CE-403 RGPV B.Tech
Structural Analysis-I (SA)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
7 papers, latest Jun 2025
- CE-403 paper, Jun 2025
- CE-403 paper, Dec 2024
- CE-403 paper, Jun 2024
- CE-403 paper, Nov 2023
- CE-403 paper, Jun 2023
- CE-403 paper, Nov 2022
Syllabus, notes and important questions for CE-403
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Virtual work and Energy Principles 5 topics
- Principles of Virtual work applied to deformable bodies
- Strain energy and complementary energy
- Energy theorems
- Maxwell’s Reciprocal theorem
- Analysis of Pin‑Jointed frames for static loads
Unit 2 Indeterminate Structures‑I 4 topics
- Static and Kinematics indeterminacy
- Analysis of Fixed and Continuous beams by theorem of three moments
- Effect of sinking and rotation of supports
- Moment distribution method (without sway)
Unit 3 Indeterminate Structures‑II 2 topics
- Analysis of beams and frames by slope‑deflection method
- Column Analogy method
Unit 4 Arches and Suspension Cables 4 topics
- Three hinged arches of different shapes
- Eddy’s Theorem
- Suspension cable and stiffening girders
- Two hinged and fixed arches – rib shortening and temperature effects
Unit 5 Rolling loads and Influence Lines 4 topics
- Maximum shear force and bending moment curves for various types of rolling loads
- Focal length and equivalent uniform distributed load (EUDL)
- Influence lines for determinate structures – beams
- Influence lines for three‑hinged arches
Exam insights
Counted from 7 past CE-403 papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Virtual work and Energy Principles 32 marks
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Unit 2 Indeterminate Structures-I 26 marks
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Unit 3 Indeterminate Structures - II 10 marks
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Unit 4 Arches and Suspension Cables 26 marks
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Unit 5 Rolling loads and Influence Lines 14 marks
Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.
Asked again and again
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State and explain the principle of virtual work and its application to deformable bodies / flexural members.
Asked 8 times: 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2019
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Explain indeterminacy and static indeterminacy vs kinematic indeterminacy, including degree of indeterminacy, classification and examples.
Asked 6 times: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019
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State and explain Eddy's theorem in arches.
Asked 5 times: 2025, 2024, 2022, 2020, 2019