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UPSC Notification For Civil Services Exam 2024 - CIVILENGINEERINGPAPER-I


CIVILENGINEERINGPAPER-I

  1. EngineeringMechanics,Strength ofMaterialsandStructuralAnalysis.

1.1  EngineeringMechanics:

Unitsand Dimensions, SIUnits, Vectors, Concept ofForce, Concept of particleand rigid body.Concurrent, Non- Concurrent andparallel forces ina plane,moment of force free body diagram,conditionsofequilibrium,Principleofvirtualwork,equivalentforcesystem.

First and Second Moment of area, Mass moment of Inertia.StaticFriction.

KinematicsandKinetics:

Kinematics in cartesian Co-ordinates, motion under uniform and non-uniform acceleration, motionunder gravity. Kinetics of particle : Momentum and Energy principles, collision of elastic bodies,rotationofrigidbodies.

1.2  StrengthofMaterials:

Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants, axially loaded compression members, Shear force andbending moment, theory of simple bending, Shear Stress distribution across cross sections, Beamsofuniformstrength.

Deflection of beams: Mecaulay’s method, Mohr’s Moment area method, Conjugate beam method,unit load method. Torsion of Shafts, Elasticstability of columns, Euler’s, Rankine’s and Secantformulae.

1.3 StructuralAnalysis:

Castiglianio’s theorems I and II, unit load method, of consistent deformation applied to beams andpinjointedtrusses.Slope-deflection,momentdistribution.

Rolling loads andInfluences lines : Influences lines for Shear Force and Bending moment at asection of a beam. Criteria for maximum shear force and bending Moment in beams traversed by asystemofmovingloads.Influenceslinesforsimplysupportedplanepinjointedtrusses.

Arches:Threehinged,twohingedandfixedarches,ribshorteningand temperatureeffects.

Matrixmehodsofanalysis:Forcemethodanddisplacementmethodofanalysisof  indeterminatebeamsandrigidframes.

PlasticAnalysisofbeamsandframes:Theoryofplasticbending,plasticanalysis,staticalmethod,Mechanismmethod.

Unsymmetricalbending:Momentofinertia,productofinertia,positionofNeutralAxisandPrincipalaxes,calculationofbendingstresses.

2.  DesignofStructures:Steel,concreteandmasonrystructures.

  • StructuralSteelDesign:

Structuralsteel:Factorsofsafetyandloadfactors.Riveted, bolted and welded joints andconnections.Designoftensionandcompression members,beamsofbuiltupsection,rivetedandweldedplategirders,gantrygirders,stancheonswithbattensandlacings.

2.2  DesignofConcreteandMasonry Structures:

Concept of mix design. Reinforced Concrete : Working Stress and Limit State method of design—Recommendations ofI. S. codes. design of one way and two way slabs, stair-case slabs, simple andcontinuousbeamsofrectangular,TandLsections.compressionmembersunderdirectloadwithorwithouteccentricity.

CantileverandCounterforttyperetainingwalls.

Watertanks:DesignrequirementsforRectangularandcirculartanksrestingonground.

PrestressedConcrete:Methodsandsystemsofprestressing,anchorages,Analysisanddesignofsectionsforflexurebasedonworkingstress,lossofprestress.

DesignofbrickmasonryasperI.S.Codes

3.   FluidMechanics,openchannelflowandHydraulicMachines:

  • FluidMechanics:

Fluidpropertiesandtheirroleinfluidmotion,fluidstaticsincludingforcesactingonplaneandcurvesurfaces.

KinematicsandDynamicsofFluidflow:Velocityandaccelerations,streamlines,equationofcontinuity,irrotationalandrotationalflow,velocitypotentialandstreamfunctions.

Continuity,  momentum, energy  equation, NavierStokes equation,                                                                                                                                                 Euler’sequationofmotion,applicationtofluidflowproblems,pipeflow,sluicegates,weirs.

3.2   DimensionalAnalysisandSimilitude:Buckingham’sPi-theorem,dimensionlessparameters.

  • LaminarFlow:

Laminarflowbetweenparallel,stationaryandmovingplates,flowthroughtube.

3.4   Boundarylayer:

Laminarandturbulentboundarylayeronaflatplate,laminarsub-layer,smoothandroughboundaries,dragandlift.

Turbulent flowthroughpipes:Characteristicsofturbulentflow,velocitydistribution andvariationofpipefrictionfactor,hydraulicgradelineandtotalenergyline.

3.5   Open channel flow:

Uniform and non-uniform flows, momentum and energy correction factors, specific energy andspecificforce,criticaldepth,rapidlyvariedflow,hydraulicjump,graduallyvariedflow,classificationofsurfaceprofiles,controlsection,stepmethodofintegrationofvariedflowequation.

3.6   HydraulicMachinesandHydropower:

Hydraulicturbines,typesclassification,Choiceofturbinesperformanceparameters,controls,characteristics,specificspeed.

Principlesofhydropowerdevelopment.

4.  GeotechnicalEngineering:

SoilTypeandStructure—gradationandparticlesizedistribution—consistencylimits.

Waterinsoil—capillaryandstructural—effectivestressandporewaterpressure—permeabilityconcept—filedandlaboratorydeterminationofpermeability—Seepagepressure—quicksandconditions—Shearstrengthdetermination—MohrCoulombconcept.

Compactionofsoil—Laboratoryandfiledtest.

Compressibilityandconsolidation concept— consolidation theory—consolidation settlementanalysis.

Earthpressuretheoryandanalysisforretainingwalls,ApplicationforsheetpilesandBracedexcavation.

Bearingcapacityofsoil—approachesforanalysis-Filedtests—settlementanalysis—stabilityofslopeofearthwalk.

Subsufaceexplorationofsoils—methods

Foundation—Typeandselectioncriteriaforfoundationofstructures—Designcriteriaforfoundation—Analysisofdistributionofstressforfootingsandpile—pilegroupaction—pileloadtest.

Groundimprovementtechniques.

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