Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy; Anand Deju Shetty, United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Nathaniel Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

used inenvironmental engineering for numerous applications, especially for removing contaminantsfrom water and air. Environmental engineers typically quantify the mass of adsorbate per massof adsorbent (adsorption density, q) as follows. x �Co − Caq �V q= = M Mwhere,Co = initial aqueous concentration (mg sorbate/L)Caq = equilibrium aqueous concentration (mg sorbate/L)V = volume of solvent (L)M = mass of sorbent (g)When modeling and designing adsorption treatment processes, the adsorption density is typicallygraphed as a function of the adsorbate’s equilibrium aqueous concentration at a constanttemperature; this

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ruth Abigail Mower, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Landon M. Raby, United States Military Academy; John Boyle, United States Military Academy, West Point; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

visualize pipe flow also in terms of mass balance andintroduces how the continuity equation (Q=V×A) plays a pivotal role in understanding what isoccurring throughout the system. Since mass is conserved, as water moves through a pipesystem (assuming no leaks), mass balance parameters will dictate that the flowrate must remainconsistent even as changes of A and V occur. As Q is increased, we must increase the velocity offlow and/or the size of pipe. For a specified Q, flow can be increased by reducing pipe size.Conversely, velocity can be decreased by increasing pipe size. Essentially, the continuityequation is just the conservation of mass in terms of volumetric flow. Mass does not appear inthe equation though because water is an incompressible

Conference Session

Emphasizing Communication and the Humanities in Environmental Engineering

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Caleb James McCollum, United States Military Academy; Andrew Ross Pfluger, United States Military Academy; Michael A. Butkus, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

. www.abet.org. Accessed 20 January 2020.Bercich, R., Summers, S. Cornwell, P., Mayhew, J. 2018. Technical Communication Across the MECurriculum at Rose-Hulman. American Society for Engineering Education 2018 Annual ConferenceProceedings, Salt Lake City, Utah, Paper #22687.Brinkman, G.W., van der Geest, T.M., 2003. Assessment of communication competencies in engineeringdesign projects. Technol. Commun. Q. 12 (1), 67–81.Conrad, S. 2017. A comparison of practitioner and student writing in civil engineering. J. Eng. Ed., 106(2), 191–217.Craig, J., Lerner, N., Poe, M. 2008. Innovation across the curriculum: Three case studies in teachingscience and engineering communication. IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, vol. 51, no.3, pp. 280–301.Donnell