Plumbing & Drainage Services Design

Plumbing (Water Supply/Drainage) Designing and Drafting

Plumbing Designing and Drafting is a major area in building design systems where students are been
taught in depth in areas related to water supply, drainage etc. A candidate pursuing the course in
this design field would be able to have a very good lucrative career in this area.

DESIGN OF PLUMBING SERVICES

MODULE - 1:
Introduction to standards

o International standards (IPC/ASHRAE/BS)

o Local authority standards (Dubai Municipality/DEWA)

Introduction to units

o SI units and Metric units

Introduction to Plumbing System

o Cold Water
o Boosted Cold water
o Gray Water System
o Cooled cold water
o Hot water systems
o Irrigation System

Water supply in building:

o Direct system.
o Pumped system.

Water Tanks – Location/Construction/Types

o Underground water tanks o

Above ground water tanks o
Overhead water tanks

Water Tanks – Sizing

o Dewa Standards
o British standards
o Demand Estimation
o Residential
o Commercial
o Industrial

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MODULE -2:

Common Sanitary Fixture Details

o Standard Pipe sizes

o Common Sanitary Fixtures Details
o Wash basin
o Water closet
o Showers
o Sinks
o Bath tubs
o Bidets
o Urinals

o Pump Capacity & Head selection – Transfer / Booster Pumps / Sump Pumps.

o Water pipe sizing in Buildings.

o Practice Session

MODULE -3:

Equipments &
Systems:

o Water Hammer arrestors

o Pressure reducing Stations
o Multimedia Filters
o Water softeners
o UV Filters
o Legoilla Prevention systems
o Pressure vessels
o Variable frequency drive systems

Applications:

o Cooled cold water

o Heat Exchanger Sizing
o Cooled cold water pump sizing
o Demi water
o Grey water systems

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MODULE - 4:

Hot water Systems:

o Water heater sizing and selection

o Solar system design
o Hot water demand calculation
o Calorifier sizing
o Boiler sizing
o Solar panel selection
o Solar systems and accessories

o Detailing of plumbing services & preparing plumbing drawing, Isometric Drawings.

o Working drawings :
o Location maps
o Site plan
o Floor plan of the building
o Enlarged floor plan of toilets kitchens
o DEWA Submission requirements

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DESIGN OF DRAINAGE SERVICES

MODULE -1:

Introduction to standards

o International standards (IPC/BS)

o Local authority standards (Dubai Municipality)

Introduction to Drainage System

o Standard Pipe sizes

o Common Sanitary Fixtures Details
o Wash basin
o Water closet
o Showers
o Sinks
o Bath tubs
o Bidets
o Urinals
o Maximum number of discharge units allowed in stack, Single stack system, Design of
horizontal drains by discharge unit’s method.
o Planter drains
o Local authority regulation and standards
o Manhole schedule preparation
o Septic Tanks, Soak ways.
o Selection of grease and oil interceptors.
o Catch basins
o Sump pits

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MODULE -: 2

Designing of Storm Water Drainage in buildings.

o Storm water intensity calculation.

o Rain water outlet selection
o Storm water pipe sizing
o Standard slopes
o Sand traps
o Manhole schedule preparation
o Soak away sizing and calculation
o Free discharge
o Rain water harvesting
o Holding tank design
o Submersible pumps
o Condensate drainage system
o Pipe sizing
o Storage tank sizing
o Condensate tank materials
o Condensate water recycling
o Insulation & installation details/

traps. Drawings Preparation

o Site plans
o Affection plans
o FIC certificates
o External plans

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