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.

Syllabus

• Common Sanitary Fixtures Details : Standard trap pipe & discharge pipe sizes, Standard slopes for the discharge pipes :
  • Wash basin
  • Water closet
  • Showers
  • (Sinks
  • Bath tubs
  • (Bidets
  • Urinals
  • Floor drains (Floor Gullies)
• Lay out of sanitary fixtures in toilets. Formula for flow through pipes :
  • Darcy formula
  • Chezys formula
  • Manning formula
  • Hazen formula
  • Reynolds Number (Laminar / Turbulent Flow).
• Water supply in building:
  • Direct system.
  • Pumped system.
• Ground level (or) underground reservoir sizing.
• Elevated roof tank (Storage cistern) sizing.
• Pump selection (HP, Watts).
• Water pipe sizing in Buildings.
• Minimum number of smaller diameter water pipes that can be connected to bigger diameter pipes.
• Plumbers chart for pipe sizing, Box formula.
• Foul water drain in building stack, Branch drain/discharge pipe horizontal drain. Fixture unit rating,
• Maximum number of discharge units allowed in stack, Single stack system, Design of horizontal drains by discharge units method.
• Septic tank, Soak away pits, Dispersion trenches designing.
• Designing of Storm Water Drainage in buildings.
• Auto pneumatic system, Pressure Tank Sizing.
• External water supply for building. Garden water supply & fountain water pipe sizing, Calculation of storage tank, Garden water fountain designing, Fountain pump selection.
• Estimating Hot Water Demand, Heater Capacity selection.
• Flush Water & Potable Water Loop sizing – (Software).
• Designing of common appurtenances, Inspection chambers and Junction manholes.
• Detailing of plumbing services & preparing plumbing drawing, Isometric Drawings.
• Working drawings :
  • Location maps
  • Site plan
  • Plan of roof
  • Floor plan of the building
  • Enlarged floor plan of toilets kitchens