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CGPSC ASSISTANT ENGINEER EXAM PATTERN & SYLLABUS 2014-15

Check out Latest Exam Pattern Syllabus for CGPSC State Engineering Service Exam 2014-15 Chhattisgarh Public Services Commission AE (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Agriculture) Exam Syllabus Important Topics to Study
CGPSC Exam Syllabus 2014
Chhattisgarh Public Services Commission (CGPSC) will conduct a State Engineering Service Examination 2014-15 for recruitment of vacant posts of Assistant Engineer (civil, Electrical/Mechanical and Agriculture). Nowadays Competition Level become very high so Competitive Exams gets too tougher. So, Candidates are too much worry regards their preparations to give their best in the Exam. So Candidates must be know that “What to prepare” and “How to prepare” for the best in their Exams. Now, here we are providing the latest Syllabus & Exam Pattern of Assistant Engineer Written Exam conducting by CGPSC.

Exam Pattern : Exam Pattern for the CGPSC Assistant Engineer Written Exam is as Follows:-
► The Written Exam will be Multiple Choice Objective Type.
► There will be total three papers in written exam.
► The Time Duration for Each Paper is 02:30 Hours (150 Minutes).
► There shall be negative marking of 01 mark on every wrong answer.
► Minimum Qualifying marks will be 40% marks (for SC/ST/OBC 30% marks).
► There will also be a Interview of 100 marks after the written exam.

Papers
Subjects
Questions
Marks
Paper-I
General Studies
150
300
Paper-II
Engineering
(Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Agriculture) Part-I

150
300
Paper-III
Engineering
(Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/Agriculture) Part-II

150
300

Exam Syllabus : Exam Syllabus for Assistant Engineer written Exam is given below:-
 P A P E R – I 
Part-I General Knowledge :-
1. Indian History, Freedom Movement and Indian Geography.
2. Constitution of India, Public Administration and Law.
3. Indian Economy, Environment, Water, Mineral and Forest Resources.
4. Current Events and Sports.
5. General Science and General Knowledge related to Computer.
Part-2 G.K. of Chhattisgarh :-
1. History of Chhattisgarh and contributions of Chhattisgarh in freedom struggle.
2. Geography, water, mineral resources, climate and physical conditions.
3. Literature, music, dance, art and culture of Chhattisgarh.
4. Tribals, dialects, teej and festivals of Chhattisgarh.
5. Economy, forest and agriculture of Chhattisgarh.
6. Administrative structure of Chhattisgarh, local government and Panchayati Raj.
7. Human Resources and energy resources in Chhattisgarh.
8. Education, health and contemporary events in Chhattisgarh.
Part-3 General Intelligence Test :-
Mathematical ability, general intelligence and data analysis.
 P A P E R – II 
(01) CIVIL ENGINEERING – I

UNIT-1 Solid Mechanics :
Units and Dimensions. First & Second Moments of Area, Mass, Moment of Inertia. Concept of Forces, Free body diagrams & Conditions of Static Equilibrium. Principle of Virtual Work. Elastic Constants, Stresses, Plane Stress, Mohr’s Circle of Stresses. Strains, Plane Strain, Mohr’s Circle of Strains. Combined Stresses. Elastic Theories of failures. Bending moment and shear force diagrams for simple structures. Bending stress & Shear Stress variation and Torsion of Circular & Rectangular sections. Unsymmetrical Bending & torsion. Beams of Uniform Strength. Elastic Stability of Columns, Euler’s,
Rankine’s and Secant Formulae.

UNIT-2 Structural Analysis :
Analysis of Determinate Structures: Calculation of deflection by Macaulay Method, Moment Area Theorems, Conjugate Beam Method, Unit load methods. Analysis of Simple Plane Trusses and deflection computation. Determination of degree of indeterminacy. Analysis of Indeterminate structures; Castiglione’s Theorem I and II, Method of Consistent Deformation, Moment Distribution, Slope Deflection, Kani’s method and Column Analogy method, Stiffness & Flexibility Matrix methods.
Rolling Loads & Influence lines for Determinate and Indeterminate Structures.

UNIT-3 Design of RCC & Prestress Structures :
Limit State Design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces. Codal provisions for Slabs, Beams, Walls, Staircases & Footings. Working stress method of Design of RC Members. Design of Cantilever and Counter-fort Retuning Walls. Design of RCC Slab & Beam Bridges. Principles of Prestressed Concrete Design, Materials, Methods of Prestressing, Losses in Prestressing, Design of simple members and determinate structures.

UNIT-4 Design of Steel Structures :
Factor of Safety and Load Factors, Design of Steel Tension & Compression Members. Design of Beams & Columns (Rolled and Built up Sections). Simple Riveted and Welded Connections. Design of Base Plate and Grillage Foundation. Design of Plate Girders and Gantry Girders. Plastic Design of Beams & Frames. Theory of Plastic bending, Plastic analysis, Statistical and mechanism methods. Introduction to Design of Steel Bridges.

UNIT-5 Building Materials, Construction Practices, Planning & Management :
Aggregates, Bricks & Cement : Types, Classification, Standard Tests as per BIS, Manufacturing of Bricks & Cement. Cement
Mortar : Ingredients, Proportions, Mortars for Plastering & Masonry. Concrete : Ingredients, Importance of W/c Ratio, Workability, Standard Tests for Fresh & Hardened Concrete, Admixtures, Methods of Concrete Mix Design.
Planning, Design & Preparation of Drawing, Orientation, Circulation, Light & Ventilation. Construction of Building Components : Masonry, Roofs, Footing, Staircase, Doors & Windows, Lintel, Chhajja. Plastering, Pointing & Painting. Building estimates & Specifications, Rate Analysis, Current Schedule of Rates. Valuation, Contract Conditions & Agreements.
Construction Scheduling, Bar Charts, CPM, PERT & other techniques. Construction Machinery viz. Mixtures, Excavators, Vibrators etc.

(02) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – I

UNIT-1 : Engineering Mechanics and Mechanics of Solids
Equilibrium and resultant of system of forces and couples, Free body Diagram; Centre of gravity and moment of Inertia, Kinematics and dynamics of particles and bodies, Analysis of Trusses and Frames, Work, Power and Energy, Stress Strain Relationship with Elastic Constants, Stress-Strain diagram, Stress and Strains in Two Dimensions; Principal Stresses and Strain; Mohr’s Circle for stress and strain; Strain Energy, Castiglione’s theory, Bending Moment and Shear Force Diagram of Beams; Bending and Shear Stress Distribution in beams; Deflection of Beams, Combined Stresses; Axial, Bending and Torsion; Torsion of Circular Shafts; Thin and Thick Walled Pressure Vessels; Theory of Column; Columns with different end conditions.

UNIT-2 : Theory of Machines
Higher and Lower pairs, Inversion, Steering Mechanisms, Hooks Joint, Velocity and Acceleration of links, Inertia– Forces, Cams, Conjugate action of Gearing and Interference, Types of Gears– Spur, helical, bevel and worm. Gear Trains, Epicyclic Gears, Belt drives, Brakes, Clutches, Dynamometers, Fly wheels, Governors, Balancing of Rotating and Reciprocating Masses. Free Forced and Damped Vibrations for a single degree of freedom. Critical speed and Whirling of Shafts, Gyroscope.

UNIT-3 : Design of Machine Element
Design for Static and Dynamic loading; Stress Concentration Factors; Theories of Failures; Fatigue Strength and S-N diagram; Design of Threaded, Riveted and Welded joints, Eccentric Loading, Design of Machine elements – Keys & Couplings, Shafts, Spur Gears, Hydrodynamic Bearing, Rolling and Sliding contact berings, Brakes and Clutches, Power Screw.
UNIT-4 : Production Engineering

Structure and Properties of Engineering Materials, Metal and Non-metals, Plastics, Iron-Carbon Equilibrium diagram, Heat Treatment of Steel. Merchant’s Force Analysis, Tool life and Tool wear; Cutting fluids, Machinability and Machining Economics; Metal Cutting Processes – Turning, Drilling, Boring, Milling, Gear Cutting and Grinding; Un-Conventional Machining Processes – EDM, ECM, USM & LBM; Limits, Fits and Tolerances; Measurement of Surface Roughness; Interferometry. Metal Casting-Patterns, Moulds and Cores; Solidification and Cooling; Riser, Runner and Gate. Hot and Cold working Processes; Metal Forming Processes – Forging, Rolling, Extrusion, Drawing. Joining Processes – Welding, Brazing and Soldering; Principles of Powder Metallurgy.

UNIT-5 : Industrial Engineering and Production Management
Work Study – Method Study & Work Measurement, Job Evaluation and Wage Incentive Plans, Production Planning and control; Forecasting Models; Aggregate Production Planning, Scheduling; Material Requirement Planning; Inventory Control– ABC Analysis, EOQ Model; Linear Programming – Simplex Method, Transportation and Assignment Model; Queuing Theory; PERT and CPM; Statistical Quality Control, Control Charts for Variables and Attributes, Total Quality Management.
(03) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING – I
UNIT-1: Electromagnetic Field Theory
Co-ordinate system, Scalar and Vector fields, Stokes’s theorem, Coulomb’s law, Laplace’s & Poisson’s equations, solution of Laplace’s equation, Biot-Savart’s law, Ampere’s circuital law. Magnetic Boundary conditions. Scalar magnetic potential, Vector magnetic potential, Self and Mutual inductances, Faraday’s Law, Maxwell’s equations, Wave equation and solution, Pointing Vector.
Network Analysis– Circuit elements, Voltage and current sources, DC Circuits analysis. AC circuits under sinusoidal steady state. KCL and KVL analysis, magnetically coupled circuits, initial conditions, Network topology.
Network Theorems for AC & DC circuits
Frequency domain analysis– Laplace transform, transform of waveform. Network Theorems in transform domain, Fourier series. Network function. Two port parameters, Interconnection of two ports networks.

UNIT-2 Electronics
Electronics Devices & Circuits, Semiconductor diodes, circuit & frequency response, analysis of diode circuits, diode applications.
Transistor Characteristics : Construction, principles of operation, V-I characteristics, applications, limitations and specifications of different types.
Amplifiers : Fixing operating point, h-parameters, voltage gain current gain, input impedance, output impedance, coupled amplifier – cascaded amplifiers. High frequency model of transistor, bandwidth of amplifiers.
Feedback Amplifiers and Oscillators : Negative & positive feedback, Power Amplifiers and Tuned Amplifiers, stability consideration.
Number Systems and Codes, Alphanumeric codes : Boolean Algebra, Demorgon’s theorem, Boolean expression & logic diagram. Truth table & maps,
Combinational Circuits : Design procedure, comparator, Decoder, Demultiplexer, Encoders, Multiplexer.
Sequential Logic Circuit : Clocked sequential circuit, state equations, Registers and Counters. Random Access Memory, Timing waveform, Programmable Logic Array (PLA). Analog to digital conversion, Digital to Analog convertors.
16-bit 8086 microprocessors, Instruction set, Addressing mode, machine language programming, Interfacing to 16-bit microprocessor.
Microcontroller – Architecture of 8051, Interfacing to ADC and DAC.

UNIT-3 Power Electronics Circuits
Application and Characteristics of power electronic devices, Commutation techniques, firing of SCR.
Rating & protection of SCR, series and parallel operation of SCR, Operation and analysis of rectifier circuits.
Voltage source & current source inverter, Harmonics & their reduction techniques.
Principle of chopper operation, Various control strategies in chopper, commutation of chopper, Cyclo convertor.

UNIT-4 Electrical Instrumentation
Measuring Instrument types, Accuracy and precision, Error & Error analysis, Testing & calibration, Operating, Damping and Controlling torque, Extension of range of instruments.
Instrument transformers, Measurement of power and energy, Energy meters, Tri-vector meter – Maximum demand meter, Amperehour meter, Power factor meter, Frequency meter, Ohmmeter, Multi-meter, Megger & Ratio meter. Earth resistance measurement, Magnetic Measurements.
Bridges & Measurement with bridge circuits, Sources of errors in Bridges. Transducers, Classification, Characteristic & Choice of Transducers, Digital data acquisition systems, Signal Generators, Wave analyzer, Digital instruments, resolution and sensitivity of Digital meters, Digital display system and indicators, Analog recorders, X-Y recorders.

UNIT-5 Control Engineering
Modeling of dynamic systems : Electrical, Mechanical and hydraulic systems, transfer function, Open and closed loop systems, Signal flow graph, Mason’s formula, Components of control systems: Error detectors (Synchros & Potentiometer), Servomotors (AC & DC), techo generators, Power amplifier, steper motors.
Time – domain analysis of closed loop systems : Time response of first and second order systems, Steady state error & error constants. Feedback control actions : stability analysis. Characteristics equation of closed loop system, root loci, Stability by root loci. Frequency- Domain analysis, Bode plots, Nyquist stability analysis, Relative stability. Frequency – Domain compensation : Design of compensating networks. Sate-space Analysis, observability, optimal control.

(04) AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING – I

UNIT-1
Farm Power – Sources of farm power, classification of tractors, power tiller and internal combustion engines. Engine components, their constructions, operating principles and function. Engine systems: Constructional details, adjustments & operating principles of Valves & valve mechanism, Fuel & air supply, cooling, lubricating, ignition, starting and electrical systems. IC engine fuels, their properties & combustion of fuels, diesel fuel test and their significance, detonation and knocking in IC engines, Properties of coolants, antifreeze and anti corrosion materials, lubricant types and their properties, engine governing systems.
Different systems of tractor: Transmission system, clutch, gear box, differential and final drive mechanism. Brake mechanism, Hydraulic systems, PTO, belt pulley and drawbar. Tractor chassis mechanics and design of tractor stability. General repair and maintenance of tractor, fuel saving tips, selection of tractor and tractor testing standards.

UNIT-2
Farm Equipment and Machinery- Status, constraints and prospects of farm mechanization in Chhattisgarh and in India, selection of farm machineries for higher efficiency, Material of construction for different components of farm equipment, Field capacity, efficiency and economics. Engineering properties of soil, tillage objectives, types, Principles of working, calibration, terminology, constructional features and adjustment of primary and secondary tillage equipments, force acting on tillage tools. Principles of working, calibration, terminology, constructional features and adjustment of Sowing, planting, interculture, spraying and dusting equipment.
Principles, types and adjustments of cutting mechanism, crop harvesting machinery – sickle, mowers, windrower, reapers, reaper binder and forage harvester, forage chopping and handling equipment. Threshing : mechanism and types of thresher and their components detail. Straw combines, grain combines, maize harvesting and shelling equipment, Horticulture tools and gadgets. Principle of fruit harvesting tools and machines. Machinery for special crops like paddy, potato, groundnut and sugarcane. Cost estimation of animal and tractor operated implements.
Ergonomic consideration in design of farm equipment, Design consideration for seed drill, planters and threshers. Safety gadgets for spraying, threshing, chaff cutting and tractor and trailer operation. Introduction to traction theory, devices and selection of tyres for agricultural vehicles. Selection of optimum machinery & replacement criteria, Break even analysis, Importance of testing, name of testing institutes and locations. Earth moving and land development machinery like scrapers, draglines, bulldozers and power buckets.

UNIT-3
Introduction to renewable energy sources, characterization of biomass, direct combustion, pyrolysis and gasification, construction of gasifier, types and its working principle. Biogas, types of digestion, composition of biogas, feeding material, types of biogas plants, site selection, constructional details, digester design, advantages and disadvantages of different biogas plants, factors affecting biogas production, utilization of biogas, community biogas plant etc. Solar energy- measurement of solar radiation, types, construction, working principle and safety aspects of solar passive heating devices, photo voltaic cells and arrays. Basic principles of wind energy conversion, site selection for wind mill, basic components and types of wind mill. Briquetting and bailing of biomass, process for biodiesel preparation and energy conservation in agriculture.
Moisture content and methods of determination, importance of EMC and methods of its determination, EMC curve and EMC model, principle of drying, theory of diffusion, mechanism of drying-falling rate, constant rate, thin layer, deep bed and their analysis, critical moisture content, drying models, calculation of drying air temperature and air flow rate, air pressure within the grain bed, Shred’s and Hukill’s curve, different methods of drying. Different types of dryers- performance, efficiency, energy utilization pattern and economics.
Thermodynamic properties, laws of thermodynamics, Air standard efficiency and other engine efficiency. Otto, diesel and dual cycles, calculation of efficiency, mean effective pressure and their comparison.

UNIT-4
Engineering properties of Biological materials viz. shape, size, volume, density, porosity, surface area, friction, rolling resistance, angle of repose, mean diameter, flow rate, drag coefficient, terminal velocity, specific heat, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity. Rheological properties and stress strain time effects, rheological models and their equations. BIS standards for quality of food materials. Organoleptic and sensory evaluation of product quality.
Principles and methods of food processing, processing of cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables and their products for food and feed, principle of size reduction and size reduction equipments viz. crushers, grinders, cutting machines etc their operation, efficiency and power requirement. Principle of separation, types of separators, size of screens, sieve analysis, capacity and effectiveness of screens, pneumatic separation. Theory of filtration, types of filters and rate of filtration. Material handling devices and systems; belt, chain and screw conveyor, bucket elevator, pneumatic conveying, gravity conveyor – design consideration, capacity and power requirement.
Engineering, thermal and chemical properties of milk and milk products, unit operation of various dairy and food processing systems, process flow charts for product manufacture, working principles of equipment for receiving, pasteurization, sterilization, homogenization, filling and packaging. Dairy plant design layout, physical, chemical and biological methods of food preservation.

UNIT-5
Planning and layout of farmstead, physiological reactions of livestock to solar radiation and other environmental factors. BIS standards for dairy, piggery, poultry farm structures. Design, construction and cost estimation of farm structures: animal shelters, compost pit, fodder silo, fencing and implements shed, barn for cows, buffalo and poultry. Site and orientation of building in regard to sanitation, community sanitation system, sewage system- its design, cost and maintenance, design of septic tank for small family, sources of water supply and norms of water supply for human beings and animals, drinking water standards and suitable water treatment for rural community. Environmental pollution, types and their effects on living beings, solid waste management system, food plant waste and its primary and secondary treatments.
Design and construction of grain storage structures viz. Bukhari, Morai, Kothar etc, types and causes of spoilage in storage, conditions for storage of perishable products, functional requirement of storage, control of temperature and relative humilities inside storage, calculation of refrigeration load; modified atmospheric storage and control of its environment, air movement inside the storage, storage of grains, destructive agents, respiration of grains, moisture and temperature changes in stored grains.
Packaging materials – types, selection criteria, merits and demerits of different packaging methods, recycling of packaging material, effects on packed commodities. Food processing plant layout, objectives, principles, types and salient features of plant for crops and dairy products. Selection criteria and cost analysis.
 P A P E R – III 
(01) CIVIL ENGINEERING – II
UNIT-1 Fluid Mechanics :
Fluid Properties, Pressure, Thrust , Buoyancy, Pressure Measurement, Hydrostatics.
Fluid Kinematics, Continuity Equation, Types of Flows, Flow Net, Fluid Dynamics, Momentum & Energy Equations, Bernoulli’s Theorem & its application.
Dimensional Analysis & Model Studies, Similitude, Model Laws & Scale Ratios. Pipe flow, Laminar & Turbulent flow. Pipe flow Systems, Losses in Pipes, Boundary Layer & Control, Drag & Lift, Water Hammer & Surges. Pipe Network Analysis, Open Channel Flows, classification, Gradually varied & Rapidly varied flows, Hydraulic Jump.
Flow Measurement in Pipes & Open Channels, Introduction to fluid Machinery viz. Pumps, Turbines etc.

UNIT-2 Hydrology & Water Resources Engineering :
Hydrological Cycle, Precipitation & Analysis of Precipitation Data, Dependability Analysis, DA, DAD, DD Curves, Design Storm. Runoff : its estimation, Maximum Rate of Runoff, Estimation of flood, Hydrograph Analysis, Unit and Synthetic Hydrograph, Design Flood, Flood Frequency Analysis, Flood Routing.
Ground Water Concepts, Well Hydraulics, Estimation of Ground Water, Recharge Techniques.
Irrigation, Soil Water Plant relationship. Methods of Irrigation, Crop Water Requirement, Duty, Delta, Base Period, Evaporation, Transpiration, Crop Rotation.
Reservoir Planning, Gravity & Earthen Dams : their Design Concepts, Spillway and Energy Dissipaters, Types & Design Considerations. Canals, Classification, alignment, Design of Unlined Canals, Kennedy’s & Lacey’s Theory, Design of Lined Canals.
Bligh’s and Khosla’s Theories of Design of Structures on Pervious formation. Design of Hydraulic Structures like Weirs, Barrages, Head & Cross Regulators, Canal Falls, Cross Drainage Works etc. Water logging : Causes, Effects & Remedial Measures.

UNIT-3 Environmental Engineering :
Estimation of Surface and Ground Water Resources; Quality of water from different Sources, Quantity of Water, Water Requirement for various uses, Demand & Fluctuation in Demand; Population Forecast; Impurities of water & their significance; Intake Structures, Conveyance of water, pipe materials, Pumps, Operation of Pumping Stations; Water Treatment Methods : Sedimentation, Coagulation, Filtration, Disinfection, Aeration & Water Softening. Water Quality aspects, affects & treatment methods for Fluoride, Iron etc. Rural Water Supply, Institution & Industrial Water Supply.
Urban Rainwater disposal, Systems of sewage collection & disposal. Design of Sewers & Sewerage Systems, Pumping, Characteristics of Sewage. Waste Water Treatment : Aerobic & Anaerobic treatment processes, Disposal of Products of Sewage treatment, Stream flow rejuvenation, Institutional & Industrial Sewage Management, Plumbing Systems, Rural & Semi Urban Sanitation. Solid Waste : Disposal Methods, Recycling & its management.
Sources and effects of Air Pollution, Monitoring, Noise Pollution Standards, Ecological Chain & balance. Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment.

UNIT-4 Geotechnical Engineering :
Properties of Soil : Physical & Index, Soil Classification, Soil Structure & Clay Mineralogy, Permeability, Capillarity, Seepage Analysis, Flow nets, Stress Distribution in Soils, Compaction, Compressibility and Consolidation, Shearing resistance, Stresses and Failure, Soil Testing in Laboratory & in-situ.Earth Pressures, Retaining Walls, Stability of Slopes, Site Investigations, Soil Exploration, Samplers. Bearing Capacity : its determination, Settlement Analysis, Load Tests, Penetration Tests.
Principles of design of Shallow & Deep foundations. Piles and Caissons, Coffer dams, Elements of Machine Foundation. Engineering Classification of Rocks, Selection of Foundation for Dams, Bridges in different geologic terrains.

UNIT-5 Surveying & Transportation Engineering :
Surveying : Chain, Compass & Plane Table Surveying, Theodolite Traversing, Tachometric Surveying, Trignometrical leveling, Contours, Methods of Contouring, Curves, Triangulation, Geodetic Adjustment, Theory of Errors, Aerial Photogrammetry, Cadastral Survey, Use of GIS & Remote Sensing, Total Station, Use of EDM, Concept of Global Positioning System, Hydrographic Surveying : Soundings, Method of observations, Computations & Plotting.
Transportation Engineering : Planning of Highway Systems, Alignment & Geometric Design, Horizontal & Vertical Curves, Grade Separation, Materials of Construction, Design of Flexible & Rigid Pavements, Construction Methods, Drainage, Pavement Evaluation & Strengthening. Traffic Surveys, Intersections, Signaling, Mass Transit System, Accessibility, Networking.
Planning of Railway Systems, Terminology & Designs relating to Gauge, Track, Controls, Transits, Rolling Stock, Tractive Power & Track Modernisation.
Airports : layout & orientation; Runway & Taxiway Designs, Drainage Aspects, Air Traffic Control, Helipads, Hangers & Service Equipments.

(02) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – II

UNIT-1 : Thermodynamics
Open and Close systems, Heat and Work, Zeroth Law, First and Second Law, Its Application to non-flow and flow processes. Entropy, Availability, Irreversibility and T-ds relations. Claperyron and real gas equations, Properties of ideal gases and vapors, Power Cycles – Otto, Diesel, Dual & Rankine Cycle. C.I and S.I. Engines, Pre-ignition, Detonation and Knocking, Fuel injection and Carburation, Supercharging. Turbo-Prop and Rocket engines, Engine Cooling, Emission & Control, Flue gas analysis, Measurement of Calorific values.

UNIT-2 : Fluid Mechanics
Properties and classification of fluids, Manometry, Forces on immersed surfaces, Center of pressure, Buoyancy, Stability of floating bodies. Irrotational and incompressible flow. In viscid flow. Stream Functions & Velocity Potential, Continuity Equation, Bernoulli’s Theorem, Measurement of Fluid Flow & Pressure Drop – Venturimeter, Orifice meter, Notches, Pitot tube, Flow through pipes, Reynold’s number. Laminar and Turbulent flows, Separations. Flow over weirs and notches. Open channel flow, Hydraulic jump. Boundary layer theory, Dimensionless numbers, Dimensional analysis, Similitude and modeling.

UNIT-3 : Energy Conversion System
Hydraulic Pumps – Reciprocating & Centrifugal, Uses of Air Vessels, Separation & Cavitations. Hydraulic Turbine – Pelton, Francis & Kaplan. Classification of steam turbines, Impulse and Reaction Turbine. Specific Speed, Velocity Triangles; Open and Close Cycle Gas Turbines. Performance.

UNIT-4 : Heat and Mass Transfer
Modes of heat transfer. One dimensional steady and unsteady conduction. Composite slab and Equivalent Resistance. Critical Thickness of insulation, Fins, Heat exchangers, Effectiveness, LMTD & NTU Methods. Overall heat transfer coefficient, Free and forced Convection, Thermal boundary layer over a flat plate. Dimensionless numbers, Black body, Boiling & Condensation, Radiation, Enclosure theory, Shape factor. Fundamentals of diffusive and convective mass transfer.

UNIT-5 : Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
Refrigerating effect, C.O.P., Heat Pump and Refrigeration Cycles and Systems, Properties of Refrigerants, Ozone Free refrigerent, Air Refrigeration – Reverse Carnot Cycle, Bell Coleman Cycle. Vapor Compression and Vapor Absorption Refrigeration’s, Condensers, Evaporators and Expansion devices. Solar refrigeration, Psychometry, Psychometric Charts and its application in air conditioning. Sensible heating and cooling, Effective temperature, comfort indices, Load calculations.

(03) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING – II

UNIT-1 POWER SYSTEM
Structure and components of power network. Power generation – conventional, non – conventional & generation, Effect of
transmission voltage on power system economy. Problems associated with modern large interconnected power system., HVAC and HVDC Systems, Plant Economics.
Transmission Line Components & Under Ground Cabling
Transmission line Parameters, Underground Cable – Grading of cables, ionization. Heating of cables, phenomena of dielectric losses and sheath loss in cables, Thermal resistance of cables.
Transmission systems & performance of transmission line Short, Medium & long transmission line and their representation, Surge Impedance, loading, Interpretation of long line equation and its equivalent equation. Power flow through transmission line, Method of voltage control, Static & rotating VAR generator, transformer control.
Insulator and Mechanical design. Vibration and Vibration dampers. Types of insulator for overhead transmission, String efficiency. Substation layout, substation equipment.
Fault Analysis
Symmetrical components, Sequence networks. Current limiting reactors.
Protective Relays – Primary & backup protection, Electromagnetic relays, Static analog & digital relays.
Circuit Breakers
Principle of arc quenching, recovery & re-striking voltage, Bulk oil, Minimum oil, Air break, Air blast, SF6, Vacuum circuit breakers and DC circuit breakers, HRC fuses, Testing of circuit breaker.
System Protection
Protection of Generators
Protection of Transformers
Protection of transmission lines
Switching surges, Phenomena of Lightning, Insulation, coordination.

UNIT-2 Problem associated with modern interconnected power Systems.
Power flow studies – Formulation of static power flow equations and solutions, Economic operations of power system. Regulating transformer, line load ability, capability curves of alternator.
MW Frequency control, MVAR Voltage control Problem – Control of load bus voltage, Voltage stability, PV Curve for voltage stability.
Power System Stability – Steady state, dynamic and transients stability, Swing equation, solution of swing equation, methods of improving transient stability.
SCADA, Concepts of Smart Grid.
Energy Management
Energy audit, Energy auditing instruments.
Load curve analysis
Power factor improvement in power system. Energy Conservation in transportation system, Co-Generation, Energy conservation in Industry and in building, heating and lighting.

UNIT-3 ELECTRICAL MACHINE
Transformer
e.mf. equation, construction, phasor diagrams, equivalent circuit, voltage regulation, losses & testing. Excitation phenomenon, Autotransformer.
Rotating Electrical machine – DC Machine, Emf equation, Torque equation, Armature Reaction, Speed control.
Three phase Induction Motor : Principle, construction.
Power factor control, Cogging & Crawling, impact of unbalanced supply and harmonics on performance, speed control, braking, Induction Generator.
Single Phase Induction motor: Construction, Starting Methods, Comparison with three phases Induction Motor.
Synchronous machines
Synchronous generators, emf equation, harmonics and their elimination. Armature reaction, determination of equivalent circuit parameters, phasor diagram, Effect of excitation variation.
Salient pole machine, Two reaction theory, phasor diagram, Determination of Xd and Xq, Power angle equation. Synchronizing power, Parallel operation.
Synchronous motors : Starting, Pull in torque, armature reaction, V curves, inverted V curves, Hunting & damper winding, efficiency and losses. Analysis under sudden short circuit, determination of transient parameters, Generalized theory of electrical Machines, Kron’s Primitive machine, Park’s and Inverse park’s transformation.

UNIT-4
Special motors – Permanent magnet motors, P.M. synchronous motors, shaded pole motors, Repulsion motor, Universal motors, Hysteresis motor, Reluctance motor, Stepper motor, AC-series motor, Linear induction motors, DC & AC servo motors, Magnetic levitation vehicles, Brush less dc motors.
Control of D.C. motors by converters
Speed and Torque expression, Speed-Torque Characteristics, Four quadrant operation, Closed loop operation of DC motor. Control of D.C. Motors by Choppers.
Control of Induction Motors : Speed torque characteristics, Variable frequency control of induction motor, PWM control, Slip power recovery static Scherbius Drive, Static Kramer Drive.
Control of Synchronous Motors : Operation, Waveform, Speed torque Characteristics.

UNIT-5
Domestic and Industrial Wiring
Illumination Engineering
Nature of light, units, sensitivity of the eye, luminous efficiency, glare,
Various types of lamps, lighting calculations.
Heating, Welding and Electrolysis
Electrical heating, methods and applications, power supply and control.
Different methods of electrical welding, and equipment for them. Furnace and welding transformers. Electrolytic principles, laws of electrolysis, electroplating, power supply for electrolytic process.
Traction
Special features of Traction motors, selection of Traction Motor, Different system of electric traction and transmission requirement. Mechanics of train movement, transmission requirement.
Electric Drives
Individual and collective drives- electrical braking, plugging, rheostatic and regenerative braking, load equalization use of fly wheel, criteria for selection of motors for various industrial drives.

(04) AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING – II
UNIT-1
Surveying – Linear measurements, Chain surveying, Compass surveying, Plane table surveying, Leveling, Contouring, Computation of area and volumes, Theodolite traversing, Setting of curves.
Soil Mechanics – Index properties of soil, Soil classification – Textural classification, Unified classification, Indian Standard classification. Soil water- modes of occurrence of soil water, absorbed water, capillary water, free water; Stress conditions in soil, elementary concept of Bousinesque and Wester Guards analysis, Shear strength, Mohr Stress circle, Mohr-Columb’s failure theory, Consolidation and compaction, Spring analogy of one dimensional consolidation, Standard Proctor test, Earth pressure-active state, passive state and earth pressure at rest, Introduction to stability analysis of slopes-friction circle method and Taylor’s stability number.

UNIT-2
Irrigation – Soil water plant relationship, permeability, infiltration, percolation, water requirement of crops and irrigation scheduling. Direct and indirect method of soil moisture measurements, Measurement of irrigation water-Orifice, Weirs, Notches, Parshall Flumes, H Flumes; Water conveyance and control, Design of field channels, Most economical channel cross section, channel lining, Selection of underground pipe line structure and their design, irrigation methods, their hydraulics and design viz. Border, Furrow, Basin, Drip and Sprinkler methods, Concept of irrigation efficiencies.
Drainage – Objectives of drainage, hydraulic conductivity, drainable porosity, drainage coefficient, Surface drainage, Design of open ditches, their alignment and Construction. Design and layout of sub surface drains, depth and spacing of drains and drainage outlets, installation of drains, drainage of salt affected area, vertical drainage and bio drainage.

UNIT-3
Hydrology – Hydrologic cycle, measurement of rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, Runoff – factor affecting runoff and peak flow, measurement and estimation of runoff, unit hydrograph, synthetic unit hydrograph, Occurrence of ground water and its movement, aquifer types. Basin – wide ground water development, ground water recharge, artificial recharge, transmissibility.
Wells – ground water investigation, well hydraulics, types of shallow and deep tube wells, their method of construction, design of tube wells and open wells, multiple well system, boring and deepening of open wells and well development.
Pumps – Classification of pumps: performance characteristics, selection, installation, working principle, design, construction and maintenance of centrifugal pump, propeller pump, hydraulic ram, mixed flow pumps, submersible and deep well turbine pump.

UNIT-4
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering – Problem of soil erosion in India and Chhattisgarh, types of erosion, water erosion factors affecting, classification, erosibility and erodibility. Wind erosion, mechanics of wind erosion; estimation of soil erosion by water and wind.
Erosion control measures for arable and non arable lands – biological and engineering measure, Wind erosion control measures, wind brakes and shelter belts. Sedimentation, estimation and measurement; Criteria for selection of erosion control measures, adoptability, function and design of contour bund, graded bund, bench terrace, contour trenching, drop spillway, chute spillway, drop-inlet spillway, Gabion and temporary check dams, grassed water ways and other conservation structures.

UNIT-5
Remote sensing – fundamentals & concepts of remote sensing, sensors, visual and digital image interpretation; soil, crop, forest and water resources survey through remote sensing.
GIS-definition and concept, Spatial and attribute data, data format-vector and raster, data base management systems, digitization and mapping.
Watershed management – problems and prospects; land use capability classification, Watershed based land use planning, Watershed characteristics, Watershed delineation techniques, sediment yield measurement and modeling; Watershed prioritization, rain water harvesting for surface storage and ground water recharge, on farm reservoir-types, design; People’s participation in watershed management programmes; planning and formulation of project proposal, evaluation and monitoring of watershed programmes.
Green-house technology – Types of green-house; importance, function and features of green-house; development of greenhouse technology. Various components of green-house; design criteria and calculations; covering materials and its characteristics, solar heat transfer, solar fraction for green-house, steady state analysis of green-house. Green-house heating, cooling, shedding and ventilation systems; Carbon dioxide generation and monitoring and lighting systems, instrumentation and computerized environmental control system.Watering, fertilization, root substrate and its pasteurization, containers and benches, plant nutrition.


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