Plumbing
Course Description
This course introduces basic plumbing tools, materials, and fixtures. Topics include standard tools, materials, and fixtures used in basic plumbing systems and other related topics. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of a basic plumbing system.
Course Hours Per Week: Class, 1; Lab, 3
Semester Hours Credit: 2
Prerequisite: DMA 010, 020, 030, DRE 096; or satisfactory score on placement test
Corequisite: None
PLU 111 Course Outline: Not available
Career
Construction of buildings and the need of new plumbing systems should drive demand for these workers. Overall job opportunities are very good as some employers continue to report difficulty finding qualified engineers. Around 10% of a construction budget is shared by plumbing that involving water supply, sewage, and storm water & fire safety work generating employment even to not highly educated people. Employment of plumbing professionals is projected to grow 41% from 2012 to 2022, faster than the average for all occupations.
Syllabus
1. Plumbing Systems
2. Design of Domestic Water Supply and Distribution System
3. Design of Sanitary Drainage System
4. Drawings – Plumbing Layouts
5. The Other aspects
6. Employability Skills Improving
Scope
As water resources are depleting day to day, there is an immediate attention for economical water consumption & recycling, making Public Health Engineering a significant element. Plumbing industry has been around in one form or other from 8000 years spreading its wings from unclogging household drains to installing high pressure industrial steam pipes. Recent trends in construction & plumbing sectors, results in tremendous increase in volatility over the past few years consequently generating a huge work platform.
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HVAC Design is a domain of building services which is having huge demand throughout the world. HVAC stands for Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning which maintain human comfort by controlling various properties of air. Every human needs comfort, in order to maintain comfort level in a closed room we need to calculate the amount of heat produced in a room.
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Plumbing is any system that conveys fluids for a wide range of applications. Plumbing uses pipes, valves, plumbing fixtures, tanks, and other apparatuses to convey fluids.