WACE Engineering Studies case studies
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Engineering Studies is a Western Australian senior secondary course within the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) system, administered by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA). The SCSA is the statutory body responsible for curriculum, assessment, standards and certification of student achievement in Western Australian schools, and its Years 11 and 12 material sits under the senior-secondary area of its website. The WACE Engineering Studies case studies are 5 cases and about 2,399 words.
1Pump Selection for a Variable-Demand Irrigation Line
A farm's irrigation main must deliver 18 L/s through 240 m of pipe to a centre-pivot. Two pumps are quoted.
514 words, about 3 min2Weld Failure on a Pressure Vessel Repair
A 12 mm thick mild steel air receiver (AS 1210 territory, design pressure 1.0 MPa) developed a pinhole leak along a longitudinal seam weld. A maintenance fitter proposes to grind out the leak and run a single-pass 6 mm fillet weld over the ground area using a general-purpose electrode, then hydrotest to 1.0 MPa and return to service.
499 words, about 2 min3Beam Deflection in a Mezzanine Walkway
A warehouse mezzanine walkway spans 4.5 m between columns. The designer proposes a 200UB25.4 (I = 23.6×10⁶ mm⁴, E = 200 GPa) simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed dead load of 4 kN/m and a live load of 6 kN/m.
401 words, about 2 min4Material Choice for a Salt-Spray Exposed Bracket
A coastal marina asks for 500 brackets to hold navigation lights on a steel groyne. The brackets are 180 mm long, L-shaped, bolted through two 10 mm holes, and must carry a 6 kg light plus wind load (design 250 N at the tip).
482 words, about 2 min5Motor Sizing for a Conveyor Start-Up
A 15 m inclined belt conveyor lifts aggregate 4 m at 0.8 m/s. Loaded belt mass is 900 kg, belt speed 0.8 m/s, and the drive drum is 400 mm diameter.
503 words, about 3 min