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Nepal Engineering Council (NEC) Civil Engineering Licensure Guide

Essential examination syllabus, marks breakdown, and preparation guide for Civil Engineers | Engilicense

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Civil Engineering 10-Chapter Syllabus Outline

Chapter 1: Basic Civil Engineering

Surveying (chain, compass, leveling, theodolite, total station), building materials (cement, aggregates, concrete), and construction technology.

Chapter 2: Soil Mechanics & Foundations

Soil properties, classification, permeability, shear strength, bearing capacity, shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls.

Chapter 3: Water Resources Engineering

Fluid properties, fluid statics, kinematics, open channel flow, hydraulic jumps, hydrology, precipitation, runoff, hydrographs.

Chapter 4: Structural Mechanics

Stress and strain, shear force and bending moment diagrams, torsion, deflection of beams, truss analysis, columns and struts.

Chapter 5: Design of Structures

Reinforced concrete design (WSD and LSM), slabs, beams, columns, footings, structural steel design, connections and roof trusses.

Chapter 6: Water Supply & Sanitation

Water demand, water quality, treatment processes, distribution systems, sewerage systems, wastewater treatment, solid waste management.

Chapter 7: Irrigation & Drainage

Crop water requirement, irrigation methods, design of canal networks, cross drainage works, diversion headworks, regulators.

Chapter 8: Hydropower Engineering

Power potential assessment, run-of-river and storage plants, headworks, settling basins, penstock, surge tanks, turbines, and powerhouse design.

Chapter 9: Transportation Engineering

Highway alignment, geometric design (curves, superelevation, sight distance), pavement materials and design, traffic engineering.

Chapter 10: Project Planning & Ethics

Project lifecycle, CPM/PERT, cost estimation, public procurement act of Nepal, contract management, engineering ethics and NEC Act.