KPSC Assistant Engineer Syllabus 2022, Important MCQ, Latest Exam Pattern, Books
Detail Information about KPSC has published notification 2022 for the recruitment of Assistant Engineer Civil vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.
Kerala PSC AE Recruitment 2022 - Overview
| Organization Name | Kerala Public Service Commission (Kerala PSC) |
| Name of the Post | Assistant Engineer |
| No of Posts | 72 Posts |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Job Location | Kerala |
| Official Website | www.keralapsc.gov.in |
KPSC Assistant Engineer Syllabus 2022
Civil
Civil
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Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Engineering
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1. Fluid Statics- Fluid pressure, Buoyancy, and floatation, 2. Fluid Kinematics, 3. Dynamics of fluid flow, 4. Flow-through orifice and notches, 5. Flow-through pipes, 6. Boundary layer, 7. Drag and Lift on immersed bodies. 8. Hydraulic machines- flow through veins (moving and stationary) 9. Impulse and reaction Turbines, Centrifugal Pumps, 10. Open channel flow, Uniform flow, 11. Hydraulic Jump, Gradually varied flow, Dimensional analysis, and model testing. 12. Hydrologic cycle, Precipitation, Infiltration, and Evaporation- measurement and data analysis. 13. Runoff-components and computation, 14. Hydrograph, Unit Hydrograph, and S-Hydrograph. 15. Irrigation types and methods-Soil water plant relationships, 16. Frequency of irrigation, 17. Computation of crop water requirement. 18. Streamflow measurement -Stage -discharge curve. 19. Meandering of rivers, river training works. 20. Surface water systems: diversion and storage systems, the reservoir - estimation of storage capacity and yield of reservoirs - reservoir sedimentation -useful life of a reservoir. Groundwater - Aquifer types and properties - Steady radial flow into a well. 21. Estimation of the yield of an open well. |
| Surveying and Levelling, Valuation, and Quantity Surveying |
1. Surveying, Contouring, and Levelling. Area and Volume Computation, Levelling and Contouring 2. Global Positioning Systems, Geographical Information System, and Remote Sensing, 3. Theodolite Survey and Mass Diagram 4. Survey of Total Station and Electronic Distance Measurement 5. Rates Analysis - Databook and rate schedule 6. Rates for many work items and Detailed specification 7. Estimate Types 8. Bar bending schedules preparation for different RCC works 9. Detailed estimates of various items of works 10. Valuation- Depreciation, valuation methods, and rent fixation |
| Design of Structures |
1. Analysis of reinforced rectangular beams 2. Shear strength of RC beam 3. Circular slabs simply supported, fixed as well as partially fixed subjected to udl 4. Design of water tanks, Design philosophy, and requirements 5. IS code recommendations and Prestressed concrete 6. Design of slender columns and Design of footings 7. Design of cantilever retaining wall with no surcharge 8. Design principles of counterfort retaining wall 9. Limit state method of design 10. Curtailment of reinforcement 11. Design for torsion, Continuous slab, and Design of one-way slab 12. Design of shear reinforcement, Bond, and development length 13. Two-way slabs, Deflection, Cracking, and Limit state of serviceability 14. Columns subjected to compression, and biaxial bending 15. Concept of prestressing, materials, and prestressing methods 16. Loss of prestressing and Prestressing systems 17. Analysis of prestressed beams at service stages 18. Steel structures - Bolted as well as welded connections 19. Tension & Compression members, Beams, Purlins, Roof trusses 20. Timber structures - columns, and composite beams |
| Mechanics of Solids and Structural and Analysis |
1. Concept of stress and strain 2. Bending moment as well as shear force 3. Deflection of beams 4. Stresses in beams 5. Theory of columns and Truss analysis 6. Statically indeterminate structures and Principles of virtual work 7. Moving loads and influence lines, Arches, and Strain Energy methods 8. Methods of Moment Distribution and Slope Deflection 9. Kani’s analysis method |
| Environmental Engineering |
1. Water treatment methods 2. Quantity estimation, Water sources,, and its demand 3. Sludge digestion, Sludge drying bed 4. Forecasting of population and water quality 5. Disinfection methods 6. Process for Activated Sludge process and Trickling filter 7. Control of air pollutants 8. Air quality legislation 9. Oxygen sag curve and its treatment 10. Water distribution and Hardy Cross analysis method 11. Wastewater 12. Sewers designs 13. Design of treatment units- Sedimentation tank, Screening, and Grit chamber 14. Septic tanks, Imhoff tanks, Oxidation ponds, and Oxidation ditches 15. Upflow anaerobic sludge 16. Sources of Air pollution and their effects |
| Building Materials, Construction Technology, Construction Management |
1. Failures and Retrofitting of buildings, failures in Steel structures 2. Construction Planning and Scheduling, Construction disputes and settlement 3. Construction Materials - Structural steel, Timber, Mortar, Iron and Steel, and Modern materials 4. Concrete -Admixtures, Making of concrete, Mix proportioning 5. Building construction- Cost-effective construction, Masonry, Foundations, Lintels, and arches 6. Floors and flooring coverings, Doors, windows as well as ventilators, and Finishing works 7. Tall Buildings: Slip form construction, Steel and Concrete frame, and Prefabricated construction, 8. Principles of materials management 9. Vertical transportation Stairs, Elevators, Ramps, and Escalators, 10. Ethics in Construction, Construction safety 11. Quality management practices, Construction procedures |
| Transportation Engineering and Urban Planning |
1. Classification and alignment of highways 2. The geometric design of highways 3. CBR method of flexible pavement design 4. Construction and maintenance of pavements 5. Properties as well as testing the materials of pavement 6. Basic diagrams of traffic flow theory 7. Maintenance, and Design of tracks 8. Alignment, Ventilation and drainage of tunnels, Types of harbors and docks 9. Goals and objectives of planning 10. Design of runways, aprons, and taxiways 11. Traffic studies and analysis 12. Airport characteristics- Aircraft parts 13. Terminal area planning and selection of the site 14. Traffic regulation rules, Traffic safety, and Highway capacity 15. Theories of urbanization 16. Study of Urban Forms, Zoning 17. Development of new towns 18. Development Plan and the act of town planning 19. Components of Regional planning as well as planning |
| Geotechnical Engineering |
1. Soil Shear characteristics 2. Classification and three-phase soil system 3. Consolidation and compaction 4. Soil permeability 5. Stability of finite slopes and various related methods 6. Ground improvement techniques 7. Stresses in subsoil 8. Theories of Rankine and Coulomb 9. The formula of Boussinesq, chart Lateral earth pressure of Newmark 10. Major soil deposits of India 11. Investigation of the site and related tests 12. Soil bearing capacity 13. Design of shallow, deep, and machine foundations |
KPSC Assistant Engineer Exam Pattern 2022
Duration : 75 Minutes
Negative Marking : 0.33
| S.No | Subject | No.of Question | Marks |
| 1. | Technical Subject (Civil) | 100 | 100 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
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