As you are preparing for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Service Examination let me tell you that the Examination consists of two papers. Paper I will have the subjects in the relevant discipline of engineering, time duration will be 3 hours and paper II will have questions on General Studies, time duration will be 2 hours.

The syllabus of the TNPSC Engineering Service Examination Civil Engineering is given below :

UNIT I
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Engineering Properties uses and tests for stones and bricks lime - sources, types and properties - cement - composition, tests, specifications, properties - types of cements and admixtures. Miscelklaneous materials - Glass, Rubber Plastics and materials for acoustics and insulation.

UNIT II
CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE Stone Masonry - Classification, construction details and supervision - Brick Masonny - bonds - Damp proof courses - construction details of wails and arches. Shoring, scaffolding, underpinning. Floor finishes and roof coverings. Stairs and stair cases - Layout - types - suitability, Doors, Windows and ventilators Types - Selection, Fire resistant structure.

UNIT III
ENGINEERING SURVEY Levelling - Types - LS and CS contouring calculation of areas and volume Theodoite survey - Traversing - Heights and Distances Techeemetry - Modern surveying instruments. Selting out of curves Permanent adjustments of levels and theodelites.

UNIT IV
ESTIMATING AND COSTING Types of estimates - Writing technical specifications and tender documents. Types of contracts - terms and conditions conflicts and arbitration - Rate Analysis - schedule of rates Valuation and Rent fixation.

UNIT V
STRENGTH OF MATERIALS Stresses and strains - Elastic constants, - shear and tension compound strees principal stresses and planes Theeriesof failure. Theory of simple pending - shear stress - distribution in beams Deflection of beams Strain energy in elastic deformation, impact fatigue and creep.




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