Civil Engineering Syllabus 141023
Civil Engineering Syllabus 141023
1. Structural Engineering
Engineering Mechanics: System of forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium equations; Internal forces in
structures; Frictions and its applications; Centre of mass; Free Vibrations of un damped SDOF system.
Solid Mechanics: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams; Simple stress
relationships; Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, shear center; Uniform torsion,
Transformation of stress; buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses.
Structural Analysis: Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force/ energy methods; Method
of superposition; Analysis of trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames; Displacement methods: Slope
deflection and moment distribution methods; Influence lines; Stiffness and flexibility methods of structural
analysis.
Construction Materials: Construction Materials: Structural Steel - Composition, material properties and
behaviour; Concrete - Constituents, mix design, short-term and long-term properties.
Construction Management: Types of construction projects; Project planning and network analysis - PERT
and CPM; Cost estimation.
Concrete Structures: Working stress and Limit state design concepts; Design of beams, slabs, columns; Bond
and development length; Prestressed concrete beams.
Steel Structures: Working stress and Limit state design concepts; Design of tension and compression
members, beams and beam- columns, column bases; Connections - simple and eccentric, beam-column
connections, plate girders and trusses; Concept of plastic analysis - beams and frames.
Repair and Rehabilitation of RCC and masonry structure- Types and causes of deterioration, Prevention
measure, materials of repair, maintenance and repair strategies, strengthening of existing structures
2. Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Mechanics: Three-phase system and phase relationships, index properties; Unified and Indian standard
soil classification system; Permeability - one dimensional flow, Seepage through soils – two - dimensional
flow, flow nets, uplift pressure, piping, capillarity, seepage force; Principle of effective stress and quicksand
condition; Compaction of soils; One- dimensional consolidation, time rate of consolidation; Shear Strength,
Mohr’s circle, effective and total shear strength parameters, Stress-Strain characteristics of clays and sand;
Stress paths.
Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigations - Drilling bore holes, sampling, plate load test, standard
penetration and cone penetration tests; Earth pressure theories - Rankine and Coulomb; Stability of slopes –
Finite and infinite slopes, Bishop’s method; Stress distribution in soils – Boussinesq’s theory; Pressure bulbs,
Shallow foundations – Terzaghi’s and Meyerhoff’s bearing capacity theories, effect of water table; Combined
footing and raft foundation; Contact pressure; Settlement analysis in sands and clays; Deep foundations -
dynamic and static formulae, Axial load capacity of piles in sands and clays, pile load test, pile under lateral
loading, pile group efficiency, negative skin friction.
Fluid Mechanics: Properties of fluids, fluid statics; Continuity, momentum and energy equations and their
applications; Potential flow, Laminar and turbulent flow; Flow in pipes, pipe networks; Concept of boundary
layer and its growth; Concept of lift and drag.
Hydraulics: Forces on immersed bodies; Flow measurement in channels and pipes; Dimensional analysis and
hydraulic similitude; Channel Hydraulics - Energy-depth relationships, specific energy, critical flow, hydraulic
jump, uniform flow, gradually varied flow and water surface profiles.
Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, watershed, infiltration, unit
hydrographs, hydrograph analysis, reservoir capacity, flood estimation and routing, surface run-off models,
ground water hydrology - steady state well hydraulics and aquifers; Application of Darcy’s Law.
4. Environmental Engineering
Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment: Basics of water quality standards – Physical, chemical
and biological parameters; Water quality index; Unit processes and operations; Water requirement; Water
distribution system; Drinking water treatment.
Sewerage system design, quantity of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment. Effluent
discharge standards; Sludge disposal; Reuse of treated sewage for different applications.
Air Pollution: Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution control, air quality standards, Air
quality Index and limits.
Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered
systems for solid waste management (reuse/ recycle energy recovery, treatment and disposal).
5. Transportation Engineering
6. Geomatics Engineering
Principles of surveying; Errors and their adjustment; Maps - scale, coordinate system; Distance and angle
measurement - Levelling and trigonometric levelling; Traversing and triangulation survey; Total station;
Horizontal and vertical curves.
Structural and architectural use of wood and Plywood work, wood Surface finishing, Building interior and
external painting, toughen glass work, Aluminum work, Internal & External Cladding work (Example- Glass
cladding, Aluminum Composite panel etc.), false ceiling , false flooring, Plumbing work, various methods of
terrace waterproofing, Roof cladding ,termite and pest control treatment.
NOTE: The syllabus/topics mentioned are indicative in nature. Candidates are expected to possess
significant knowledge/proficiency pertaining to the relevant subjects and their qualifying degree.