KPSC AE Civil case studies
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The KPSC Assistant Engineer (Civil) recruitment is conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission to fill assistant engineer posts in Karnataka state civil engineering departments and undertakings. It suits civil engineering graduates or diploma holders (as the notification specifies) who want a stable public-sector technical career and are willing to prepare across the full undergraduate civil syllabus rather than a narrow specialism. The KPSC AE Civil case studies are 5 cases and about 5,280 words.
1Choosing a foundation for a G+2 block on highly expansive black cotton clay
A G+2 RCC residential block is planned at a flat site in Hubballi. The soil report gives 0–1.2 m of filled-up soil, 1.2–6.0 m of highly plastic black cotton clay (PI 42, free swell index 115%, SPT N = 4–6, unconfined compressive strength 45 kPa), 6.0–9.0 m of stiff clay (N = 12), and weathered shale below 9.0 m (N 30).
1,033 words, about 5 min2Support settlement on a continuous beam: how much top steel can really be removed
A two-span continuous RCC beam ABC supports a corridor in an institutional building under construction. Each span is 8.0 m, the section is 300 mm × 600 mm, M25 concrete with Fe500 steel, and the factored UDL from the slab, including self-weight, is 20 kN/m.
1,053 words, about 5 min3Cavitation in a river lift pump house that ran perfectly in the monsoon
A river lift scheme pumps 90 L/s against a static lift of 38 m through a 400 mm delivery main, 1.2 km long. The pump selected at the duty point runs at 1,450 rpm and has an NPSHR of 6.5 m.
1,044 words, about 5 min4Upgrading a 12 MLD activated sludge plant to meet river discharge consent
A 12 MLD conventional activated sludge plant serves a town in Karnataka and discharges to a river with a summer flow of about 0.5 m³/s. Influent: BOD5 280 mg/L, TSS 300 mg/L, NH4-N 32 mg/L, alkalinity 220 mg/L as CaCO3, winter sewage temperature not below 22 °C.
1,090 words, about 5 min5Flood delay, liquidated damages and whether to crash the bridge programme
A PWD contract for a road bridge over a seasonal river has a contract value of ₹8.60 crore and a completion period of 540 days, with liquidated damages of 0.5% of the contract value per week or part thereof, subject to a maximum of 10%. During month 11, the pier P2 foundation was delayed by 32 days because of an unprecedented flood; the river gauge record shows a peak exceeding the 50-year return value, and the piers are on the critical path.
1,060 words, about 5 min