Nodia Books For GATE Mechanical Engineering

           

Welcome friends, Nodia Publication GATE MCQ's are the one of the best study materials for GATE.When I suggested this books for Preparation, many of them was interested to know the contents of this books. In this post I will share a sample copy of Nodia books. The nodia books for mechanical engineering has 4 volumes which covers the complete Mechanical engineering. Nodia books are very useful to improve your problem solving skill.The sample copy is attached here. You can buy the Nodia books from flipkart in a discounted rate from the link http://goo.gl/jczdWf

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Subject wise previous question paper analysis of GATE

      Hello guys,to prepare for any competitive exams, focusing on important topics is an essential requirement. In this post i will give you the subject wise analysis of GATE examination.when going through this report,It will give you a clear picture regarding the important subjects. When studying for GATE weight age should be given to those topics.The report shows the score allocated to each subjects in 100 marks.I hope this will help you and you will get a clear idea regarding the subject wise weight age.

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Hand written notes for Fluid Mechanics

         

        Welcome guys, fluid mechanics is an important section for GATE and all other competitive examin- ations. Many questions are asked from this section in all exams,but the subject is too wide and deep.In this post I will give you fluid mechanics hand written notes in pdf format.You can download the file from the below link.use the materials effectively to crack GATE15 and other PSU exams.All the best guys.

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Hand Written Study Materials - Material Science

              Hi Friends ,after a gap of two weeks new study materials are going to upload in Mechanzz.In this post I will give you study materials for Materials Engineering. Many guys were asking for material science materials in many posts.Any way this will be hopeful to all in GATE 15 Preparation.Share and post your comments....

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CSIR JRF NET Exam-An Alternative to GATE

          CSIR Conducts National Eligibility Test for Engineering graduates in all branches for selecting junior research fellows at CSIR labs and other premier institutes in the country such as IISc Bangalore and IIT’s. They conduct the exam twice in an year In June and December. Applications are invited for NET exam which is on December 21,2014.Engineering graduates and final year students have to appear the Engineering Science exam which is common to all branches of Engineering.

What is JRF : A large number of JRFs are awarded each year by CSIR to candidates enrolled in integrated MS-Ph.D  after qualifying the National Eligibility Test ( NET) conducted by CSIR twice a year June and December.  Candidates with bachelor’s degree, whether Science, engineering or any other discipline, will be eligible for fellowship only after getting registered/enrolled for Ph.D/ integrated Ph.D. program within the validity period of two years. 

It is an option to do integrated Ph.D at IIT’s and to get job as Trainee Scientists at CSIR labs.

EXAM SCHEME

TIME: 3 HOURS            MAXIMUM MARKS: 200

Single Paper Test having Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) is divided in three parts.

Part 'A'This part shall carry 20 questions pertaining to General aptitude with emphasis on logical reasoning graphical analysis,analytical and numerical ability, quantitative comparisons, series formation, puzzles etc. The candidates shall be required toanswer any 15 questions. Each question shall be of two marks. The total marks allocated to this section shall be 30 out of 200.

Part ‘B’ :

 This part shall contain 25 questions related to Mathematics and Engineering Aptitude. Candidates shall be required to answer any 20 questions. Each question shall be of 3.5 marks. Total marks allocated to this section shall be 70 out of 200.

Part ‘C’ : 

Shall contain subject related question of the following 7 subject areas :1. Computer Science & Information Technology2 Electrical Science3. Electronics4. Materials Science5. Fluid Mechanics6. Solid Mechanics7. ThermodynamicsEach subject area will carry 10 questions. Candidates shall be required to answer any 20 questions out of a total of 70questions. Each question shall be of 5 marks. The total marks allocated to this part shall be 100 out of 200.

There will be negative marking @25% for each wrong answer. To enable the candidates to go through the questions, the question paper booklet shall be distributed 15 minutes before the scheduled time of the exam. The answer sheet (OMR sheet) shall be distributed at the scheduled time of the exam.

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Heat and Mass Transfer by Younus Cengel

                Heat and Mass Transfer is an important section for all the competitive exams of  Mechanical Engineering, Cengel's HMT is one of the best book for theory as well as problems.The author starts from the basics and leads us to the in depth of subject.The book comprises above 900 pages and theoretical explanations to the most of the practical problems.One of the most important feature of this book is that the problems of this text are practically important. This book is highly useful for those who preparing for IES/GATE/ PSU exams to get the core concepts.There are several solved exercises and and clearly explained.The book flows like reading a story through the detailed explanation of each and every concept.The soft copy of the book can be downloaded from the below link.The hard copy can be bought from the flipkart at a discount rate than local retail stores.

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Important Topics to Score More in GATE

      GATE, like any other competitive examination, demands selective study. If one is appearing for GATE Mechanical examination, there are a few topics which must not be missed. Meticulous planning and conceptual clarity on the following topics can help improve a candidates’ rank by several notches.

1	Engineering mechanics	Equilibrium of rigid bodies, structural analysis, Impulse and momentum, Rectilinear kinematics, Work and Energy, Law of Restitution
2.	Strength of Materials	Stress and strain, Theory of bending, Beam deflection, Torsion in shafts, Bi-axial stress and strain, Mohr’s circle, Thin-walled shells, Equilibrium, Struts and columns
3.	Theory of Machines	Mechanisms and machines, Flywheel, Friction, Gears, Kinematic analysis
4.	Vibrations	Undamped vibrations, Free damped vibrations, Forced vibrations
5.	Design	Static loading, Dynamic loading, Threaded joints, Riveted joints, Welded joints, Design of gears, Belt drives/brakes, bearings
6.	Fluid Mechanics	Fluid properties, Fluid pressure, Flow measurements, Kinematics of fluid flow, Principles of fluid flow, Laminar pipe flow, Boundary layer theory
7.	Heat Transfer	Conduction, Convection, Radiation, Heat exchangers
8.	Thermodynamics	Basic concepts, First law, Second law, Exergy and irreversibility, Properties of gases, Gas compression, Brayton cycle
9.	Applications	IC engines, Refrigeration and air-conditioning, turbo machinery, Power engineering
10.	Material science	Heat treatment of steel, Iron-carbon phase, mechanical properties, Crystal structure, Effect of imperfections
11.	Casting	Gating system, Casting defects, Pattern
12.	Forming	Rolling, Extrusion, Sheet metal forming, forging, Modern forming processes
13.	Welding	Welding processes
14.	Machining	Mechanism of metal cutting, Machining processes, Machinability, Modern machining processes
15.	Metrology	Limits, tolerances and fits, Linear measurements, Gauge design
16.	Computer Integrated Manufacturing	Computer aided design, Numerical control
17.	PPC	Forecasting, Break-even analysis, Assembly line balancing, Functions of PPC, MRP
18.	Inventory Control	Basic concepts, EOQ models,
19.	Operation Research	Simplex method, Transportation problems, Queuing, Sequencing, PERT and CPM, Break-even analysis

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GATE Mechanical Syllabus

Engineering Mathematics 

Linear Algebra: Matrix algebra, Systems of linear equations, Eigen values and eigen vectors. 

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.

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

Complex variables: Analytic functions, Cauchy’s integral theorem, Taylor and Laurent series. Probability and Statistics: Definitions of probability and sampling theorems, Conditional probability, Mean, median, mode and standard deviation, Random variables, Poisson,Normal and Binomial distributions. 

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. 

Applied Mechanics And Design 

Engineering Mechanics: Free body diagrams and equilibrium; trusses and frames; virtual work; kinematics and dynamics of particles and of rigid bodies in plane motion, including impulse and momentum (linear and angular) and energy formulations; impact. 

Strength of Materials: Stress and strain, stress-strain relationship and elastic constants, Mohr’s circle for plane stress and plane strain, thin cylinders; shear force and bending moment diagrams; bending and shear stresses; deflection of beams; torsion of circular shafts; Euler’s theory of columns; strain energy methods; thermal stresses.

 Theory of Machines: Displacement, velocity and acceleration analysis of plane mechanisms; dynamic analysis of slider-crank mechanism; gear trains; flywheels. Vibrations: Free and forced vibration of single degree of freedom systems; effect of damping; vibration isolation; resonance, critical speeds of shafts. 

Design: Design for static and dynamic loading; failure theories; fatigue strength and the S-N diagram; principles of the design of machine elements such as bolted, riveted and welded joints, shafts, spur gears, rolling and sliding contact bearings, brakes and clutches. 

Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences 

Fluid Mechanics: Fluid properties; fluid statics, manometry, buoyancy; control-volume analysis of mass, momentum and energy; fluid acceleration; differential equations of continuity and momentum; Bernoulli’s equation; viscous flow of incompressible fluids; boundary layer; elementary turbulent flow; flow through pipes, head losses in pipes, bends etc. 

Heat-Transfer: Modes of heat transfer; one dimensional heat conduction, resistance concept, electrical analogy, unsteady heat conduction, fins; 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; radiative heat transfer, black and grey surfaces, shape factors, network analysis; heat exchanger performance, LMTD and NTU methods. 

Thermodynamics: Zeroth, First and Second laws of thermodynamics; thermodynamic system and processes; Carnot cycle.irreversibility and availability; behaviour of ideal and real gases, properties of pure substances, calculation of work and heat in ideal processes; analysis of thermodynamic cycles related to energy conversion.

Applications: Power Engineering: Steam Tables, Rankine, Brayton cycles with regeneration and reheat. I.C. Engines: air-standard Otto, Diesel cycles. Refrigeration and air-conditioning: Vapour refrigeration cycle, heat pumps, gas refrigeration, Reverse Brayton cycle; moist air: psychrometric chart, basic psychrometric processes. 

Turbomachinery: Pelton-wheel, Francis and Kaplan turbines — impulse and reaction principles, velocity diagrams. Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering Engineering Materials: Structure and properties of engineering materials, heat treatment, stress-strain diagrams for engineering materials. 

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

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. 

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

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; principles of non-traditional machining processes; principles of work holding, principles of design of jigs and fixtures 

Metrology and Inspection: Limits, fits and tolerances; linear and angular measurements; comparators; gauge design; interferometry; form and finish measurement; alignment and testing methods; tolerance analysis in manufacturing and assembly. 

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

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

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

 Operations Research: Linear programming, simplex and duplex method, transportation, assignment, network flow models, simple queuing models, PERT and CPM.

GATE General Aptitude Syllabus

General Aptitude (GA): Common to All Papers

1. Verbal Ability: English grammar, sentence completion, verbal analogies, word groups, instructions, critical reasoning and verbal deduction.
2. Numerical Ability: Numerical computation, numerical estimation, numerical reasoning and data interpretation.

Sample Questions Verbal Ability 

Q.1. Choose the appropriate answer to complete the following sentence: After several _____________ attempts to send the missile into space, the spacecraft were finally launched successfully. 

(A) abortive (B) difficult (C) experimental (D) preliminary

 Ans. (A) 

Q.2. Choose the appropriate answer to complete the following sentence: Medicine is to illness as law is to _____________. 

(A) discipline (B) anarchy (C) treason (D) etiquette 

Ans. (B) 

Q.3. Read the following paragraph: 

“The ordinary form of mercury thermometer is used for temperature ranging from –40oF to 500oF. For measuring temperature below –40oF, thermometers filled with alcohol are used. These are, however, not satisfactory for use in high temperatures. When a mercury thermometer is used for temperature above 500oF, the space above the mercury is filled with some inert gas, usually nitrogen or carbon dioxide, placed in the thermometer under pressure. As the mercury rises, the gas pressures is increased, so that it is possible to use these thermometers for temperatures as high as 1000oF.” 

With what, besides mercury, would a thermometer be filled if it was designed to be used for measuring temperature of about 500oF?

 (A) Pyrometer (B) Inert gas (C) Iron and brass (D) Gas 

Ans. (B) 26

Q.4. The cost of manufacturing tractors in Korea is twenty percent less than the cost of manufacturing tractors in Germany. Even after transportation fees and import taxes are added, it is still cheaper to import tractors from Korea to Germany than to produce tractors in Germany. 
Which of the following assertions is best supported by the above information?

 (A) Labour costs in Korea are twenty percent below those in Germany. 
(B) Importing tractors into Germany will eliminate twenty percent of the manufacturing jobs in Germany. 
(C) The costs of transporting a tractor from Korea to Germany are more than twenty percent of the cost of manufacturing the tractor in Korea. 
(D) The import taxes on a tractor imported from Korea to Germany is less than twenty percent of the cost of manufacturing the tractor in Germany. 

Ans. (D) 

Numerical Ability 

Q.5. In a survey, 3/16 of the people surveyed told that they preferred to use public transport while commuting daily to office. 5/8 of the people surveyed told that they preferred to use their own vehicles. The remaining 75 respondents said that they had no clear preference. How many people preferred to use public transport?

 (A) 75 (B) 100 (C) 125 (D) 133

Ans. (A)

Books for GATE Preparation

List of books to be used for different subjects of mechanical engineering.

 1. Advanced Engineering mathematics by

•  a. Erwin kreyszig (John wiley & sons publication) (strongly recommended)

•  b. Dr.B.S.Grewal (Khanna publications) (strongly recommended) 

2. Engineering mechanic (statics and dynamics) by

•  a. Beer and Johnston (the Tata McGraw Hill publications) 

•  b. Prof. P.J.shah (few but various enough examples - good book)

 3. Strength of material by 

•  a. G.H.Ryder (English Language Book society) 

 4. Theory of machines by 

•  a. Amitabh Ghosh and Ashok kumar mallik ( Affiliated East –West press private Limited) 

• b. S.S. Rattan ( The Tata McGraw Hill publications) 

  5. Machine design by 

•  a. R.S.Khurami ( S.Chand & sons publication) 

6. Vibrations by 

•  a. V.P.singh 

 7. Fundamentals of thermodynamics by 

•  a. P.K.Nag (The Tata McGraw Hill publications) 

• b. Van Whylen (John wiley & sons publication) 

 8. Refrigeration and Air conditioning by 

•  a. R.K.Rajput (thermal science and engineering) (Laxmi publications) 

• b. http://nptel.iitm.ac.in/ This is the website developed by the IITs. 

9. Applied thermodynamics 

•  a. R.K.Rajput (thermal science and engineering) (Laxmi publications) 

10. Heat and Mass transfer by 

•  a. Yunus A.cengel (The McGraw-Hill companies)

11. Fluid mechanics and machines 

•  a. Dr.R.K.Bansal (Laxmi publications) (strongly recommended) 

• b. Yunus A.cengel (The McGraw-Hill companies) 

12. Manufacturing science by 

•  a. P.N.Rao (volume 2 and 3) (The Tata McGraw Hill publications) 

• b. Amitabh Ghosh and Ashok kumar mallik ( Affiliated East –West press Private limited) 

• c. P.C.Sharma d. S.Kalpakjian (Pearson Education) 

13. Management science and Operations management 

•  a. Hamdy A.Taha (operations research)( prentice hall of India privet limited) 

• b. William J. Stevenson ( introduction to management science)(IRWIN pub) 

• c. B.Mahadevan (Operations management) (Dorling Kindersley (India)Privet limited) 

• d. J.K.sharma (operations research) 

 Besides this previous 10 to 12 years solved GATE papers are needed.