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January 8th, 2018, 02:21 PM
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Re: NMDC Syllabus for Civil

National Mineral Development Corporation Limited will conduct a Written exam for recruitment to the posts of Executive Trainee (Technical & Administration).

The Syllabus of the Executive Trainee Examination for Civil Engineering of the National Mineral Development Corporation is given below

Civil Engineering

1. BUILDING MATERIALS
Timber : Different types and species of structural timber, density-moisture
relationship, strength in different directions, defects, influence of defects on
permissible stress, preservation, dry and wet rots, codal provisions for design,
Plywood. Bricks : Types, Indian Standard classification, absorption, saturation factor, strength in masonry, influence of morter strength on masonry strength.
Cement : Compounds of, different types, setting times, strength.
Cement Mortar : Ingredients, proportions, water demand, mortars for plastering and
masonry.

Concrete : Importance of W/C Ratio, Strength, ingredients including admixtures,
workability, testing for strength, elasticity, non-destructive testing, mix design
methods.

2. SOLID MECHANICS
Elastic constants, stress, plane stress, Mohr’s circle of stress, strains, plane strain,
Mohr’s circle of strain, combined stress; Elastic theories of failure; Simple bending,
shear; Torsion of circular and rectangular sections and simple members.

3. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
Analysis of determinate structures - different methods including graphical methods.
Analysis of indeterminate skeletal frames - moment distribution, slope-deflection,
stiffness and force methods, energy methods, Muller-Breslau principle and application.Plastic analysis of indeterminate beams and simple frames - shape factors.

4. DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
Principles of working stress method. Design of connections, simple members, Built-up sections and frames, Design of Industrial roofs. Principles of ultimate load design.
Design of simple members and frames.

5. DESIGN OF CONCRETE AND MASONRY STRUCTURES
Limit state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces. Codal
provisions for slabs, beams, walls and footings. Working stress method of design of R. C. members. Principles of prestressed concrete design, materials, methods of prestressing, losses. Design of simple members and determinate structures. Introductions to prestressing of indeterminate structures.

6. CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Concreting Equipment: Weight Batcher, Mixer, vibrator, batching plant, concrete pump. Cranes, hoists, lifting equipment. Earthwork Equipment :
Power shovel, hoe, dozer, dumper, trailers and tractor, rollers, sheep foot rollers,
pumps. Construction, Planning and Management :
Bar chart, linked bar chart, work-break down structures, Activity - on - arrow
diagrams. Critical path, probabilistic activity durations; Event-based networks.
PERT network: Time-cost study, crashing; Resource allocation.

CIVIL ENGINEERING PAPER-II
(For both objective and conventional type papers)

1. (a) FLUID MECHANICS, OPEN CHANNEL FLOW, PIPE FLOW:
Fluid Properties, Pressure, Thrust, Buoyancy; Flow Kinematics; Integration of flow
equations; Flow measurement; Relative motion; Moment of momentum; Viscosity,
Boundary layer and Control, Drag, Lift; dimensional Analysis, Modelling; Cavitation;
Flow oscillations; Momentum and Energy principles in Open channel flow, Flow
controls, Hydraulic jump, Flow sections and properties; Normal flow, Gradually
varied flow; Surges; Flow development and losses in pipe flows, Measurements;
Siphons; Surges and Water hammer; Delivery of Power Pipe networks.

(b) HYDRAULIC MACHINES AND HYDROPOWER:
Centrifugal pumps, types, performance parameters, scaling, pumps in parallel;
Reciprocating pumps, air vessels, performance parameters; Hydraulic ram; Hydraulic
turbines, types, performance parameters, controls, choice; Power house, classification
and layout, storage, pondage, control of supply.

2. (a) HYDROLOGY :
Hydrological cycle, precipitation and related data analyses, PMP, unit and synthetic
hydrographs; Evaporation and transpiration; Floods and their management, PMF;
Streams and their gauging; River morphology; Routing of floods; Capacity of
Reservoirs.

(b) WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING :
Water resources of the globe: Multipurpose uses of Water: Soil-Plant-Water
relationships, irrigation systems, water demand assessment; Storages and their yields,
ground water yield and well hydraulics; Waterlogging, drainage design; Irrigation
revenue; Design of rigid boundary canals, Lacey’s and Tractive force concepts in
canal design, lining of canals; Sediment transport in canals; Non-Overflow and
overflow sections of gravity dams and their design, Energy dissipators and tailwater
rating; Design of headworks, distribution works, falls, cross-drainage works, outlets;
River training.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

3. (a) WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING :
Sources of supply, yields, design of intakes and conductors; Estimation of demand;
Water quality standards; Control of Water-borne diseases; Primary and secondary
treatment, detailing and maintenance of treatment units; Conveyance and distribution
systems of treated water, leakages and control; Rural water supply; Institutional and
industrial water supply.

(b) WASTE WATER ENGINEERING:
Urban rain water disposal; Systems of sewage collection and disposal; Design of
sewers and sewerage systems; pumping; Characteristics of sewage and its treatment,

Disposal of products of sewage treatment, streamflow rejuvenation Institutional and
industrial sewage management; Plumbing Systems; Rural and semi-urban sanitation.

(c) SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Sources, classification, collection and disposal; Design and Management of landfills.
(d) AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION AND ECOLOGY:
Sources and effects of air pollution, monitoring of air pollution; Noise pollution and
standards; Ecological chain and balance, Environmental assessment.

4 (a) SOIL MECHANICS:
Properties of soils, classification and interrelationship; Compaction behaviour,
methods of compaction and their choice; Permeability and seepage, flow nets, Inverted
filters; Compressibility and consolidation; Shearing resistance, stresses and failure;
soil testing in laboratory and in-situ; Stress path and applications; Earth pressure
theories, stress distribution in soil; soil exploration, samplers, load tests, penetration
tests.
(b) FOUNDATION ENGINEERING :
Types of foundations, Selection criteria, bearing capacity, settlement, laboratory and
field tests; Types of piles and their design and layout, Foundations on expansive soils,
swelling and its prevention, foundation on swelling soils.

5. (a) SURVEYING :
Classification of surveys, scales, accuracy; Measurement of distances - direct and
indirect methods; optical and electronic devices; Measurement of directions, prismatic
compass, local attraction; Theodolites - types; Measurement of elevations - Spirit and
trigonometric levelling; Relief representation; Contours; Digital elevation modelling
concept; Establishment of control by triangulations and traversing - measurements and adjustment of observations, computation of coordinates; Field astronomy, Concept of global positioning system; Map preparation by plane tabling and by photogrammetry; Remote sensing concepts, map substitutes.

(b) TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING :

Planning of highway systems, alignment and geometric design, horizontal and vertical
curves, grade separation; Materials and construction methods for different surfaces
and maintenance: Principles of pavement design; Drainage.
Traffic surveys, Intersections, signalling: Mass transit systems, accessibility,
networking.

Tunnelling, alignment, methods of construction, disposal of muck, drainage, lighting
and ventilation, traffic control, emergency management.

Planning of railway systems, terminology and designs, relating to gauge, track,
controls, transits, rolling stock, tractive power and track modernisation; Maintenance;
Appurtenant works; Containerisation.

Harbours - layouts, shipping lanes, anchoring, location identification; Littoral transport with erosion and deposition; sounding methods; Dry and Wet docks, components and operational Tidal data and analyses.

Airports - layout and orientation; Runway and taxiway design and drainage
management; Zoning laws; Visual aids and air traffic control; Helipads, hangers,
service equipment.


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