RRB JE Syllabus for Civil & Allied Engineering

RRB JE Syllabus Civil RRB JE Syllabus for Civil & Allied Engineering

RRB JE Syllabus for Civil & Allied Engineering

RRB JE Syllabus Civil

Engineering Mechanics-

• Force (resolution of force, moment of force, force system, composition of forces),
• Equilibrium, Friction, Centroid
• Center of gravity, Simple machines.

Building Construction-

• Building components (substructure, superstructure), type of structure (load bearing, framed and composite structures).

Building materials-

• Masonry materials (stones, bricks, and mortars),
• Timber and miscellaneous materials (glass, plastic, fiber, aluminum steel, galvanized iron, bitumen, PVC, CPVC, and PPF).

Construction of substructure-

• job layout,
• earthwork,
• foundation (types, dewatering, coffer dams, bearing capacity).

Construction of superstructure-

• stone masonry,
• brick masonry,
• Hollow concrete block masonry,
• composite masonry,
• cavity wall,
• doors and windows,
• vertical communication (stairs, lifts, escalators), scaffolding and shoring.

Building finishes-

• Floors (finishes, process of laying),
• walls (plastering, pointing, painting)
• roofs (roofing materials including RCC).

Building maintenance-

• Cracks (causes, type, repairs- grouting, guniting, epoxy etc.), settlement (causes and remedial measures),
• re-baring techniques.

Building drawing-

• Conventions (type of lines, symbols),
• planning of building (principles of planning for residential and public buildings,
•  rules and byelaws), drawings (plan, elevation, section, site plan, location plan, foundation plan, working drawing),
• perspective drawing.

Concrete Technology-

• Properties of various types/grades of cement,
• properties of coarse and fine aggregates,
• properties of concrete (water cement ratio,
• properties of fresh and hardened concrete),
• Concrete mix design, testing of concrete,
• quality control of concrete (batching, formwork, transportation, placing, compaction, curing, waterproofing),
• extreme weather concreting and chemical admixtures,
• properties of special concrete (ready mix, RCC, pre-stressed, fiber reinforced, precast, high performance).

Surveying-

• Types of survey,
• chain and cross staff survey (principle,
• ranging, triangulation, chaining, errors, finding area), compass survey (principle, bearing of line, prismatic compass, traversing, local attraction, calculation of bearings,
• angles and local attraction) leveling (dumpy level, recording in level book,
• temporary adjustment, methods of reduction of levels,
• classification of leveling, tilting level, auto level, sources of errors, precautions and difficulties in leveling), contouring (contour interval,
• characteristics, method of locating, interpolation,
• establishing grade contours, uses of contour maps), area and volume measurements, plane table survey (principles, setting, method),
• theodolite survey (components, adjustments, measurements, traversing), Tacheometric survey, curves (types, setting out),
• advanced survey equipment, aerial survey and remote sensing.

Computer Aided Design-

• CAD Software (AutoCAD, Auto Civil, 3D Max etc.),
• CAD commands,
• generation of plan,
• elevation,
• section,
• site plan,
• area statement,
• 3D view.

Geo Technical Engineering-

• Application of Geo Technical Engineering in design of foundation,
• pavement,
• earth retaining structures,
• earthen dams etc.,
• physical properties of soil,
• permeability of soil and seepage analysis,
• shear strength of soil,
• bearing capacity of soil,
• compaction and stabilization of soil,
• site investigation and sub soil exploration.

Hydraulics-

• properties of fluid,
• hydrostatic pressure,
• measurement of liquid pressure in pipes,
• fundamentals of fluid flow,
• flow of liquid through pipes,
• flow through open channel,
• flow measuring devices,
• hydraulic machines.

Irrigation Engineering-

• Hydrology,
• investigation and reservoir planning,
• percolation tanks,
• diversion head works.

Mechanics of Structures-

• Stress and strain,
• shear force and bending moment,
• moment of inertia,
• stresses in beams, analysis of trusses, strain energy.

Theory of structures-

• Direct and bending stresses,
• slope and deflection,
•  fixed beam,
• continuous beam,
• moment distribution method,
• columns.

Design of Concrete Structures-

• Working Stress method,
• Limit State method,
• analysis and design of singly reinforced and doubly reinforced sections,
• shear,
• bond and development length,
• analysis and design of T Beam, s
• lab,
• axially loaded column and footings.

Design of Steel Structures-

• Types of sections,
• grades of steel,
• strength characteristics,
• IS Code,
• Connections,
• Design of tension and compression members,
• steel roof truss,
• beams,
• column bases.

Transportation Engineering-

• Railway Engineering (alignment and gauges,
• permanent way,
• railway track geometrics,
• branching of tracks,
• stations and yards,
• track maintenance),
• Bridge engineering (site selection, investigation, component parts of bridge, permanent and temporary bridges, inspection and maintenance),
• Tunnel engineering (classification, shape and sizes, tunnel investigation and surveying, method of tunneling in various strata, precautions, equipment, explosives, lining and ventilation).

Highway Engineering-

• Road Engineering,
• investigation for road project,
• geometric design of highways,
• construction of road pavements and materials,
• traffic engineering,
• hill roads,
• drainage of roads,
• maintenance
•  repair of roads.

Environmental Engineering-

• Environmental pollution and control,
• public water supply,
• domestic sewage,
• solid waste management,
• environmental sanitation,
• plumbing.

Advanced Construction Techniques and Equipment-

• Fibers and plastics,
• artificial timber,
• advanced concreting methods (under water concreting,
• ready mix concrete,
• Tremix concreting,
• special concretes),
• formwork,
• pre-fabricated construction,
• soil reinforcing techniques,
• hoisting and conveying equipment,
• earth moving machinery (exaction and compaction equipment),
• concrete mixers,
• stone crushers,
• pile driving equipment,
• working of hot mix bitumen plant,
• bitumen paver,
• floor polishing machines.

Estimating and Costing-

• Types of estimates (approximate,
• detailed),
• mode of measurements
• rate analysis.

Contracts and Accounts-

• Types of engineering contracts,
• Tender and tender documents,
• payment,
• specifications.

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