The Government of West Bengal set up an expert committee on December 31, 1998, under the Chairmanship of Ashesh Prasad Mitra, Eminent Scientist to explore the necessity and scope for establishment of an Engineering / Technology University in the state of West Bengal.
Syllabus for WBCS Civil Engineering Optional Paper [Code:16]
Paper – I :
Strength of Materials : Simple stress-strain, Elastic constants, shear force and bending moment. Theory of simple bending. Strain energy in direct stress, bending and shear. deflection of beams by different methods. Torsion of shafts & transmission of power, Principal stresses & strains in two dimensions, Mohr’s Circle, Theories of Elastic Failure.
