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All -  Probably a stupid question regarding clarifier redundancy.  A plant has a flow of 9 MGD with 3 clarifiers.  Ignore redundancy.  I take this to mean if one clarifier goes down, the others DO NOT need to pick up the additional 3 MGD.  Therefore, solving a problem with this statement I...

All - I need some assistance on this problem.  I'm stumped: A rain event has an intensity of 1.5 in/hr for the first hour followed by 0.7 in/hr for the second hour.  The 1 hour unit hydrograph is as follows: T (hr):         1       2      3  Q (cfs/in): 0.5   1.2   0.4 I take this as a unit...

Hi All - I'm in the midst of studying for the PE, but there's one problem on the NCEES practice exam that I can't quite wrap my head around.  I'm going to truncate it for fear of reprisal from NCEES.  You are given 20,000 gpd of sludge flow, with 2% solids and 75% volatile.  They somehow get...

Hi all. I'm fairly new to the forum, so a quick overview. My name is Brady, I've just graduated from the University of Maryland (College Park) with a Civil Engineering degree. I've been applying and interviewing like mad and have three job offers on the table. I've turned the other two down...

Hi everybody. Just wanted to pop in and introduce myself. My name is Brady. I've just graduated from the University of Maryland (College Park) in May with a Civil Engineering BS. I've got a few job offers on the table and came here seeking some career advice, but I'll make another thread in...