BiH Engineering & Architecture Licensure Exam case studies
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The BiH Engineering & Architecture Licensure Exam - often called the Inženjersko-arhitektonski stručni ispit - is the professional examination through which engineers and architects in Bosnia and Herzegovina demonstrate that they can practise independently and take legal responsibility for their work. It is intended for graduates in civil engineering, architecture, and related technical fields who have completed the required period of supervised practice and now seek the professional title and licence that allow them to sign designs, lead projects, and register with the competent professional chamber. The BiH Engineering & Architecture Licensure Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,149 words.
1Client Pressure to Backdate a Structural Inspection Certificate
You are a licensed structural engineer in Sarajevo. A private investor is refinancing a five-storey office building and the bank requires a current structural stability certificate within seven days.
475 words, about 2 min2Soft Storey Created by Removing Columns in a Mixed-Use Building
A four-storey reinforced concrete building in Mostar has a ground floor used as retail and three residential floors above. The owner wants an open commercial space and proposes removing four interior columns on the ground floor, leaving a clear span of about 9 m.
432 words, about 2 min3Fill Beneath a New Warehouse on Former Agricultural Land
A logistics company is building a single-storey warehouse near Bijeljina on a 1.2 m thick fill layer over soft alluvial clay. The groundwater table is about 1.5 m below grade.
438 words, about 2 min4Concrete Cube Failures on a Residential Frame
On a six-storey residential frame, 28-day cube results for a C25/30 concrete pour in the third-floor columns came back with a mean of 24 MPa and a lowest individual result of 19 MPa. The ready-mix supplier's delivery tickets show a water addition of about 25 litres per cubic metre on site, recorded as 'for workability.' The contractor wants to proceed with the floors above and proposes to 'accept the concrete because the columns are only lightly loaded.' The supervision engineer has not yet issued a non-conformance report.
392 words, about 2 min5Energy Renovation of a Pre-War Apartment Block
A housing association in Tuzla plans to renovate a 1970s prefabricated panel apartment block: new windows, 12 cm external insulation, and a new gas boiler. The building has single-pipe heating distribution with radiators under windows, no mechanical ventilation, and a history of mould in north-facing bedrooms.
412 words, about 2 min