TNPSC AE Civil case studies
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The TNPSC Combined Engineering Services Examination is a recruitment examination conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission for engineering posts in various state departments. The Commission's notification list shows Combined Engineering Services Examination notifications in multiple years, including notification 23/2023, 10/2022, 05/2018 and 26/2017, as well as a separate Combined Engineering Subordinate Services Examination. The TNPSC AE Civil case studies are 5 cases and about 3,731 words.
1M25 slab cubes fail the IS 456 acceptance test after hot-weather concreting
A 24 m × 12 m two-way slab (span 3.6 m c/c, M25, Fe500) is being cast for a government school building in Tiruchirappalli in May. The approved mix has cement 400 kg/m³, w/c 0.48, and a retarder dosed at the supplier's maximum recommended rate.
828 words, about 4 min2Sizing a rural piped water scheme: design population, main diameter and ESR staging
A village panchayat of 12,000 people (2021 census) is being given a piped water scheme with a 30-year design period and 1.8% annual geometric growth. The agreed rate is 135 lpcd.
849 words, about 4 min3Reservoir release decision under an orange alert and conflicting pressure
On 12 November the Water Resources Department's control room at a reservoir in northern Tamil Nadu reports level 43.80 m against an FRL of 45.00 m, live storage 78%, and inflow 3,000 cusecs and rising 8% every three hours. IMD has issued an orange alert for 20 cm of rain in the catchment in the next 24 hours.
842 words, about 4 min4தமிழ் அரசு அறிவிப்பு வரைவைத் திருத்துதல்
அறிவிப்பில் 'xerox', 'pipeline' போன்ற ஆங்கிலக் கலப்புச் சொற்களும் உள்ளன. திருத்தம்: 'மக்கள் தேவையான நீரை முன்கூட்டியே சேமித்து வைத்துக்கொள்ளுமாறு கேட்டுக்கொள்ளப்படுகிறார்கள்.' காரணம்: அறிவிப்பு செயல்பாட்டு (impersonal) வடிவில், பணிவான வேண்டுகோள் தொனியில் இருக்க வேண்டும்.
474 words, about 2 min5Four-package progress review, liquidated damages and a cash-flow plea
A district office reviews four civil works packages at the close of month 12 of a 15-month programme. Sanctioned value, physical progress and payment released (₹ lakh) are: A - 420, 85%, 345; B - 360, 42%, 165; C - 300, 95%, 258; D - 120, 40%, 32.
738 words, about 4 min