This plan outlines a 50-day study schedule for the Civil Engineering syllabus (Degree Standard, Code 398), with study days allocated proportionally based on the number of questions expected from each unit as specified in the syllabus.
Unit I: Building Materials and Construction Practices
Questions: 20
Allocated Days: Day 1 - Day 5 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Properties and testing of engineering materials including brick, stones, M-sand, aggregates, cement, timber, recycled and modern materials like glass, plastic FRP, and ceramic.
- Concrete: properties and testing, mix design, admixtures, and Self-compacting concrete.
- Steel construction practice.
- Masonry types: stone masonry, brick masonry, R.C.C., and block masonry.
- Construction equipment.
- Building bye-laws and development regulations practiced in Tamil Nadu.
- Provisions for fire safety, lighting, and ventilation.
- Acoustics.
Unit II: Engineering Survey
Questions: 15
Allocated Days: Day 6 - Day 8 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Basic survey techniques: Chain, Compass, Plane table, levelling, and Theodolite.
- Computation of area and volume, L.S. and C.S., Contour plotting.
- Traversing and traverse adjustment.
- Heights and Distances.
- Tacheometry and Triangulation.
- Modern surveying techniques: total station, GPS, and Remote sensing.
Unit III: Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials
Questions: 20
Allocated Days: Day 9 - Day 13 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Forces: types and laws.
- Centre of gravity and moment of inertia.
- Friction.
- Stresses and strains, Thermal stress.
- Elastic constants.
- Beams: Bending moment and shear force.
- 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
Questions: 20
Allocated Days: Day 14 - Day 18 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Analysis of Indeterminate beams.
- Stiffness and flexibility methods of structural analysis.
- Slope deflection method.
- Moment Distribution method.
- Analysis of Arches and suspension cables.
- Theory of columns.
- Moving loads and influence lines.
- Matrix method.
- Stability of retaining walls.
- Plastic theory.
- Seismic analysis of high rise building.
Unit V: Geotechnical Engineering
Questions: 25
Allocated Days: Day 19 - Day 24 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Formation, types, classification, and field identification of soils.
- Physical properties and testing of soils.
- Three phase diagram.
- Permeability characteristics of soils.
- Stress distribution in soils.
- Theory of consolidation.
- Shear strength parameters of soils.
- Stabilization and Compaction of soils.
- Stability analysis of slope.
- Soil exploration and soil sampling techniques.
- SPT and Borelog profile.
- Shallow foundations and Terzhagi's bearing capacity theory.
- Pile foundation, pile load test, and Group action of piles.
- Settlement of foundations.
- Ground Improvement techniques.
Unit VI: Environmental Engineering and Pollution Control
Questions: 15
Allocated Days: Day 25 - Day 27 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Water sources and Water Demand.
- Characteristics and analysis of water.
- Hydraulics for conveyance and transmission of water.
- Water borne diseases.
- Functional design of water treatment plant.
- Desalination plant.
- Water distribution system and pipe network analysis.
- Characteristics and composition of sewage.
- Planning and design of sewerage system.
- Sewer appurtenances.
- Pumping of sewage.
- Sewage treatment and disposal.
- Design of storm water drain.
- Plumbing system in high rise building.
- Industrial waste treatment.
- Solid waste management.
- Air and Noise pollution control.
- E-Waste management.
Unit VII: Design of Reinforced Concrete, Prestressed Concrete and Steel Structures
Questions: 30
Allocated Days: Day 28 - Day 35 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Design of concrete members using 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.
- Pre-stressing: systems, methods, and post tensioning slabs.
- Design of pre-stressed members for flexure.
- Design of tension and compression steel 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.
- Design of liquid storage structures: elevated and underground.
- Design of retaining wall.
Unit VIII: Hydraulics and Water Resources Engineering
Questions: 20
Allocated Days: Day 36 - Day 40 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Hydrostatics.
- Applications of Bernoulli equation.
- Losses in pipes.
- Flow measurement in channels.
- Open channel flow.
- Types of pumps and characteristics.
- Applications of Momentum equation.
- Kinematics of flow.
- Water resources in Tamil Nadu.
- Water resource planning and Master plan for water management.
- Flood control, Runoff estimation, hydrograph, and flood routing.
- Soil plant water relationship.
- Water requirement for crops.
- Irrigation methods.
- Design of alluvial canal and design of headworks.
- Water logging and land reclamation.
- Cross drainage works.
Unit IX: Urban and Transportation Engineering
Questions: 20
Allocated Days: Day 41 - Day 45 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Urbanization trend and impact.
- Slum clearance and slum improvement programmes.
- Different modes of transport and their characteristics.
- Geometric design of highways.
- Pavement materials and testing, including alternate pavement materials and modified binders.
- Design and Construction of bituminous and concrete roads.
- Pavement distress and evaluation.
- Maintenance of roads.
- Railways: Components of permanent way.
- Signalling, Interlocking and train control.
- Drainage in roads and railways.
- Airport planning: Components of Airport, Site selection, Runways, and Planning of terminal buildings.
- Harbours & Ports: Layout of a harbour, Docks, and Breakwaters.
Unit X: Project Management and Estimation
Questions: 15
Allocated Days: Day 46 - Day 50 (Based on proportion)
Key Topics:
- Construction management: Construction planning, Scheduling and monitoring.
- Cost control, Quality control and inspection.
- Network analysis: CPM and PERT.
- Other methods of project management.
- Resources planning and resource management.
- Types of estimates.
- Preparation of technical specifications and tender documents, including e-tender.
- Building valuation.
- Law relating to contracts and arbitration.