Sample 2018 PCE Common+Civil

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*Admin: Objective questions are picked from a pool of 400 questions each year, and another pool for essay questions.*

### **Common**

#### *Objective*

1. A Main contractor owes a sub-contractor B 1.5 million for work done under sub-contract and failed to pay B. Subsequently protracted negotiations, B agree to accept from A payment of RM1 million in satisfaction of the whole debt. What is the effect of the agreement?
	1. The whole debt is discharged.
	2. Claim 0.5M thru CIPAA
	3. Claim 0.5M thru common law
	4. B can still claim the outstanding Rm 1 million
	5. The agreement is void in law.
	6. B can challenge the agreement on the basis of economic duress
2. Consultant A contracted with supplier for an amount of RM10000 for delivery a computer together with pirated software REVIT. What is the legal effect of the agreement?
	1. The agreement is legally binding
	2. Delivery of computer is legally binding, agreement of software is void
	3. Supplier shall deliver a computer with genuine software copy
	4. The agreement is void
	5. None of the above
3. FALSE  statement about Accounting
	1. Profit and Loss statement is a summary of performance of company over a period of time.
	2. Share Capital is the money loaned by the bank
	3. Balance sheet….
	4. ??? is on historical basis
	5. ???ratio
4. Engineering Consultancy Practice shall register under (multiple choice):-
	1. Registrar of Business
	2. Board of Engineers Malaysia
	3. Registrar of Society
	4. Companies Commission of Malaysia

* professional indemnity insurance coverage
* Default occupancy loading use for X calculation UBBL (fire egress, lift, ventilation, structural loading, sprinkler?

#### *Essa*y

1. During construction, NSC have counter proposed an installation with alternative system and client agree with his quotation. Later on, the VO for the works cannot be approved due to client expecting more omission and stating that NSC promised him lower price verbally. NSC state no such promised given before. Final account now cannot be done due to this. As M&E engineer you have check and review the proposal by NSC and felt that the proposal is fair and proper.(M&E recommends VO amount for NSC,qs approve but client wants different amount for NSC. follow client?)
	1. What M&E should do in this situation to advise his client?
	2. What PSP/QS can do in this situation?
	3. What other recourse NSC/contractor can do.
2. Building got CCC 1year ago but questioned by LA. Owner can produce but LA BEM no copy.
	1. PSP forget submit ok?
	2. LA what course of action?
	3. Is F invalid if one issue of one borang G not finished during issuance of CCC but later completed?
	4. What section of SDBA and REA PSP contravene?
3. Your client has holding back a substantial amount of your fees stating that your design is too conservative. After DLP period end, the client appoint a 2nd eng to check and go through your design without your knowledge. *(project completed with CCC, owner withhold engineer final payment after defect liability period over, saying overdesign and hires 2nd eng check review. Is 2nd eng supplanting? How to resolve payment dispute/course of action. Can client refuse payment?*)
	1. Is what 2nd engineer doing consider supplanting and wrong?
	2. Is it letter of release require in this case?
	3. Which clause does this contravene in which act?
	4. Can client refuse to pay your fee by stating conservative design?
4. A client has a piece of land. He breaks the land into 2 parcels. He appoints Consultant A for infra works and Consultant B for building factory works. Client remove supervision from consultant A scope and appoint his staff to supervise the infra scope. Consultant A scope then completed and he endorsed the CCC form. When factory completed, client asked consultant A to sign G13 form external water supply. Consultant A do not want to sign stating it is not under his scope. Client insist him to endorse stating it is under his scope. Consultant A comes to you and seek your advice. (consultant A do civil, B do building. client hire own supervisor inspection for Works G13 borang. consultant A refuse sign, due to no supervision. Advise A and solution for problem?)
	1. Explain the scope of work due to CCC of a factory development.
	2. Consultant A claims that the supervision work is not under his/her scope of work. Explain the situation.
5. Turnkey contractor sign MoA with ECP. Clarify, omit or amend the following clauses based on current practice/explain:
	1. Client Design guarantee by engineer
	2. Lad 0.2% per day for late drawings submission
	3. As built drawings to be submitted
	4. Engineer to make sure subcon meet/fulfil project conditions requirements
	5. Charge back ECP for any late drawings that contractor have to engage a 3rd party to design and fees to charge back ECP

### **CIVIL**

#### *Objective*

* BOD5 values
* Standard A for sewage plant upstream water plant true/false statements
* Horizontal vertical distance between water and sewer line
* Tests that can give pile cap and integrity (multiple choice)
	1. Statnamic
	2. Pda
	3. Pit
	4. Mlt
	5. Bidirectional
* Shear wall (similar style): A 1-story building has a rigid diaphragms and the walls shown below. The rigidity, R, of each wall is indicated. A lateral force of 100 kips is distributed by the rigid diaphragm to the walls.

* How much of the 100 kips force is resisted by the wall on line A (left side
	1. 0 kips
	2. 5 kips
	3. 25 kips
	4. 40 kips

* Concrete sampling coring true false statements (hori vs verti coring strength, top of column vs bottom strength)
* Detention pond and retention pond C value
* Usage of tests for soil sample
* Characteristic strength of concrete given standard dev and cube test strength
* Peak sewage flow given mixed development area and usage
* Given platform level 30m reservoir, length of pipe, head loss distribution main 3m/km,platform level water tapping, residual head at tapping, water reticulation pipe length, headloss 2m/km, 20RL platform level of development, highest supply level 9RL, water tank level 7.5RL, what is the min water level required at reservoir
* Considerations for laying 4m deep sewer using through pipe jacking method (backfill, sheet pile, bedding, concrete surround)
* Detention pond and retention pond C value
* MSMA objective is to (multiple choice) Which statement is true?:
	1. -protect public safety
	2. -prevent flooding?
	3. -
	4. -
	5. - address water scarcity environmental

* Fill earth bund given dry density from borrow hole 17.5, max dry density 20>find min volume fill to achieve 90% max dry density given fill vol 20,000m3
* ESCP statement ( true/ false)
	1. Silt fence need to be provided if neighbouring platform is higher
	2. Check dam is  temp earth drain for flat site
	3. Turfing provided for slope and flat land?
	4. ?

* First 150mm N= 3, 150mm-300mm N=4, 300mm-450mm N=8. The recorded N value shall be?
* Given sieve analysis results, sieve no, opening size, pass thru rate given (soil was silty sand), what can be find from the results
	1. Organic content
	2. Permeability
	3. Compressibility
	4. Shear strength
	5. Consolidation
* False statement about stone column:-
	1. stone column to reduce differential settlement
	2. Stone column to prevent liquefaction
	3. Stone column as vertical drainage
	4. Stone column for shallow foundation for building

* Purpose of concrete cover (True/false multiple Choice)
	1. Chloride attack condition has thinner cover than vs cyclic wetting condition
	2. Carbonation
	3. Prevent Spalling
	4. Fire Protection

* Moment changes given portal frame support changes (lateral pin support at haunch removed)
	1. Moment of the base are identical
	2. Moment at Point 2 increase Point 3 decrease
	3. Moment at Point 2 increase Point 3 increase
	4. Base shear are identical ?
* Rebound hammer test (wet concrete higher value, steel bar 90deg to test better, steel bar no effect on reading, )
* Shear strength of given UB section
* Min max reinforcement given section drawings-Top Bars 2T10, Bottom Bars 2T32, Link R10-650 and side bars 2T10 both sides. RC Section Dimension 350mm x 700mm  (true false statements)
	1. Top rebar meets min requirements
	2. Bottom rebar meets min requirements
	3. Links meet min requirements
	4. Shear bars/Side rebars meet min requirements

* Given a structural frame consists of 1 horizontal element and 3 vertical structural elements with Fixed support, A,B and C. 3 vertical members having different stiffness E, A and I.Lateral Force is applied on the frame.(True statement):
	1. Bending Moment at Support A, B  and C distribute proportional with the area of the section
	2. Shear Force at Support A, B and C are same ?
	3. Bending Moment and Shear Force for A, B and C only can calculate with analysis programme.
	4. …
	5. ..

* Which lab test below necessary (or not necessary) for slope analysis:
	1. 1-D consolidation
	2. Triaxial test
	3. Sieve analysis

#### Essay

1. type of pile / wall suitable for ground excavation Given Water Table at 0.5m from ground, sandy sand at first layer (7m), silty sand (5m)  2nd layer..Soil parameter, gamma =18kn/m3
	1. review on type of wall suitability & give reason (soldier piles with timber lagging)
	2. type of treatment to improve on foundation excavation base xx piping
	3. RC wall penetration length,  approach method & 3 assumptions adopt
	4. Euler buckling curve and explanation
	5. design a walkway 10m span 3m width between existing and new building, ground spt-N provided,height from ground 4m
		1. Suggest column support
		2. Suggest structure
		3. Suggest foundation
		4. Suggest connection
2. As c&s Eng for mixed development, in whole CCC process:
	1. Name 5 authorities to submit
	2. List 4 items to clear each
	3. List 2 tests to pass each
	4. List all G forms geotechnical and c&s have to sign
3. Main drain, pond & road design: *A road to be built across the earth drain with upper catchment of 100ha. Landfill and forest reserve, Hydraulic structure X across the  road. Pond A is before X*
	1. What is the ARI to be adopted? Give 3 method for the design of hydraulic structure X.
	2. What type of hydraulic structure?  Reason to apply it.
	3. 2 authorities involved for hydraulic structure X. What type of approval?
	4. What approach to be consider for pond A? Give 3 Authorities & party involved
	5. List 3 approach for the consideration of T-junction
	6. List down 3 approach for the design of road platform level
4. Floor plan given, table 3.14 BS 8110 given
	1. Choose slab that don't fit the table conditions and why
	2. Design flexural reinforcement for selected slab, parameters given, M/bd2 and 100As/bd table given
	3. Use min reinforcement from previous answer to draw on given slab sections (mid and edge) for curtailment,n reduce steel etc
	4. Given slab is considered one-way/two way span and explain
	5. Explain if short span beam of 1way slab carries load or not and why