TRB Mechanical

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HEAT TRANSFER

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Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept, electrical analogy

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Unsteady heat conduction, fins

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Dimensionless parameters in free and forced convective heat transfer, various correlations for heat transfer in flow over flat plates and through pipes; thermal boundary layer; effect of turbulence

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Radiative heat transfer, black and grey surfaces, shape factors, network analysis

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Heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods

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FLUID MECHANICS AND HYDRAULIC MACHINERY

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Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry

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Buoyancy; kinematics and Dynamics of flow; Bernoulli's equation

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Viscous flow of incompressible fluids; boundary layer; elementary turbulent flow

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Flow through pipes, head losses

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Hydraulic machines, Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines, velocity diagrams

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MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

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Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials     

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Metal Casting: Design of patterns, moulds and cores; solidification and cooling; riser and gating design, design considerations.

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Forming: Plastic deformation and yield criteria; fundamentals of hot and cold working processes; load estimation for bulk (forging, rolling, extrusion, drawing) and sheet (shearing, deep drawing, bending) metal forming processes; principles of powder metallurgy.

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Joining: Physics of welding, brazing and soldering; adhesive bonding; design considerations in welding

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APPLIED MECHANICS AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS

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Engineering Mechanics: Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work; kinematics and dynamics of particles

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Engineering Mechanics:  Rigid bodies in plane motion, including impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations; impact.

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Strength of Materials: Stress and strain, stress-strain relationship and elastic constants, Mohr's circle for plane stress and plane strain.

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Strength of Materials: Thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams.

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Strength of Materials: Torsion of circular shafts; Euler's theory of columns; strain energy methods; thermal stresses.

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THEORY OF MACHINES AND DESIGN

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Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms

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Theory of Machines: Dynamic analysis of slider-crank mechanism; gear trains; flywheels.

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Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems; effect of damping; vibration isolation; resonance, critical speeds of shafts.

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Design of machine elements: Failure theories; principles of design of bolted, riveted and welded joints, shafts.

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Design of machine elements: Design of Spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches.

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PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL

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Production Planning and Control: Forecasting models, aggregate production planning, scheduling, materials requirement planning.

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Inventory Control: Deterministic and probabilistic models; safety stock inventory control systems.

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OPERATIONS RESEARCH

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Linear programming, simplex and duplex method

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Transportation, assignment.

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Network flow models, simple queuing models.

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PERT and CPM.

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MACHINING AND MACHINE TOOL OPERATIONS

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Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Mechanics of machining, single and multi-point cutting tools, tool geometry and materials, tool life and wear; economics of machining

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Machining and Machine Tool Operations: Principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, principles of design of jigs and fixtures

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Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; comparators; gauge design; interferometry

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Metrology and Inspection: Form and finish measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly.

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Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Basic concepts of CAD/CAM and their integration tools.

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THERMODYNAMICS

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Properties, Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics.

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Thermodynamic system and processes; Carnot cycle, calculation of work and heat in ideal processes

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Irreversibility and availability; behaviour of ideal and real gases. Properties of pure substances, &
Refrigeration and air conditioning: Vapour refrigeration cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigeration, Reverse Brayton cycle

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Steam Tables, Rankine, Brayton cycles with regeneration and reheat.

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ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS

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Linear Algebra

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Numerical Methods: Numerical solutions of linear and non-linear algebraic equations Integration by trapezoidal and Simpson's rule, single and multi-step methods for differential equations.

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Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson, Normal and Binomial distributions.

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Differential equations: First order equations (linear and nonlinear), Higher order linear differential equations with constant coefficients, Cauchy’s and Euler’s equations, Initial and boundary value problems

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Calculus: Functions of single variable, Limit, continuity and differentiability, Mean value theorems, Evaluation of definite and improper integrals, Partial derivatives, Total derivative, Maxima and minima, Gradient, Divergence and Curl, Vector identities, Directional derivatives, Line, Surface and Volume integrals, Stokes, Gauss and Green's theorems

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Laplace transforms, Solutions of one-dimensional heat and wave equations and Laplace equation

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General Studies Tests

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General Studies Test 1

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General Studies Test 2

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General Studies Test 3

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General Studies Test 4

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General Studies Test 5

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General Studies Test 6

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General Studies Test 7

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General Studies Test 8

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General Studies Test 9

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General Studies Test 10

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TRB Mechanical Mock Tests

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TRB Mechanical Full Test 1

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TRB Mechanical Full Test 2

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TRB Mechanical Full Test 3

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TRB Mechanical Full Test 4

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TRB Mechanical Full Test 5

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