UPSC ESE

RCC Design

Limit state design for bending · shear · axial compression and combined forces · Design of beams · Slabs · Lintels · Foundations · Retaining walls · Tanks · Staircases · Principles of prestressed concrete design including materials and methods · Earthquake resistant design of structures · Design of Masonry Structure.

Surveying

Classification of surveys · various methodologies · instruments & analysis of measurement of distances · elevation and directions · Field astronomy · Global Positioning System · Map preparation · Photogrammetry · Remote sensing concepts · Survey Layout for culverts · canals · bridges · road/railway alignment and buildings · Setting out of Curves.

Construction Management

Construction - Planning · Equipment · Analysis of Rates of various types of works · Tendering Process and Contract Management · Quality Control · Productivity · Operation Cost · Land acquisition · Labour safety and welfare.

Transportation Engineering

Highway Engineering · Geometric Design of Highways · Pavement Materials & Design · Traffic Engineering and Pavement Design · Railway Engineering · Airports and Harbours · Tunnels & Bridges

Building Materials

Building Stones · Bricks and Tiles · Building Lime · Cement · Aggregates, Mortars & Concrete · Timber and Wood Products · Paints and Varnishes · Glass and Plastic · Insulating Materials · Masonry and Plaster Work · Arches and Lintels · Doors, Windows and Ventilators · Stairs · Floors and Floorings · Roofs and Roof Covering · Partition and Cavity Walls · Metals & Alloys · Construction Techniques

Strength of Materials

Stress and Strain · Principal Stress and Theory of Failure · Bending Moment and Shear Force · Bending and Shear Stress · Slope and Deflection of Beams · Torsion and Shear Centre · Columns & Struts · Cylinders and Springs · Energy Methods & Virtual Work

Structural Analysis

Statically Determinate Structures · Determinacy and Indeterminacy · Trusses · Arches & Cables · Influence Lines and Rolling Loads · Energy Methods · Force Method / Compatibility Method · Stiffness / Slope Deflection Method · Moment Distribution Method · Matrix Methods · Approximate Analysis · Plastic Analysis · Influence Line Diagrams · Unsymmetrical Bending & Shear Center · Curved Beams

Estimating & Costing

Principles of Estimating · Building, Road and Canal Estimates · Rate Analysis & Specifications · Building Valuation and Rent Fixation · Quantity Estimation · Earthwork Calculation · Bar Bending Schedule

Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics

Fluid Properties · Fluid Statics · Kinematics of Flow · Bernoulli's Equation · Flow Measurement · Laminar & Turbulent Flow · Boundary Layer Theory · Flow Through Pipes · Open Channel Flow · Dimensional Analysis · Hydraulic Machines · Hydraulic Structures & Spillways

Hydrology & Irrigation

Hydrological Cycle & Precipitation · Rainfall-Runoff Analysis · Hydrographs · Floods & Flood Routing · Groundwater & Wells · Water Requirement of Crops · Canals & Canal Design · Irrigation System Design · Diversion Headworks & Dams · Spillways & Energy Dissipators · Hydrology · River Engineering & Training

Environmental Engineering

Water Demand & Quality · Water Supply & Treatment · Distribution Systems · Sewage & Wastewater Collection · Sewage Treatment · Air Pollution Control · Noise Pollution · Solid Waste Management · Sewerage & Sanitation

Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering

Index Properties of Soil · Classification of Soil · Permeability of Soil · Seepage Analysis · Compaction of Soil · Effective Stress & Capillarity · Stress Distribution in Soil · Consolidation · Shear Strength of Soil · Slope Stability & Landslides · Earth Pressure Theories · Shallow Foundations · Deep Foundations · Soil Exploration · Soil Stabilization · Dynamic Properties & Earthquake Geotechnics · Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering