can u plz suggest some civil engg books covering the whole syllabus for gate and state level exams
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It would be better if you could go through the below provided link as it has preparation tips along with important topics and books as well which you can follow as these will be helping you to go in a right direction -
All about Civil Engineering preparation 2018
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Below are the recommended book sfor your preparation
Engineering Mathematics-
-Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications by Kenneth Rosen
-Higher Engineering mathematics by B.S. Grewal
-Advanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig
Structural Engineering-
-Theory of Structure by CK Wang, S. Rammamrutham, L.S. Negi & Jangit
-Theory of Elasticity by Timoshenko & Gere
-Theory of Structure by Wilbur & Norris
-Strength of Materials/Mechanics of Structure by Gare & Timoshenko,
E. Popove, L. Singer,
-B.C. Punamia, Rammamrutham
Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Mechanics by Gopal Ranjan & Rao,Venkat Ramaiha,S. K. Garg,
B.C. Punamia, V N S Murthy
Water Resources Engineering
-Water Resources by S K Garg
-Water and Waste Water by SK Garg 1 and 2
-Fluid Mechanics- RK Bansal and Fox and Richard
Transportation Engineering
-Transportation by Justo Khanna
Environmental engineering
-Environmental Engineering by S. K. Garg Part I & Part II
-Waste Water Engineering by B. C. Punamia Part I & Part II
Geomatics Engineering
-Surveying (vol. 1,2,3) by B.C.Punia, Ashok Jain, Arun Jain
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