What is the IES syllabus for Paper 1 of the Civil Engineering Stream?

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Rachit Kumar Saxena | Contributor-Level 9

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The candidates can see below the IES syllabus for the Civil Engineering Branch:

IES Civil Engineering (Paper 1) Syllabus

The following are the details of topics and subtopics of the Civil Engineering Syllabus.

Topics	Sub-Topics
Building Materials	Stone, Lime, Glass, Plastics, Steel, FRP, Ceramics, Aluminum, Fly Ash, Basic Admixtures, Timber, Bricks and Aggregates: Classification, properties and selection criteria; Cement: Types, Composition, Properties, Uses, Specifications and various Tests; Lime & Cement Mortars and Concrete: Properties and various Tests; Design of Concrete Mixes: Proportioning of aggregates and methods of mix design.
Solid Mechanics	Elastic constants, Stress, plane stress, Strains, plane strain, Mohr’s circle of stress and strain, Elastic theories of failure, Principal Stresses, Bending, Shear and Torsion.
Structural Analysis	Basics of the strength of materials, Types of stresses and strains, Bending moments and shear force, the concept of bending and shear stresses; Analysis of determinate and indeterminate structures; Trusses, beams, plane frames; Rolling loads, Influence Lines, Unit load method & other methods; Free and Forced vibrations of single-degree and multi-degree freedom systems; Suspended Cables; Concepts and Use of Computer-Aided Design
Design of Steel Structures	Principles of Working Stress methods, Design of tension and compression members, Design of beams and beam column connections, built-up sections, Girders, Industrial roofs, and Principles of Ultimate load design.
Design of Concrete and Masonry structures	Limit state design for bending, shear, axial compression and combined forces; Design of beams, Slabs, Lintels, Foundations, Retaining walls, Tanks, Staircases; Principles of pre-stressed concrete design including materials and methods; Earthquake-resistant design of structures; Design of Masonry Structure.
Construction Practice, Planning and Management	Construction - Planning, Equipment, Site investigation and Management including Estimation with the latest project management tools and network analysis for different Types of works; Analysis of Rates of various types of works; Tendering Process and Contract Management, Quality Control, Productivity, Operation Cost; Land acquisition; Labour safety and welfare