GATE 2016

Paper

Topics Added Topics Removed Any other Special

Changes

Civil

Engineering

Engineering Mathematics

Calculus:

Application of definite

integral to obtain area &

Volume

Partial Differential

Equation (PDE):

Solutions of one dimensional

diffusion equation

2nd order wave equation

Probability and Statistics:

Exponential Distribution &

Hypothesis testing

Numerical Methods:

Accuracy & precision, error

analysis, least square

approximation, Newtons &

lagrange polynomials

Concrete Structures:

Solid Mechanics:

Principal stresses,

stress transformation,

Mohr's circle,

unsymmetrical

bending, thin walled

pressure vessels

Concrete

Structures:

Design of members

subjected to flexure,

shear,

compression and

torsion by limit state

methods

Foundation

Engineering:

Foundation types-

foundation design

requirements

Highway

Pavements:

Testing and

specifications of

paving materials

New Topics:

Structural Engineering

Engineering Mechanics :

System of forces, free-body

diagrams, equilibrium

equations; Internal forces in

structures; Friction and its

applications; Kinematics of

point mass and rigid body;

Centre of mass; Euler’s

equations of motion;

Impulsemomentum;

Energy methods; Principles

of virtual work

Construction Materials

and Management:

Construction Materials:

Structural steel -

composition, material

properties and behaviour;

Concrete - constituents,

mix design,

short-term and long-term

properties; Bricks and

mortar; Timber;

Bitumen. Construction

Management: Types of

construction

Design of beams, slabs,

columns& Bond and

development length

Steel Structures:

Working stress and limit

state design concepts

Soil Mechanics:

Soil structure and

fabric,unified and indian

standard

soil classification system.

Foundation Engineering:

Method of slices and

bishop's method

Hydrology:

Flood routing,surface run-off

models,ground water

hydrology-steady state well

hydraullics and aquifers

Irrigation:

Canal regulatory works,cross

drainage

projects; Tendering and

construction contracts; Rate

analysis

and standard specifications;

Cost estimation; Project

planning

and network analysis -

PERT and CPM

stuctures,outlets and escapes

Transportation

Infrastructure:

Geometric design of

highways,geometric design

of

railway track.airport runway

length,taxiway and exit

taxiway design.

Highway Pavements:

Highway materials-desirable

properties of quality control

tests, traffic engg, level of

service of rural highways

and

urban roads,types of

intersections and

channelization

Geomatics Engineering:

Triangulation survey,total

station, photogrammetry-

scale,fly

height,remote sensing -

basics,platformand

sensors,visual

image interpretation,basics

of geographical information

system

and(GIS),geographical

positioning system(GPS).