Properties of Pure Substances, 1
st
Law of Thermodynamics, 2
nd
Law of Thermodynamics, Air
standard Cycles for IC Engines, IC Engine Performance, IC Engines Combustion, IC Engine Cooling
& Lubrication, Rankine cycle of System, Boilers, Classification, Specification, Fitting &
Accessories, Air Compressors & their cycles, Refrigeration cycles, Principle of Refrigeration Plant,
Nozzles & Steam Turbines.
Properties & Classification of Fluids, Fluid Statics, Measurement of Fluid Pressure, Fluid kinematics,
Dynamics of Ideal fluids, Measurement of Flow rate, basic principles, Hydraulic Turbines,
Centrifugal Pumps, Classification of steels.
Paper II
Part-A : Civil & Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Building Materials : Physical and Chemical properties, classification, standard tests, uses and
manufacture/quarrying of materials e.g. building stones, silicate based materials, cement (Portland),
asbestos products, timber and wood based products, laminates, bituminous materials, paints,
varnishes.
Estimating, Costing and Valuation: estimate, glossary of technical terms, analysis of rates, methods
and unit of measurement, Items of work – earthwork, Brick work (Modular & Traditional bricks),
RCC work, Shuttering, Timber work, Painting, Flooring, Plastering. Boundary wall, Brick building,
Water Tank, Septic tank, Bar bending schedule, Centre line method, Mid-section formula,
Trapezodial formula, Simpson’s rule. Cost estimate of Septic tank, flexible pavements, Tube well,
isolates and combined footings, Steel Truss, Piles and pile-caps. Valuation – Value and cost, scrap
value, salvage value, assessed value, sinking fund, depreciation and obsolescence, methods of
valuation.
Surveying : Principles of surveying, measurement of distance, chain surveying, working of prismatic
compass, compass traversing, bearings, local attraction, plane table surveying, theodolite traversing,
adjustment of theodolite, Levelling, Definition of terms used in levelling, contouring, curvature and
refraction corrections, temporary and permanent adjustments of dumpy level, methods of contouring,
uses of contour map, tachometric survey, curve setting, earth work calculation, advanced surveying
equipment.
Soil Mechanics : Origin of soil, phase diagram, Definitions-void ratio, porosity, degree of saturation,
water content, specific gravity of soil grains, unit weights, density index and interrelationship of
different parameters, Grain size distribution curves and their uses. Index properties of soils,
Atterberg’s limits, ISI soil classification and plasticity chart. Permeability of soil, coefficient of
permeability, determination of coefficient of permeability, Unconfined and confined aquifers,
effective stress, quick sand, consolidation of soils, Principles of consolidation, degree of
consolidation, pre-consolidation pressure, normally consolidated soil, e-log p curve, computation of
ultimate settlement. Shear strength of soils, direct shear test, Vane shear test, Triaxial test. Soil
compaction, Laboratory compaction test, Maximum dry density and optimum moisture content, earth
pressure theories, active and passive earth pressures, Bearing capacity of soils, plate load test,
standard penetration test.
Hydraulics : Fluid properties, hydrostatics, measurements of flow, Bernoulli’s theorem and its
application, flow through pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps and turbines.