Sri Lanka Engineering Service Exam case studies
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The Sri Lanka Engineering Service Examination is the recruitment examination used to select engineers for the Engineering Service of the Sri Lankan public sector. It is intended for engineering graduates who wish to enter government service as engineers, and it is administered through the examination system overseen by the Department of Examinations, which publishes application notices, admission cards, and results through its official portal. The Sri Lanka Engineering Service Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 2,978 words.
1Monsoon Slope Distress on a Hill Road
A 90 m long section of a two-lane hill road in Badulla District is supported by a 6 m high gabion retaining wall built in 2016. After three weeks of intense monsoon rain, residents report a 30–40 mm wide longitudinal crack along the carriageway edge, 25 mm settlement of the wall crest, and muddy seepage at the toe.
654 words, about 3 min2Chloride-Induced Corrosion in a Coastal Office Building
An eight-storey reinforced concrete office building in Colombo 04, completed in 1999, is 1.2 km from the sea. A 2024 condition survey found 0.3–0.8 mm vertical cracks and rust staining on 12 ground-floor columns on the seaward face.
566 words, about 3 min3Harmonic Resonance in a Garment Factory Capacitor Bank
A garment factory in Katunayake has a 630 kVA, 11 kV/400 V Dyn11 distribution transformer supplying 420 kW of mixed load, including 12 six-pulse VFDs totalling 250 kW. The 200 kvar automatic capacitor bank has failed three times in 18 months; transformer oil temperature is 78°C; neutral current on the main LV board is 85 A although phase currents are balanced at 600 A.
626 words, about 3 min4Pump Cavitation After a Strainer Change
A 75 kW end-suction centrifugal pump at a hospital chilled-water plant is rated 200 m³/h at 32 m head, 1,450 rpm, with NPSHr 4.5 m. It draws water from an open 35°C break tank with the pump centreline 2.5 m above the tank water level.
544 words, about 3 min5Bid Evaluation for a Water Distribution Project
A provincial council invites bids for a 12 km water distribution improvement project estimated at LKR 480 million with an 18-month construction period. The bid document requires CIDA grade C3 registration and bid security of LKR 5 million valid for 120 days from bid opening.
588 words, about 3 min