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ISRO ICRB
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Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining; basic machine tools; single and
multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, too! life and wear; economies of machining;
principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, jigs and fixtures;
abrasive machining processes; NC/CNC machines and CNC programming.
Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements;
comparators; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance
analysis in manufacturing and assembly; concepts of coordinate-measuring machine (CMM).
Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration tools;
additive manufacturing,
Product
ion Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production planning, scheduling,
materials requirement planning; lean manufacturing,
Inventory Control: Deterministic models; safety stock inventory control systems,
Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex method, transportation, assignment, network
flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.
ISRO Syllabus for Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Engineering Mechanics: System of forces, free-body diagrams, equilibrium equations; Internal forces
in structures; Frictions and its applications; Centre of mass; Free Vibrations of undamped SDOF
system.
Solid Mechanics: Bending moment and shear force in statically determinate beams; Simple stress and
strain relationships; Simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, shear centre; Uniform torsion,
Transformation of stress; buckling of column, combined and direct bending stresses.
Structural Analysis: Statically determinate and indeterminate structures by force! energy methods;
Method of superposition; Analysis of trusses, arches, beams, cables and frames; Displacement
methods: Slope deflection and moment distribution methods; Influence lines; Stiffness and flexibility
methods of structural analysis.
Construction Materials and Management: Construction Materials: Structural Steel ~ Composition,
‘material properties and behavior; Concrete — Constituents, mix design, short-term and long-term
properties. Construction Management: Types of construction projects; Project planning and network
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Conerete Structures: Working stress and Limit state design concepts; Design of beams, slabs,
columns; Bond and development length; Prestressed concrete beams.
Steel Structures: Working stress and Limit state design concepts; Design of tension and compression
members, beams and beam-columns, column bases; Connections — simple and eccentric,
beam-column connections, plate girders and trusses; Concept of plastic analysis -beams and frames,
Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Mechanics: Three-phase system and phase relationships, index properties; Unified and Indian
standard soil classification system; Permeability — one dimensional flow, Seepage through soils — two
— dimensional flow, flow nets, uplift pressure, piping, capillarity, seepage force; Principle of effective
stress and quicksand condition; Compaction of soils; One- dimensional consolidation, time rate of
consolidation; Shear Strength, Mohr’s circle, effective and total shear strength parameters,
Stress-Strain characteristics of clays and sand; Stress paths,
Foundation Engineering: Sub-surface investigations — Drilling bore holes, sampling, plate load test,
standard penetration and cone penetration tests; Earth pressure theories — Rankine and Coulomb;
Stability of slopes ~ Finite and infinite slopes, Bishop’s method; Stress distribution in soils —
Boussinesq’s theory; Pressure bulbs, Shallow foundations ~ Terzaghi’s and Meyerhof’s bearing
capacity theories, effect of water table; Combined footing and raft foundation; Contact pressure;
Settlement analysis in sands and clays; Deep foundations ~ dynamic and static formulae, Axial load
capacity of piles in sands and clays, pile load test, pile under lateral loading, pile group efficiency,
negative skin friction
‘Water Resources Engineering
Fluid Mechanics: Properties of fluids, fluid statics; Continuity, momentum and energy equations and,
their applications; Potential flow, Laminar and turbulent flow; Flow in pipes, pipe networks; Concept
of boundary layer and its growth; Concept of lif and drag.
Hydraulics: Forces on immersed bodies; Flow measurement in channels and pipes; Dimensional
analysis and hydraulic similitude; Channel Hydraulics ~ Energy-depth relationships, specific energy,
critical flow, hydraulic jump, uniform flow, gradually varied flow and water surface profiles.
Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, watershed, infiltration,
unit hydrographs, hydrograph analysis, reservoir capacity, flood estimation and routing, surface run-
off models, ground water hydrology — steady state well hydraulics and aquifers; Application of
Darey’s Law.
Irrigation: Types of irrigation systems and methods; Crop water requirements — Duty, delta, evapo-
‘transpiration; Gravity Dams and Spillways; Lined and unlined canals, Design of weirs on permeable
foundation; cross drainage structures.ISRO ICRB
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Environmental Engineering
Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment: Basics of water quality standards — Physical, chemical
and biological parameters; Water quality index; Unit processes and operations; Water requirement;
Water distribution system; Drinking water treatment,
Sewerage system design, quantity of domestic wastewater, primary and secondary treatment. Effluent
discharge standards; Sludge disposal; Reuse of treated sewage for different applications.
Air Pollution: Types of pollutants, their sources and impacts, air pollution control, air quality
standards, Air quality Index and limits
Municipal Solid Wastes: Characteristics, generation, collection and transportation of solid wastes,
engineered systems for solid waste management (reuse! recycle, energy recovery, treatment and
disposal)
‘Transportation Engineering
Transportation Infrastructure: Geometric design of highways ~ cross-sectional elements, sight
distances, horizontal and vertical alignments
Geometric design of railway Track - Speed and Cant.
Concept of airport runway length, calculations and corrections; taxiway and exit taxiway design.
Highway Pavements: Highway materials — desirable properties and tests; Desirable properties of
bituminous paving mixes; Design factors for flexible and rigid pavements; Design of flexible and
rigid pavement using IRC codes
Traffic Engineering: Traffic studies on flow and speed, peak hour factor, accident study, statistical
analysis of trafic data; Microscopic and macroscopic parameters of traffic flow, fundamental
relationships; Traffic signs; Signal design by Webster’s method; Types of intersections; Highway
capacity.
Geomatics Engineering
Principles of surveying: Errors and their adjustment; Maps — scale, coordinate system; Distance and
angle measurement — Levelling and trigonometric levelling; Traversing and triangulation survey
Total station; Horizontal and vertical curves,
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing: Scale, flying height; Basics of remote sensing and GIS.