Civil enggenering

For money?
For comfort?
For satisfaction
To achieve ‘something’ in life
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 Strong common sense
 Positive attitude
 Vision
 Honesty and dedication
 Ethics: ‘Chalata hain… nahi
chalega…!’
 Management skills and teamwork
 Courage to face challenges.
 Good health: Physical capabilities
 Extraordinary Brilliant: NOT
necessary…!
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 Structural Engineering
 Transportation Engineering
 Geotechnical Engineering
 Water Resource/Hydraulics/Irrigation Engineering
 Remote Sensing/Geo-informatics/Surveying
 Environmental Engineering
 Earthquake Engineering
 Geology/Geoscience Engineering
 Project Management/Construction Management
 Maintenance Engineering
 And so on… !
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Success=
(Intelligence) ×
(Hard work) ×
(Attitude) ×
(1+ ‘Smartness’)
Smartness
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 Ur major activities:-
 Take ‘smart’ decisions and make
sacrifices. It will pay U back.
 Remember ‘No Free Lunch’
Theorem.
 Stair method:
 Always set a small goal
 Get it done
 This will give U lot of confidence.
 Then set next higher goal
 Never jump directly…!
Remember: Low Aim Is Crime
College
Study
Sleeping
Social
Activities
Entertainment
Frustration
and
depression
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 When U feel fresh & energetic
(morning): Start with theory
and new topics
 When Ur tired, (evening):
Problems and revision.
 Remember…!
It is not necessary and
possible also… to command
whole syllabus. Keep watch
on previous years question
papers, and choose the
topics of Ur interest.
 Have a look on syllabus at the
start of semester.
 What is purpose of PL:
Fresh study
Revision
 Remember…!
No. of hours of self study ≥ 2
* Class hours.
Don’t have a mentality that
firstly I will complete theory
and then problems. Both
should be done
simultaneously.8

Use Ur own notes.
Make a habit to take notes in
class.
1st Revision notes: 10
pages/chapter
2nd revision notes: 3 pages/chapter
3rd revision notes: ½ page/chapter
Zip and unzip procedure.
Keep Ur notes and books with
U…forever.
 Before going to
exam, close all
the books and
have a look on
final notes
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 Selection of books should be done
with proper care , since Ur
success heavily depends on it.
 Market is flooded with books. So
follow only those books in which
you are comfortable in
understanding the fundamentals
 Use Ur own books.
 Never take a book without
pen/pencil in other hand.
 Write what U understand/not
understand on that book.
 It will help U in next revision.
 Don’t write on Library books.
Instead, first make a Xerox copy.
 It is better to solve/read a book
twice rather than two books once.
 Clarify Ur doubts from Ur
teachers/friends. Help others.
 Remember, Having no concept is
better than mis-concept.
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Close Ur eyes and try to
recollect whatever U had
studied.
Do this very
systematically, step-by-
step and gradually.
When you stuck, open
Ur notes and look.
NEVER try to
remember a particular
numerical problem.
How many revisions?
First Revision:
Immediately after class.
(5 min.)
Second revision: Just
before start of the class
(5 min)
Third revision: After a
week.
Last revision: Before
exam
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Exam ke kuch din pehale
frustration ho jata hain…
Kya kare?
Don’t worry…Its
natural…! Remember: A
piece of coal perform well
under temperature and
pressure, known as
‘Diamond’.
U should be strong to
handle these tension. CE is
very challenging branch.
 At the bottom of success
ladder, there is only
crowd; at upper part there
is a competition.
 Always remain in upper
part.
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 Before going to exam, don’t
talk with negative minded
persons.
 You must be mentally tough.
Be bold & confident. U must
concentrate on Ur task
irrespective of what is going
around.
 Start with easy question, that
will give U confidence.
 At the end of each question,
write summary.
 Don’t loose Ur confidence even
if U have NOT performed well
in one exam. Remember, if
paper is tough, it is tough for
everybody.
 If possible, use two coloured
pen- Blue and Black. But don’t
waste Ur time. Make balance
between speed and accuracy.
 Between two exams, don’t
discuss exam paper of previous
exam.
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BE/BTech:
I know everything
ME/MTech:
I know something
PhD:
I know NOTHING.
PDF:
I want to learn.
 Attitude: I know
NOTHING; but I
want to LEARN.
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Non-Engineering Engineering
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Just ask one question to
Ur mind-
What U want to be
after 10 years from
now?
Consider Ur capabilities
and limitations…!
Don’t underestimate or
Overestimate Ur self.
Ur answer will be Ur
career
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1. WORLD TRADE CENTER , New
York
2. TOUR EIFFEL, Paris
3. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, New
York
4. STATUE OF LIBERTY, New York
5. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF
ART, New York
6. GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, San
Francisco
7. BURJ AL ARAB, Dubai
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 Also known as the
WTC or the Twin
Towers.
 was a complex of
seven buildings in
Lower Manhattan in
New York City before
attack at sep11,2001
Also known as the
WTC or the Twin
Towers.
 was a complex of
seven buildings in
Lower Manhattan in
New York City before
attack at sep11,2001
 It is an iron tower built
beside the Seine River in
Paris.
 one of the most
recognizable structures
in the world.
 A global icon of France.
 It is a 102-story Art
Deco skyscraper in
New York City.
 Was the tallest
building for more
than forty years,
from its completion
in 1931.
 After destruction of
the World Trade
Center in 2001, it
again became the
tallest building in
New York City.
 Liberty Enlightening the
World, commonly known
as the Statue of Liberty.
 was presented to the
United States by the
people of France in
1886.
 It has a permanent collection
containing more than two
million works of art.
 The main building, often
referred to simply as "the
Met," is one of the world's
largest art galleries. Golden Gate Bridge
construction commenced on
January 5, 1933.
 The Golden Gate Bridge is
one of the longest
suspension bridges in the
world.
 The bridge consists of two
towers of 746 feet this
makes it 191 feet higher than
 The Burj Al Arab also
known as Tower of the
Arabs.
 It is the fourth tallest
(321m) hotel in the
world.
 The Burj Al Arab stands
on an artificial island
280 m (920 ft) out from

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