BTSC JE Civil case studies
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The BTSC Junior Engineer (Civil) recruitment is conducted by the Bihar Technical Service Commission (BTSC) to fill junior engineering posts in Bihar government departments and undertakings. It is aimed at diploma or degree holders in civil engineering who want a stable public-sector technical role, typically involving site supervision, measurement and bill checking, quality control, maintenance and record-keeping under a senior engineer. The BTSC JE Civil case studies are 5 cases and about 4,084 words.
1M25 Cube Failures at a Hostel Site: Acceptance, Core Testing and Root Cause
A five-storey RCC hostel uses M25 concrete supplied from a site batching plant. Trial mix: OPC 350 kg/m³ plus fly ash 60 kg/m³, water 172 kg/m³, PCE admixture 1.1%, slump 100 mm at batching.
741 words, about 4 min2Isolated Footings on Clayey Silt with an Adjacent Deep Excavation
An office building with G+4 floors is founded on isolated footings 2.6 m × 2.6 m × 0.6 m at a depth of 1.6 m in stiff clayey silt. SPT values are 9 to 13 over the top 4 m and 16 below.
813 words, about 4 min3Strengthening Decision for a Distressed Two-Lane Highway Before Monsoon
A 2-lane single carriageway national highway with a 7 m carriageway is 6 years old, carries 4500 commercial vehicles per day both directions, and is being considered for strengthening. Traffic is growing at 6% per year, the design life is 10 years, the vehicle damage factor is 2.5 and the lane distribution factor for the 2-lane road is 0.75.
818 words, about 4 min4Price Variation, Quantity Variation and Delay Claim on a Rural Road Package
A state PWD has awarded a 4.5 km rural road package for Rs 8.4 crore with a 12-month completion period. The work order was issued in January 2023.
863 words, about 4 min5Traverse Quality and Curve Setting-Out for a Two-Pier Bridge
A total station traverse of five stations has been run to establish control for a bridge with two piers 60 m apart. The sum of the measured interior angles is 540°00′42″; the perimeter of the traverse is 640 m; the unadjusted coordinate differences close with ΣΔE = +0.058 m and ΣΔN = −0.052 m.
849 words, about 4 min