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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
EIGHTH SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2019
Course Code: CE474
Course Name: MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours

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PARTA
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks. Marks

Classify solid waste based on source and define each. (10)
What are the physical characteristics of MSW? (5)

Using the data for a MSW sample provided below, find the average moisture (5)
content of the sample. Base your calculations on a 100 kg sample size.

Component Moisture content (% ) Weight (%)

What are the advantages of estimating the quantity of waste generated? (5)

Write the impact of industrial waste on environment (5)
Estimate the energy content on dry and ash free dry basis of a solid waste sample (10)
with the following compositions. Assume over all moisture and ash content of

solid wastes is 21% and 5% respectively. Assume a mass of 100kg.

Component | F rd mais Garden

Energy 4650 | 16750 | 16300 | 32600 6500 18600 | 700
kJ/kg

What are the impacts of C&D waste on environment? (5)

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