Every year across various State departments Kerala PSC recruits hundreds of Civil Engineering graduates as Assistant Engineers. Candidates below 40 years with a bachelors degree can appear for these recruitment tests. Till May 2021, PSC has invited applications towards various departments like Kerala State Electricity Board, KSEB, Harbour Engineering Department, Kerala State Housing Board, Irrigation/ PWD, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Limited, Kerala State Pollution Control Board, etc. from Civil engineering graduates. Since the exam patterns, and syllabus is the same for all these tests, no need to spend separate hours for preparations. With a 100% subject focused syllabus, no need to mug up current affairs and history chapters making these examinations highly desirable among technical graduates. To make your preparations easier, we are trying to make fragments of the whole syllabus and thus making a Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer AE Civil Study Plan. You can alter this to suit your needs and schedule but try to complete the syllabus before entering the exam hall.
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Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer Civil Study Plan
The Exam Pattern for the Assistant Engineer Civil is:
- The medium of Question: English
- Number of Questions: 100
- Maximum Marks: 100
- Exam Duration: 01 hours 15 minutes
The syllabus for the Assistant Engineer (Civil) in Kerala PSC is:
- Mechanics of Solids and Structural Analysis
- Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Engineering
- Surveying and Levelling, Quantity Surveying and Valuation
- Building materials, Construction Technology, Construction Management
- Environmental Engineering
- Design of Structures
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Transportation Engineering and Urban Planning
Before starting your preparations, you should try to divide the syllabus into small chapters. Try to spend at least 3-4 hours on this and do attempt previous year question papers and mock tests. Interested candidates can check this below-given Kerala PSC Assistant Engineer Civil Study Plan to kick start their preparations.
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| Day 1 | Concept of stress and strain, Bending moment and shear force, Stresses in beams, Deflection of beams |
Fluid Statics- Fluid pressure, Buoyancy and floatation | Fluid Kinematics, Dynamics of fluid flow, Flow-through orifice and notches, Flow-through pipes |
| Day 2 | Theory of columns, Truss analysis | Hydraulic machines- flow through vanes (moving and stationary) | Boundary layer, Drag and Lift on immersed bodies |
| Day 3 | Displacement response of statically determinate structural systems using energy methods |
Impulse and reaction Turbines | Centrifugal Pumps |
| Day 4 | Principle of virtual work, Statically indeterminate structures, Strain Energy methods, Moving loads and influence lines, Arches |
Open channel flow, Uniform flow, Hydraulic Jump, Gradually varied flow, Dimensional analysis and model testing |
Basics of Surveying, Levelling and Contouring, Area and Volume Computation |
| Day 5 | Slope Deflection Method, Moment Distribution Method |
Hydrologic cycle, Precipitation, Infiltration and Evaporation-measurement and data analysis. | Theodolite The survey, Mass Diagram, Triangulation, Theory of Errors |
| Day 6 | Clapeyrons Theorem (Three Moment Equation), Kani’s method of analysis |
Runoff-components and computation | Electronic Distance Measurement, Total Station Survey, Global Positioning Systems, Remote Sensing, Geographical Information System |
| Day 7 | Revision | Revision | Hydrograph, Unit Hydrograph and S-Hydrograph |
| Day 8 | Irrigation types and methods-Soil water plant relationships, Frequency of irrigation, Computation of crop water requirement |
Analysis of rates – Databook and schedule of rates, Analysis of rates for various items of work, Detailed specification |
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| Day 9 | Streamflow measurement -Stage-discharge curve | ||
| Day 10 | Types of Estimate. | Detailed estimate including quantities, abstract and preparation of various items of works, Preparation of bar bending schedules for various RCC works |
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| Day 11 | Meandering of rivers, river training works. | Surface water systems: diversion and storage systems, reservoir – estimation of storage c/pacity and yield of reservoirs |
reservoir sedimentation -useful life of the reservoir. Groundwater – Aquifer types and properties – Steady radial flow into a well |
| Day 12 | Estimation of the yield of an open well | Revision | Valuation- Methods of valuation, Depreciation, Fixation of rent |
| Day 13 | Construction Materials – Timber, Mortar, Iron and Steel, Structural steel, Modern materials. | Concrete–Admixtures, Making of concrete, Properties of concrete, Mix proportioning | |
| Day 14 | Building construction- Foundations, Cost-effective construction, Masonry, Lintels and arches. | Floors and flooring, Roofs and roof coverings, Doors, windows and ventilators, Finishing works |
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| Day 15 | Revision | Tall Buildings – Steel and Concrete frame, Prefabricated construction, Slip form construction |
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| Day 16 | Vertical transportation – Stairs, Elevators, Escalators and Ramps | Building failures and Retrofitting, failures in RCC and Steel structures |
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| Day 17 | Construction Planning and Scheduling, Construction disputes and settlement, Ethics in Construction, Construction Safety, Principles of materials management, Quality management practices, Construction procedures |
Revision | Mini Mock Test |
| Day 18 | Water sources and demand, Quantity estimation, Population forecasting, Quality of water. Water treatment- Physical methods, Chemical methods. |
Design of sedimentation tank, flocculator, clariflocculator, filters, Membrane treatment techniques |
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| Day 19 | Disinfection methods. Distribution of water, Pumps, Hardy Cross method of analysis |
Wastewater- Sources, Characteristics, Oxygen demand. Design of sewers, Circular sewers, Partial flow and full flow conditions |
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| Day 20 | Sewer appurtenances, Disposal of wastewater, Streeter Phelps equation, Oxygen sag curve, Treatment methods |
Aerobic and anaerobic methods, Design of various treatment units-Screening, Grit chamber, Sedimentation tank, Activated Sludge process, Trickling filter, Rotating biological contactor, Septic tanks, Imhoff tanks, Oxidation ditches, Oxidation ponds, Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors, Sludge digestion, Sludge drying bed |
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| Day 21 | Air pollution sources, effects on human, Control of air pollutants, Air quality legislations |
Revision | Revision |
| Day 22 | Mock Test | Mock Test | |
| Day 23 | Limit state method of design, Analysis of reinforced rectangular beams, Shear strength of RC beam, Design of shear reinforcement |
Bond and development length, Curtailment of reinforcement, Design for torsion, Design of one-way slab, Cantilever slab, Continuous slab (detailing only), Two-way slabs, Limit state of serviceability |
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| Day 24 | Deflection, Cracking, Stair cases -design & detailing. Columns-effective length-design of axially loaded short columns with rectangular ties and helical reinforcement |
Major soil deposits of India, Classification and three-phase system of soi | permeability of soils, Principle of effective stress, Shear characteristics of soil, Consolidation (Terzaghi’s theory of one-dimensional consolidation only) and Compaction. |
| Day 25 | Columns subjected to compression, Uniaxial bending and biaxial bending, Design of slender columns |
Design of wall/ strip footing- design of footings, Design of cantilever retaining wall without surcharge |
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| Day 26 | design principles of counterfort retaining wall, Circular slabs simply supported, fixed and partially fixed subjected to use |
Design of water tanks | Design philosophy and requirements |
| Day 27 | joints, IS code recommendations, Pre-stressed concrete, Concept of prestressing, materials and methods of prestressing, Prestressing systems, losses of prestress, Analysis of prestressed beams (rectangular and I-sections) at stages of the transfer and service |
Bearing capacity of the soil, Estimation of the magnitude of settlement, Site investigation, Standard Penetration Test and Plate load test |
Design of shallow, deep and machine foundations, Ground improvement techniques |
| Day 28 | Steel and steel structures – Bolted and welded connections, Tension members, Compression members, Beams, Roof trusses, Purlins. Timber structures- columns, composite beams |
Stability of finite slopes-Swedish Circle Method and Friction circle method | Stresses in subsoil due to loaded areas of various shapes, Boussinesq’s formula, Newmark’s chart Lateral earth pressure-Rankine’s and Coulomb’ theories |
| Day 29 | Revision | Revision | |
| Day 30 | Classification and alignment of highways, 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 |
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| Day 31 | Traffic characteristics, Traffic studies and analysis, Traffic control devices | Revision | |
| Day 32 | Airport characteristics- Aircraft component parts. |
Site selection, Terminal area planning | Airport marking and lighting |
| Day 33 | Mini Mock Test | Mock Test 5 | Mini Mock Test |
| Day 34 | Traffic regulation rules, Highway capacity, Traffic safety |
Influencing factors and preventive measures for traffic accidents |
Basic diagrams of traffic flow theory |
| Day 35 | Railways- geometric design of tracks, railway operation control, Maintenance |
Alignment, Ventilation and drainage of tunnels, Types of harbours and docks |
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| Day 36 | Revision | Revision | |
| Day 37 | Previous Year Question papers | Goals and objectives of planning; Components of planning, Regional planning, | |
| Day 38 | Revision | Revision | |
| Day 39 | Mock Tests | Theories of urbanization, Study of Urban Forms, Zoning, Development of new towns, Town Development Plan, Town planning acts |
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| Day 40 | Mock Tests | Mock Tests |
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