CELE Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering Review
CELE Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering Review
CELE Day 2 covers Hydraulics + Geotechnical Engineering.
What PRC asks
| Topic block | Approx. items |
|---|---|
| Fluid statics | 4 |
| Fluid kinematics + dynamics | 6 |
| Flow in closed conduits (pipes) | 8 |
| Flow in open channels | 6 |
| Hydrology basics | 3 |
| Soil properties + classification | 6 |
| Soil mechanics: stress, consolidation | 6 |
| Slope stability + earth pressure | 4 |
| Foundation engineering: shallow + deep foundations | 7 |
Hydraulics
- Fluid statics: pressure, force on submerged surfaces
- Fluid kinematics: velocity fields, continuity
- Fluid dynamics: Bernoulli equation, energy/momentum
- Pipe flow: Darcy-Weisbach, Hazen-Williams, minor losses
- Open channels: Manning's equation, hydraulic jump, weirs
- Hydrology: rainfall, runoff, basic statistics
Geotechnical
- Soil properties: phase relations, classification (USCS, AASHTO)
- Permeability + seepage
- Stress distribution (Boussinesq, Newmark chart)
- Consolidation: Terzaghi 1D theory
- Shear strength: Mohr-Coulomb
- Slope stability: factor of safety
- Earth pressure: at-rest, active, passive (Rankine, Coulomb)
- Foundations: bearing capacity, settlement
- Pile design: capacity, group efficiency
A 6-week drilling plan
| Week | Focus | Volume target |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fluid statics + kinematics + dynamics | 60 problems |
| 2 | Pipe flow + open channels | 60 problems |
| 3 | Hydrology basics + soil properties | 40 problems |
| 4 | Soil mechanics + slope stability | 60 problems |
| 5 | Foundation engineering | 60 problems |
| 6 | Mixed mock + remediation | 1 mock + 50 problems |
Realistic scores
| Diagnostic baseline | Realistic test-day score |
|---|---|
| 50% | 70% |
| 60% | 78% |
| 70% | 84% |
Where Super Tutor fits
Super Tutor's CELE track covers Hydraulics + Geotech.
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