Nepal Engineering Council Registration Examination Syllabus: Detailed Overview

Civil Engineering Syllabus (ACiE)

The Civil Engineering syllabus is divided into 10 comprehensive chapters. Chapters 1 to 4 cover fundamental concepts, Chapters 5 to 9 focus on applied civil engineering practice, and Chapter 10 centers on project planning, design, and implementation.

1. Basic Civil Engineering

(ACiE01)

1. Engineering materials: Types, characteristics, selection, and usage/function of materials like stones, bricks, timber, metals/alloys, paints/varnishes, asphalt/bitumen, etc.

2. Standards (NS & IS) and tests: Tests on bricks, cement, aggregates, and rebar.

3. Building technology: Construction techniques (brick, stone, concrete, etc.), plastering, roofing, DPC, and building by-laws.

4. Geometric properties of sections: Center of gravity, moment of inertia, radius of gyration.

5. Surveying and levelling: Measurement methods, topographic surveys, GPS/GIS concepts.

6. Estimating, costing, and valuation: Types and methods of estimating; specifications and valuation techniques.

2. Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

(ACiE02)

1. Soil properties and tests: Classification, index properties, permeability, Atterberg limits.

2. Soil seepage and stresses: Seepage analysis, compressibility, compaction.

3. Soil strength & slope stability: Shear strength, Mohr-Coulomb theory, slope stability analysis.

4. Soil exploration & retaining walls: Site investigation, earth pressure theories.

5. Fundamentals of foundation: Types, functions, site selection, mat and raft foundations.

6. Bearing capacity and settlements: Terzaghi’s theory, consolidation and settlement analysis.

3. Basic Water Resources Engineering

(ACiE03)

1. Fluids and properties: Mass density, viscosity, compressibility, surface tension, etc.

2. Hydrostatics: Pascal’s law, pressure diagrams, buoyancy.

3. Hydro-kinematics & dynamics: Flow equations, Bernoulli’s equation.

4. Pipe flow: Governing equations, HGL & TEL, pipe network design.

5. Open channel flow: Energy & momentum principles, hydraulic jump, Shield diagram.

6. Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, hydrograph analysis, flood design, groundwater.

4. Structural Mechanics

(ACiE04)

1. Shear forces & bending moments: Axial, shear, bending moments; interpretation.

2. Stress and strain: Normal/shear stress, strain curves, torsion.

3. Theory of flexure: Elastic curve, Euler’s formula, deflection.

4. Determinate structures-1: Degrees of determinacy, energy methods.

5. Determinate structures-2: Influence lines, arches.

6. Indeterminate structures: Slope deflection, moment distribution, stiffness method.

5. Design of Structures

(ACiE05)

1. Loads and combinations: Dead, imposed, wind, snow, earthquake loads.

2. Concrete technology: Materials, mix design, testing, IS/NS codes.

3. RCC structures-1: RC beams/slabs design, anchorage, bond, deflection.

4. RCC structures-2: Columns, isolated/combined footings, pre-stressed concrete.

5. Steel structures: Built-up sections, bolted/welded connections.

6. Timber and masonry structures: Design principles, failure modes, mortar types.

6. Water Supply, Sanitation, and Environment

(ACiE06)

1. Water sources & quality: Surface/groundwater, impurities, standards, demand estimation.

2. Intake and distribution: Intake types, pipe systems, joints, service reservoirs.

3. Water treatment: Screening, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection.

4. Sewer design & construction: Sewer types, material, system layout.

5. Wastewater disposal: Treatment processes, oxygen sag, land/sludge disposal.

6. Environmental assessment: BES/IEE/EIA, disaster types and mitigation.

7. Irrigation and Drainage

(ACiE07)

1. Water demand estimation: Crop water requirement, irrigation intensity, effective rainfall.

2. Canal design: Types, tractive force, Kennedy & Lacey theories.

3. Diversion headworks: Bligh’s, Lane’s, Khosla’s theories, impervious floor design.

4. River training works: Spur, embankment, guide banks.

5. Regulation & cross-drainage: Regulators, aqueducts, siphons.

6. Drainage systems: Surface/subsurface design, preventive measures.

8. Hydropower

(ACiE08)

1. Project planning: Hydropower development stages in Nepal/world.

2. Power studies: Energy potential, plant types, reservoir regulation.

3. Storage plant headworks: Dams, spillways, gates, foundation treatment.

4. ROR plants: Intake design, sediment flushing.

5. Water conveyance: Tunnels, surge tanks, penstocks.

6. Machines & powerhouses: Francis/Pelton turbines, draft tubes, generators.

9. Transportation Engineering

(ACiE09)

1. Highway planning: Modes, alignments, road standards of Nepal.

2. Geometric design: Superelevation, gradients, intersection design.

3. Materials: Aggregates, binding materials, mix design.

4. Traffic engineering: Control devices, volume-speed, accident flow, safety.

5. Pavement: Types, DOR guidelines, stress/temp effects.

6. Construction & maintenance: Equipment, field control, soil stabilization.

10. Project Planning, Design, and Implementation

(AALL10)

1. Engineering drawings: Projections, scales, views, sectional drawings.

2. Engineering economics: Cash flow, discount rate, NPV, depreciation, tax.

3. Planning and scheduling: Project life cycle, CPM/PERT, bar charts.

4. Project management: Risk analysis, financing, contracts, information systems.

5. Professional practice: Ethics, NEA responsibilities, health/safety.

6. Regulatory body: Nepal Engineering Council (acts & regulations).

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