UAE Engineer Exam case studies
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The UAE Engineer Exam is the assessment pathway used in the United Arab Emirates for engineers seeking registration and professional recognition through the relevant national engineering body. It is aimed at graduate engineers entering practice, experienced engineers transferring from abroad, and specialists moving into new disciplines or seeking upgraded professional classification. The UAE Engineer Exam case studies are 6 cases and about 3,083 words.
1Pump Station Duty Point and Cavitation Margin
A contractor is commissioning a booster pump station that lifts water from a sump at 4 m above the pump centreline to a reservoir. Design duty is 90 L/s at 55 m head.
517 words, about 3 min2Concrete Cube Failure in a Structural Slab
A 250 mm thick suspended slab was cast from ready-mix specified as C35/45 (characteristic cube strength 45 MPa at 28 days). At 28 days, three 150 mm cubes from the same batch returned 38.5, 41.0 and 44.2 MPa.
443 words, about 2 min3Pressure Relief Sizing on a Heated Solvent Tank
A 20 m³ vertical carbon-steel tank stores a flammable solvent with a design pressure of 0.5 barg and a design temperature of 60 °C. A steam coil inside the tank is intended to keep the contents at 35 °C.
576 words, about 3 min4Welding Procedure Qualification and Traceability Gap
During a pressure-piping inspection, the inspector finds that a spool of 6-inch carbon steel pipe (ASTM A106 Grade B, Sch 40) was welded using a WPS that references a PQR qualified on 4-inch pipe of the same grade and schedule. The WPS covers the joint design and filler, but the PQR is dated 2019 and the welder's qualification certificate expired four months ago.
464 words, about 2 min5Cost-Benefit of a Pump Variable Speed Drive
A facility operates a 75 kW pump continuously at a fixed speed, throttled to 70% of design flow for most of the year. The annual energy use is 480,000 kWh at an average tariff of AED 0.30/kWh.
539 words, about 3 min6Pressure to Sign Off on an Unverified Design Change
You are the engineer of record for a commercial building's structural and MEP design. Two weeks before handover, the client's project manager asks you to approve a site change: a 400 mm diameter chilled-water pipe has been rerouted over a corridor because a duct clash was discovered late.
544 words, about 3 min