Civil Engineering is one of the oldest fields of engineering and technology.The field encompass planning of design,and executing structural works.As a civil engineering,you will face a number of challenging and interesting job opportunities.Having a ME/M.Tech degree in civil engeenering definitely gives one a great boost for future opportunities.Candidates who will be appearing for the GATE exam must know about the best GATE books for Civil Engineering-CE.After a lot of research,I have listed the best GATE books for CE exam.
Complete List of important books for GATE 2018 CE
Engineering Mathematics
The EM section is common in 17 GATE papers.
| Topic | Book |
| Linear Algebra | Advanced Engineering Mathematics By Erwin Kreyszig |
| Calculus | Intermediate Mathematics By B.V. Sastry and K.Venkateshwarlu |
| Differential Equation | Higher Engineering Mathematics By B.S Grewal |
| Numerical Methods | Introductory methods of numerical analysis by SS Sastry. |
Gate Civil Engineering Preparation Books-
Books for studying Structural Engineering
| Topic | Book |
| Structural Analysis | Structural analysis by S.S Bhavikatti |
| Concrete Structures | R.C.C design by Dr. B.C Punmia ,Ashok kr jain, Arun kr Jain |
| Steel Structures | Design of steel structures by S.K Duggal |
GATE books for geotechnical engineering
| Topic | Book |
| Soil Mechanics | Advanced Soil Mechanics by Braja M. Das |
| Foundation Engineering | Principles of Foundation Engineering by Braja M. Das |
Water resource engineering should be studied from-
| topic | book |
| Fluid mechanics and hydraulics | A textbook of Fluid Mechanics and Hyrdaulics by R.K Bansal |
| Hydrology | Engineering Hydrology by K Subramanya |
Environmental engineering topics are best covered in the following books-
- Environmental Engineering by B.C. Punmia,S.K. Garg,Peavey,Metcalf and Eddy.
The topic of Transportation Engineering is to be studied from
- Highway Engineering by Khanna and Jasto,Kadiyali
Surveying should be read from-
- Surveying and Levelling by Rangwala.
Other books You can refer for gate preparation
- Strength of Materials,Theory of Structures by Rammamrutham
- Soil Mechanics by VNS Murthy
- Survey by Aurora,Som Ghosh
- Water resources by SK Garg
- Transportation by Justo Khanna
- Steel design by Kazimi Zindal
- RCC Design by Krishna Raju,PC Verghese
- Prestressed Concrete by Krishna Raju
- Reinforced Concrete by Ashok K Jain
- Railway Engineering by Subash and Satyapal.
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