IHA 2021 special recruitment examination civil engineering

Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission  

Combined State Engineering Service Special Recruitment Examination – 2007 and Combined State Engineering Service General Recruitment Examination – 2007.

 Civil Engineering.

Paper I

Note :  Answer any five questions, atleast two from each part.

PART – A

1. Theory of Structures :  principles of superposition; reciprocal theorem, unsymmetrical bending. Determinate and indeterminate structures, simple and space frames; degrees of freedom; virtual work; energy theorem; deflection of trusses; redundant frames, three-moment equation; slope deflection and moment distribution methods; column analogy; energy methods; approximate and numerical methods. Moving loads-shearing force and bending moment diagrams; influence lines for simple and continuous beams. Analysis of determinate and indeterminate arches. Matrix methods of analysis, stiffness and flexibility matrice.
2. Steel Design :  Factors of safety end load factor; design of tension; compression and flexural members; built up beams and plate girders, semi-rigid and rigid connections, design of stanchions, slab and gusseted bases; cranes and gantry girders; roof trusses; industrial and multistoreyed buildings, plastic design of frames and portals.
3. R.C Design :  design of slabs, simple and continuous beams, columns, footing-single and combined, raft foundations; elevated water tanks, encased beams and column, ultinate load design. Methods and systems of prostressing anchorages, losses in prestress.

Part – B

1. Fluid Mechanics :  Dynamics of fluid flow-equations of continuity; energy and momentum. Bernoulli’s theorem; captation velocity potential and steam function; rotational and irrotational flow, free and forced vertices; flow net-dimentional analysts and its application to practical problems. Viscous flow-Flow between static and moving parellel plates, flow through circular tubes; film lubrication. Velocity distribution in laminar and turbulent flow boundary layer, incompressible flow through pipes lamina and turbulent flow critical velocity; losses stamption and Moody’s diagram. Hydraulic and energy grade lines; siphons; pipe network. Forces on pipe bends. Compressible flow-adia-batic and isenthropic flow, subsonic and supersonic velocity; Machnumber, Shockwave, water Hammer, Surge Tanks.
2. Hydraulic Engineering: Open channel flow-uniform and non-uniform flow, best hydraulic cross-section. Specific energy and critical depth, gradually varied flow; classification of surface profiles, control sections; standing wave flume; surges and waves. Hydraulic jump, Design of canals-unlined channels in alluvium the critical tractive stress, principles of sediment transport regime theories, lined channel hydraulic design and cost analysis; drainage behind lining.

Canal Structures :  Designs of regulation work; cross drainage and communication workscross regulators, head regulator, canal falls, aqueduct metering flumes, etc. canal outlets.
Diversion Headworks : Principles of design of different parts on impermeable and permeable foundations; Khosla’s theory; energy disscipati sediment exclusion. Dams-Design of rigid dams, earth dams; forces acting on dams; stability analysis. Design of spill ways. Wells and Tube-wells.

 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering :  Soil Mechanic Origin and Classification of soils; atterburg limits void ratio; moisture contents permeability laboratory and field tests, seepage and flow nets, flow under hydraulic structures uplic and quick sand condition. Unconfined and direct shear tests; triaxial tests; heat pressure theories, stability of slopes; theories of soil consolidation; rate of settlement. Total and effective stress analysis pressure distribution in soils; boussinesque and westerguard theories. Soil exploration. Foundation Engineering; bearing capacity of footings; piles and wells; design of retaining walls; sheet piles and caissons. Principles of design of block foundation for machines.

Paper – II

Note :  Answer any five questions, atleast two from each part.

Part – A

Building Construction :  Building materials and constructions timber, stone, brick, sand, surkhi, mortar, concrete, paints and varnishes, plastics, etc. Detailing of walls, floors roofs, ceilings, stair cases, doors and windows.

Finishing of Building :  Plastering, pointing, painting, etc. Use of building codes. Ventilation, air conditioning, lighting and acoustics. Building estimates and specifications, construction scheduling PERT and CPM methods.

Railways and Highways Engineering :  Railways-permanent way ballast sleeper; chairs and fastenings; points and crossings different types of turn outs cross over setting out of points Maintenance of track super elevation creep of rail ruling gradients; track resistance, tractive effect curve resistance statior yards station buildings platform sidings : turn tables. Signals and interlocking; level crossings.

Road and Runways :  Classification of roads, planning geomatric design. Design of flexible and rigid pavements; sub-bases and wearing surfaces. Traffic engineering and traffic surveys; inter sections road signs; signals and markings.

Surveying :  plane table surveying; equipment & methods; solution of 3 & 2 point problems. Errors and precautions, triangulation; crades, baseline and its measurement, satellite station; intervisibility of stations; errors and least squares; general methods of least squares estimation with interdisciplinary approach, adjustment of level nets and trangulation nets. Matrix notation solutions. Layout of curves; simple, compound, reverse, transition and vertical curves. Project surveys and layout of civil engineering works such as buildings bridges, tunnels, and hydrelectric projects.

Part – B

Water Resources Engineering :  Hydrology Hydrologic cycle; precipitation; evaporation-transpiration and infiltration hydrographs, units hydrograph; flood estimation and frequency, planning for water resources-ground and surface water resources; surface flows. Single and multi purpose projects storage capacity, reservoir losses reservoir silting flood routing. Benefit cost ratio; General principles of optimisations water requirements for crops-quality of irrigation water consumptive use of water, water depth and frequency of irrigation; duty of water; irrigation methods and efficiencies.

Distribution System for Canal Irrigation :  Determination of required channel capacity; channel losses, alignment of main and distributory channels water logging its causes to control design of drainage system soil salinity. River training principles and methods. Store work types of dams ( including earth dams ). and the characteristics principles of design, criteria for stability. Foundation treatment; joints and galleries control of seepages. Spill ways-Different types and their suitability, energy dissipation. Spillway crest gates. Sanitation and water supply; sanitation-site and orientation of buildings; ventilation and damp proof course; house drainage; conservancy and waterborne system of waste disposal sar.:tary appliances; latrine and urinals.

Environmental Engineering :  Elementary principles of ecology and eco-systems and their interaction with environment. Engineering activity and environmental pollution, environment and its effects on human heal and activity. Air environment; major pollutants and their adverse effects, types of air cleaning device, water quality; parameters, adverse effects, monitor salt purification of streams. Solid wastes; collect systems and disposal methods, their selection and operation. Typical features of water distribution systems; demand, available need, network analysis, storage, corrosion.

Typical Features of Sewerage Systems :  Permissible velocities, paratial flow in circular sewers, non-circular sections, corrosion, in sewers, construction and maintenance, sewer upputrenances, pumping of sewage plumbing; standards & systems. Environmental Management.