PEC EPE Civil case studies
PEC EPE Civil · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Engineering Practice Examination (EPE) is a professional assessment administered in Pakistan under the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), the body that regulates the engineering profession. PEC's own website lists an "Engineering Practice Examination" page under its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) section, alongside an EPE Guidebook, a policy document for redressal of EPE grievances, and a published result for the 16th EPE (Fall-2020). The PEC EPE Civil case studies are 5 cases and about 4,245 words.
1M25 Cube Failures in Third-Floor Columns: Acceptance or Rejection
During construction of a six-storey reinforced concrete office building in Islamabad, concrete was placed in the third-floor columns. The specification states a characteristic strength of 25 MPa and names ACI 318 as the governing acceptance code.
845 words, about 4 min2Basement Excavation in Lahore: Wall Movement Beyond Trigger and a Cracked Neighbour
A 7.5 m deep basement is being excavated in Lahore for a commercial plaza. The support system is a 600 mm diameter secant pile wall at 750 mm centres, propped by two rows of ground anchors grouted into a stiff clayey silt, with the water table 3.0 m below existing ground.
857 words, about 4 min3Overlay or Reconstruct: A Rutted Rural Road with a Drainage Problem
A 12 km two-lane rural road in Punjab, built 14 years ago, has carried roughly 6 million standard axles and now shows 60-65 mm of rutting confined to the wheel paths, longitudinal cracking near the edges, pumping of fines at the shoulders, and two stretches where water stands 200-300 mm deep during the monsoon because the side drains are silted and one culvert is undersized. The pavement is 40 mm asphalt concrete over 150 mm wet-mix macadam.
853 words, about 4 min4Iron, Arsenic and Tail-End Pressure: Sequencing a Small Town Water Supply Upgrade
A town of 90,000 people draws water from four tubewells, each yielding about 20 L/s, pumping directly into the distribution network with no treatment. Water quality results show iron at 1.2 mg/L, turbidity 8 NTU, arsenic at 12 micrograms per litre, and a chlorine demand of 1.5 mg/L to reach breakpoint.
829 words, about 4 min5EOT for Rain and Utility Delay, and the Exposure to Liquidated Damages
A contract for a 25 km dual carriageway uses the PEC standard form, with a completion date of 30 June. The contractor claims 45 days of extension of time: 25 days for rain in February and March, and 20 days for delay in shifting a 132 kV transmission line crossing the alignment.
861 words, about 4 min