TNPSC Mains Syllabus for Optional Subject: Civil Engineering
UNIT I: BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
Properties of engineering materials-brick, stones, aggregates, cement (types and grades), concrete (mix design), Concrete admixtures, Self compacting Concrete, steel and new materials. - Construction of stone masonry, brick masonry and R.C.C. and block masonry – construction equipments - Building bye - laws and
Development regulations practiced in Tamil Nadu - Provisions for fire safety, lighting and ventilation- Acoustics.
UNIT II: ENGINEERING SURVEY
Survey - computation of areas - Chain Survey - Compass surveying - Plane table survey - levelling - fly levelling - L.S. and C.S. - Contour volumes - Theodolite survey
- Traversing - Heights and Distances - Geodetic Observations- Tacheometry and Triangulation - Use of EDM, GPS and Remote sensing techniques.
UNIT III: STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
Stresses and strains -Thermal stresses- elastic constants - Beams and bending -
Bending moment and shear force in beams - Theory of simple bending - deflection of beams - torsion - Combined stresses – stresses on inclined planes – Principal stresses and principal planes - Theories of Failure – Analysis of plane trusses.
UNIT IV: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Indeterminate beams - Stiffness and flexibility methods of structural analysis – Slope deflection - Moment Distribution method – Arches and suspension cables - Theory of columns - moving loads and influence lines – Matrix method- Stability of retaining walls – plastic theory.
UNIT V: GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Formation of soils - types of soils - classification of soils for engineering practice - Field identification of soils - Physical properties of soils - Three phase diagram - permeability characteristics of soils - stress distribution in soils - Theory of consolidation, shear strength parameters of soils - Compaction of soils. Soil exploration - Soil sampling techniques - Borelog profile - shallow foundations -
Terzhagi's bearing capacity theory - Pile foundation - Group action of piles - settlement of foundations.
UNIT VI: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND POLLUTION CONTROL
Sources of water - Ground water Hydraulics - Characteristics of water – Water analysis - water treatment - water borne diseases. Sewerage system - Design of sewerage systems - sewer appurtenances - Pumping of sewage - sewage treatment and disposal - Industrial waste treatment - solid waste management - Air, water and
Noise pollution control- e waste management.
UNIT VII: DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE AND STEEL STRUCTURES
Design of concrete members - limit state and working stress design concepts - design of slabs - one way, two way and flat slabs - Design of singly and doubly reinforced sections and flanged sections -design of columns and footings – prestressing - systems and methods- post tensioning slabs - Design of pre-stressed members for flexure.
Design of tension and compression members - Design of Bolted and welded connections design of members of Truss - designs of columns and bases - design of beams, plate girders and gantry girder
UNIT VIII: HYDRAULICS AND WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Hydrostatics-applications of Bernoulli equation – flow measurement in channels,
Applications of Momentum equation, Kinematics of flow.
Water resources in Tamil Nadu - Water resource planning - Master plan for water management flood control –Runoff estimation – hydrograph – flood routing – Soil plant water relationship - Water requirement of crops - Irrigation methods –Design of alluvial canal and design of headworks. Waterlogging and land reclamation – Cross drainage works.
UNIT IX: URBAN AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
Urbanisation trend and impact - Slum clearance and slum improvement programmes
- Different modes of transport and their characteristics. Geometric design of highways. –Design and Construction of bituminous and concrete roads -
Maintenance of roads.
Railways-Components of permanent way - Signalling, Interlocking and train control.
Airport planning-Components of Airport - Site selection – Runways – Planning of terminal buildings. Harbours & Ports- Layout of a harbour - Docks - Breakwaters.
UNIT X: PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND ESTIMATING
Construction management - Construction planning - Scheduling and monitoring -
Cost control, Quality control and inspection - Network analysis - CPM and PERT methods of project management - Resources planning and resource management.
Types of estimates - Preparation of technical specifications and tender documents -
Building valuation - law relating to contracts and arbitration.
