmental engineering laboratory experiments for implementation by students in a university laboratory or by practicing professionals in the field, along with an extensive discussion on how to design an experiment that will provide meaningful and useful data, how to interpret the data generated from an experiment, and how to present those data to an audience of other students or professionals. The example experiments provide a way to evaluate a new design against an existing experiment to determine what information is most appropriate in each section and how to format the data for the most effective outcome.
Features include:
Fills in the gap in ABET requirements to teach students how to design experiments and includes key elements for a successful design
Covers experiments for a wide range of environmental engineering topics
Provides standardized approach that includes a basic background to the concepts and step-by-step procedure for conducting the experiment
Explains designs that are suitable for college laboratory and professional applications
Shows how to organize experimental data as it is collected to optimize usefulness
Provides templates for design of the experiment and for presenting the resulting data to technical and non-technical audiences or clients |
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| AbstractList | This book provides a wide range of practical environmental engineering laboratory experiments for implementation by students in a university laboratory or by practicing professionals in the field, along with an extensive discussion on how to design an experiment that will provide meaningful and useful data, how to interpret the data generated from an experiment, and how to present those data to an audience of other students or professionals. The example experiments provide a way to evaluate a new design against an existing experiment to determine what information is most appropriate in each section and how to format the data for the most effective outcome.
Features include:
Fills in the gap in ABET requirements to teach students how to design experiments and includes key elements for a successful design
Covers experiments for a wide range of environmental engineering topics
Provides standardized approach that includes a basic background to the concepts and step-by-step procedure for conducting the experiment
Explains designs that are suitable for college laboratory and professional applications
Shows how to organize experimental data as it is collected to optimize usefulness
Provides templates for design of the experiment and for presenting the resulting data to technical and non-technical audiences or clients Provides a wide range of practical environmental engineering laboratory experiments for implementation by students in a university lab or by practicing professionals in the field. Explains how to design an experiment that will provide meaningful and useful data, how to interpret the data generated from an experiment, and how to present those data. Experiment Design for Environmental Engineering provides a wide range of practical environmental engineering laboratory experiments for implementation by students in a university laboratory or by practicing professionals in the field, along with an extensive discussion on how to design an experiment that will provide meaningful and useful data, how to interpret the data generated from an experiment, and how to present those data to an audience of other students or professionals. The example experiments provide a way to evaluate a new design against an existing experiment to determine what information is most appropriate in each section and how to format the data for the most effective outcome. Features Fills in the gap in ABET requirements to teach students how to design experiments and includes key elements for a successful design Covers experiments for a wide range of environmental engineering topics Provides standardized approach that includes a basic background to the concepts and step-by-step procedure for conducting the experiment Explains designs that are suitable for college laboratory and professional applications Shows how to organize experimental data as it is collected to optimize usefulness Provides templates for design of the experiment and for presenting the resulting data to technical and nontechnical audiences or clients Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. How to design an Engineering Experiment Chapter 3. Sampling Source Data Chapter 4. Expected Outcomes and Interpretaion of data Chapter 5. Model Design Methodology Chapter 6. Laboratory Report Chapter 7. Effective Presentaion of the Data in Outcome Reports Chapter 8. Designing Researching Experiment Projects Chapter 9. General Experiments Chapter 10. Oil and Petroleum Based Experiments Chapter 11. Oxygen and BOD Experiments Chapter 12. Environmental Microbiology Experiments Chapter 13. Water Quality Experiments Chapter 14. Contaminant Removal Experiments Prof. Francis J. Hopcroft recently retired from teaching civil and environmental engineering after 23 years in the classroom and about 40 years of consulting in the field. He is the author of 6 environmental engineering and hazardous waste management books, the coauthor of 22 such books, and a contributor to a dozen or more professional manuals of practice. Prof. Hopcroft was registered as a Professional Engineer in all six New England states and as a Licensed Site Professional in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Before starting his teaching career, Prof. Hopcroft spend 25 years in professional practice as a consultant, an EPA regulator and as the President of several consulting firms doing site assessment for the presence of hazardous materials. He continued his consulting work while teaching to maintain currency in his field and to bring current concepts into the classroom. Dr. Abigail Charest is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) in Boston, Massachusetts since August 2014. Dr. Charest is currently the Blittersdorf Endowed Professor and the civil graduate coordinator. Dr. Charest is an avid researcher, competent experimenter, and exceptional innovator in the laboratory. She is focused on the biological nature of environmental work and has developed the biological experiments in this book, among others. She has also been the lead faculty member in the redevelopment of a graduate program in civil engineering at Wentworth and has incorporated significant research and experimentation opportunities into that program. Dr. Charest received her doctorate from the Worcester Polytechnic University, and prior to entering into academia, Dr. Charest worked in the field of environmental consulting the New England Area. During this time, she received her Professional Engineering license in the state of Massachusetts. Dr. Gautham P. Das has served as Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) in Boston, Massachusetts since August 2008. Dr. Das received a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Das is currently an Elder Endowed Professor at WIT. Prior to starting his teaching career, Dr. Das worked for environmental consulting firms in North Carolina and Boston. His expertise lies in Water Resources, Hydraulic Engineering and Environmental Remediation. He is active in the Water Environment Federation, the New England Water Environment Association and the American Society for Engineering Education. He has authored numerous technical papers on various civil and environmental engineering subjects that have been presented at technical conferences and appeared in the Proceedings of those conferences. |
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| Subtitle | Methods and Examples |
| TableOfContents | Experiment 13.2: pH As a Function of Acid/Base Concentration With pH Neutralization Calculations -- Experiment 13.3: Determination of Mean Cell Residence Time in a Dispersed Plug Flow Reactor -- Experiment 13.4: Determination of Surface Water Evaporation Rate -- Experiment 13.5: Characterization of Pond, Lake, or Stream Foam -- Chapter 14 Contaminant Removal Experiments -- Experiment 14.1: Determination of Contaminant Removal Rate -- Experiment 14.2: Technique for Metal Ion Precipitation from Water -- Experiment 14.3: Separation of Liquid Phase Components through a Distillation Process -- Experiment 14.4: Technique for Potable Water Softening -- Experiment 14.5: Coagulation, Flocculation, and Sedimentation for the Removal of Organic and Inorganic Water Contaminants -- Experiment 14.6: Determination of Granular Media Suitability for Use in Granular Media Filters -- Experiment 14.7: Analysis of Suspended Solids in Water -- Experiment 14.8: Analysis of Total Solids in Water -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Authors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 How to Design an Engineering Experiment -- 2.1 Defining the Question to Be Answered -- 2.2 Defining the Variables Involved in a Question -- 2.3 Measuring and Controlling the Variables -- 2.4 Evaluation of Potential Interferences That Can Occur -- 2.5 Minimizing, Avoiding, or Accounting for the Effects of Interferences -- 2.6 Sensitivity Analyses of Experimental Data -- 2.7 Safety Considerations in Experiment Design -- Chapter 3 Sampling Source Media -- 3.1 Sampling Water and Other Liquids -- 3.2 Sampling Soil or Other Solids -- 3.3 Sampling Air and Other Gases -- 3.4 Sampling Health and Safety Plans -- Chapter 4 Expected Outcomes and Interpretation of Data -- 4.1 Expected Outcomes -- 4.2 Interpretation of the Data -- 4.3 Uncertainty Considerations -- 4.4 Estimating Future Parameter Values -- 4.5 Probability -- 4.5.1 Probability as Basis of Statistics -- 4.5.2 Estimating Probabilities in Experimentation -- 4.5.3 Misuse of Probability Data -- 4.5.4 Number of Data Points Needed -- 4.5.5 Selective Use of Data -- 4.5.6 Cause and Effect vs. Correlation -- 4.6 Risk -- Chapter 5 Model Design Methodology -- 5.1 Discussion -- 5.2 Model Format -- 5.3 Experiment Design Format Model -- Chapter 6 Laboratory Report -- 6.1 Conversion of Theory to Experimental Output Data -- 6.2 Compare and Contrast Experimental Output Data to Existing Literature -- 6.3 Suggested Laboratory Report Template -- Chapter 7 Effective Presentation of the Data in Outcome Reports -- Chapter 8 Designing Research Experiment Projects -- 8.1 Research to Assess Standard Sample Drying Protocols -- 8.2 Research to Assess Standard Indicator Organisms -- 8.3 Research Recommendations Chapter 9 General Experiments -- Experiment 9.1: Turbidity Meter Calibration -- Experiment 9.2: Calibration of Spectrophotometers -- Experiment 9.3: Jar Test Procedure -- Experiment 9.4: Duct Tape Permeability Test -- Experiment 9.5: Determination of Specific Heat Capacity -- Experiment 9.6: Determination of Insulation R-Values for Various Materials -- Experiment 9.7: Headspace Analysis for the Presence of Volatile Organic Compounds -- Experiment 9.8: Surface Runoff Rate Determination and Volume Calculation -- Experiment 9.9: Water Filtration Media Evaluation -- Experiment 9.10: Water Filtration Media Evaluation Remote Area Options -- Chapter 10 Oil and Petroleum-Based Experiments -- Experiment 10.1: Solubility of Oil in Water as a Function of Salinity -- Experiment 10.2: Gasoline Fingerprinting -- Experiment 10.3: Determination of Porosity and Void Ratio in Soil -- Chapter 11 Oxygen and BOD Experiments -- Experiment 11.1: Calibration of DO Meter by Winkler Method -- Experiment 11.2: Oxygen Transfer Rate Determination -- Experiment 11.3: Maximum DO Concentration in Water as a Function of Temperature and Salinity -- Experiment 11.4: 5-Day BOD Test with Determination of Exertion Rate k -- Chapter 12 Environmental Microbiology Experiments -- Experiment 12.1: Total coliforms and E. coli By IDEXX Quantitrays® and Colilert® Most Probable Number Methodologies -- Experiment 12.2: Field Testing and Quantification of Total Coliforms and E. coli by Colilert and Petrifilm Methodologies -- Experiment 12.3: Viral Indicators Coliphage Quantification Based on Easyphage Method -- Experiment 12.4: Comparison of Disinfection Methods -- Experiment 12.5: Comparison of Disinfection Methods: Remote Area Options -- Chapter 13 Water Quality Experiments -- Experiment 13.1: Introduction to Water Quality Parameters |
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