1. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Static friction, mass moment of
inertia, collision of elastic bodies, conservation of energy and momentum,
simple harmonic motion, elastic constants. Rotational motion. Bending moment
and shear force in statically determinate beams. Simple stress and strain
relationship: Stress and strain in two dimensions, principal stresses, Mohr’s circle.
Strain energy, torsion and axial stress, close coiled helical springs, columns
and struts, Euler and Rankine loads, deflections, arches, influence lines.
Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, unsymmetrical bending,
shear centre. Cylinders, thin walled pressure vessels, uniform torsion,
buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses. Flitched beams, slope
deflection, trusses, concrete structures, balanced and unbalanced
reinforcement, prestressed concrete, steel structures, rivets and joints.
2. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Origin of soils, soil classification,
three-phase system, fundamental definitions, relationship and
interrelationships. Seepage forces, critical hydraulic gradient, permeability
and compressibility of soils. Effective stress principle, liquefaction of soil,
consolidation, compaction, shear strength. Mohr- Coulomb theory, active and
passive earth pressures, settlement components.
3. FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Sub-surface investigations- scope,
drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration test, pile load test and plate load
test. Earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils. Stability
of slopes-infinite slopes, finite slopes. Foundation types-foundation design
requirements. Contact pressure distribution of ultimate bearing capacity of Terzaghi,
design aspects of footings and rails. Shallow foundations-bearing capacity, effect
of shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement
analysis in sands & clays. Deep foundations pile types, dynamic & static
formulae, load capacity of piles in sands & clays, bearing capacity of
piles and pile groups, negative skin friction. Under—reamed piles, well
foundation, machine foundation, modes of vibration, natural frequency,
vibration isolation.
4. FLUID MECHANICS AND IRRIGATION
ENGINEERING
Properties of fluids, principle of
conservation of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equations. Buoyancy,
stability of floating and submerged bodies, streamlines, velocity potential and
stream function. Applications of momentum and Bernoulli’s equation, laminar and
turbulent flow through pipes, friction factor, pipe networks. Energy loss,
critical depth in open channel flow, hydraulic jump and its applications, flow
net, equation of continuity. Concept of boundary layer and its growth, drag and
lift on bodies. Uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow in channels,
specific energy concept, hydraulic jump. Orifices and mouthpieces, notches and
weirs. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modeling, undistorted and distorted models.
Hydrograph, unit hydrograph, specific yield, aquifers, storage capacity of reservoirs,
reservoir losses, duty and delta, kharif and rabi crops, most efficient section
of channels, types of dams, spillway, canal lining, hydraulic structures.
5. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Quality standards, basic unit
processes and operations for water treatment. Drinking water standards, water
requirements, basic unit operations and unit processes for surface water
treatment, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and
characteristics of wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater,
sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Domestic wastewater treatment,
quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment.
Unit operations and unit processes of domestic wastewater, sludge disposal. Principles
of coagulation, flocculation and sedimentation, distribution systems, sewerage
systems, sewage treatment, sanitation, filtration, B.O.D, C.O.D., DO, self purification
of streams.
6. TRANSPORTAION ENGINEERING
Geometric design of highways,
classification of roads, transition curves, super elevation, testing and
specifications of paving materials, design of flexible and rigid pavements. Railways,
permanent way, ballast, sleeper, fastenings, points and crossings, different types
of turn-outs, cross-over. Traffic characteristics, theory of traffic flow,
intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity. Signs,
signals and markings.
7. SURVEYING
Importance of surveying, principles
and classifications, mapping concepts, coordinate system, map projections,
measurements of distance and directions. Chain surveying, theodolite
traversing, tacheometry. Plane table surveying, two-point problem, threepoint
problem. Compass surveying, bearing. Errors and adjustments, horizontal and vertical
curves. Astronomical surveying, aerial photogrammetry, hydrographic surveying.
Leveling, refraction and curvature corrections.
NOTE: - It may be noted that apart
from the main topics listed above, questions from other topics prescribed for the
educational qualification of the post may
also appear in the question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the question
paper.
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