Professional Engineer, Construction Division | Soil Mechanics and Foundation, FY2024 Elective Subject II-2 Model Answers

These are model answers compliant with the revised competencies for FY2026.

Reflection points: Integrated utilization of geotechnical survey data and measurement records (data utilization), consensus building involving project owners, designers, contractors, and managers of neighboring facilities (stakeholders), and achieving results in safe and sustainable infrastructure development based on the three aspects of society, economy, and the environment. Explanation of competency revisions

This article is for the following people

• Those who took the FY2024 Professional Engineer Second-Stage Examination in the Construction Division (Soil Mechanics and Foundation), or those planning to take it in the next fiscal year or later

• Those struggling with how to structure the three-part composition of investigation, procedure, and stakeholder coordination, as Elective Subject II-2 requires an essay on two answer sheets (approximately 1,200 characters)

• Those who want to know how to write an essay from the perspective of a "person in charge" regarding the construction of water tanks and underground pipes in coastal reclaimed land for II-2-1, or dealing with confined groundwater in urban excavation and earth retaining work for II-2-2 to receive a high evaluation

• Those who want to learn how to create an answer from the perspective of a government project owner involved in the ordering and supervision of geotechnical work

What you will learn in this article

• The full text of the FY2024 Soil Mechanics and Foundation Elective Subject II-2 questions (both II-2-1 and II-2-2 are reprinted in the article)

• The three-part structure of investigation, procedure, and coordination as a "person in charge" for both II-2-1 (water tank/underground pipe construction) and II-2-2 (dealing with bottom heave in excavation work), and how to allocate content across two answer sheets

• A three-pillar approach on how to organize impact management on neighboring facilities, approval of design changes, and resident correspondence from the project owner's perspective

• Full model answers for both questions (approximately 1,050 characters each) and checkpoints from the grader's perspective

• Includes a PDF that allows you to print the question text and full model answers (can be used for handwriting practice on answer sheets)

This article presents model answers for both questions II-2-1 and II-2-2 of the FY2024 Professional Engineer Second-Stage Examination, Construction Division (Soil Mechanics and Foundation), based on my practical experience as a former public servant (project owner) involved in the ordering and supervision of construction work related to soil mechanics and foundations.

Elective Subject II-2 is a subject that tests problem-solving ability, and answers are written on two answer sheets (approximately 1,200 characters).

In the actual exam, you choose and answer one of either II-2-1 or II-2-2, but this article covers both options provided so that you can handle either one.

Other articles and model answers by subject for the Construction Division can be viewed in the "Construction Division Index".