Description
Wiley Wiley Acing The Gate: Civil Engineering, 2Ed (Reprint 2019)
This book acts as a complete reference for aspirants of GATE (CE), covering fundamental aspects of theory before proceeding to relevant questions. The theoretical and numerical concepts in the book are meticulously designed to enhance knowledge and offer valuable insights into critical aspects of the topics. It covers all topics, including new topics introduced in GATE(CE) 2016 syllabus in sufficient depth. The coverage of topics is self-sufficient requiring little to no cross-referencing having sufficient number of questions for practice. Each chapter in the book is important to upgrade the level of preparation, and competency level can be checked through Practice Exercises section. Attempts have been made to keep the practice questions qualitative rather than quantitative with an aim to enable students spend extra time to understand the approach to be followed.
About the Author
Dr. Mahesh Mungule is currently working as Assistant Professor at Institute
of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management (IITRAM), Ahmedabad.
Before opting for PhD, he briefly worked for construction company (CCCL, Chennai) in the capacity of Engineer—Planning Engineering. Further, he has an academic experience of more than three years, teaching at under-graduate and post-graduate levels in Civil Engineering. He has special interest in the area of structural mechanics and has published numerous papers in journals and conferences of international repute.
Dr. Rahul Deshpande is currently working as Associate Professor in National
Institute of Construction Management and Research, Pune. Further, he has worked as Engineer-Projects at HPCL, Mumbai Refinery, before getting interested in research and academics. His areas of interests are in the field of traffic modelling, signal timing optimisation and technologies for efficient movement of people and goods. He has published numerous papers in journals and conferences of international repute.
Table of Contents
Preface
About the Authors
Acing the GATE
Syllabus for Civil Engineering (CE)
1 Engineering Mechanics
- Fundamental Definitions in Mechanics
- Force and Force System
- Fundamental Principles in Mechanics
- Static Equilibrium
- Application of Statics
- Statics of Rigid Bodies: Effect of Non-concurrent Forces in a Plane
- Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies and Application to Statics
- Beams
- Friction
- Dynamics
- Newton’s Law and D’Alembert’s Principle
- Work, Energy and Power
- Impact of Elastic Bodies
- Center of Mass and Mass Moment of Inertia
- Principle of Virtual Work
2 Solid Mechanics
- Bending (Flexure) Theory
- Shear Theory or Shearing Stresses
- Torsion Theory
- Deflections
- Columns
3 Structural Analysis
- Analysis of Framed Structures
- Analysis of Statically Determinate Structures
- Principle of Superposition
- Analysis of Plane Truss
- Influence Line Diagram
- Analysis of Three-Hinged Arches
- Analysis of Statically Indeterminate Structures
- Matrix Analysis of Structures
4 Construction Materials and Management
- Construction Materials
- Construction Management
- Project Planning and Network Analysis
5 Concrete Structures
- Introduction
- Concrete Technology
- Concrete Mix Design
- Design of Concrete Structures
- Working Stress Method
- Limit State Design
- Comparison of Working Stress and Limit State Methods
- Analysis in Working Stress Method
- Balanced, Under-reinforced and Over-reinforced Section
- Analysis in Limit State Method
- Design of Structural Elements
- Design of T and L Beams
- Design of Columns
- Design of Slabs
- Prestressed Concrete
6 Steel Structures
- Introduction
- Design Philosophy
- Design of Structural Members
- Design of Built-up Columns
- Design of Tension Members
- Design of Beams
- Deformation of Beams
- Design of Built-Up Beams
- Design of Connections
- Plastic Analysis
7 Geotechnical Engineering
- Introduction
- Classification of Soils
- Physical Properties of Soil
- Plasticity Characteristics of Soil
- Permeability
- Seepage Analysis
- Effective Stress Principle
- Earth Pressure Theories
- Vertical Stress Distribution
- Contact Pressure Distribution on Soils for Different Type of Footings
- Stability of Slopes
- Compaction
- Compression and Consolidation
- Consolidation
- Shear Strength of Soil
- Soil Investigation
- Foundation
- Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundation
- Settlement of Shallow Foundation
- Deep Foundation—Pile Foundation
8 Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
- Introduction
- Properties of Fluids
- Hydraulic Jump
- Impact of Jets
- Basics of Hydraulic Machines
9 Hydrology
- Hydrologic Cycle
- Water Budget Equation
- Precipitation
- Evaporation
- Evapotranspiration
- Methods of Stream Flow Measurement
- Interception
- Infiltration
- Depression Storage
- Runoff
- Hydrographs
- Estimating Design Flood
- Instantaneous Unit Hydrograph
- Flood Routing Methods
- Types of Reservoirs
- Groundwater Flow
- Wells
10 Irrigation
- Types of Irrigation
- Methods of Irrigation
- Water Requirement of Crops
- Principal Crops and Crop Seasons
- Duty and Delta
- Consumptive Use of Water (Evapo-Transpiration)
- Irrigation Efficiencies
- Irrigation Requirement of Crops
- Crop Rotation
- Straight Drop Spillway
- Diversion Headwork
- Irrigation Channels
- Water Logging and Drainage
11 Environmental Engineering
- Sources of Water
- Water Quality or Characteristics of Water
- Water Quantity Estimation
- Water Intake Structure
- Water Distribution Systems
- Water Treatment
- Wastewater Quantity Estimation
- Characteristics of Sewage
- Wastewater Treatment
- Types of Solid Wastes
- Municipal Solid Waste
- Types of Pollutants
- Units of Measure of Air Pollutants
- Air Pollution Meteorology
- Effects of Air Pollutants on Human Health
- Air Pollution Control
- Properties of Sound Waves
12 Transportation Engineering
- Classification of Roads
- Highway Alignment and Engineering Surveys
- Geometric Design of Highways
- Geometric Design of Railway Track
- Geometric Design of Airports
- Pavement Design
- Traffic Engineering
- Statistical Analysis of Traffic Data
13 Geomatics Engineering
- Types of Surveying
- Units of Measurement and Conversion Factors
- Compass Surveying
- Measure of Bearing
- Errors
- Limits for Acceptable Errors in Surveying
- Levelling
- Curves
- Photogrammetry
- Remote Sensing
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Important Formulas
Solved Examples
Solved GATE Previous Years’ Questions
Practice Exercises
Answers to Practice Exercises
List of Codes
Solved GATE 2018 Paper.
Index