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Civil Engineering Syllabus 2021

Diploma Standard for CESSE 2021 (TNPSC)

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UNIT - I: ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Direct Stresses and strains (Tensile and compressive) due to Axial forces – Deforma on of elas c
bar due to uni-axial force - Shear force and bending moment diagrams for sta cally determinate
beams - Geometrical proper es of sec ons - Stresses in beams due to bending – Stresses in sha s
due to torsion – Pin jointed perfect frames with ver cal loads on nodal points (method of joints
only).

UNIT - II: MECHANICS OF STRUCTURE

De ec on of can lever and simply supported beams – Shear force and bending moment diagrams
for sta cally indeterminate structures (Propped can lever, Fixed Beams, con nuous beams, Non-
sway Portal frames) using Mohr’s theorems and moment distribu on method. Euler’s and
Rankin’s formula for columns – Stresses due to eccentric loads – combined stresses due to direct
loads and bending moments in rectangular sec ons.

UNIT - III: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE

Bricks, Tiles, Cement, Fine Aggregate, Coarse Aggregate, Timber, Ply wood, Steel, Glass, Plas cs,
PVC, UPVC, Paints, Mortars, Concrete – Di erent types, quali es, requirements, standard
speci ca ons, Admixtures for cement mortar and concrete. Di erent types of Founda ons,
Masonry, Floors, Roofs, Doors and Windows, Weathering Course, Damp proof course, Plastering,
Pain ng, Colour Washing – Speci ca ons for di erent works.

UNIT - IV: TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING

Roads – Di erent types – methods of forma on of water bound macadam, bituminous and
concrete roads – Hill roads – Requirements – Camber, gradient, super eleva on, carriage way,
pavements, drainage system, sight distance etc., Tra c Engineering, Bridges – Classi ca on of
bridges – Site selec on and alignment – Founda on, substructure and super-structure. Sub-grade
soil – Soil mass as a three phase system – Grain size classi ca on - A erberg limits – IS
Classi ca on of soils–Compac on – Shear strength – Road Arboriculture – Express Highways –
Rapid Transport System.

UNIT - V: HYDRAULICS

Measurement of pressure in liquids – Pressure distribu on and total pressure on immersed

surfaces – Types of ow (Laminar, turbulent, steady, unsteady, uniform, nonuniform) – Flow
through pipes –Losses – Hydraulic gradient and total energy lines. Bernoullis theorem – use of
Ori ce, Mouthpiece, Ori ce meter and Venturimeters – Flow through channels – Bazin’s and
manning’s formula – Economical sec ons for open channels, Pumps – Reciproca ng pumps –
Centrifugal pumps – Characteris cs – Discharge – Power and e ciency, Ground water – Types of
well – Test for yield of wells.
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 UNIT - VI: SURVEYING 2

Types of Surveys –Chain surveying – Compass surveying – Levelling – Contour surveying –

Theodolite surveying – Trignometrical levelling – Tacheometry – Field work – Simple problems.
Curves, Global Posi oning System (GPS), Remote sensing – Photogrammetric Surveying and
Hydrographic Surveying,Total Sta on and Geographical Informa on System (GIS).

UNIT - VII: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND POLLUTION CONTROL

Sources of water – Conveyance of water – Treatment of water – Quality of water – Tests on water
–Distribu on systems – Sewers – Collec on and conveyance of sewage– Sewer Appurtenances –
Drainage arrangements and Sanitary ngs in buildings –Treatment and disposal of sewage, Solid
waste Management. Environmental pollu on – Air – water – Soil – Noise - Pollu on Control.

UNIT - VIII: ESTIMATING AND COSTING

Systems of taking out quan es – Trade and Group systems – Material requirement for di erent
items of works – Prepara on of data for works – Report wri ng – Valua on of buildings and
proper es – Fixa on of rents – Approximate es mates – Detailed es mate and Abstract es mate
for buildings, well, sump, sep c tanks, compound wall, roads etc.

UNIT - IX: STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Reinforced cement concrete structure – Analysis and design of singly and Doubly reinforced
rectangular and T-beam sec ons – Can lever, simply supported, con nuous beams – One way
and two way slabs – Lintels and sunshades – Staircases – Rectangular and circular short columns –
Isolated column foo ngs. (All designs by Limit State Method only). Steel structures – simple beams
–Tension and compression members – simple columns.

UNIT - X: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Planning of a project – Factors to be considered – Project reports – Organiza on structure on

construc on departments – Construc on planning – CPM and PERT networks – Contracts –
Tenders and Tender documents – Bill- Supervision and Quality control – Safety measures in
construc on sites – Banking prac ce – Cash ow diagrams. Entrepreneurship, Ethics in
Engineering, Use of computers – Informa on Management, Financial Management, Disaster
Management – Types of Natural calami es – Causes for major disaster – Preparedness – Response
and Recovery.
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