Preliminary
Part-A
1. Engineering Mechanics :
Units and Dimensions, SI Units, Vectors, Concept of Force, Concept of particle
and rigid body. Concurrent, nonconcurrent and parallel forces in a plane, moment
of force and Varignons theorem, free body diagram, conditions of equilibrium,
Principle of virtual work, equivalent force system.
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T
First and Second Moments of area,
Mass moment of Inertia.
Static Friction Inclined plane
and bearings.
Kinematics and Kinetics :
Kinematics in cartesian and polar co-ordinates, motion under uniform and
nonuniform acceleration, motion under gravity. Kinetics of particle : Momentum
and Energy principles, D `Alemberts Principle, Collision of elastic bodies,
rotation of rigid bodies, simple harmonic motion.
2. Strength of Materials :
Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants, axially loaded compression members,
Shear force and bending moment, theory of simple bending, Shear Stress
distribution across cross sections, Beams of uniform strength, Leaf spring,
Strain Energy in direct stress, bending and shear.
Deflection of beams :
Macaulays method, Mohrs moment area method, Conjugate beam method, unit load
method. Torsion of Shafts, Transmission of power, closecoiled helical springs,
Elastic stability of columns : Eulers, Rankines and Secant formulae. Principal
Stresses and Strains in two dimensions, Mohrs Circle. Theories of Elastic
Failure, Thin and Thick cylinders : Stresses due to internal and external
pressures-Lames equation.
3. Structural Analysis :
Analysis of pin jointed plane trusses, deflection in trusses. Three hinged and
two hinged arches, rib shortening, temperature effects, influence lines in
arches. Analysis of propped cantilevers, fixed beams, continuous beams and rigid
frames. Slope deflection, moment distribution,, Kanis method and Matrix method
: Force and Displacement methods. Rolling loads and influece lines for
determinate beams and pin jointed trusses.
Part-B
Geotechnical Engineering:
Types of soil, field identification and classification, phase relationships,
consistency limits, particle size distribution, classification of soil,
structure and clay mineralogy.
Capillary water and structural
water, effective stress and pore water pressure, Darcys Law, factors affecting
permeability, determination of permeability, permeability of stratified soil
deposits.
Seepage pressure, quick sand
condition, compressibility and consolidation, Terzaghis theory of one
dimensional consolidation, consolidation test. Compaction of soil, optimum
moisture content, Proctor Density.
Subsurface exploration, methods
of boring, sampling, types of sampler, field tests.
Shear strength of soils,
Mohr-Coulomb failure theory, shear tests Earth pressure at rest, active and
passive pressures, Rankines theory, Coulombs wedge theory, earth pressure on
retaining wall.
Bearing capacity, Terzaghi and
other important theories, net and gross bearing pressure, Immediate and
consolidation settlement.
Load carrying capacity of pile
groups.
Stability of slope-Conventional
method of slices, stability numbers.
Transporation Engineering :
Highway alignment, choice of layout and capacity of highways, location
survey, geometric design of highways-various elements, curves, grade separation
and segregation of traffic, intersection design, highway materials and testing
subgrade and pavement components, types of pavements, road drainage, elements of
airport engineering.
Railway engineering-elements of
permanent track-rails, sleepers, ballast and rail fastenings, tractive
resistance, elements of geometric design-gradients and grade compensation on
curves, cant transition curves and vertical curves, stresses in railway tracks,
points and crossings, signalling and interlocking, maintenance of railway track.
Culverts and small bridges.
Part-C
Fluid Mechanics: fluid
properties, fluid statics, forces on plane and curved surfaces, stability of
floating and submerged bodies.
Kinematics: Velocity,
streamlines, continuity equation, accelerations irrotational and rotational
flow, velocity potential and stream functions, flownet, separation.
Dynamics: Eulers equation
along streamline, control volume equation, continuity, momentum, energy and
moment of momentum equation from control volume equation, applications to pipe
flow, moving vanes, moment of momentum, Dimensional analysis.
Boundary layer on a flat plate,
drag and lift on bodies. Laminar and Turbulent Flows. Laminar and turbulent flow
through pipes, friction factor variation, pipe networks, water hammer, and surge
tanks.
Open Channel Flow: Energy
and momentum correction factors, uniform and non-uniform flows, specific energy
and specific force, critical depth, Friction factors and roughness coefficients,
flow in transitions, free overfall, weirs, hydraulic jump, surges, gradually
varied flow equations, surface profiles, moving hydraulic jump.
Part-D
Environmental Engineering
Water Supply: Estimation
of surface and subsurface water resources, predicting demand for water,
impurities of water and their significance, physical, chemical and
bacteriological analysis, water borne diseases, standards for potable water.
Intake of water: pumping
and gravity schemes, water treatment: principles of coagulation, flocculation
and sedimentation; slow-, rapid-, pressure-, filters; chlorination, softening,
removal of taste, odour and salinity.
Water storage and distribution:
storage and balancing reservoir types, location and capacity. Distribution
systems: layout, hydraulics of pipe lines, pipe fittings, valves including check
and pressure reducing valves, meters, analysis of distribution systems, leak
detection, maintenance of distribution systems, pumping stations and their
operations.
Sewerage systems: Domestic
and industrial wastes, storm sewage-separate and combined systems, flow through
sewers, design of sewers, sewer appurtenances, manholes, inlets, juctions,
siphon. Plumbing in Public buildings.
Sewage characterisation:
BOD, COD, solids, dissloved oxygen, nitrogen and TOC. Standards of disposal in
normal water course and on land.
Sewage treatment: Working
principles, units, chambers, sedimentation tank, trickling filters, oxidation
ponds, activated sludge process, septic tank, disposal of sludge, recycling of
waste water.
Construction Management :
Elements and principles of Activity on Arrow (AOA) and Activity on Node (AON)
networks and work breakdown structure. Interfaces. Ladder networks. Activity
time. Time computations and floats. ATC and PTC trade-off. Work study and
sampling. Scheduling principles-material schedules. ABC and EOQ analysis of
inventory. Budgeting with barcharts. Working capital. PERT, probability of
completion.
Elements of Engineering
Economics, methods of appraisal, present worth, annual cost, benefit-cost,
incremental analysis. Economy of scale and size. Choosing between alternatives
including levels of investments. Project profitability.
Mains
Paper-I
Part-A
Engineering Mechanics, Strength
of Materials and Structural Analysis.
Engineering Mechanics :
Units and Dimensions, SI Units,
Vectors, Concept of Force, Concept of particle and rigid body. Concurrent, Non
Concurrent and parallel forces in a plane, moment of force and Varignon�s
theorem, free body diagram, conditions of equilibrium, Principle of virtual
work, equivalent force system.
First and Second Moment of area,
Mass moment of Inertia.
Static Friction, Inclined Plane
and bearings.
Kinematics and Kinetics :
Kinematics in Cartesian and Polar
Co-ordinates, motion under uniform and nonuniform acceleration, motion under
gravity. Kinetics of particle : Momentum and Energy principles, D� Alembert�s
Principle, Collision of elastic bodies, rotation of rigid bodies, simple
harmonic motion, Flywheel.
Strength of Materials :
Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic
constants, axially loaded compression members, Shear force and bending moment,
theory of simple bending, Shear Stress distribution across cross sections, Beams
of uniform strength, Leaf spring. Strain Energy in direct stress, bending &
shear.
Deflection of beams : Mecaulay�s
method, Mohr�s Moment area method, Conjugate beam method, unit load method.
Torsion of Shafts, Transmission of power, close coiled helical springs, Elastic
stability of columns, Euler�s Rankine�s and Secant formulae. Principal Stresses
and Strains in two dimensions, Mohr�s Circle, Theories of Elastic Failure, Thin
and Thick cylinder : Stresses due to internal and external pressure�Lame�s
equations.
Structural Analysis :
Castiglianio�s theorems I and II,
unit load method of consistent deformation applied to beams and pin jointed
trusses. Slope-deflection, moment distribution, Kani�s method of analysis and
column Analogy method applied to indeterminate beams and rigid frames.
Rolling loads and Influences
lines : Influences lines for Shear Force and Bending moment at a section of
beam. Criteria for maximum shear force and bending Moment in beams traversed by
a system of moving loads. Influences lines for simply supported plane pin
jointed trusses.
Arches : Three hinged, two hinged
and fixed arches, rib shortening and temperature effects, influence lines in
arches.
Matrix methods of analysis :
Force method and displacement method of analysis of indeterminate beams and
rigid frames.
Plastic Analysis of beams and
frames : Theory of plastic bending, plastic analysis, statical method, Mechanism
method.
Unsymmetrical bending : Moment of
inertia, product of inertia, position of Neutral Axis and Principle axes,
calculation of bending stresses.
Part�B
Design of Structures : Steel, Concrete and Masonry Structures.
Structural Steel Design :
Structural Steel : Factors of
safety and load factors. Rivetted, bolted and welded joints and connections.
Design of tension and compression member, beams of built up section, rivetted
and welded plate girders, gantry girders, stancheons with battens and lacings,
slab and gussetted column bases.
Design of highway and railway
bridges : Through and deck type plate girder, Warren girder, Pratt truss.
Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures :
Concept of mix design. Reinforced
Concrete : Working Stress and Limit State method of design�Recommendations of
I.S. codes Design of one way and two way slabs, stair-case slabs, simple and
continuous beams of rectangular, T and L sections. Compression members under
direct load with or without eccentricity, Isolated and combined footings.
Cantilever and Counterfort type
retaining walls.
Water tanks : Design requirements
for Rectangular and circular tanks resting on ground.
Prestressed concrete : Methods
and systems of prestressing, anchorages, Analysis and design of sections for
flexure based on working stress, loss of prestress.
Design of brick masonry as per
I.S. Codes
Design of masonry retaining
walls.
Part-C
Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel
Flow and Hydraulic Machines
Fluid Mechanics : Fluid
properties and their role in fluid motion, fluid statics including forces acting
on plane and curve surfaces.
Kinematics and Dynamics of Fluid
flow : Velocity and accelerations, stream lines, equation of continuity,
irrotational and rotational flow, velocity potential and stream functions,
flownet, methods of drawing flownet, sources and sinks, flow separation, free
and forced vortices.
Control volume equation,
continuity, momentum, energy and moment of momentum equations from control
volume equation, Navier-Stokes equation, Euler�s equation of motion, application
to fluid flow problems, pipe flow, plane, curved, stationary and moving vanes,
sluice gates, weirs, orifice meters and Venturi meters.
Dimensional Analysis and
Similitude : Buckingham�s Pi-theorem, dimensionless parameters, similitude
theory, model laws, undistorted and distorted models.
Laminar Flow : Laminar
flow between parallel, stationary and moving plates, flow through tube.
Boundary layer : Laminar
and turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate, laminar sublayer, smooth and rough
boundaries, drag and lift.
Turbulent flow through pipes :
Characteristics of turbulent flow, velocity distribution and variation of pipe
friction factor, hydraulic grade line and total energy line, siphons, expansion
and contractions in pipes, pipe networks, water hammer in pipes and surge tanks.
Open channel flow :
Uniform and non-uniform flows, momentum and energy correction factors, specific
energy and specific force, critical depth, resistance equations and variation of
roughness coefficient, rapidly varied flow, flow in contractions, flow at sudden
drop, hydraulic jump and its applications surges and waves, gradually varied
flow, classification of surface profiles, control section, step method of
integration of varied flow equation, moving surges and hydraulic bore.
Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower :
Centrifugal pumps�Types,
characteristics, Net Positive Suction Height (NPSH), specific speed. Pumps in
parallel.
Reciprocating pumps, Airvessels,
Hydraulic ram, efficiency parameters, Rotary and positive displacement pumps,
diaphragm and jet pumps.
Hydraulic turbines, types
classification, Choice of turbines, performance parameters, controls,
characteristics, specific speed.
Principles of hydropower
development. Type, layouts and Component works. Surge tanks, types and choice.
Flow duration curves and dependable flow. Storage an pondage. Pumped storage
plants. Special features of mini, micro-hydel plants.
Part-D
Geo Technical Engineering
Types of soil, phase
relationships, consistency limits particles size distribution, classifications
of soil, structure and clay mineralogy.
Capillary water and structural
water, effectives trees and pore water pressure, Darcy�s Law, factors affecting
permeability, determination of permeability, permeability of stratified soil
deposits.
Seepage pressure, quick sand
condition, compressibility and consolidation, Terzaghi�s theory of one
dimensional consolidation, consolidation test.
Compaction of soil, field control
of compaction. Total stress and effective stress parameters, pore pressure
coefficients.
Shear strength of soils, Mohr
Coulomb failure theory, Shear tests.
Earth pressure at rest, active
and passive pressures, Rankine�s theory, Coulomb�s wedge theory, earth pressure
on retaining wall, sheetpile walls, Braced excavation.
Bearing capacity, Terzaghi and
other important theories, net and gross bearing pressure.
Immediate and consolidation
settlement.
Stability of slope, Total Stress
and Effective Stress methods, Conventional methods of slices, stability number.
Subsurface exploration, methods
of boring, sampling, penetration tests, pressure meter tests.
Essential features of foundation,
types of foundation, design criteria, choice of type of foundation, stress
distribution in soils, Boussinessq�s theory, Newmarks�s chart, pressure bulb,
contact pressure, applicability of different bearing capacity theories,
evaluation of bearing capacity from field tests, allowable bearing capacity,
Settlement analysis, allowable settlement.
Proportioning of footing,
isolated and combined footings, rafts, buoyancy rafts, Pile foundation, types of
piles, pile capacity, static and dynamic analysis, design of pile groups, pile
load test, settlement of piles, lateral capacity. Foundation for Bridges. Ground
improvement techniques�preloading, sand drains, stone column, grouting, soil
stabilisation.
Paper-II
Part-A
Construction Technology, Equipment, Planning and Management
1. Construction Technology :
Engineering Materiels :
Physical properties of
construction materials : Stones, Bricks and Tiles; Lime, Cement and Surkhi
Mortars; Lime Concrete and Cement Concrete, Properties of freshly mixed and
hardened concrete, Flooring Tiles, use of ferro-cement, fibre-reinforced and
polymer concrete, high strength concrete and light weight concrete. Timber :
Properties and uses; defects in timber; seasoning and preservation of timber.
Plastics, rubber and damp-proofing materials, termite proofing, Materials, for
Low cost housing.
Construction :
Building components and their
functions; Brick masonry : Bonds, jointing. Stone masonry. Design of Brick
masonry walls as per I.S. codes, factors of safety, serviceability and strength
requirements; plastering, pointing. Types of Floors & Roofs. Ventilators,
Repairs in buildings.
Functional planning of building :
Building orientation, circulation, grouping of areas, privacy concept and design
of energy efficient building; provisions of National Building Code.
Building estimates and
specifications; Cost of works; valuation.
2. Construction Equipment :
Standard and special types of
equipment, Preventive maintenance and repair, factors affecting the selection of
equipment, economical life, time and motion study, capital and maintenance cost.
Concreting equipments :
Weigh batcher, mixer, vibration, batching plant, Concrete pump.
Earth-work equipment :
Power shovel hoe, bulldozer, dumper, trailors, and tractors, rollers, sheep foot
roller.
3. Construction Planning and
Management : Construction activity, schedules, job layout, bar charts,
organization of contracting firms, project control and supervision. Cost
reduction measures.
Newwork analysis : CPM and
PERT analysis, Float Times, cashing of activities, contraction of network for
cost optimization, up dating, Cost analysis and resource allocation.
Elements of Engineering
Economics, methods of appraisal, present worth, annual cost, benefit-cost,
incremental analysis. Economy of scale and size. Choosing between alternatives
including levels of investments. Project profitability.
Part-B
Survey and Transportation
Engineering
Survey : Common methods of
distance and angle measurements, plane table survey, levelling traverse survey,
triangulation survey, corrections, and adjustments, contouring, topographical
map. Surveying instruments for above purposes. Techeometry. Circular and
transition curves. Principles of photogrammetry.
Railways : Permanent way,
sleepers, rail fastenings, ballast, points and crossings, design of turn outs,
stations and yards, turntables, signals, and interlocking, level-crossing.
Construction and maintenance of permanent ways : Superelevlation, creep of rail,
ruling gradient, track resistance, tractive effort, relaying of track.
Highway Engineering :
Principles of highway planning, Highway alignments. Geometrical design : Cross
section, camber, superelevation, horizontal and vertical curves. Classification
of roads : low cost roads, flexible pavements, rigid pavements. Design of
pavements and their construction, evaluation of pavement failure and
strengthening.
Drainage of roads : Surface and
sub-surface drainage.
Traffic Engineering : Forecasting
techniques, origin and destination survey, highway capacity. Channelised and
unchannelised intersections, rotary design elements, markings, sign, signals,
street lighting; Traffic surveys. Principle of highway financing.
Part-C
Hydrology, Water Resources and Engineering :
Hydrology : Hydrological cycle,
precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, depression storage, infiltration,
overland flow, hydrograph, flood frequency analysis, flood estimation, flood
routing through a reservoir, channel flow routing-Muskingam method.
Ground water flow :
Specific yield, storage coefficient, coefficient of permeability, confined and
unconfined equifers, aquifers, aquitards, radial flow into a well under confined
and unconfined conditions, tube wells, pumping and recuperation tests, ground
water potential.
Water Resources Engineering :
Ground and surface water resource, single and multipurpose projects, storage
capacity of reservoirs, reservoir losses, reservoir sedimentation, economics of
water resources projects.
Irrigation Engineering :
Water requirements of crops : consumptive use, quality of water for irrigation,
duty and delta, irrigation methods and their efficiencies.
Canals : Distribution systems for
canal irrigation, canal capacity, canal losses, alignment of main and
distributory canals, most efficient section, lined canals, their design, regime
theory, critical shear stress, bed load, local and suspended load transport,
cost analysis of lined and unlied canals, drainage behind lining.
Water logging : causes and
control, drainage system design, salinity.
Canal structures : Design of
cross regulators, head regulators, canal falls, aqueducts, metering flumes and
canal outlets.
Diversion head work : Principles
and design of weirs of permeable and impermeable foundation, Khosla�s theory,
energy dissipation, stilling basin, sediment excluders.
Storage works : Types of dams,
design, principles of rigid gravity and earth dams, stability analysis,
foundation treatment, joints and galleries, control of seepage.
Spillways : Spillway types, crest
gates, energy dissipation.
River training : Objectives of
river training, methods of river training.
Part-D
Environmental Engineering
Water Supply : Estimation
of surface and subsurface water resources, predicting demand for water,
impurities, of water and their significance, physical, chemical and
bacteriological analysis, waterborne diseases, standards for potable water.
Intake of water :pumping
and gravity schemes. Water treatment : principles of coagulation, flocculation
and sedimentation; slow-; rapid-, pressure-, filters; chlorination, softening,
removal of taste, odour and salinity.
Water storage and distribution
: storage and balancing reservoirs : types, location and capacity.
Distribution system : layout, hydraulics of pipe lines, pipe fittings, valves
including check and pressure reducing valves, meters, analysis of distribution
systems, leak detection, maintenance of distribution systems, pumping stations
and their operations.
Sewerage systems :
Domestic and industrial wastes, storm sewage�separate and combined systems, flow
through sewers, design of sewers, sewer appurtenances, manholes, inlets,
junctions, siphon. Plumbing in public buildings.
Sewage characterisation :
BOD, COD, solids, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen and TOC. Standards of disposal in
normal water course and on land.
Sewage treatment : Working
principles, units, chambers, sedimentation tanks, trickling filters, oxidation
ponds, activated sludge process, septic tank, disposal of sludge, recycling of
waste water.
Solid waste : collection
and disposal in rural and urban contexts, management of long-term ill-effects.
Environmental pollution :
Sustainable development. Radioactive wastes and disposal. Environmental impact
assessment for thermal power plants, mines, river valley projects. Air
pollution. Pollution control acts.
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