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TSPSC AEE 2015 Syllabus and Exam Pattern: Civil Engineering ( Exam in September)

Telangana State Public Service Commission has announced the much-awaited recruitment notification 2015-16 of AEE posts for unemployed civil engineer graduates in the state. Chairman of Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC), Ganta Chakrapani, released the notification for 770 Assistant Executive Engineer posts as a part of the first phase of recruitment of state government jobs in the state of Telangana. The official notification for the recruitment is available at the TSPSC official web portal www.tspsc.gov.in. TSPSC Assistant Executive Engineer AE Written Exam will be held in the month of September 2015 at the following 4 centers (Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, and Khammam). All the aspirants those who are going to apply for TSPSC AEE posts must know the syllabus and exam pattern for the exam so as to start their preparation as early as possible. Here we have provided the TSPSC scheme and syllabus for the post of AEE-Assistant Executive Engineers in Civil Engineering services in this website.

TSPSC Civil Engineering AEE Posts Recruitment Details:

Telangana State Public Service Commission is the youngest Public Service Commission in the country. Telangana State came into existence with effect from the appointed day i.e., on June 2, 2014 as per Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014; Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission bifurcated into APPSC and TSPSC. . TSPSC is a body created by the Constitution of India to select applicants for civil service jobs in the Indian state of Telangana according to the merits of the applicants and the rules of reservation.

  • Organization Name: Telangana State Public Service Commission
  • Name of the Posts: Assistant Executive Engineer /AEE of Posts: 770
  • Category: Syllabus and Exam Pattern
  • Organization Website: www.tspsc.gov.in

Departments wise AEE Posts Vacancies:

  • Rural Development: 418 Posts
  • Roads and Buildings (R&B): 83 Posts
  • Public Health Dept: 121 Posts
  • Irrigation: 143 Posts

Telangana TSPSC AEE Exam Date 2015 Syllabus & Pattern:

TSPSC invites online applications for these posts and interested candidates may apply online through official website on or before 3rd September 2015. The Examination for Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) posts is likely to be held on 20th September 2015 either ONLINE or OFFLINE OMR based examination of objective type. The final selection of these posts will depend on the examination and Interview. The TS Public Service Commission has provided the Telangana TSPSC Assistant Executive Engineer AEE Exam Syllabus and Pattern 2015 at the official notification.

TSPSC Assistant Executive Engineer-AEE Exam Pattern 2015:

Candidates must be aware of the TSPSC AEE exam scheme to start the preparation. Candidates will be selected based on the performance in written examination (Objective Type) and personal interview. The written examination is divided into two papers. Paper 1 is General studies and General abilities and paper 2 is Civil Engineering (Degree level). Each section has 150 questions and time duration for each section is 150 minutes. 1 mark is assigned for each question in part 1, 2 marks will be assigned for each question in part 2 and 50 marks for interview. Totally, the exam is conducted for 500 marks. Here we are providing the TSPSC AEE Exam Pattern 2015.

TSPSC Assistant Executive Engineer Exam Syllabus 2015:

Paper-I: GENERAL STUDIES AND GENERAL ABILITIES:

  • Current affairs – Regional, National and International
  • International Affairs
  • General Science; India’s Achievements in Science and Technology
  • Environmental issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies
  • Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana
  • Physical, Social and Economic Geography of India
  • Physical, Social and Economic Geography and Demography of Telangana
  • Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Modern India with special emphasis on Indian National Movement
  • Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on Telangana Statehood Movement and formation of Telangana state
  • Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy
  • Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability etc. and inclusive policies
  • Society, Culture, Heritage, Literature of Telangana
  • Policies of Telangana State
  • Logical Reasoning; Analytical Ability and Data Interpretation
  • Basic English (10th class Standard)

PAPER-II: CIVIL ENGINEERING (DEGREE LEVEL):

  1. Building Materials And Construction:

Bricks– Types of Bricks, Indian standard classification, properties; Stones – Types of stones, classification, properties, dressing and polishing of stones; Methods of Quarrying; Cement – Different grades and types of cement, properties and IS specifications; Aggregates – coarse and fine aggregate, properties and IS specifications; Cement Mortar – Proportions of cement mortar for various applications; Concrete – Constituents of Concrete, Different grades of Concrete, mix proportioning using IS Code, Properties of fresh and hardened Concrete; Admixtures – Types of Admixtures

  1. Strength of Materials And Theory of Structures:

Strength of Materials: Simple stresses and strains, elastic constants and relationship between them; Compound bars; Temperature stresses; Shear forces and bending moment diagrams for beams; Principal stresses and Mohr’s circle of stress, Theory of bending and bending stresses; Shear stress distribution; Theory of torsion; Springs; Deflections of beams; Thin and thick cylinders;; Analysis of trusses, Betti-Maxwell theorem; Shear centre and unsymmetrical bending.

Theory of Structures: Direct and bending stresses; Columns and struts; Strain energy method; Moving loads and influence lines; Arches and suspension bridges; Static and kinematic indeterminacy; Moment distribution, Slope deflection, and Kani’s methods applied to continuous beams and portal frames; Column analogy and matrix methods of analysis.

  1. RCC and Steel Structures:

Concrete Structures: Materials, permissible stresses and IS Specifications; Working stress methods; Limit State Method – Stress Blocks parameters, design of Beams, Slabs, Columns and Footing; Design for Shear and Torsion; Design of Retaining Walls, Water tanks, and T-Beam Slab bridges; Yield line theory.

Steel Structures: Properties of steel sections, permissible stresses, IS Specifications; Riveted and welded joints and connections; Design of simple and compound Beams and Columns, Column bases, Roof trusses, Plate and Gantry Girders; Plate Girder Lattice Girder Railway bridges, and Bearings. Plastic analysis.

Pre-Stressed Concrete: Basic concepts, material for pre-stressing, losses in Pre-stress, classification of pre-stressing system; Analysis of PSC Sections

  1. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics:

Fluid Properties; Measurement of Pressure – Manometers; Fluid Kinematics –Classification of Fluids, Stream function and Velocity potential, significance and use of Flownets, Fluid dynamics – Continuity equation, Bernoulli’s equations and Impulse momentum equation; Laminar and Turbulent flow through pipes – significance of Reynolds number, Hagen – Poiseuille’s equation, Darcy – Weisbach equation, Friction factor, Water hammer phenomenon; Compressible flow – Bernoulli’s equation for Isothermal and Adiabatic conditions, Mach Number, Mach cone, stagnation properties; Steady uniform flow through open channels; Gradually varied flows – significance of Froude number, classification and computation of Flow profiles, Hydraulic jump, Surges; Boundary layer – Laminar and Turbulent Boundary layer, Boundary layer thickness, rough and smooth Boundaries, Boundary layer separation; Dimensional analysis and similarity laws; Hydraulic Turbines – classification, Velocity triangles, principles and design of reaction and impulse turbines; Centrifugal pumps – specific speed, work done and efficiency, characteristic curves.

  1. Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering:

Hydrological cycle; Rainfall – types and measurement, network design; Infiltration – Ф- index; Runoff – process, factors and determination of runoff, dependable yield; Floods – flood hydrograph, computation of flood peak using rational formula, unit hydrograph method and Gumbel’s extreme value methods; Groundwater – types of aquifer and properties, Darcy’s law, specific yield, steady radial flow to wells in confined and unconfined aquifers; Irrigation – types and advantages, soil water plant relationship, consumptive use, duty, delta, base period, crops and their water requirements; Single and multipurpose projects; Dams – classification, forces and design of Gravity dam and Earth dam; Spillways – types, energy dissipation, stilling basin, Appurtenances; Canals –alignment, Kennedy’s and Lacey’s theories, lining of Canals; Weirs – components, design of vertical drop and sloping glacis weir; Seepage forces – Bligh’s Theory, Khosla’s theory; Canal falls – types and design principles; Cross drainage works – classification and design principles of aqueducts; Hydropower – classification and principle components of hydroelectric power plants.

  1. Environmental Engineering:

Water supply – objectives, rate of demand, population forecasts; Analysis of water – classification, design of coagulation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection and softening processes; Methods of layout of distribution pipes – Hardy cross method; Waste water engineering – systems of sewerage, hydraulic formulae and design of sewers, BOD, COD, self purification of natural streams, methods of sewage disposal; Treatment of sewage – principles and design of grit chamber, sedimentation tanks, trickling filters, activated sludge process, sludge digestion tanks, septic tanks; Municipal solid waste – characteristics, collection and transportation of solid wastes; Air Pollution – types and sources of pollutants, air quality standards; Noise pollution – Impacts and permissible limits, measurement and control of noise pollution.

  1. Transportation Engineering:

Highway Classification as per IRC; Highway alignment; Engineering Surveys; Geometric Design; Cross sectional elements of road; Gradient; Grade compensation; Traffic Surveys – speed, Volumes, origin and destination; Highway capacity and level of service as per HCM 2000; Intersection – at grade and grade separated; Channelization; Rotary intersection; signal design – webstar method, traffic signs, pavement marking; Parking studies, accidental studies, pavement types, Factors considered for pavement design, flexible and rigid pavements design concepts. Railway Engineering: Permanent way, rails, sleepers, ballast; Creep, coning of wheel, rail fixtures and fastenings, super elevation, cant deficiency, curves, turnout; Points and crossings. Airport Engineering: Selection of site of Airport, runway orientation and design, wind rose diagram, basic run way length, correction to basic runway length.

  1. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering:

Soil Mechanics: Physical properties of soils, Classification and identification, Permeability, Capillarity, Seepage, Compaction, Consolidation, Shear Strength, Earth pressure, Slope stability;

Foundation Engineering: Site investigations, stress distribution in soils, Bearing capacity, Settlement analysis, Types of Foundation, Pile foundations, Foundations on expansive soils; swelling and its preventions; Coffer dams, Caissons, Dewatering, Bracing for excavations, Newmark charts, machine foundations.

Engineering Geology: Mineralogy, Structural Geology, Groundwater Exploration methods; Engineering Geology applications for Tunnels, Dams and Reservoirs; Geological hazards and preventive measures

  1. Estimation, Costing and Construction Management:

Abstract estimate: Detailed estimate – centerline, long & short wall method, various items of Civil Engineering works as per Indian Standard, General Specifications – Earth Work, Brick / Stone Masonry in Cement Mortar, RCC, Plastering in Cement Mortar, Floor finishes, white wash, colour wash; Standard schedule of rates, lead and lift, preparation of lead statement; Computation of earth work – Mid-ordinate, Mean Sectional area, Trepezoidal method, Prismoidal Rule; Approximate estimate – Plinth area and cubic rate estimate.

  1. Surveying:

Principle and classification of surveying, chain surveying; Compass surveying; Leveling and contouring; Theodolite surveying; curves; Introduction and Fundamental concepts of electronic measuring instruments – EDM, Total station, GIS & GPS.

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