Kerala PSC AE Civil Selection Process 2022

Name of the commission/ Exam conducting board

Kerala Public Service Commission

Official Website

https://www.keralapsc.gov.in/

Name of the Post

Assistant Civil Engineer

Subjects

Topics in General

1.    Mechanics of Solids and Structural Analysis

• Concept of stress and strain,
• Bending moment and shear force,
• Stresses in beams,
• Deflection of beams,
• Theory of columns,
• Truss analysis,
• Slope Deflection Method,
• Moment Distribution Method,
• Statically indeterminate structures
• Clapeyron’s Theorem (Three Moment        Equation),
• Kani’s method of analysis.
• Principle of virtual work,
• Moving loads and influence lines, Arches.
• Strain Energy methods,

2.    Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Engineering

• Dynamics of fluid flow,
•  Flow-through orifice and notches,
• Flow-through pipes,
• Boundary layer,
• Drag and Lift on immersed bodies.
• Hydraulic machines
• Frequency of irrigation,
• Computation of crop water requirement.
•  Streamflow measurement -Stage -discharge curve.
• Meandering of rivers, river training works.
•  Surface water systems
• Estimation of the yield of an open well.
• Impulse and reaction Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps,
•  Open channel flow, Uniform flow,
• Dimensional analysis, and model testing.
•  Infiltration, and Evaporation- measurement and data analysis.
• Runoff-components and computation,
• Hydrograph, Unit Hydrograph, and S-Hydrograph.
• Irrigation types and methods-Soil water plant relationships

3. Surveying and Levelling, Quantity Surveying and Valuation

• Levelling and Contouring, Area and Volume Computation,
• Theodolite Survey, Mass Diagram,
• Triangulation,
• Theory of Errors,
• Electronic Distance Measurement
• Analysis of rates
• Types of Estimate.
• Valuation- Methods of valuation, Depreciation,
• Fixation of rent.
• Total Station Survey,
• Global Positioning Systems,
• Remote Sensing,
• Geographical Information System

4.    Building materials, Construction Technology, Construction Management

• Construction Materials – Timber, Mortar, Iron and Steel, Structural steel, Modern materials.
• Concrete
• Building construction-
• Floors and flooring windows, and ventilators, Roofs and roof coverings, Doors, Finishing works.
• Tall Buildings
• Ethics in Construction,
• Construction safety,
• Principles of materials management,
• Quality management practices,
• Construction procedures.
• Slip form construction. Vertical transportation – Stairs, Elevators, Escalators, and Ramps.
•  Building failures
• Construction Scheduling, Construction disputes and settlement,

5.    Environmental Engineering

• Water sources and demand, Quantity estimation, Population forecasting, Quality of water.
• Water treatment- Physical methods, Chemical methods.
• Design of sedimentation tank, flocculation, clariflocculator, filters, Membrane treatment techniques.
• Disinfection methods.
• Distribution of water analysis
• Wastewater- Sources, Characteristics, Oxygen demand.
• Design of sewers, disposal of wastewater
• Streeter Phelps, Treatment methods, Aerobic and anaerobic methods,
• Design of various treatment units- Activated Sludge process, trickling filter, rotating biological contactor, Septic tanks, Imhoff tanks, Oxidation ditches, Oxidation ponds, Up flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors, Sludge digestion, Sludge drying bed.
• Air pollution

6.    Design of Structures

• Limit state method of design,
• One-way slab, Cantilever slab, Continuous slab, Two-way slabs, Limit state of serviceability, Deflection, Cracking,
• Columns-effective length- helical reinforcement.
• Columns subjected to compression, design of footings, Design of cantilever retaining wall without surcharge, design principles of counterfort retaining wall,
• Circular slabs simply supported
•  Design of water tanks recommendations, Pre-stressed concrete,
• Concept of prestressing,
• Losses of prestressing, Analysis of prestressed beams
• Steel and steel structures – Bolted and welded (concepts only)

7.    Geotechnical Engineering

• Major soil deposits of India, Classification and three-phase system of soil,
• Permeability of soils,
•  Principle of stress, Shear characteristics of soil,
• Consolidation and Compaction.
• Stability of finite slopes- and Friction circle method,
• Stresses in subsoil
• Bearing capacity of the soil,
• Site investigation, estimation of the magnitude of settlement,
• Standard Penetration Test and Design of shallow, deep and machine foundations, Plate load test
• Ground improvement techniques.
• Boussinesq’s formula,
• Rankine’s and Coulomb’ theories

8.    Transportation Engineering and Urban Planning

• Classification and alignment of highways,
• The geometric design of highways,
• Properties and testing of pavement materials,
• CBR method of flexible pavement design,
• Construction and maintenance of pavements,
• Design of runways, taxiways, and aprons.
• Traffic studies and analysis, Traffic control devices.
• Types of harbours and docks.
• Components of planning, Regional planning,
• Theories of urbanization,
•  Study of Urban Forms,
• Development of towns, Town Development Plan, Town planning acts.
• Airport characteristics- Aircraft component parts.
• Site selection
• Traffic safety, Influencing factors, and, Basic diagrams of traffic flow theory, preventive measures for traffic accidents.
• Railways-railway operation control, Maintenance.
• Alignment, Ventilation, and drainage of tunnels,