RGPV Ph.D Entrance

Hello sir I am here as I want to get the Syllabus for Entrance Examination for Admission in Ph.D. Program of Civil Engineering of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (M.P.) so will you please provide me the syllabus??

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

Hey!! As per your demand here I am providing you Syllabus for Entrance Examination for Admission in Ph.D. Program of Civil Engineering of Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (M.P.)

(A) Structural Engineering
Mechanics:
Bending moment and shear force 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, bending and shear stresses, combined and direct bending stresses, unsymmetrical bending, shear centre. Thin walled pressure vessels, torsion, torsional buckling, buckling of columns. Two dimensional problems in rectangular and polar coordinates

Structural Analysis:
Analysis of statically determinate trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames, displacements in statically determinate structures and analysis of statically indeterminate structures by force or energy methods, and displacement methods (slope deflection and moment distribution methods), influence lines for determinate and indeterminate structures. Basic concepts of matrix methods of structural analysis. Compatibility equations. Finite element method, shape functions, isoparametric elements and its formulation numerical integration. Gaussian eliminations, Numerical Integration.

Structural Dynamics:
Single Degree of freedom system, Multi degree of freedom system. Free and forced vibration, Response to harmonic excitation, Eigen value problem, Eigen vector.

Concrete Structures:
properties of concrete, basics of mix design. Nondestructive testing of concrete, special concretes Concrete design- basic working stress and limit state design concepts, analysis of ultimate load capacity and design of members subjected to flexure, shear, compression and torsion by limit state methods. Water tanks, silos and bunkers. Basic elements of prestressed concrete, prestressing system and losses of prestressing.

Steel Structures:
Basic limit state method, Analysis and design of tension and compression members, beams and beam- columns, column bases. Connections- simple and eccentric, beam column connections, plate girders and trusses. Plastic method of analysis of beams and frames.

(B) Geotechnical Engineering

Soil Mechanics:
Origin of soils, soil classification, three-phase system, fundamental definitions, relationship and interrelationships, permeability & seepage, effective stress principle, consolidation, compaction, shear strength.

Foundation Engineering:
Sub-surface investigations- scope, drilling bore holes, sampling, penetration tests, and plate load test. Earth pressure theories, effect of water table, layered soils. Stability of slopes-infinite slopes, finite slopes. Foundation types-foundation design requirements. Shallow foundations-bearing capacity, effect of shape, water table and other factors, stress distribution, settlement analysis in sands & clays. Deep foundations pile types, dynamic & static formulae, load capacity of piles in sands & clays, negative skin friction. Machine foundation

(C) Environmental Engineering
Water requirements:
Quality standards, basic unit processes and operations for water treatment. Drinking water standards, water requirements, distribution of water. Sewage and sewerage treatment, quantity and characteristics of wastewater. Primary, secondary and tertiary treatment of wastewater, sludge disposal, effluent discharge standards. Domestic wastewater treatment processes, quantity of characteristics of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment, sludge disposal.

Air Pollution and Noise Pollution:
Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution meteorology, air pollution control, air quality standards and limits. Impacts of noise, permissible limits of noise pollution, measurement of noise and control of noise pollution.

Municipal Solid Wastes:
Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes, engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse/ recycle, energy recovery, treatment and disposal).

(D) Water Resources Engineering
Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics:
Properties of fluids, principle of conservation of mass, momentum, energy and corresponding equations, potential flow, applications of momentum and Bernoulli’s equation, laminar and turbulent flow, flow in pipes, pipe networks. Concept of boundary layer and its growth. Uniform flow, critical flow and gradually varied flow in channels, specific energy concept, hydraulic jump. Forces on immersed bodies, flow measurements in channels, tanks and pipes. Dimensional analysis and hydraulic modeling. Kinematics of flow, velocity triangles and specific speed of pumps and turbines.

Hydrology:
Hydrologic cycle, rainfall, evaporation, infiltration, stage discharge relationships, unit hydrographs, flood estimation, reservoir capacity, reservoir and channel routing. Well hydraulics.

Irrigation:
Duty, delta, estimation of evapo-transpiration. Crop water requirements. Design of: lined and unlined canals, waterways, head works, gravity dams and spillways. Design of weirs on permeable foundation. Types of irrigation system, irrigation methods. Water logging and drainage

(E) Transportation Engineering
Highway Planning:
Geometric design of highways, testing and specifications of paving materials, design of flexible and rigid pavements.

Traffic Engineering:
Traffic characteristics, theory of traffic flow, intersection design, traffic signs and signal design, highway capacity.

Surveying:
Importance of surveying, principles and classifications, mapping concepts, coordinate system, map projections, measurements of distance and directions, leveling, theodolite traversing, plane table surveying, Electronic Distance measurement errors and adjustments, curves.

(F) Computer Applications
Basics of C and C++ programming, loops functions array, object oriented programming, 2D and 3-D Modeling software .

(G) Statistics & Research Aptitude
Mean, median, mode, basic concepts of probability, coefficient of variance, standard error, standard deviation, and correlation and regression analysis. Student t-test, F-test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), data graphics and data interpretation. Principles and various models of statistical optimization techniques, optimization softwares.

National and international scenario of scientific research, literature reviewing, reference citation, scientific, engineering and research journals, impact valuation, research article and patent drafting, various scientific websites, abstracts.

Contact Details:
Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya
Airport Bypass Road, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462036
Phone: 0755 273 4913