WATER AND SANITATION ENGINEERING III - WSE3701 LATEST EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

WATER AND SANITATION
ENGINEERING III - WSE3701 LATEST
EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
question-FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULICS - answer-That branch of applied
mechanics that deals with the behavior of fluid at rest and in motion respectively.



question-Philippine Sanitation Code - answer-PD 856



question-WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING - answer-A branch of engineering concerned with
the development of sources of supply, transmission, distribution, and treatment of water.



question-WATER - answer-The most Abundant substance on earth, the principal constituent of
all living things, and a constantly shaping the surface of the earth.



question-HYDROLOGIC CYCLE - answer-Involves the continuous circulation of water in the
Earth-Atmosphere system. Processes involve evaporation, transpiration, condensation,
precipitation and runoff.

Sanitary Engineering Law - answer-An act to regulate the practice of Sanitary Engineering in the
Philippines or the Sanitary Engineering Law. RA 1364

,question-DAMS - answer-Its purpose is to impound water, wastewater or liquid borne materials
for several reasons, such as flood control, human water supply, irrigation, livestock water supply,
energy generation, containment of mine tailings, recreation, or pollution control.



question-INTAKES - answer-Are facilities, devices or structure which essentially consists of
opening, grating or strainer through which the raw water from the source enters or divert for the
purposes of water supply, hydroelectric power and irrigation.



question-ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY - answer-The study of processes such as precipitation,
runoff, evaporation and their interaction. Deals with estimation of water resources.



question-WATERSHED - answer-It is topographically an area of land from which rainwater can
drain as surface run-off, via specific stream or river system to a common outlet point which may
be a dam, irrigation system or municipal water supply take off point, or where the stream/river
discharges into a large river, lake or the sea.



question-Aquifer - answer-A geological formation that can store and transmit water.



question-Backflow - answer-The unwanted reversal of flow in a pipeline, which can lead to
contamination.



question-Chlorination - answer-The process of adding chlorine to water for disinfection.



question-Filtration - answer-The process of removing particles from water by passing it through
a filter.

,question-Groundwater - answer-Water located beneath the earth's surface in soil pore spaces and
fractures of rock formations.



question-Potable Water - answer-Water that is safe to drink and meet public health standards.



question-Reservoir - answer-A large natural or artificial lake used for water storage.



question-Turbidity - answer-The cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by large numbers of
individual particles.



question-Water Quality Standards - answer-Regulations that define acceptable levels of
contaminants in drinking water.



question-Solid Waste Management - answer-It is referred to as the collection, treatment, and
disposing of solid wastes that are generated from different activities and places.



question-Solid wastes - answer-What do you call the solid materials from industrial, residential,
and business activities that are no longer useful?



question-Generation, collection, and disposal - answer-These are the 3 processes involved in
solid waste management.



question-Sustainable waste management system - answer-It is one of the goals of solid waste
management.

, question-Sorting - answer-What comes after the collection and transportation of wastes?



question-Recyclable materials - answer-What type of materials are cleaned and transformed into
new products?



question-Hazardous waste materials - answer-What are the examples of hazardous waste
materials?



question-Careful handling of hazardous wastes - answer-Why do hazardous wastes require
careful handling as opposed to other types of waste?



question-Protective liners in landfill designs - answer-What is the purpose of the multiple layers
of protective liners in landfill designs?



question-Decomposition of solid wastes - answer-How many years does it usually take for solid
wastes to decompose on landfills?



question-Purpose of protective liners in landfills - answer-To prevent contamination of soil and
groundwater



question-Years for solid wastes to decompose in landfills - answer-2000 years



question-Primary legislation governing plumbing systems in the Philippines - answer-National
Building Code