ગુજ રાત � હે ર સેવ ા આ યોગ

ગુજ રાત � હે ર સેવ ા આ યોગ

છ- ૩ સકર્ લ પાસે, છ રોડ, સેક્ટર- ૧૦/એ, ગાંધ ીનગર- ૩૮૨૦૧૦
� .કર્.૭૩/૨૦૨૪- ૨૫, મદદનીશ ઇજનેર (િસિવલ), વગર્- ૨, (માગર્ અ ને
મકાન િવભ ાગ) ના સંબ ંિ ધત િવષયના સંશ ોિધત અભ્ યાસકર્મ બ ાબ ત

તા.૨૨/૧૧/૨૦૨૪ અને તા.૨૩/૦૧/૨૦૨૫ ના રોજ �.કર્-૭૩/૨૦૨૪-૨૫, માગર્ અને

મકાન િવભાગ હસ્તકના મદદનીશ ઇજનેર (િસિવલ), વગર્-૨ ની પર્ાથિમક કસોટીનો
સંયુક્ત અભ્યાસકર્મ (ભાગ-૧ સામાન્ય અભ્યાસ અને ભાગ-૨ સંબંિધત િવષય) પર્િસધ્ધ
કરવામાં આવેલ.

૨. સદર સંય ુક્ત અ ભ્ યાસકર્મ પૈકી ભ ાગ- ૨ (સંબ ંિ ધત િવષય) નો અભ્ યાસકર્મ
આ સાથેન ા િબ ડાણ મુજ બ નો ધ્યાને લેવ ાનો રહે શ ે. જ ને ી સંબ ંિ ધત ઉમેદ વારોએ
નોંધ લેવ ા િવનંત ી.

તા.૨૯/૦૧/૨૦૨૫ સંયુક્ત સિચવ

ગુજરાત �હે ર સેવા આયોગ
Syllabus for the preliminary test for the recruitment on the
post of Assistant Engineer (Civil), Class-II in Roads and
Building Department
Marks – 200 Questions – 200 Medium - English

1. Building Materials:
Stone, Lime, Glass, Plastics, Steel, FRP, Ceramics, Aluminum, Fly Ash, Basic
Admixtures, Timber, Bricks and Aggregates: Classification, properties and selection
criteria;

Cement: Types, Composition, Properties, Uses, Specifications and various Tests;

Lime & Cement Mortars and Concrete: Properties and various Tests; Design of
Concrete Mixes: Proportioning of aggregates and methods of mix design. Pre-cast
and Pre-fabricating technology.

2. Solid Mechanics:
Elastic constants, Stress, plane stress, Strains, plane strain, Mohr’s circle of stress
and strain, Elastic theories of failure, Principal Stresses, Bending, Shear and Torsion.

3. Structural Analysis:
Basics of strength of materials, Types of stresses and strains, Bending moments and
shear force, concept of bending and shear stresses; Analysis of determinate and
indeterminate structures; Trusses, beams, plane frames; Rolling loads, Influence
Lines, Unit load method & other methods; Free and Forced vibrations of single
degree and multi degree freedom system; Suspended Cables; Concepts and use of
Computer Aided Design.

4. Design of Steel Structures:

Principles of Limit state methods, Design of tension and compression members,
Design of beams and beam column connections, built-up sections, Girders, Industrial
roofs, Principles of Ultimate load design.

5. Design of Concrete and Masonry structures:

Design, Design process, Design philosophy. Limit state design for bending, shear,
axial compression and combined forces; Design of beams, Slabs, Lintels,
Foundations, Retaining walls, Tanks, Staircases; Principles of pre- stressed concrete
 design including materials and methods; Design of Masonry Structure.

RC Design: Loading standards as per I.S, distribution & flow of loads, lateral load
due to wind as per IS: 875(Part - III), load combinations, guidelines for preparation
of structural layout for building.

Earthquake Engineering: Fundamentals of Earthquake Vibrations of buildings,

Earthquake Basics, Earthquake resistant Masonry features, Philosophy of
earthquake resistant design, earthquake proof v/s earthquake resistant design,
seismic structural configuration, Introduction to IS: 1893(Part I), IS: 875 (Part V).
Seismic load: Seismic coefficient method – base shear and lateral force distribution
along height. Introduction to Response spectrum, IS code provisions. Modal analysis
of building frame, Lateral Loads on Buildings, Lateral Load Distribution, Ductile
Detailing, Introduction to soil liquefaction, structural controls & Seismic
strengthening.

6. Construction Practice, Planning and Management:

Construction - Planning, Equipment, Site investigation and Management including
Estimation with latest project management tools and network analysis for different
Types of works; Analysis of Rates of various types of works; Tendering Process and
Contract Management, Environment clearance, Quality Control, Productivity,
Operation Cost; Land acquisition; Labour safety and welfare, maintenance and
repair, Electrical layouts of simple Buildings, Heat Ventilation and air conditioning,
Fire safety.

7. Estimating and Costing :

Fundamentals of Estimating and Costing, Approximate Estimates, Detailed Estimate,
Estimate for Civil Engineering Works, Rate Analysis.

8. Building Construction:
General Principles of Building, Brick and stone masonry walls, types of masonry,
cavity walls, reinforced brickwork, building services, detailing of floors, roofs,
ceilings, stairs, doors and windows, finishing, formwork, ground water control
techniques, cofferdams, functional planning of building, orientations of buildings,
low cost housings.
9. Flow of Fluids, Hydraulic Machines and Hydro Power:
(a) Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Pipe Flow:
Fluid properties; Dimensional Analysis and Modeling; Fluid dynamics including flow
kinematics and measurements; Flow net; Viscosity, Boundary layer and control,
Drag, Lift, Principles in open channel flow, Flow controls. Hydraulic jump; Surges;
Pipe networks.

(b) Hydraulic Machines and Hydropower:

Various pumps, Air vessels, Hydraulic turbines – types, classifications &
performance parameters; Power house – classification and layout, storage, pondage,
control of supply.

10. Hydrology and Water Resources and Irrigation Engineering:

Hydrological cycle, measurement and analysis of rainfall, Ground water hydrology,
Well hydrology and related data analysis; Streams and their gauging; River
morphology; Flood, drought and their management; Capacity of Reservoirs.

Water Resources Engineering : Multipurpose uses of Water, River basins and their
potential;, water demand assessment; Resources - storages and their yields; Water
logging, canal and drainage design, Gravity dams, falls, weirs, Energy dissipaters,
barrage Distribution works, Cross drainage works and head-works and their design;

Concepts in canal design, construction & maintenance; River training work.

Introduction to use of remote sensing and GIS technologies in study of irrigated
areas. Land grading and field layout, Design aspects in border strip method, check
basin method and furrow irrigation. Irrigation systems: Types, principles, design,
operation, maintenance and problems associated with it. Irrigation efficiencies,
Scheduling of irrigation. Irrigation water quality. Design of Hydraulic Structures:
Elements of Dam engineering, Embankment dam engineering, Concrete dam
engineering, Dam outlet works, Drop structures.

11. Environmental Engineering:

(a) Water Supply Engineering:
Sources, Estimation, quality standards and testing of water and their treatment;
Rural, Institutional and industrial water supply; Physical, chemical and biological
characteristics and sources of water, Pollutants in water and its effects, Estimation
of water demand; Drinking water Standards, Water Treatment Plants, Water
 distribution networks.

(b) Waste Water Engineering:

Planning & design of domestic waste water, sewage collection and disposal;
Plumbing Systems. Components and layout of sewerage system; Planning & design
of Domestic Waste-water disposal system; Sludge management including treatment,
disposal and re-use of treated effluents; Industrial waste waters and Effluent
Treatment Plants including institutional and industrial sewage management.

(c) Solid Waste Management :

Sources & classification of solid wastes along with planning & design of its
management system; Disposal system, Beneficial aspects of wastes and Utilization
by Civil Engineers.

(d) Air, Noise pollution and Ecology: Concepts & general methodology.

12. Geo-technical Engineering and Foundation Engineering:

(a) Geo-technical Engineering:
Soil exploration - planning & methods, Properties of soil, classification, various tests
and interrelationships; Permeability & Seepage, Compressibility, consolidation and
Shearing resistance, Stability of slopes, Earth pressure theories and stress
distribution in soil; Properties and uses of geo-synthetics, Basics of foundation,
Subsurface Investigation, Bearing capacity of shallow foundation, Pile foundations.

(b) Foundation Engineering:

Types of foundations & selection criteria, bearing capacity, settlement analysis,
design and testing of shallow & deep foundations; Slope stability analysis, Earthen
embankments, Dams and Earth retaining structures: types, analysis and design,
Principles of ground modifications, ground water control techniques, cofferdams.

13. Surveying and Geology:

(a) Surveying:
Classification of surveys, various methodologies, instruments & analysis of
measurement of distances, elevation and directions; Field astronomy, Global
Positioning System; Map preparation; Photogrammetric; Remote sensing concepts;
Survey Layout for culverts, canals, bridges, road/railway alignment and buildings,
Setting out of Curves. Application of Geo informatics in Civil Engineering: Land use
and land cover mapping, Transportation studies, crop inventory studies, ground
 water mapping, urban growth studies, flood plain mapping, waste land mapping,
Waste disposal facility in urban areas and disaster management.

(b) Geology:
Basic knowledge of Engineering geology & its application in projects. Types of
structures and classification and their effect on Civil Engineering projects and
Geological mapping.

14. Transportation Engineering

Highways - Planning & construction methodology, Alignment and geometric design;
Traffic Surveys and Controls; Principles of Flexible and Rigid pavements design.
Different modes of transport.
Tunneling - Alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck, drainage,
lighting and ventilation.
Bridges-Fundamentals of Bridge Engineering , Bridge Site Investigations and
Planning, Bridge Hydrology, Standards of Loadings for Bridge Design, Different
Types of Bridges, Bridge Superstructure, Bearings and Substructure Design, Design
of Bridge Foundations, Bridge Approaches, River Training Work & Protection Work,
Methods of Bridge Construction, Inspection, maintenance & Repair of Bridges,
Testing of Bridges, Bridge Architecture.

15. Concrete Technology:

Cement, Aggregates and Water, Concrete, Concrete Mix Design and Testing of
Concrete, Quality Control of Concrete: Chemical Admixture, Special Concrete and
Extreme Weather concreting.

16. Civil Engineering in Gujarat- Important Buildings, Monuments and

Construction-Historical as well as Modern Important Reservoir-Its Storage,
Catchment and Command Area, Technical features and important
characteristics.
17. Road safety measures, use of plastic waste, recycled aggregates etc. in road
construction.

18. Current Trends and Recent Advancements in the Above Field.