Civil Engineering Optional Paper 1 Syllabus

Topic Subtopic

 Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, and Structural Analysis

1.1 Engineering 1) Units and Dimensions,

Mechanics i) SI Units,
ii) Vectors,
iii) Concept of Force,
iv) Concept of particle and rigid body.
2) Concurrent, Non- Concurrent, and parallel forces in a plane,
i) moment of force,
ii) free body diagram,
iii) conditions of equilibrium,
iv) Principle of virtual work,
v) equivalent force system.
3) First and Second Moment of area,
i) Mass moment of Inertia.
4) Static Friction.
5) Kinematics and Kinetics:
i) Kinematics in cartesian Coordinates,
ii) motion under uniform and non-uniform acceleration,
iii) motion under gravity.
6) Kinetics of particles:
i) Momentum and Energy principles,
ii) collision of elastic bodies,
iii) rotation of rigid bodies.
1.2 Strength of 7) Simple Stress and Strain,
Materials i) Elastic constants,
ii) axially loaded compression members,
iii) Shear force and bending moment,
iv) theory of simple bending,
v) Shear Stress distribution across cross sections, and
vi) Beams of uniform strength.
8) Deflection of beams:
i) Mecaulay’s method,
ii) Mohr’s Moment area method,
iii) Conjugate beam method, and
iv) unit load method.
9) Torsion of Shafts,
10) Elastic stability of columns,
i) Euler’s,
ii) Rankine’s, and
iii) Secant formula.
1.3 Structural Analysis 11) Castiglianio’s theorems I and II,
i) unit load method,
ii) method of consistent deformation applied to
[1] . beams and
[2] . pin jointed trusses.
iii) Slope-deflection,
iv) moment distribution.
12) Rolling loads and Influences lines:
i) Influences lines for Shear Force and Bending moment at a section of a beam.
ii) Criteria for maximum shear force and bending Moment in beams traversed by a system of
moving loads.
iii) Influences lines for simply supported plane pin jointed trusses.
13) Arches:
i) Three-hinged,
ii) two-hinged, and
iii) fixed arches,
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v) temperature effects.
14) Matrix methods of analysis:
i) Force method and
ii) displacement method of analysis of
[1] . indeterminate beams and
[2] . rigid frames.
15) Plastic Analysis of beams and frames:
i) Theory of plastic bending,
ii) plastic analysis,
[1] . statical method,
[2] . Mechanism method.
16) Unsymmetrical bending:
i) Moment of inertia,
ii) product of inertia,
iii) position of Neutral Axis and Principal axes,
iv) calculation of bending stresses.
 Design of Structures: Steel, concrete, and masonry structures

2.1 Structural Steel 17) Structural steel:

Design i) Factors of safety and load factors.
ii) Riveted, bolted, and welded joints and connections.
iii) Design of tension and compression members,
iv) Beams of built-up section,
v) riveted and welded plate girders,
vi) gantry girders,
vii) stancheons with
[1] . battens, and
[2] . lacings.
2.2 Design of Concrete 18) Concept of mixed design. Reinforced Concrete:
and Masonry i) Working Stress and
Structures ii) Limit State method of design—Recommendations of I. S. codes.
iii) design of
[1] . one-way and two-way slabs,
[2] . stair-case slabs,
[3] . simple and continuous beams of rectangular, T, and L sections.
[4] . compression members under direct load with or without eccentricity.
19) Cantilever and
i) Counter fort type retaining walls.
20) Water tanks:
i) Design requirements for
[1] . Rectangular and
[2] . circular tanks resting on the ground.
21) Prestressed Concrete:
i) Methods and systems of prestressing,
ii) anchorages,
iii) Analysis, and
iv) design of sections for flexure based on working stress, and
v) loss of prestress.
22) Design of brick masonry as per I. S. Codes
 Fluid Mechanics, open channel flow, and Hydraulic Machines

3.1 Fluid Mechanics 23) Fluid properties and their role in fluid motion,
i) fluid statics including forces acting on plane and curved surfaces.
24) Kinematics and Dynamics of Fluid flow:
i) Velocity and accelerations,
ii) stream lines,
iii) equation of continuity,
iv) irrotational and rotational flow,
v) velocity potential, and
vi) stream functions.
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 25) Continuity,
i) momentum,
ii) energy equation,
iii) Navier Stokes equation,
iv) Euler’s equation of motion,
v) application to fluid flow problems,
vi) pipe flow,
vii) sluice gates, and
viii) weirs.
3.2 Dimensional 26) Buckingham’s Pi-theorem,
Analysis and i) dimensionless parameters.
Similitude
3.3 Laminar Flow 27) Laminar flow between
[1] . parallel,
[2] . stationary, and
[3] . moving plates,
ii) flows through the tube.
3.4 Boundary layer 28) Laminar and turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate,
i) laminar sub-layer,
ii) smooth and rough boundaries,
iii) drag and lift.
29) Turbulent flow through pipes:
i) Characteristics of turbulent flow,
ii) velocity distribution and
iii) variation of pipe friction factor,
iv) hydraulic grade line and total energy line.
3.5 Open channel flow 30) Uniform and non-uniform flows,
i) momentum and energy correction factors,
ii) specific energy and
iii) specific force,
iv) critical depth,
v) rapidly varied flow,
vi) hydraulic jump,
vii) gradually varied flow,
viii) classification of surface profiles,
ix) control section,
x) step method of integration of varied flow equations.
3.6 Hydraulic 31) Hydraulic turbines,
Machines and i) types classification,
Hydropower ii) Choice of turbines performance parameters,
iii) controls,
iv) characteristics,
v) specific speed.
32) Principles of hydropower development.
 Geotechnical Engineering

4. Geotechnical 33) Soil Type and Structure—

Engineering i) gradation and particle size distribution—
ii) consistency limits.
34) Water in soil—
i) capillary and structural—
ii) effective stress and pore water pressure—
iii) permeability concept—
iv) field and laboratory determination of permeability—
v) Seepage pressure—
vi) quick sand conditions—
vii) Shear strength determination—
viii) Mohr Coulomb concept.
35) Compaction of soil—
i) Laboratory and field test.

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36) Compressibility and consolidation concept—
i) consolidation theory—
ii) consolidation settlement analysis.
37) Earth pressure theory and
i) analysis for retaining walls,
ii) Application for
[1] . sheet piles, and
[2] . Braced excavation.
38) Bearing capacity of soil—
i) approaches for analysis-
ii) Field tests—
iii) settlement analysis—
iv) stability of slope of earth walk.
39) Subsurface exploration of soils—methods
40) Foundation—
i) Type and selection criteria for foundation of structures—
ii) Design criteria for foundation—
iii) Analysis of the distribution of stress for footings and pile—
iv) pile group action—
v) pile load test.
41) Ground improvement techniques.

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Civil Engineering Optional Paper 2 Syllabus
Topic Subtopic
 Construction Technology, Equipment, Planning and Management
1.1 Construction 42) Physical properties of construction materials with respect to their use in
Technology construction—
 (Engineering i) Stones,
Materials) ii) Bricks, and
iii) Tiles;
iv) Lime,
v) Cement,
vi) different types of Mortars, and
vii) Concrete.
43) Specific use of ferro cement,
i) fibre reinforced C. C.,
ii) High strength concrete.
44) Timber;
i) Properties,
ii) defects—
iii) common preservation treatments.
45) Use and selection of materials for specific use like
i) Low-Cost Housing,
ii) Mass Housing,
iii) High Rise Buildings.
1.2 Construction 46) Masonry principles using
i) Brick,
ii) stone,
iii) Blocks—
[1] . construction detailing and
[2] . strength characteristics.
47) Types of plastering,
i) pointing,
ii) flooring,
iii) roofing, and
iv) construction features.
48) Common repairs in buildings.
49) Principle of functional planning of building for residents and specific use—
Building code provisions.
50) Basic principles of detailed and approximate estimating—
i) specification writing and
ii) rate analysis principles of valuation of real property.
51) Machinery for earthwork,
i) concreting, and their specific uses—
ii) Factors affecting the selection of equipment—
iii) operating cost of equipment.
1.3 Construction 52) Construction activity—
Planning and i) schedules—
Management ii) organization for construction industry—
iii) Quality assurance principles.
53) Use Basic principle of network—
i) analysis in form of CPM and PERT—
ii) their use in construction monitoring,
iii) Cost optimization, and
iv) resource allocation.
54) Basic principles of Economic analysis and methods.
55) Project profitability—
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ii) simple toll fixation criterions.
 Surveying and Transportation Engineering
2.1 Surveying 56) Surveying :
i) Common methods and instruments for
[1] . distance and
[2] . angle measurement for CE work—
[3] . their use in
(1) - plane table,
(2) - traverse survey,
(3) - levelling work,
(4) - triangulation,
(5) - contouring and
(6) - topographical maps.
57) Basic principles of photogrammetry and
i) remote sensing
2.2 Railways Engineering 58) Permanent way—
[1] . components,
[2] . types, and
[3] . their function-
ii) Functions and Design constituents of turn and crossing—
iii) Necessity of geometric design of track—
iv) Design of station and yards.
2.3 Highway Engineering 59) Principles of Highway alignments—
i) classification and
ii) geometrical design elements and
iii) standards for Roads.
60) Pavement structure for
[1] . flexible and
[2] . rigid pavements—
ii) Design principles and methodology of pavements.
61) Typical construction methods and standards of materials for
i) stabilized soil,
ii) WBM,
iii) Bituminous works, and
iv) CC roads.
62) Surface and sub-surface drainage arrangements for roads—
i) culvert structures.
63) Pavement distresses and strengthening by overlays.
64) Traffic surveys and their application in traffic planning—
i) Typical design features for channelized, intersection rotary, etc.—
ii) signal designs—
iii) standard Traffic signs and
iv) markings.
 Hydrology, Water Resources, and Engineering
3.1 Hydrology 65) Hydrological cycle,
i) precipitation,
ii) evaporation,
iii) transpiration,
iv) infiltration,
v) overland flow,
vi) hydrograph,
66) flood frequency analyses,
i) flood routing through a reservoir,

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iii) Muskingum method.
3.2 Groundwater flow 67) Specific yield,
i) storage coefficient,
ii) coefficient of permeability,
iii) confined and unconfined aquifers,
iv) aquifers,
v) aquitards,
vi) radial flow into a well under
[1] . confined and unconfined conditions.
3.3 Water Resources 68) Ground and surface water resources,
Engineering i) single and multipurpose projects,
ii) storage capacity of reservoirs,
iii) reservoir losses, and
iv) reservoir sedimentation.
3.4 Irrigation Engineering 69) Water requirements of crops:
i) consumptive use,
ii) duty and delta,
iii) irrigation methods and
iv) their efficiencies.
70) Canals:
i) Distribution systems for canal irrigation,
ii) canal capacity,
iii) canal losses,
iv) alignment of main and distributary canals,
v) most efficient section,
vi) lined canals,
vii) their design,
viii) regime theory,
ix) critical shear stress, and
x) bed load.
71) Water logging:
i) causes and control,
ii) salinity.
72) Canal structures:
i) Design of head regulators,
ii) canal falls,
iii) aqueducts,
iv) metering flumes, and
v) canal outlets.
73) Diversion head work:
i) Principles and design of weirs on permeable and impermeable foundation,
ii) Khosla’s theory,
iii) energy dissipation.
74) Storage works:
i) Types of dams,
ii) design,
iii) principles of rigid gravity stability analysis.
75) Spillways:
i) Spillway types,
ii) energy dissipation.
76) River training:
i) Objectives of river training,
ii) methods of river training.
 Environmental Engineering
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4.1 Water Supply 77) Predicting demand for water,
i) impurities of water and their significance,
ii) physical, chemical, and bacteriological analysis,
iii) waterborne diseases, and
iv) standards for potable water.
4.2 Intake of Water 78) Water treatment:
i) principles of coagulation,
ii) flocculation, and
iii) sedimentation;
iv) slow-, rapid-, pressure, filters;
v) chlorination,
vi) softening,
vii) removal of taste, odour, and salinity.
4.3 Sewerage Systems 79) Domestic and industrial wastes,
i) store sewage—
ii) separate and combined systems,
iii) flow through sewers,
iv) design of sewers.
4.4 Sewage 80) BOD, COD,
Characterisation i) solids,
ii) dissolved oxygen,
iii) nitrogen, and
iv) TOC.
v) Standards of disposal in normal water course and on land.
4.5 Sewage Treatment 81) Working principles,
i) units,
ii) chambers,
iii) sedimentation tank,
iv) trickling filters,
v) oxidation ponds,
vi) activated sludge process,
vii) septic tank,
viii) disposal of sludge,
ix) recycling of wastewater.
4.6 Solid waste 82) Collection and disposal in rural and urban contexts,
i) management of long-term ill-effects.
 Environmental pollution
5. Environmental 83) Sustainable development.
pollution i) Radioactive wastes and disposal.
ii) Environmental impact assessment for
[1] . thermal power plants,
[2] . mines,
[3] . river valley projects.
iii) Air pollution.
iv) Pollution Control Acts.