SYLLABUS FOR  ‘GATE CLASSES’ ENTRANCE TEST

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS:

Bending moments and shear forces in statically determinate beams; simple stress and strain relationship, stress and strain in two dimensions, principal stresses, stress transformation, Mohr’s circle; simple bending theory; flexural  and shear stress.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS:

Analysis of statically determinate trusses; displacements in statically determinate structures and analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force/energy methods; analysis by displacement methods (slope-deflection and moment-distribution methods); influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures; basic concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis.

CONCRETE STRUCTURES:

 Limit states design concepts; analysis and design of members subjected to flexure, shear, compression and torsion (beams, columns and isolated footings)

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING:

 Soil classification; three-phase system, fundamental definitions, permeability and seepage; effective stress principle, consolidation, compaction; shear strength. Earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils  shallow foundations; bearing capacity, effect of shape, water table and other

factors, stress distribution, deep foundations - pile types,load capacity of piles in sands and clays.

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regards
Wasim Akram