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APPSC Polytechnic Lecturers Civil Engineering Paper

The document contains: 1) A syllabus for the written test of AP Transco Assistant Engineer (Civil) - 2017, outlining topics like strength of materials, reinforced concrete, steel structures, fluid mechanics, and soil mechanics. 2) A sample model question paper format with multiple choice questions and instructions for the exam. 3) Three sample multiple choice questions on topics like Poisson's ratio, modular ratio, and beam deflection.

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APPSC Polytechnic Lecturers Civil Engineering Paper

The document contains: 1) A syllabus for the written test of AP Transco Assistant Engineer (Civil) - 2017, outlining topics like strength of materials, reinforced concrete, steel structures, fluid mechanics, and soil mechanics. 2) A sample model question paper format with multiple choice questions and instructions for the exam. 3) Three sample multiple choice questions on topics like Poisson's ratio, modular ratio, and beam deflection.

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expensive
3.Transformers usually transfer electrical energy from primary A B C D
to secondary with change in
(A) Frequency (B) Voltage (C) Power (D) Time period

Syllabus for Written Test of AP Transco


Assistant Engineer (Civil) - 2017
1. Strength of Materials: Simple stresses and strains. Hook’s law. Stress-strain curve for mild
steel, elastic constants, compound bars, temperature stresses, strain energy, resilience, impact
loading, SFD and BMD for simply supported, cantilever and overhanging beams. Centre of
gravity and moment of inertia, bending and shear stress distributions. Theory of pure torsion,
helical spring, thin and thick cylinders, analysis of trusses by method of joints and method of
sections, combined direct and bending stresses, column and struts, deflection of beams-double
integration, moment area and conjugate beam methods.
2.Reinforced Concrete: Basic reinforcing materials, tests on cement and aggregates. Structural
concrete and its grades, workability tests and concrete mix design. Singly and doubly
reinforced beams, working stress design of rectangular and flanged beams, shear, bond,
development length and torsion in beams, one-way and two-way slabs, axially and eccentrically
loaded columns, isolated and combined footings. Basic concepts of limit state design and its
applications to the design of beams, slabs and columns.

3.Steel Structures: Grades of steels, design of simple and compound beams, riveted and welded
joints, riveted and welded connections’-eccentric framed and seated, simple and compound
columns, slab and gusseted bases, grillage foundations, roof trusses, plastic analysis – plastic
bending of beams, shape factor, plastic analysis theorems, and analysis of fixed, propped
cantilever beams by static and kinematics methods.

4.Fluid Mechanics & Machinery : Fluid properties, pressure measurements, manometers, forces
on plane and curved surfaces, center of pressure, principle of buoyancy, stability of floating and
submerged bodies, metacentre, Kinematics of fluid flow, equation of continuity. Euler’s and
Bernoulli’s equations, Impulse-momentum, flow measuring device s – orifices and mouth
pieces, notches and weirs, flow through pipes, open channel flow, impact of jets – stationery
and moving vanes (flat and curved), radial vanes, hydraulic turbines, pumps and machinery.
5.Soil Mechanics: Physical properties of soils, classification and identification, permeability,
capillarity, seepage, compaction, shear strength, Earth pressure, slope stability.
Foundation Engineering : Stress distribution in soils, bearing capacity, settlement analysis, pile
foundation, Coffer dams, Caissons, Dewatering, Bracing for excavations, site investigations,
New mark charts, Machine foundation.
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Model of Question Paper


The Question paper consists of one hundred multiple choice objective type questions to be
answered on the OMR Answer sheet using HB pencil in 2 hours. A few questions are given as a
model below.
Note: Calculators are not allowed into the examination hall. Candidates have to bring their
own pencils and erasers.

The maximum value of Poisson’s ratio for any material is A B C D


O ● O O
( a) 1 (b) 0.5 (c) 0.25 (d) 0.1
The modular ratio for M 20 grade concrete is A B C D
(a) 13.33 (b) 18.67 (c) 20 (d) 10 O ● O O
The maximum permissible deflection for a simply supported steel beam of span A B C D
6.5 m is O O ● O
(a) 5 mm (b) 10 mm (c) 20 mm (d) 30 mm

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