Engineers Australia Civil Engineering Group

Civil Engineering CDR Examples

Real, Engineers Australia-approved CDR samples from Civil, Geotechnical, and Structural Engineers. Each report includes three Career Episodes, a Summary Statement, and a CPD record.

How to use these samples: Each CDR was approved by Engineers Australia and is available for purchase as a reference when writing your own Competency Demonstration Report. Do not submit any part of these reports as your own work.
Civil Engineer CDR Mid Level
Civil Engineer · Mid Level · 5 to 7 years

Structural design and water infrastructure

Philippines  ·  OSCA 243231 / ANZSCO 233211

Three episodes covering residential structural design under NSCP 2015 and ACI 318, seismic analysis of a structure near an active fault using UBC 97, and water pipeline replacement for a major utility provider. Full PE1 to PE3 competency coverage throughout.

CE1Structural design of a two-storey residence, Makati City
CE2Seismic structural analysis near Taal Volcano, Tagaytay
CE3Water pipeline replacement project, Quezon City
STAADETABSAutoCADNSCP 2015ACI 318SeismicHydraulics

AUD $49

CE1 + CE2 + CE3 + SS + CPD

Civil Engineer CDR Senior Level
Civil Engineer · Senior Level · 12+ years

Residential condominium and commercial construction

Brazil  ·  OSCA 243231 / ANZSCO 233211

Three episodes from a senior civil engineer spanning sewer network redesign for a 20-building condominium, cinema construction inside a shopping mall, and project management of a residential complex with an innovative crowning block foundation for low soil resistance.

CE1Sewer system redesign, Parque Braga condominium, Botucatu
CE2Cinepolis Kennedy cinema construction, Fortaleza
CE3Villagio Di Parma condominium, Botucatu
AutoCADMS ProjectABNTProject managementFoundation design

AUD $49

CE1 + CE2 + CE3 + SS + CPD

Geotechnical Engineer CDR
Geotechnical Engineer · Senior Level

Hydropower dams and tailings storage facilities

Brazil  ·  OSCA 243232 / ANZSCO 233212

Three international episodes covering rock-fill dam design with a Milton Vargas Award-winning bearing capacity solution, a 62 million tonne tailings storage facility under ANCOLD 2019 guidelines, and horizontal drains for pore pressure relief at a hydroelectric power plant. Full PE1 to PE3 competency coverage.

CE1Hydropower dam, Panama / Costa Rica border
CE2Hamata Tailings Storage Facility, Papua New Guinea
CE3Foz do Rio Claro Hydroelectric Power Plant, Brazil
Rocscience Slide 2GeoStudioSLOPE/WSEEP/WANCOLD 2019AutoCAD

AUD $49

CE1 + CE2 + CE3 + SS + CPD

Structural Engineer CDR
Structural Engineer · Senior Level

Airport terminal, shopping mall, and cable-stayed bridge

Turkey / Australia  ·  OSCA 243234 / ANZSCO 233214

Three episodes covering an airport terminal steel roof with concentrically braced frames and FRP columns, a glass facade and skylight for a Moscow shopping mall compliant with Russian SNIP and Eurocode, and a 380-metre cable-stayed tram bridge with Stockbridge dampers reducing vibration by 55 percent. Full PE1 to PE3 coverage.

CE1Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport Terminal steel roofing
CE2Diamond Shopping Mall glass facade and skylight, Moscow
CE3Cable-stayed tram bridge over Goldenhorn, Istanbul
SAP2000ETABSTekla StructuresCSI BridgeAASHTO-LRFDEurocode

AUD $49

CE1 + CE2 + CE3 + SS + CPD

Career Episodes

Three full-length episodes (1,000 to 2,500 words each) with PE competency elements woven naturally throughout the narrative.

Summary Statement

All PE1 to PE3 competency elements mapped with exact paragraph references from each of the three career episodes.

CPD Record

Continuing Professional Development record showing structured learning relevant to the occupation across the engineer's career.

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