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Sta1g:e (i) General Intelligence & Reasoning 50 Marks 2 hours
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CivEinlg ineering
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, isolated 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 offlow, Bernoulli's theorem and its application, flow
through pipes, flow in open channels, weirs, flumes, spillways, pumps and turbines.
Irrigation Engineering:
Definition, Necessity, Benefits, Ill effects of irrigation, types and methods of irrigation.
Hydrology -Measurement of rainfall, run off coefficient, rain gauge, losses from precipitation -evaporation,
infiltration, etc. Water requirement of crops, duty, delta and base period, Kharif and Rabi Crops, Command
area, Time factor, Crop ratio, Overlap allowance, Irrigation efficiencies. Different type of canals, types of canal
irrigation, loss of water in canals. Canal lining -types and advantages. Shallow and deep to wells, yield from a
well. Weir and barrage, Failure of weirs and permeable foundation, Slit and Scour, Kennedy's theory of critical
velocity. Lacey's theory of uniform flow. Definition offload, causes and effects, methods of flood control, water
logging, preventive measures. Land reclamation, Characteristics of affecting fertility of soils, purposes, methods,
description of land and reclamation processes. Major irrigation projects in India.
V
Transportation Engineering
: Highway Engineering -cross sectional elements, geometric design, types of
pavements, pavement materials -aggregates and bitumen, different tests, Design offlexible and rigid pavements
-Water Bound Macadam (WBM) and Wet Mix Macadam (WMM), Gravel Road, Bituminous construction, Rigid
pavement joint, pavement maintenance, Highway drainage. Railway Engineering -Components of permanent
way-sleepers, ballast, fixtures and fastening, track geometry, points and crossings, track junction, stations and
yards. Traffic Engineering -Different traffic survey, speed-flow-density and their interrelationships, intersections
and interchanges, traffic signals, traffic operation, traffic signs and markings, road safety.
Environmental Engineering:
Quality of water, source of water supply, purification of water, distribution
of water, need of sanitation, sewerage systems, circular sewer, oval sewer, sewer appurtenances, sewage
treatments. Surface water drainage. Solid waste management-types, effects, engineered management system.
Air pollution -pollutants, causes, effects, control. Noise pollution -causes, health effects, control.
Structural Engineering
Theory of structures:
Elasticity constants, types of beams -determinate and indeterminate, bending moment
and shear force diagrams of simply supported, cantilever and over hanging beams. Moment of area and
moment of inertia for rectangular & circular sections, bending moment and shear stress for tee, channel and
compound sections, chimneys, dams and retaining walls, eccentric loads, slope deflection of simply supported
and cantilever beams, critical load and columns, Torsion of circular section.
Concrete Technology:
Properties, Advantages and uses of concrete, cement aggregates, importance of
water quality, water cement ratio, workability, mix design, storage, batching, mixing, placement, compaction,
finishing andcuring of concrete, quality control of concrete, hot weather and cold weather concreting, repair
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and maintenance of concrete structures.
RCC Design:
RCC beams-flexural strength, shear strength, bond strength, design of singly reinforced and
doubly reinforced beams, cantilever beams. T-beams, lintels. One way and two way slabs, isolated footings.
Reinforced brick works, columns, staircases, retaining walls, water tanks (RCC design questions may be based
on both Limit State and Working Stress methods).
Steel Design:
Steel design and construction of steel columns, beams roof trusses plate girders .
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SSC-JE
Contents
Civil
ConventiSoonlavPlea dp e(rPsa per-II)
Engineering
Unit-I Unit-V
Building Materials ................................... 1 Hydraulics .............................................. 58
1.B riSctkosan,ne Tdsi m.b.e.r. .......1. ..1...F .l.uP.ir.do. p.eH.ry.td.ir.eo.sFs.,ot. ra.Bct.uei.osc.y, .aa .nn.dc. y. ...............
2.C eme&nL ti m.e. .............8. ....F.l.o.a.t..a..t...i..o..n.. ....................5..8.. .............................................................. ................................
3.C oncTreecthen .o.l.o.g.y. ......1.2. ..2...F .l.uK.ii.dn. e.mD.ay.tn.ia.cm&.siF .,cl. soM. we. a.s.u.r.e.m.e.n.t.s.,. ................
4.P aianntMdsi scel.l.a.n.e.o.u.s. ...1.9. ...F.l.oT.wh. r.o.Pu.ig.pah.en D.sdi. m.e.n.s.Ai.no.an.l.a.y.l.s.6 .i.1.s. . .......... ........
3.O peCnh anFnleo&lHw y drMaauclhi.ic.n .e.s6. 8. ............
Unit-II
Unit-VI
Estimating, Costing and Valuation ....... 23
Irrigation Engineering ........................... 71
1.R aAtnea lVyasliusaa,nt Mdii osnc ll.a.n.e.2o.3u. s. ............
1.W atReerq uiroeCfmr eoHnpytsd ,r Satyrluicct ures,
Unit-Ill HydroalnModig syc el.l.a.n.e.o.u.s. .7.1. ................................
Surveying ............................................... 25
Unit-VII
1.F undamCeonntcaoelSfp u trsv e.y.i.n.g. .2.5. .....................
Transportation Engineering ................. 75
2.T heodoClomiptaaenssTds,r avSeurrsve.e .y.i2.n5.g . .....
3.L evealnlCdio nngt o.u.r.i.n.g. ..........3..2.. .............................. .
Uni -VIII
4.T acheoCmuert&vrH eiy cd,r ogSruarpvhe.iy.c3i. 5n. g. ..
Environmental Engineering .................. 81
Uni -IV 1.W atDeerma.n.d. ......................8...1 .. ..........................................
Soil Mechanics 36 2.Q ualCiotnyto rWfoa ltS eurp apnlWdya ter
1.P ropeCrlt.a..i.s..e.s..s.i.o.,.fi.fS. .c. o..a.iC..t.lo..i.sn.o.,.s.n. .o. ..l..a.i. ndda tionT reat.m.e.n.t. .....................8..1.. ...................................................
CompacPteiromlnie,t.a y.b .i...............3..6. ..3..D. e.s.io.gSf.ne . w.Qe.ur.a,.al .in.Ctd.hy .a .r.a.c.ot.fe. r.i.s.t.i.c.s
2.E arPtrhe sTshueroSert ya,bA inlailotyfSys l iosp es, Sewa.g.e. ...................................8...7... ..........................................
SoSitla bilainEzdxa ptlioo&rnF a otuinodna tion4 .T reatamnDedin stp oosSfie nwga. g.e. ...9.2. ......................
Engin.e.e.r.i.n.g. ...............4..9.. ...5....A. .i.a.r.n.S. d.o. .u..P.n.o.d.l. .l...u...t...i...o...n... ......... ....9..4.. ...............................................
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Unit-IX Unit-X
Theory of Structures. ............................. 96 RCC Design ........................................... 129
1.P ropeorMfte iteSastl rs&e,S s tsr. a.i.n. ...9.6. .1...S .h.eTo.ar.rs.,i.B o.on.nA.,dn. ,c. h.o.ar.naD.dge. ev. e.l.o.p ment
2.S heFaorra cnBede ndMionmge .n.t..... ..9.8. ...L.e.n..g..t..h.. ..........................1..2 .9. .................................................................
3.B endainnSdgh eSatrr e.s.s.e.s. ....1.1.1. .2...F .o.o.tC.io.nl.gu.,Bm. en.as.am,.ns .Sd .l .a..b..s.. .....1..3...3.. ............. ............
4.D eflecotfBi eoa.nm. s. .........1.1.3. ............................................
Unit-XI
5.T ehoorCyfo luamnnSdsh eCaern .t.r.e. ..1.1.9. .................
6.M iscel.l.a.n.e.o.u.s. .............1..2..1.. .S.t.e.e..l. .D..e.s.i.g.n.. ............................................. .................... 1.6.9 ..
1.S trucFtausrt.ae.ln.e .r.s. ......1.6.9. ............................................
2.T ensCioomnp,r easnsFdil oenxM uermab.le. r.1 .8.0. .....
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SSC-JE: Paper-II (Conventional)
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Building Materials
Unit
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1. Bricks, Stones and Timber
1 .1 What are the properties of good building bricks? Name the different types of stones used in different
works.
[SSC JE - 2005: 8 + 7 = 15 Marks]
Solution: Focro nstrpuucrtpiogosoneo b,du ilbdriinscghk osuh ladvt ehf eo llowing
properties:
Properties of good building bricks:
(aT)h ber ischkosu bletd a ble-maonukdli dbleundr Mnotr.e otvheemryu sbtef rfereo cmr acaknsmd u st
havree guslhaarwp iest hha erdpg es.
(bT)h ber imcuksspt r odauc clee rairn gsionugwn hde snt rwuicetkah c oht h.e r
(cT)h ebsrei wchkesbn r okoerfn r actsuhroeusdlh doa wb righhotm,o genaenoudun si fsotrrmu cftrueree
frovmo ids.
(dT)h ber ischkosu blehd a redn ousgoth h naoti mpresilssei ofonttn h seu rfwahceesn c ratwcihnteahdi l
orf inger.
(eW)h einm meriswnea dt feor2r 4h outrhsbe,r ischkosu nloadtb sowrabtm eorr teh a2n0 %b yw eigfhotr
ficrlsatbs rsi acnk2ds2 %b yw eigfhostre cocnlda bsrsi cks.
(fT)h ber ischko unlobdtr eiankpt ioe cwehsed nr oppoenad f lhaatrg dr oufnrdoa hm e iogfhot nm ee ter.
(gT)h ber ischko uhladvl eo twh ercmoanld ucatnitdvh iestyhy o ublesd o upnrdo of.
(hW)h esno akienwd a tfeor2r 4h ourtshb,er icskhsou nlosdth opwa tcohfwe hsi staelw thse dnr iiend
shade.
(iI)na n cya sber,i schkosu nlohdta vaec rushsitnrge lnegtsthsha 5n.N 5/ m2m
.
Diffteyrpeoenfsst t onuessei dnd i ffweorreaknrstae s f ollows:
S.No. Stone Classification Uses
1.
2. Basalt Igneous Road work, random rubble masonry, foundation work.
3. Kankar Sedimentary Road work, manufacture of hydraulic lime.
4. Granite Igneous In sills, steps, facade, ballast, columns and piers etc.
5. Marble Metamorphic Flooring, facade, columns, ornamental work etc.
6. Murum Metamorphic Garden walls, paths etc.
7. Sand stone Sedimentary Flooring, steps, facade, ornamental work etc.
8. Slate Metamorphic Roofing, sills, damp-proof courses etc.
Quartzite Metamorphic Retaining walls, concrete aggregate, pitching, rubble masonry facade etc.
19. 0. Laterite Metamorphic Road work, rough stone masonry, building stone etc.
11. Chalk Sedimentary Putty manufacture, colouring material in PPC etc.
Lime stone Sedinemtary Flooring, steps, walls, road work, lime manufacture etc.
