Exam Scheme:

Note :-

1. Objective type paper
2. All questions carry equal marks.
3. There will be Negative Marking.
4. Medium of Competitive Exam: Bilingual in English & Hindi.

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Syllabus : Civil Engineering-I

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A. STRENGTH OF MATERIALS:

1. Behaviour of Engineering Materials:
   1. Tension
   2. Compression
   3. Shear
   4. Elastic limit
   5. Yield stress
   6. Proof stress
   7. Nominal stress
   8. Actual stress
   9. Ultimate stress
   10. Factor of safety
   11. Load factor
   12. Elastic constants
   13. Principal stresses and strains
   14. Strain energy
   15. Theories of elastic failure
2. Bending and Shear:
   1. Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams
   2. Stress due to bending moment and shear force
   3. Design of section
   4. Section modulus
   5. Elementary theory of torsion
   6. Combined bending and torsion

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B. SOIL AND FOUNDATION ENGINEERING:

1. Soil Exploration:
   1. Methods of site exploration
   2. Boring
   3. Sampling
   4. Standard penetration test
2. Preliminary definitions and relationship:
   1. Water content
   2. Unit weight
   3. Specific gravity
   4. Void ratio
   5. Porosity
   6. Degree of saturation
   7. Density index
   8. Phase relationship
3. Index Properties:
   1. Specific gravity
   2. Particle size distribution
   3. Consistency of soils
   4. Classifications of soils
   5. Field identification
4. Soil water:
   1. Inter-granular and pore water pressure
   2. Quick sand phenomenon
   3. Permeability
   4. Flow net and its uses
5. Consolidation:
   1. Concept of one-dimensional consolidation
   2. Laboratory consolidation test
   3. Over-consolidated normally consolidated soils
   4. Settlement analysis
6. Shear Strength:
   1. Basic concept
   2. Mohr-Coulomb Failure theory
   3. Measurement of shear strength
7. Earth Pressure:
   1. Lateral earth pressures (Active and Passive)
   2. Rankine's and Coulomb's theory
8. Bearing Capacity:
   1. Definitions
   2. Terzaghi's method
   3. General shear and local shear failures
   4. Plate load test
9. Compaction:
   1. Field Compaction method
   2. Water content
   3. Field compaction control
   4. Factors affecting compaction

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C. THEORY OF STRUCTURES:

1. Statically Indeterminate Structures:
   1. Static and kinematics indeterminacy
   2. Energy theorems
   3. Stiffness and flexibility methods elementary analysis of structures
   4. Methods of consistent deformation
   5. Slope deflection and moment distribution
   6. Analysis of beams (including continuous) and portal frames
   7. Influence lines
   8. Influence lines for moment, shear and reaction for statically determinate beams and planner trusses

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D. STRUCTURAL DESIGN-I: RCC:

1. General:
   1. Specifications for loads on buildings and bridges
   2. Reinforce cement concrete
   3. Limit state theory
   4. Resistance to bending, shear and bond
2. Design of members:
   1. Singly and doubly reinforced beams
   2. One way, two way and flat slabs
   3. Columns with axial and uniaxial moment loading
   4. Footing
   5. Cantilever and counter-fort retaining walls

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E. STRUCTURAL DESIGN-II: Steel Structures:

1. Tension and compression members
2. Single and built up sections
3. Connection and splices
4. Roof trusses
5. Simple beams and Purlin connections
6. Columns
7. Lacing and batten
8. Grillage
9. Gusseted and slab base foundation