UPSC CSE Civil Engineering Optional Syllabus 2024

Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials and Structural Analysis

• Engineering Mechanics :
  Units and Dimensions, SI Units, Vectors, Concept of Force, Concept of particle and rigid
  body. Concurrent, Non- Concurrent and parallel forces in a plane, moment of force
  free body diagram, conditions of equilibrium, Principle of virtual work, equivalent force
  system.
  First and Second Moment of area, Mass moment of Inertia. Static Friction.
  Kinematics and Kinetics:
  Kinematics in cartesian Co-ordinates, motion under uniform and non-uniform
  acceleration, motion under gravity. Kinetics of particle : Momentum and Energy
  principles, collision of elastic bodies, rotation of rigid bodies.
• Strength of Materials :
  Simple Stress and Strain, Elastic constants, axially loaded compression members, Shear
  force and bending moment, theory of simple bending, Shear Stress distribution across
  cross sections, Beams of uniform strength.
  Deflection of beams: Mecaulay’s method, Mohr’s Moment area method, Conjugate beam
  method, unit load method. Torsion of Shafts, Elastic stability of columns, Euler’s,
  Rankine’s and Secant formulae.
• Structural Analysis :
  Castiglianio’s theorems I and II, unit load method, of consistent deformation applied to
  beams and pin jointed trusses. Slope-deflection, moment distribution.
  Rolling loads and Influences lines : Influences lines for Shear Force and Bending
  moment at a section of a beam. Criteria for maximum shear force and bending Moment in
  beams traversed by a system of moving loads. Influences lines for simply supported
  plane pin jointed trusses.
  Arches : Three hinged, two hinged and fixed arches, rib shortening and temperature
  effects.
  Matrix mehods of analysis : Force method and displacement method of analysis of
  indeterminate beams and rigid frames.
  Plastic Analysis of beams and frames : Theory of plastic bending, plastic analysis, statical
  method, Mechanism method.
  Unsymmetrical bending : Moment of inertia, product of inertia, position of Neutral Axis
  and Principal axes, calculation of bending stresses

Design of Structures : Steel, Concrete and Masonry Structures

• Structural Steel Design :
  Structural steel : Factors of safety and load factors. Riveted, bolted and welded joints and
  connections. Design of tension and compression members, beams of built up section,
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  riveted and welded plate girders, gantry girders, stancheons with battens and lacings.
• Design of Concrete and Masonry Structures :
  Concept of mix design. Reinforced Concrete : Working Stress and Limit State method of
  design— Recommendations of I. S. codes. Design of one way and two way slabs,
  stair-case slabs, simple and continuous beams of rectangular, T and L sections.
  Compression members under direct load with or without eccentricity.
  Cantilever and Counter fort type retaining walls.
  Water tanks : Design requirements for Rectangular and circular tanks resting on ground.
  Prestressed Concrete : Methods and systems of prestressing, anchorages, Analysis
  and design of sections for flexure based on working stress, loss of prestress.
  Design of brick masonry as per I. S. Codes

Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow and Hydraulic Machines

• Fluid Mechanics :
  Fluid properties and their role in fluid motion, fluid statics including forces acting on
  plane and curve surfaces.
  Kinematics and Dynamics of Fluid flow : Velocity and accelerations, stream lines,
  equation of continuity, irrotational and rotational flow, velocity potential and stream
  functions.
  Continuity, momentum, energy equation, Navier Stokes equation, Euler’s equation of
  motion, application to fluid flow problems, pipe flow, sluice gates, weirs.
• Dimensional Analysis and Similitude: Buckingham’s Pi-theorem, dimensionless
  parameters.
• Laminar Flow :
  Laminar flow between parallel, stationary and moving plates, flow through tube.
• Boundary layer :
  Laminar and turbulent boundary layer on a flat plate, laminar sub-layer, smooth and
  rough boundaries, drag and lift.
  Turbulent flow through pipes : Characteristics of turbulent flow, velocity distribution and
  variation of pipe friction factor, hydraulic grade line and total energy line.
• Open Channel Flow :
  Uniform and non-uniform flows, momentum and energy correction factors, specific
  energy and specific force, critical depth, rapidly varied flow, hydraulic jump, gradually
  varied flow, classification of surface profiles, control section, step method of integration
  of varied flow equation.
• Hydraulic Machines and Hydro power :
  Hydraulic turbines, types classification, Choice of turbines performance parameters,
  controls, characteristics, specific speed. Principles of hydro power development.

Geo technical Engineering 

• Soil Type and Structure—gradation and particle size distribution—consistency limits.
  Water in soil—capillary and structural—effective stress and pore water
  pressure—permeability concept—filed and laboratory determination of
  permeability—Seepage pressure—quick sand conditions—Shear strength
  determination—Mohr Coulomb concept.
• Compaction of soil—Laboratory and filed test.
• Compressibility and consolidation concept— consolidation theory—consolidation
  settlement analysis.
• Earth pressure theory and analysis for retaining walls, Application for sheet piles and
  Braced excavation.
• Bearing capacity of soil—approaches for analysis- Filed tests—settlement
  analysis—stability of slope of earth walk.
• Subsurface exploration of soils—methods
  Foundation—Type and selection criteria for foundation of structures—Design criteria for
  foundation—Analysis of distribution of stress for footings and pile—pile group
  action—pile load test.
• Ground improvement techniques