IESL Part II Civil case studies
IESL Part II Civil · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) is the apex body of engineering professionals in Sri Lanka, incorporated in 1968 by Parliament Act No.17 and described on its own site as the largest engineers' organization in the country with over 25,000 members. IESL states that it awards credentials such as Chartered Engineer – CEng (SL) and AMIE (SL) enabling a person to practise as a licensed engineer in Sri Lanka, and that it is the sole credentialing authority for engineering degrees offered in Sri Lanka, including for the internationally recognised Washington Accord. The IESL Part II Civil case studies are 5 cases and about 6,467 words.
1Excavation Support Failure Next to a 60-Year-Old Masonry Building
You are the reviewing engineer for a seven-storey office development in Colombo. The basement requires a 7.5 m deep excavation.
1,266 words, about 6 min2Excessive Deflection of a Post-Tensioned Cantilever Balcony
The owner of a six-storey apartment building in Kandy complains that a fourth-floor balcony 'feels low'. The balconies are 2.4 m cantilevers, 200 mm thick post-tensioned slabs cast four years ago, supported on a core wall at the rear edge.
1,346 words, about 7 min3Pier Scour and Bank Loss on a Flood-Damaged River Bridge
A three-span simply supported reinforced concrete girder bridge with 24 m spans crosses a gravel-bed river in the wet zone. Each pier is a 1.2 m diameter circular column on a 2.0 m diameter bored pile, socketed 6.0 m into the bed.
1,314 words, about 7 min4Concrete Conformity Failure on a Three-Storey Frame
A three-storey reinforced concrete office building in a Colombo suburb specifies C30/37 concrete for columns and beams. The third-floor columns were poured from 85 m3 delivered over an afternoon.
1,234 words, about 6 min5Assessing an Extension of Time Claim on a Road Rehabilitation Contract
A 12 km rural road rehabilitation contract worth LKR 2.1 billion, with an 18-month duration, is in month 5. Three events have occurred.
1,307 words, about 7 min