Project Outline (Brief)

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

12:00 AM

 

 

 Machine generated alternative text: What does clean drinking water, access to appropriate sanitation, prosthetic design, building design, transport infrastructure and electricity networks have in common? They all involve humanitarian engineering , where engineering skills and knowledge are used to support the well-being and welfare of individuals and communities in disadvantaged circumstances. This project will allow you to learn from those who have taken their engineering skills to developing regions, and to work on the Engineers without Borders (EWB) Challenge for 2018. The EWB Challenge is a design program aimed at developing innovative, creative solutions to sustainable development issues identified by EWB and a community-based partner organisation. The challenge partner is the Cambodian Rural Development Team (CRDT) , working with communities around Kratie, Steung Treng, and Mondukiri Provinces, in the northeast of Cambodia. Design Task: Working as a member of a small team, your task will be to design a system for collecting rainwater to to improve the consistency and affordability of a quality water supply. The design is to be appropriate for the villages of Ksach Leav, Koh Khnear, and Puntha Chea along the Mekong River. Rainwater is commonly collected in jars via roof guttering, for use at a household level. While this is a good source of water in the wet season, households frequently have to find other sources in the dry season. CRDT recognises that there are opportunities to improve the consistency and affordability of a quality water supply through innovations around the current method of household rainwater collection. Design Objectives: You will design and construct a system for an individual house that will: Optimise rainfall capture; Have a first flush system to prevent contamination; and Allow for the easy and safe reuse of the water within a house The best two designs from UNSW will be entered in the national EWB Challenge competition and your group's design could be sent to the CRDT at the end of the project to be implemented to help to improve the living conditions for people in Cambodia. Further Information Further details on the structure of this project, the objectives and the assessable tasks are given at: http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/civil-engineering/resources/engg1000-school-site Further details of the EWB Challenge are available at: https://ewbchallenge.org/cambodian-rural- development-team-crdt Photo sources: http://www.crdt.org.kh/2013/12/women-and-water-for-household-consumption-in-koh-phdao-village/; https://ewbchallenge.org/design-area-1-water-supply-0 Faculty of Engineering Session 1 2018 ENGG1000

 

http://www.engineering.unsw.edu.au/civil-engineering/resources/engg1000-school-site

 

 

https://ewbchallenge.org/cambodian-ruraldevelopment-team-crdt

 

 

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