Week 3
Overview
(February 3-5)Introduction to water treatment
By the end of Week 3, students should be able
to:
- Recognize the cost model for our
lab-scale water treatment system (WTS)
- Estimate the cost of a full-scale WTS
using the cost model
- Develop a spreadsheet to compute the WTS
cost model
Instructions:
- Hand in
HWK #2
in class and upload files to Canvas by 1
p.m. on 2/3/26
- Take the Canvas quiz on Chapters 3 and 4
in "A Mind for
Numbers" at 1 p.m. on 2/3/26
- Introduction to the
WTS project and cost model (slides)
- Review the WTS cost model
summary sheet
- Download the
WTS cost Example 1
for use in class (video
and
slides)
- Download
the
WTS cost Example 2
for use in class (video
and
slides)
- Download
the
TopHat WTS cost
Example
for use in class (video
and
slides)
- Work on
HWK #3 (videos
for
Part 2
&
Part 3
from previous semesters - note
some cost equations are different).
Week 2
Overview
(January 28-30)
Introduction to water treatment
By the end of Week 2, students should be able
to:
Week 2
Overview
(January 27-29)
Introduction to water treatment
By the end of Week 2, students should be able
to:
- Recognize the basic components of a
traditional water treatment system
- Recognize the variables of a basic gas
reduction model and use it to design an
aerator
- Recognize the variable of a simple
disinfection model and use it to evaluate
the performance of a disinfectant
Instructions:
- Hand in
HWK #1
in class at 1 p.m. on
1/27/26 next
on-campus meeting
- Take the Canvas quiz on Chapters 1 and 2
in "A Mind for
Numbers" at 1 p.m. on 1/27/26
- Review the
video:
water treatment overview (slides)
- Review the
video:
aeration model (slides)
- Download the aeration
example problem.
- After working on the
problem, review the
video
of the solution (slides)
- Review the
video:
disinfection model
(slides)
- Download the disinfection
example problem.
- After working on the problem, review the
video of the solution (slides)
- Introduction to
Project
#1 - water treatment system (WTS) design
and cost analysis (slides)
- Work on
HWK #2 (video
for
Part 1 &
Part 2).
Week 1
Overview
(January 20-22)
Introduction to CIVL 1112 and modeling
By the end of Week 1, students should be able
to:
- Find the class website (www.ce.memphis.edu/1112)
- Recognize how to compute your grade in CIVL 1112
- Recognize the basic components of
developing a numerical model of a system
Instructions:
- Review the
video: What is CIVL 1112? (slides)
- Review the
video: A tour of
www.ce.memphis.edu/1112
- Review the
video: Introduction to modeling - Part 1
(slides)
- Review the
video: Introduction to modeling - Part 2
(slides)
- Work on
HWK #1 (video
for HWK #1) due Tuesday, January 27,
2026
This website was originally
developed by
Charles Camp for
CIVL
1112.
This site is maintained by the
Department of Civil Engineering
at the University of Memphis.
Your comments and questions are welcomed.
