CDR Sample for Civil Engineers

Since the economy of Australia is growing exponentially with the spectacular economic boom in the Civil engineering sector, there is a greater need for Civil Engineers with relevant international experience. In order to eliminate the critical shortages of Civil engineering to overcome the delay in projects, skilled migration visas are opened for Civil Engineers by the Australian Government. The required qualification for entering this occupation is a bachelor’s degree or higher, along with relevant experience in some cases.

CDR sample for Civil Engineers includes all the required reports such as Curriculum Vitae (CV), Continuing Professional Development (CPD), three Career Episodes (CE), and Summary Statement. The content of the CDR Report Samples is given below:

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Resume on the basis of a professional template.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

The sample of CPD clarifies the Engineering Knowledge of the applicant – 250 words.

Civil Engineer Career Episode Sample 1

“Experimental Analysis of Glass Fiber in Concrete” – 1806 words

Civil Engineer Career Episode Sample 2

“Design of Residential Building Using Green Building Concept” – 1788 words

Civil Engineer Career Episode Sample 3

“Designing a Vibrating Table” – 1801 words

Civil Engineer Summary Statement Sample

Detailed explanation of all the competency elements – 1771 words.

Civil Engineer Career Episode Sample 1

Project Name: Experimental Analysis of Glass Fiber in Concrete

In the first Career Episode, the author explains the project he carried out for the fulfillment of the degree of civil engineering. The project was titled as “Experimental Analysis of Glass Fiber in Concrete” and his roles were:

To study the properties along with the usage and types of Fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) and other material properties such as cement, aggregate (coarse and fine), and so forth.
To develop a methodology according to the time frame available for the execution of the project to avoid anomalies and inconsistencies at the time of the project.
To select the materials required for the project such as cement, aggregate, glass fiber, GFC and water.
To perform mathematical calculations for various components of the project. To calculate the values of density, particular surface area, aspect ratio, length, and specific gravity, and diameter of the filament.
To mix the design for experimental analysis of glass fiber in concrete. To design the mixing solution of various materials such as cement, aggregate, glass fiber, and water.
To conduct the slump test and a droop test of cement under the gravity’s action.
To analyze the project and plot the graph for a percentage of glass fiber versus compression strength and percentage of glass fiber versus split tensile test.

Civil Engineer Career Episode Sample 2

Project Name: Design of Residential Building Using Green Building Concept

In the second Career Episode, the author describes in detail about the project titled as “Design of Residential Building Using Green Building Concept”. His roles and responsibilities were:

To complete the literature reviews from various journals concerning the idea of green construction practices and principles of design.
To set up the methodology of the project and plan the design of the green residential building.
To make the use of five eco principles for the design of the green residential building.
To carry out assessments of the efficiency of design and efficiency of energy and design the building accordingly.
To carry out assessments for the efficiency of material and the efficiency of water.
To consider provisions for the efficiency of indoor air top and carry out essential estimations of cost.
To prepare the final project report after accomplishing all the activities of the project.

Civil Engineer Career Episode Sample 3

Project Name: Designing a Vibrating Table

In third Career Episode, the author describes the project he was involved in B.E. Civil. The name of the project was “Designing a Vibrating Table”. The key responsibilities of the author were:

To perform calculations of design for gaining dimensional parameters of the proposed vibrating table.
To prepare vibrating table’s structural drawing before making the mathematical model.
To connect various components for preparing vibrating table’s structural model.
To carry out the structural analysis of the prepared mathematical model with the use of PRO-Engineering CAE and mechanical software.
To prepare the prototype of the proposed vibrating table as per the designed model.
To make the analysis of the results and conclude the project by preparing necessary documents.