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The Future of Oil and Gas Engineering Companies ................................................ 6
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Construction Blasting and Alternative Non-Explosive Rock Breaking Techniques .................................................................................10 A General Overview of Developments in Subsea Processing in Oil and Gas Production...................................................................................16 Innovative Concrete Technology for Zero Maintenance .........................................22
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Number 6, June 2012 IEM Registered on 1 May 1959 Majlis Bagi sesi 2012/2013 (ieM CounCil session 2012/2013)
Yang Dipertua / presiDent:
Ir. Chen Kim Kieong, Vincent
Welcome to Production Enhancement Please leave your umbrellas behind!

by Ir. Razmahwata bin Mohd. Razalli Chairman, Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division
timbalan Yang Dipertua / DeputY presiDent:

Ir. Choo Kok Beng
naib Yang Dipertua / Vice presiDents:

Ir. P.E. Chong, Y.Bhg. Dato Ir. Lim Chow Hock, Ir. Prof. Dr Wan Mahmood bin Wan Abdul Majid, Ir. Yim Hon Wa, Ir. Prof. Dr Ruslan bin Hassan, Y.Bhg. Dato Ir. (Dr) Seo Kian Haw, Andy, Ir. Tan Yean Chin
setiausaha Kehormat / honorarY secretarY:

Ir. Prof. Dr Chiang Choong Luin, Jeffrey
benDahari Kehormat / honorarY treasurer:

Ir. Prof. Dr Lee Teang Shui
WaKil aWam / ciVil representatiVe:

Ir. Gunasagaran a/l Kristnan
WaKil meKaniKal / mechanical representatiVe:

Y.Bhg. Dato' Lt. Gen. Ir. Ismail bin Samion (Rtd.)
WaKil eleKtriK / electrical representatiVe:

Ir. Mohd. Aman bin Hj. Idris
WaKil struKtur / structural representatiVe:

Ir. Yam Teong Sian
WaKil Kimia / chemical representatiVe:

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Raman
Wakil lain-lain displin / RepResentative to otheR disciplines:

Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Cheong Kuan Yew
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Ir. Noor Iziddin Abdullah bin Hj. Ghazali
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Ir. Assoc. Prof. Dr Marlinda binti Abd. Malek, Ir. Zainuddin bin Mohammad, Ir. Lai Kong Phooi, David, Y.Bhg. Dato Ir. Chee Shi Tong, John, Ir. Gopal Narian Kutty, Vacant, Y.Bhg. First Admiral Dato Ir. Hj. Ahmad Murad bin Hj. Omar (Rtd.), Ir. Ng Shiu Yuen, David, Ir. Kim Kek Seong, Ir. Chong Chew Fan, Ir. Dr Tan Kuang Leong, Ir. Lau Yuk Ma, June, Ir. Dr Norlida bin Buniyamin, Ir. Ishak bin Abdul Rahman, Ir. Hoo Choon Sean, Y.Bhg. Dato Ir. Samsuddin bin Ismail, Ir. Lee Boon Chong, Ir. Tu Yong Eng, Ir. Lai Sze Ching, Ir. Lee Weng Onn, Ir. Yap Soon Hoe, Ir. Li Thang Fai, Ir. Juares Rizal bin Abdul Hamid, Ir. Dr Norazman bin Mohamad Noor, Ir. Ellias bin Saidin, Engr. Dr Mok Vee Hoong, Jimmy
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Y.Bhg. Academician Dato' Ir. Prof. Dr Chuah Hean Teik
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1. Pulau Pinang Ir. Ng Sin Chie 2. Selatan Ir. Mohd. Khir bin Muhammad 3. Perak Ir. Chan Hoong Mun 4. Kedah-Perlis Ir. Hor Tek Lip 5. Negeri Sembilan Ir. Mohammed Noor bin Abu Hassan 6. Kelantan Ir. Hj. Syed Abdul Rahman bin Syed Abdullah 7. Terengganu Ir. Mohd. Azmi bin Ali 8. Melaka Ir. Vellan Vengo @ Perumal 9. Sarawak Ir. Tan Khiok Chun, Alan 10. Sabah Ir. Lo Chong Chiun 11. Miri Ir. Goh Soon Boon 12. Pahang Ir. Ahmad Kamal bin Kunji
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engineers have been around for a long time. According to Wikipedia, the concept of engineering has existed since ancient times as humans devised fundamental inventions such as the pulley, lever and wheel. The earliest civil engineer was considered to be Imhotep, the designer of the Saqqara Pyramid. Chemical engineering (my speciality), is considered to be a young science, as it emerged only during the Industrial Revolution of the 19th Century. Therefore, our profession can expect to see many of the foundations, concepts and contraptions carried forward into this modern era. In the oil, gas and mining industry, the term tried and tested technology is usually used to describe the products of the design engineer after putting pencil to paper, the fabricator after putting torch to metal, and the miner after putting shovel to the quarry face. Because of this approach, a separation vessel can be designed according to textbooks, and distillation towers may be designed on the back of envelopes, albeit with generous safety margins. However, the old ways need to be radically changed. Although we can use textbook design, it may result in over-engineering and introduction of unnecessary safety margins which will add to the cost. We can use standard skid configurations, but this may result in having to build large structures because of specific equipment needs. We can use standard operating procedures, but this may result in having many of our fellow Malaysians stationed in tough environments for long periods. Production enhancement is not a new term, but has gained more mileage due to the need to increase output efficiency. In addition, locations that are rich in the required resources are becoming increasingly remote (think deepwater, far interior, or mosquito-laden swampland). Our role as engineers is to provide viable solutions that will enable the commercial extraction of these resources, while keeping safety, health and the environment as top priorities. Production enhancement also relates to upgrading existing facilities, to make them more efficient and flexible in their operational capabilities. In this issue of JURUTERA, my colleagues will present some of their experiences in the quest to attain production enhancement. The intent is to promote further discourse on the topic and encourage the next generation of engineers to continue the challenge of improving the quality of life at a cost mankind is able to afford. Production enhancement will go a long way in meeting this goal.
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COVER STORY
the Future of Oil and Gas engineering Companies

by Ms. Suvarna Ooi
the Malaysian oil and gas sector is currently undergoing a major growth phase as numerous multi-billion ringgit deals are currently being made. This growth, however, has to be supported by local oil and gas engineering companies as well as engineers if the country is to achieve its vision of being an important oil and gas hub in the region. To get an overview on the state of readiness of local oil and gas engineering companies in dealing with the challenges to realise this vision, JURUTERA spoke to Ir. Mohd. Jamin bin Mohd. Isa, President of the Association of Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineering Consultants (MOGEC). Ir. Mohd. Jamin bin Mohd. Isa has about 25 years of experience in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry, including 13 years of working experience in Quality Management, HSE and in Information Security Management Systems. He is currently involved in organisational development for a leading oil and gas company. He has been involved in numerous offshore oil and gas projects and onshore petrochemical projects. His involvement includes conceptual, detailed engineering design, procurement and construction supervision phases of project implementation.
Mohd. Jamin believes that the industrys current outlook is very promising with the introduction of various government initiatives to boost the sector which include various Economic Transformation Programmes. The recent announcement by the government to turn Malaysia into a regional hub for oil and gas in the region is certainly another boost for the industry. Ir. Mohd. Jamin bin Mohd. Isa, President of the He said, Although it may Association of Malaysian take some time to achieve this Oil and Gas Engineering objective, I believe there is proof Consultants (MOGEC) that the government is taking this challenge very seriously. One example is the launch of the refinery and petrochemical integrated development (RAPID) project in Pengerang, Johor. The project is expected to attract at least RM120 billion worth of investments over the next five years.
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The RAPID project in Pengerang will have a capacity to refine 300,000 barrels of imported crude oil and will offer 4,000 permanent jobs. This will help raise the level of skills, knowledge and capability of the local companies in the fields of engineering, procurement and technical installation. He pointed out that that the RAPID project would merely be one of many opportunities available for oil and gas engineering companies in Malaysia to expand. He stated that recent announcements on new projects by multinational oil companies would also help create more opportunities for the sector. Further, the rejuvenation of existing fields through enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by the major oil and gas companies is one of the governments Entry Point Projects (EPPs). Mohd. Jamin stressed that local oil and gas engineering companies need to tap into this potential and seize the work opportunities that are rapidly materialising. He said, There is currently a high demand for a competent and skilled workforce in the country. In fact, all the major engineering companies are now dealing with the problem of getting the right talent for their organisation. The demand for a highly qualified workforce has created a shortage of competent local engineers who can take up the available positions. According to Mohd. Jamin, MOGEC has been working closely with Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation
(MPRC). The latter was established in April 2011 with a role to promote, catalyse and transform the countrys oil and gas services sector as well as to position Malaysia as the number one oil and gas hub in the Asia Pacific region by 2017. He said, For the very first time, MOGEC was invited by MPRC to take part in a recent offshore technology conference in Houston, Texas. The event was a very good opportunity to showcase the capabilities of local companies. In fact, the event was a major success as I have read news that several Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) were signed between local and foreign companies. Mohd. Jamin also pointed that MOGEC is also currently developing a human capital development programme together with MPRC. He said, We have recently embarked on a collaboration with local universities to introduce more aggressive internship programmes. The objective of this programme is to expose young talents, especially third or fourth year students at local universities, to the industry. He went on to explain that, with the framework of this pilot programme having been established, an MOU between participating local engineering companies and local universities will soon be signed. The event will be jointly hosted by MOGEC and MPRC.
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He highlighted a recent article that appeared in a local English daily in which Datuk Seri Mohd. Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak talked about the cradle to career human resource development approach during his visit to New York. According to the article, the prime minister believed that the time has come to restructure the whole education system in the country from kindergarten right up to the university level to adequately prepare graduates for the industry. Mohd. Jamin said, I believe that the introduction of this innovative and improved education system will help the young workforce to grow and learn faster and more efficiently, so that they can be ready for the market and be competent right from the very first day they join the industry. This is especially true for engineering as there is a need for engineers who can join the industry and have the ability to fit into their new work environment fast. He pointed out that in order for Malaysia to achieve its objective of being the number one oil and gas hub in the Asia Pacific region, the country needed all the best talent that it can get. He said, Despite claims from some quarters that local graduates are not competent enough, I have personally seen much improvement across the board at some multinational companies. In addition, I strongly believe that all companies should have an internal career development programme to continuously drive and sustain human capital development in Malaysia. In recent years, a number of local engineering companies have expanded and established their presence overseas. Mohd Jamin believed that the biggest challenge in marketing or delivering local oil and gas services outside Malaysia is in having the right people to do the job at the right time. The challenge, he believed, lies in enlarging the industrys human capital as many local oil and gas engineers
have been lured away by other countries. He said, This has led to the shortage in the number of experienced local engineers. As such, we have to speed up the learning curve of some of our young engineers for them to be on par with foreign or expatriate engineers. Small local oil and gas companies that specialise in certain fields do have the potential to grow bigger if they can get the right resources to meet this demand. Despite the numerous risks and objections by detractors, Mohd Jamin believed that there is both a positive and negative side to the liberalisation of engineering services in the country. He said, Our local oil and gas engineers can certainly stand to benefit from the knowledge and technology exchange from the foreign companies that set up base in the country. He added, It is very unlikely that the large oil and gas companies in Malaysia would face any issues as most of them have been working with their foreign partners for a number of years. The newcomers or smaller firms may face a problem or feel the impact more acutely. However, if these firms have established themselves and have a solid foundation to boot, they should not be facing any major obstacles. Going forward, Mohd. Jamin indicated that MOGEC would like to get more actively involved in government initiatives that affect the oil and gas industry, including proposing incentives by the government to help local companies to become bigger oil and gas players. He also hopes for a more active collaboration between MOGEC and the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, and would like to organise joint training or seminar sessions with the latter in the near future.
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Construction Blasting and Alternative Non-Explosive Rock Breaking Techniques

by Ir. Hj. Look Keman bin Sahari
Malaysia is a fast developing country, therefore, there is an urgent need to open up more land for new industries and more areas for housing to cater for the movement of people from the villages to the cities. The Klang Valley, for example, has seen development encroaching into hilly areas as a result of the shortage of low lying areas for housing. Even the scarce flat land that is still available in Kuala Lumpur is now being developed into commercial districts. As a result of the need to maximise the use of scarce land, there is a trend towards building high rise business centres and that requires going down further and deeper into the ground, not only to support the high rise building, but also to ensure there would be sufficient vehicle parking lots. Rock is often encountered in deep excavations and this would require the use of rock blasting or alternative means to break up the rock, such as using chemicals or expansive cements, or other methods now available in Malaysia. Many of the areas slotted for development are already surrounded by high rise buildings and other amenities. It is up to the project manager, who is usually a civil engineer, to make the correct decision that is best suited to his budget or to consult a blasting consultant in order to choose an appropriate method to suit site conditions. This paper aims to provide some information to the engineer and help him decide on the most appropriate method, and is based on the authors 30 years of personal experience in explosives and rock blasting work, as well as alternative means to rock breaking. RoCk BlAsTiNg ANd ThE lAw
Rock blasting requires the use of explosives which is governed by the Explosives Act 1957 and the Explosives Rules 1923, and is administered by the Malaysian police. Only Malaysians who are free from criminal records are allowed to apply for a permit/licence. Those who are eligible to apply for the permit/licence must possess a Shotfirers Certificate issued by the Mineral and Geosciences Department (DMG) or the police. However, the police have stopped issuing such certificates, and the DMG is now the sole department responsible for certifying the Shotfirer. The Shotfirers examination is actually tailored to those working in mines and quarries. As such, it is up to the manager to ascertain whether the chosen blasting contractor has the experience to carry out a blasting job at a construction site. Otherwise, he may need a qualified blasting consultant to advise him. There may be a need to
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check on the qualification and experience of the blasting consultant. Professional engineers may learn about blasting while at university, but most do not have the relevant experience nor the required competency certificate. From a legal point of view, construction blasting work is governed by Part XV (Blasting and the Use of Explosives, Regulation 135-146) of the Factories and Machinery Act 1967 and in respect of safety provisions by the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994, even though under normal circumstances, the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) seldom intervenes. The DMG has officers with some expertise in construction blasting, but they do not have the legal authority to intervene or oversee blasting work carried out on site. The authority, in the authors opinion, lies with DOSH which has overall control of construction sites. The author believes that there is a need to have more detailed regulations or guidelines for blasting work at construction sites. This need for new regulations is actually not in conflict with the Explosives Rules 1923 because there is no such provision in the latter anyway. As explosive use is also regarded as a security matter, the licensing should stay with the police. Applying for a licence may take weeks to process mainly because of safety and security requirements. Sometimes, the neighbours interest will also need to be taken into account, especially when the proposed site is very close to residential areas, flats, condominiums and even industrial areas. If the neighbours protest, blasting work may not be permitted even though from a technical point of view it can be done safely. Previous incidents involving flyrock, airblasts and high vibration at other sites which have been highlighted in the media may prompt the authority to reject the application. Even if permission is granted, the operational conditions may be so stiff or difficult to comply that it might be more appropriate to consider alternative means.
RolEs of BlAsTiNg CoNsulTANTs
In many instances, blasting consultants are not engaged or even consulted by the authority especially when a construction site is far away from sensitive areas. Even though a blaster may not have the relevant blasting experience at construction sites, the project manager may mistakenly believe that the potential problem is minimal so he can afford to take the risk and thus save money by not
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hiring a blasting consultant. It is quite normal for the authority to impose the requirement for engaging a consultant after a bad incident such as flying rock hitting houses, schools and other buildings, whereupon the project is suspended for months pending an enquiry and accident investigation. Under the current practice, the consultant is normally hired by the blasting contractor. Sometimes, the project manager is the one who hires the blasting consultant. This is normally due to the fact that the project manager wants to oversee the blasting work but, in nearly every case, does not have adequate knowledge of explosives and blasting work. Sometimes, the project manager and the blasting contractor share the cost of hiring the blasting consultant. A blasting consultant is normally a professional mining engineer or an engineer with a relevant engineering qualification. The trend nowadays is that the blasting consultant must also be a qualified Shotfirer who has attended related courses in blasting. Unfortunately, advanced blasting courses with emphasis on construction blasting are rarely held in Malaysia because of cost and demand factors. The engineer also needs to have experience in blasting work and also blast monitoring work. The blasting consultant normally advises the blasting contractor on safe blast design and also assists the blaster in blast monitoring work. For example, if the vibration is high, he will have to adjust the various parameters in the blast design to ensure compliance with the operational conditions imposed by the authority. Besides advising, the presence of a blasting consultant is also needed for public relation purposes such as attending to complaints from the public and also to defend the project proponents in case of litigation due to allegations of property damage from blasting work. Here, proper records of the blast design and also blast monitoring work are essential and must be signed by a consultant. These are usually the first records the authority will want to sight in case of any complaints, or if there is a claim for damage in court.
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Currently, only the Institute of Quarrying, Malaysia, with the cooperation from the DMG, conducts a Shotfirer Course on a regular basis. The course syllabus is based on the United Kingdom Shotfirer Course with amendments to suit local conditions. It has been tailored for the quarrying industry and, as such, there is little emphasis on construction blasting. Apparently, the certificate issued is also recognised in neighbouring countries and quite a number of participants from these countries have attended the course. Since many of the blasters are employed in the construction sector and are involved in tunnelling work, the Institute, with the cooperation of the DMG, may soon introduce a Professional Development Course to cater for this particular need.
CoNsTRuCTioN BlAsTiNg woRk
Compared to blasting work at quarries and mines, construction blasting needs to be more precise. The blaster needs to take more care because, in most cases, the blasting work is carried out near areas accessible to the public such as residential areas, factories, major roads, railways, etc, where flyrock is not tolerated at all. Other environmental concerns such as airblast, ground vibration and dust may not cause any damage, but may result in annoyance to the public. Public protests alone could force the authorities to disallow blasting work altogether at a particular location. The project proponent may then need to consider alternative means to break rock.
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The volume of rock that can be blasted at any one time is also limited due to the need to control the effect of blasting on to the surrounding area. Instead of tens of thousands of cubic metres per blast achievable in mining and quarrying, the blaster may only decide to blast just a few hundred, or sometimes a few thousand cubic metres per blast. As such, the cost of blasting at construction sites is very much higher than at quarries or mines, or the cost of earthworks. The nearer the blasting area is to a sensitive site, the higher the cost due to the need to take additional safety measures, design for lesser volume per blast and also the need to monitor the blast at multiple locations. Sometimes, even method statements from blasting consultants and the promise of full supervision by the latter are not enough to convince nearby residents that the proposed blasting method is safe. This is when alternative means need to be considered. This material has already been available for quite a long time in Malaysia; however, very few engineers outside the mining and quarrying industry know about its availability. Previously, the material used to be imported from Europe, but due to the high cost, the current source of material is mainly from China. In fact, some of this product is rebranded and exported to the United States. The author had a chance to test this cement from a Malaysian supplier at several locations in Langkawi and Kelantan. The material was chosen because the location was too near a sensitive building and also because of concern of flyrock. The owner of the land also objected to the use of blasting using explosives for the same reasons.
whAT ARE ThE AlTERNATivE NoN-ExplosivE TEChNiquEs AvAilABlE iN mAlAysiA?
There are other means of breaking rock boulders using pyrotechnics or propellant material such as boulder buster where a cartridge of propellant material is inserted into a borehole filled with water and fired from a distance of about seven metres. Being an explosive material (Class 1.4S), the use of this material also requires a licence under the Arms Act 1960 and proper training to handle this equipment.
The boulders broken into small pieces using expansive cement
The advantages of using expansive cement are: a) Noiseless b) No flyrock c) No ground vibration d) No licence required to use it. The biggest advantage of using expansive cement is that there is no need to apply for any licence. Hence, it can be used almost immediately when there is a requirement for it. The time saved as compared to using explosives in blasting work or the use of pyrotechnic-based boulder busters can be substantial and may range from days to weeks. No specialised equipment is needed and little training is required to use it. Similar to blasting and rock breaking using boulder busters, it can be used for demolition jobs such as concrete breaking. The use of expansive cement requires the drilling of boreholes (40mm diameter) which is then filled with expansive cement mixed with water at a certain proportion to the top of the boreholes. The boreholes are drilled at about 600mm burden and spacing. The cement reacts with water and the mixture expands and exerts enormous stresses (1,000 to 3,000 tonnes per square metre) onto the rock, causing it to crack in several directions. After about 24 hours, the cracks connect between the boreholes and the rock can be pulled out using an excavator. In fact, small cracks can be seen in about four hours.
Boulder buster in use
However, it is very difficult to obtain a licence to use this equipment quickly because of the need for security vetting unless the contractor is willing to subcontract the work out to the few specialists in Malaysia who already possess such licenses. This equipment can also be used in demolition work, concrete breaking, quarrying and other construction work where a sensitivity issue may arise. The noise, airblast and flyrock created by the use of the equipment are minimal if any. However, this equipment may not be suitable for use in softer rock.
ExpANsivE CEmENTs (NoN-ExplosivE silENT dEmoliTioN AgENT)
The other available method already in use in some Malaysian construction projects is expansive cement.
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long time to break the rock to make way for development. While rock blasting is an obvious choice when the site is far away from sensitive areas, other alternatives must also be considered, including the use of chemicals such as expansive cements. It is expensive but at least it will keep the neighbours happy and they will feel secured. The expansive cements are also very suitable for use in areas with limited accessibility.
Note: The author can be contacted through email at lkbs66@yahoo.com.
REfERENCEs
An excavator removing a broken rock outcrop [1] Personal experience [2] Chemshine International (SEA) Sdn Bhd brochures on Nonexplosives Demolition Agent [3] Huynh, Minh, Phuoc, Leafc and Debra F. (2009-10): Expansive cements and soundless chemical demolition agents [4] M. Hanif, Mining Engineering Department, King Abdul Aziz , Saudi Arabia ( art-gcu.kau.edu.sa): Deformation Behaviour of Rock around a Borehole Filled with Expansive Cement [5] Jim Ludwiczak P.G.: Blasters Guide for Protecting and Defending Your Blasting Operation
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Engineers actually have many choices of possible methods to break rock at a construction site. The normal methods of using rock breakers, rock splitters, etc, are actually commonly employed at construction sites. However, the adjacent property owners or residents will have to suffer from the continuous noise and ground vibration which could extend over long periods. For a big project, it will take a
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With deep regret, we wish to inform that lt. Cdr. (B) ir. muhammad Nasir bin mokhtar (m 10783) has passed away on 2 April 2012. On behalf of the IEM, we wish to convey our condolences to his family. The IEM Editorial Board
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A General Overview of Developments in Subsea Processing in Oil and Gas Production

by Engr. Rudisham bin Marjohan
the era of easy oil is fast becoming a thing of the past. As

demand for oil escalates and resources from the relatively easy onshore and shallow water fields become depleted, oil companies are compelled to focus on the more remote, complicated and deep water reserves where a combination of floating and subsea production units are used to extract hydrocarbons. This has now become the long term drivers of the subsea market. Subsea production, and consequently subsea processing, is expected to be one of the biggest areas of offshore technology growth in the coming years with emphasis firmly set on increased production and enhanced recovery. It opens the door to more cost efficient developments in accessing the increasingly complicated reserves, especially in dealing with long step outs, and marginal, dispersed and deeper water fields. For an industry that is often under scrutiny for its treatment of fields in sensitive areas, subsea processing also has the potential of being truly environmentally friendly in minimising surface requirements or even taking the platformless approach by moving all equipment to the seabed.
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multiphase metering reinjection or disposal of produced water gas treatment and gas compression flow assurance and mitigation against the formation of hydrates, wax, scales, asphaltenes, etc h) monitoring, control and instrumented safety system. The benefits that can be derived from subsea processing are numerous. With subsea separation, the amount of production transferred from the seafloor to the water surface can be reduced, thus debottlenecking the processing capacity of the development. This translates into space savings on the offshore production facilities. Also, by separating unwanted components from the production on the seafloor, flowlines and risers are no longer lifting these ingredients to the facility on the water surface just to direct them back to the seafloor for reinjection. In mature field applications, a subsea processing station can contribute to increased earnings in accelerated production and increased recovery, and improves and prolongs the use of existing infrastructure while it can be flexible to all phases of field life. For new developments or green fields, it can enable cost efficient and environmentally friendly platformless solutions, where the field is tied back directly to an existing offshore facility or directly to shore. This reduces CAPEX on topside processing equipment and pipelines. In addition, previous low quality assets with low Gas Oil Ratio (GOR), high viscosity and low permeability may also be rendered commercial. Perhaps the most important benefit from using these technologies is the increase in the Net Present Value (NPV) of the project by having an increase in production due to production boosting, improved oil and gas recovery, reduced surface production facility costs, and lowered likelihood of gas hydrate formation in flowlines. Having stated the benefits however, there are a number of issues that have kept the technology from enjoying a wider use. Pertinent of all is the reliability of the subsea units. A subsea processing system failure is more likely to be more severe than those from a topside unit because, when a unit fails, an intervention vessel or a drilling rig needs to be deployed to repair, service or replace the unit. For this, the subsea units must be able to operate for long periods of time without any intervention and preferably designed with full retrievability options for quick turnaround to minimise the losses. A lot of focus is now directed at addressing this issue.
WHAT IS SUBSEA PROCESSING?
In general terms, subsea processing may be defined as any active treatment or conditioning of produced fluids, either on the seabed or downhole, prior to reaching the host installation facility. In other words, the production equipment is located on the seafloor rather than on a fixed or floating platform. Subsea processing can encompass a number of different processes to help reduce the cost and complexity of developing an offshore field. It consists of a range of technologies to allow production from offshore wells without the need to have surface production facilities. Originally conceived as a way to overcome the challenges of extremely deepwater situations, subsea processing has become a viable solution for fields located in harsh conditions where processing equipment on the water surface might be at risk. Additionally, subsea processing is an emergent application to increase production from mature or marginal fields. Some of the main features of subsea processing include: a) seabed treatment of produced fluids upstream of surface facilities b) separation of oil, gas and water c) multiphase pumping/adding energy to wellstream
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However, this article, will only review the two most prominent subsea processing technology components seabed separation and seabed boosting with the latter including seabed multiphase booster pumps and seabed gas compression.
SEABED SEPARATION
As the name implies, seabed separation involves the separation of oil, gas and water directly at the seabed as opposed to having a separator on the platform as is the norm. Increased water depth and the number of fields tied back to a hub are common key parameters for specifying either oil/water or liquids/gas separation. Other parameters are product specific. This technology can be used in mature fields where water production increasingly exceeds oil production, and where it becomes economically unviable for operators to continue with the recovery of the fields reserves. For liquids and gas separation in green fields, the increased distance from the host, high gas volume fractions and low reservoir pressure and temperature are considered important parameters because the transport of wet gas over tens of kilometres and at great water depths can lead to hydrate formation and, hence, pipe blockage.
The earliest seabed separation was installed back in May 2000 by Statoil (then Norsk Hydro) in a North Sea field called Troll. Even though the subsea separation at Troll was more of a pilot project instead of full-blown commercialisation of the concept, it was a proven success and a game changer. The Troll C subsea separation system is tied back 3.3km to the Troll C platform in 350m of water. Here, by means of the gravity method, the produced water is separated from the oil and gas flow from four of Troll Cs producing wells. The separated water is then re-injected back into the reservoir, while the separated oil and gas are sent up to the platform. It is now evident from existing and upcoming seabed separation projects that the technology is often offered in combination with seabed boosting and seabed water injection. Examples include Statoils Tordis (Norway), Totals Pazflor (Angola), and Shells Perdido Host (GoM) and BC-10 (Brazil). The Tordis SSBI (Subsea Separation, Boosting and Injection) project in the Norwegian North Sea has been operating a subsea separation unit successfully since October 2007. By sequence, this has been only the second subsea separation project in the world, but has now become a landmark as the worlds first full scale commercial subsea separation, boosting and injection system.
De-sander module
Water injection pump Separator module
Multiphase pump
Flowmeter module Manifold module

The Tordis SSBI Subsea Processing Key Technologies
(Source: FMC, Framo Engineering and Google)
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The SSBI unit, installed in 200m water depth, separates the increasing volume of produced water and sand from the wellstream and pumps them back underground via a separate subsea well. This leaves the pipeline linking Tordis to the Gullfaks C platform free to carry only oil and gas, boosted by a multiphase pump from the SSBI. This system reduces the backpressure, improves the flow and permits Gullfaks C to process more hydrocarbons reserves that would otherwise be destined to remain unrecovered. As an added benefit, there is no need to find space on the platform for the separation facilities. The Tordis SSBI separation station contains the following main elements:
(i) Foundation Structure and Manifold

This is a conventional protection structure or over-trawler foundation structure meant to support and protect the manifold. The structure also houses the separator module and all other modules and components within its dimension. It has four suction anchors, one in each corner for foundation and levelling. The manifold module provides connection to the flowlines via the Rovcon connection system and interconnects the various modules.
(ii) Separator Module

Well fluids from the Tordis field flows to the separator vessel where an inlet cyclone in the vessel does the first separation by allowing the majority of the gas to bypass the vessel and be routed through a separate gas pipeline outside the vessel. This minimises the size of the separation vessel. The remaining water, oil and gas inside the vessel are separated by the gravity principle. Water, which is the heaviest part, is pumped via a water injection pump directly back into a non-hydrocarbon reservoir, while oil and gas are remixed and pumped through a multiphase pump back to the Gullfaks C platform. Any deposit of sand inside the separation tank is handled by the sand removal system. This separator module is retrievable.
(iii) Sand Removal System

Any sand coming from the well stream will deposit at the bottom of the separation vessel. A flushing system with specially designed nozzles was developed to flush out the sand at certain intervals. The sand is then transported into a Desander Module, where it is mixed with the injection water and re-injected into the reservoir downstream of the water injection pump.
(iv) Water Injection Pump

The Water Injection Pump is a liquid pump which is driven by a 2.3MW electrical motor powered by an electrical power cable from the Gullfaks C platform. The pump can be retrieved for maintenance by a pump-running tool.
(v) Multiphase Pump

The Multiphase Pump used here is identical to the water injection pump as it was manufactured by the same company. The only difference is the internal arrangement of the impellers one to cater to single phase pumping, and the other, multiphase boosting. As a result, both pumps have the same dimensions, interfaces and power requirements, and this adds to the flexibility of the system. The use of the pumps is a must as without them, the separation will not work. As its twin sister, this pump can also be retrieved by the pump-running tool.
(vi) Other Systems

The SSBI station is also equipped with two multiphase flow-meters which measure the composition of the well flow to prepare the separation system settings. A level monitoring system is installed in the separation tank to monitor water, oil and gas interfaces, which again provides input to the water pump speed. There is also one subsea control module to control the various functions of the station and communicate back to the Gullfaks C platform.
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The driver behind these installations is Statoils improved oil recovery (IOR) strategy. The Tordis SSBI project has been designed to handle a high amount of sand (50kg to 500kg per day) by its sand management system. Along with other upgrades to the field infrastructure, the recovery factor for the Tordis field is expected to increase from 49% to 55% resulting in an additional 35 million bbl and extend the life of the field by 15 to 17 years.
SEABED BOOSTING
The deployment of subsea boosting, sometimes called seabed or mud-line boosting, has always been perceived at times as a means to ensure the flow of fluids from fields at the required rate after the natural reservoir pressure declines. It includes subsea multiphase and downhole boosting, raw seawater injection and, quite recently, subsea gas compression. On deepwater or ultra-deepwater fields, subsea boosting is needed to get the hydrocarbons from the seafloor to the facilities on the waters surface. In later years, as reliable high boost multiphase and hybrid pumps became available, the technology saw a marked increase in its application in green fields development providing the kinetic energy to substantially increase production from day one, thus increasing the projects NPV. Key parameters that lead operators to use seabed booster pumps include the existence of heavy oil, the increased distance from the host, increased water depth, low reservoir pressure, high water cut, and a greater number of fields tied back to the host. Several key characteristics are similar for both seabed separation and boosting, and this explains their simultaneous use in some cases. Subsea multiphase pumps are separated into two main categories: positive displacement and rotodynamic. Most of the positive displacement types are based on multiphase twin-screw pump technology. They are field proven onshore and on topside production facilities, but have also been tested on the seabed. Possible liquid leakage and the limited ability to handle a significant amount of solids represent some of the issues that this technology currently faces. The other category, which is the rotodynamic pump, has been dominated by the helico-axial pump design, developed by the Poseidon Group (comprising the French Institute of Oil, Total and Statoil). The helico-axial pumps are very robust, but are more prone to stresses associated with slugging. However, the installation of a buffer tank or homogenizer upstream of the pump proves to be sufficient to dampen slugging so that this no longer poses a problem. Finally, subsea gas compression involves gas compression at the seabed level instead of gas compression on a topside facility. Key factors driving the implementation of subsea gas compression technology are the discovery of distant offshore gas fields, increased water depth, long stepouts from the host facility, harsh environmental conditions, and low reservoir pressure and temperature.
Compared to subsea separation and booster pumps, however, this technology is still at the introductory stage and is only beginning to gain ground with the operators. This could be because operators are still questioning the reliability of the system since controlling and monitoring subsea gas compression units over long distances is not yet as proven a technology as topside gas compression. At present, there are two competing solutions, each with its own merit and limitations. The first practically mimics the whole platform based gas compression train including separator/scrubber, conventional gas compressor, liquid pump, and marinise them for subsea duties. This system is slated for field installation around 2014/2015. The other approach makes do without the separator/scrubber and relies upon field proven experience with subsea multiphase pumps, optimising the pump (in this way called a multiphase compressor) to work within the very high GVF range that is required for wet gas compression. This second system is planned for actual deployment in 2013.
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At this stage, involvement in this technology is still quite limited to partly nationalised companies such as Statoil and Petrobras, and to some extent oil majors such as Shell and Total. In Malaysia, it could be many years before we see a deployment of a complete subsea processing system such as Tordis. However, parts of the main components are now seeing increasing acceptance with subsea multiphase flowmeters being installed in all subsea and deepwater projects while seabed boosting is now being considered. It is believed that there will be a continued effort to push the technologies associated with subsea processing, either as a full system or as individual components, to improve oil and gas recovery, boost production, reduce operating cost, and mitigate against the likelihood of gas hydrate formation in the pipelines. As such, it is clear that the reliability of subsea processing equipment will be crucial in ensuring the success of such endeavours. In the long run, if these technologies can prove themselves by increasing the NPV of the project, they can surely be the preferred systems in the future.
REFERENCES
[1] 2012 Rigzone.com, Inc [2] www.fmc-technologies.com/en/Subsea [3] www.offshore-technology.com/features1412 [4] www.statoil.com/en/technologyinnovation/fielddevelopment/ aboutsubsea [5] Wikipedia [6] www.offshore-mag.com/articles/print/volume-70/issue-50/subsea [7] www.petroleum-economist.com/Article/2732351 [8] Framo Engineering
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Innovative Concrete Technology for Zero Maintenance

by Ir. Mohd. Nazri bin Mustafa
concrete has always been a widely used civil

engineering material in the construction industry. For years, researchers and engineers have worked hand in hand to create new types of concrete using alternative ingredients with the objective of improving its properties. The effort to revolutionise concrete construction has taken place in recent years and is being spearheaded by scientists and researchers all over the world. Special effort is needed to create a much less brittle (or rather ductile) concrete, and one that is tougher and more durable compared to conventional concrete. The durability of conventional concrete has always been an issue especially for facilities that are subjected to harsh environments. Aggressive and harmful chemicals and substances in the oil and gas environment, and the extreme conditions of the marine environment can reduce the durability and affect the performance of the concrete material. Conventional concrete requires adequate vibration during pouring, otherwise honeycombs and voids form in the concrete, which will lead to internal and external cracks that can adversely affect concrete durability. Adding more super-plasticiser to enhance the workability of concrete to ease compaction could also lead to segregation. Apart from the harsh environment, dynamic load effects could also cause cracks to develop and propagate. The common problems of conventional concrete have led to requests for concrete with better durability throughout the lifespan of the structure, but yet economical to produce. To date, concrete specifications in many projects have yet to address the adoption of innovative concrete technology simply because it may be difficult to convince the industry to shift from conventional concrete to a new type of concrete as the initial cost of the latter might be a bit higher. However, as the main objective of ductile concrete is to minimise maintenance by improving crack resistance, the long term performance and benefit could be very attractive to maintenance engineers. Various studies have been conducted in recent years by experts to analyse the performance of ductile and other innovative concrete materials. Figures 1 and 2 show examples of laboratory tests being conducted on high strength ductile concrete. A lot more effort is needed to instill awareness among the engineers and to realise the implementation of innovative concrete materials. This article is dedicated towards creating awareness within the industry on the benefits of the use of innovative concrete and to instill value engineering through knowledge sharing.
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Figure 1: High strength ductile concrete loaded to failure
Figure 2: Crack monitoring of high strength ductile concrete
The need for an InnovaTIve ConCreTe blend
Maintenance cost is a cost that could eat into the profit of an organisation. A lot of money is allocated for maintenance work every year, however, very often the performance of a structure does not return to its designed value even after maintenance work, due to the fact that it is almost impossible to totally remedy any defect that appears after years of operation. With a variety of root causes that can contribute to the defects, it is difficult to rectify and isolate the cause of the failure. From time to time, civil engineers undertake structural integrity assessment to assess the current load bearing capacity of structural components and the effect of concrete defects on such capacity. In many cases, relieving the structure of the loads or the strengthening of structural components would be necessary to ensure that the structure can continue to serve its designed function. As such, the question is, could we have a type of concrete that needs almost zero maintenance work? Could there be a concrete that does not crack easily when
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subjected to vibration, or one that could seal its own cracks and pores such that no moisture would be able to penetrate through them and cause reinforcement corrosion? It is high time scientists and engineers redefine and redesign concrete composition.
benefITs of IMprovIng ConCreTe
Being a brittle material, concrete is prone to cracks under tensile loads. Continuous vibrations, exposure to high temperature that induces thermal stresses, chloride and sulfate penetration, carbonation, lime leaching, and even blasts and impacts could lead to cracks and other defects in concrete. Water and moisture ingress through cracks could further expedite the corrosion process of the reinforcement. Once the reinforcement is corroded, it needs quite substantial repair work and the possibility of strengthening work to ensure the structure continues its function of sustaining the applied loads. In oil and gas plants, it is not uncommon for concrete structures to be subjected to vibration and differential temperature profiles along the structure. Seismic activity may not be a problem in this country, but oil and gas investments in countries prone to seismic loadings could further justify the use of ductile concrete. A concrete structure with good fatigue resistance, good vibration damping and cracking resistance is desired when subjected to continuous dynamic and cyclic loadings. In many cases, a concrete structure cracks due to excessive deformation. The addition of structural members to increase the total mass of the structure and, hence, amend its natural frequency may not be an easy task due to constructability issues. Cracks and corroded reinforcement repairs and strengthening seem to be the common solution under such circumstances. Partial shutdown may also be needed to provide a safe environment for the repair and strengthening work to proceed. It is also not uncommon that repairs need to be done repetitively due to the reappearance of the defects. Since mechanically applied loads might not be varied easily, and structural strengthening and modification may not be an easy task to carry out in a live plant, the short-term repair of structural defects can be considered routine work for many maintenance engineers. The current problems and high expenses for maintenance justify the use of a concrete that is adequately ductile, to minimise cracks and to prevent the ingress of water, moisture, chloride and other substances in order to achieve almost zero maintenance. When the passage of water, moisture, chloride, sulfate, etc, is cut off from reaching the reinforcement, we could permanently have zero corrosion of the reinforcement. When this is achieved, the requirement for the repair and rejuvenation of a structure is minimised and the designed service life of the structure is extended.
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applICaTIon of duCTIle ConCreTe and CrysTallIne waTerproofIng TeChnology
Over the years, concrete technology has evolved from conventional normal strength concrete to high strength concrete and, currently, ductile concrete. Ductile concrete is somewhat new in the market and its application is not yet popular. However, its future remains bright, at least in the oil and gas industry. With so much money spent on structure and facilities maintenance, including unit shutdowns for repairs and structural integrity work, it is time to embark on developing a construction material that could offer zero maintenance. The design life of a plant has always varied between 20 to 30 years, but in so many cases, the design life has been prolonged for extended plant operation. For the first 20 to 30 years of operation as designed originally, the structures and facilities could easily satisfy the required design life even with little maintenance by the plant crew.
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However, in many cases, towards the end of the design life of the plant, when the decision to extend plant operation is made, the condition of structures, concrete fireproofing, buildings, foundations, etc, may no longer be satisfactory. This could be due to budget constraints during routine maintenance as well as budget constraints at the end of the assets lifetime, in addition to normal deterioration of concrete. Rust stains, corroded reinforcement, structural and non-structural cracks, detachment, etc, can normally be seen, as shown in Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6. In extreme cases, some structures and supports could partially fail before it reaches its design life. To ensure structural integrity, including prolonging the remaining capacity of the structure as well as other facilities, it requires many man-hours to inspect, assess and analyse the structure. Structural repairs and strengthening that incur high costs need to be performed. Partial plant shutdown needs to be done to allow for structural repair and strengthening work to take place. In view of this problem, ductile concrete is seen as the right material that can provide the negligible maintenance concept for the multiple design life of the plants. Ductility is provided by the use of steel fibres. Such fibres improve the tensile strength of concrete and control concrete cracking by providing cracking resistance due to the matrix constituents. Sustainable concrete construction is also provided by the use of steel fibres in lieu of normal steel rod reinforcement. Apart from ductile concrete, waterproofing technology by means of crystallisation is also an area that should be further investigated by maintenance engineers. Marine structures as well as structures and foundations subject to freezing and thawing conditions and concrete tanks in oil and gas plants are the best candidates for the application of crystalline waterproofing technology. The technology was founded on the concept that supplementary concrete admixtures will react with water and moisture and the by-product of cement hydration to form a permanent network of non-soluble crystalline structure within concrete pores, tiniest pathways and capillaries, hence preventing the passage of water and other potentially damaging chemicals from reaching the reinforcement. Once the waterproof property is achieved, the reinforcement is forever protected from potential corrosion. Liquid retaining structures such as concrete basins, chemical treatment plants, underground tanks and containment structures are best waterproofed through the crystallisation concept. Although waterproof coatings and membranes could also be used, such coatings and membranes have limited service life and need to be renewed to ensure their continued effectiveness. Crystalline waterproofing serves the structure both ways in terms of protecting from possible chemical leakage through capillary action and preventing the intrusion of chemicals and substances from the surrounding soil in the case of underground structures. Crystallisation also provides for the self-sealing of cracks through the formation of crystals within cracks and pores. The self-sealing property is important to prevent the ingress of water and the worsening of cracks through the freezing and thawing process, and the formation of chloride precipitates within cracks and pores. The superior properties of concrete through its ductility and effective crystalline waterproofing capability provide the plants with almost zero concrete maintenance requirement and readiness to multiply concrete design life for extended operation as required by the stakeholders.
Figure 3: Structural cracks on a concrete deck
Figure 4: Structural cracks in concrete fireproofing
Figure 5: Structural cracks due to vibration
Figure 6: Widespread structural cracks
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ConClusIon
The minimisation of concrete deterioration is possible through the use of ductile concrete and crystalline waterproofing technology. Extra effort to review and reassess the concrete specification for the oil and gas industry should be initiated. Cost savings due to zero maintenance could be an attractive investment return for stakeholders. Nevertheless, more research work is needed for a more cost effective solution by developing an optimal concrete composition in order to attain the additional property of self-compacting concrete. The self-compacting high strength ductile concrete with crystalline waterproofing property could be a superb advancement for the easier placement of concrete, as well as save on labour, avoid noise pollution and, most importantly, able to produce high quality zero maintenance concrete due to its superior durability. Research also suggests that innovative concrete could be a green technology due to the possible reduction in the consumption of non-renewable raw materials (aggregate, sand and cement), hence reducing overall CO2 emissions and global warming impacts. The future of this generation of concrete appears to be extremely promising.
IeMs Coffee-Table book: The engineering heritage of Malaysia

solicitation for articles and photographs IEM is in the process of publishing a coffee-table book entitled The Engineering Heritage of Malaysia with the following specifications: No. of pages: 120 to 260 pages inclusive of front and back covers Size: 12 inch x 9 inch The chapters of the book are planned to be as follows:
01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Bridges, 10 pages Roads, 10 pages Railways, 5 pages Ports, 5 pages Airports, 5 pages Drainage and irrigation schemes, 5 pages Other infrastructure: tunnels, dams, etc., 10 pages Public and commercial buildings, 13 pages Places of worship, 13 pages Other structures: railway stations, lighthouses, clock towers, telecommunications towers, old places, etc., 14 pages The national grid and power stations, 5 pages The first oil rig in Miri, etc., 5 pages Others: The Penang ferries, the Penang funicular railway, etc., 5 pages Brief history of IEM, 5 pages
IEM is appealing to its members to contribute suitable articles and photographs related to the above subject matter. The Engineering Heritage of Malaysia shall include buildings, structures, schemes, monuments, etc. designed by engineers that are of significant historical or cultural value and have been inherited by us from past generations and are worthy of preservation for the future. Intellectual properties such as theories that have contributed significantly to the understanding and advancement of engineering science are also included in this definition. Good quality photographs, preferably digitised with a minimum file size of 1 MB, bearing an appropriate caption and the photographers full name and contact details, should be submitted to the IEM Secretariat (pub@iem.org.my) by 31 august 2012. Due credit will be given for all photographs used in the coffee-table book. June 2012 JURUTERA |
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PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW ESSAY
Process Engineer on a FEED Project to Build an FPSO for an Offshore Oil Field
by Ir. Mohd. Noor bin Abdullah
QUEStIonS: (a) Describe your work as the process engineer on a FEED project to build the FPSO to operate at an offshore oil field off the coast of Sarawak. (b) Describe the work sequences and what time duration, additional expertise and experience as you would need on each work from beginning to end of your involvement as the process engineer. (c) Show the work inter-phases with other disciplines and the deliverables of your work.
Editors Note: FPSO refers to a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel.
front End Engineering Design (FEED) is the project phase that follows upon completion of the conceptual design stage. In most cases, conceptual design starts with several options and finishes with one final solution which serves as the base case. The time duration for executing a FEED project depends on the size and complexity of the FPSO with consideration for the type of processing unit (e.g. gas processing or oil processing, amount of oil, gas and water, etc.). The typical duration is about six months to one year. During the early stages of the project, as a process engineer, I shall review all contractual documents especially documents related to process engineering requirement. Conceptual documents are normally given by the Client to the design contractor (i.e. Consultant) for review. The key documents to review include design basis memorandum (DBM), philosophies, process flow diagram (PFD) and specifications. The production profile of the oil field will be given by the Client together with the composition of the reservoir data. Based on the key documents provided by the Client, as a process engineer, I shall prepare a document called the Process and Utility Design Basis (PUDB). The latter will then be submitted to the Client for approval. The PUDB is important as it ensures mutual agreement between a Client and a Consultant and serves as the basis by which the FPSO process design will be carried out. Next, simulation runs shall be carried out to determine the sizing cases of the system, equipment as well as process piping. In short, the simulation output will be used as input in sizing calculations as well as material selection study. In order to ensure that all process deliverables are of good quality before submission to the Client, they have to be issued internally to other disciplines for checking. During this stage, interfacing and coordination work with other disciplines shall also be practiced. For example, the Piping Department needs to be informed about sloping
requirement, straight length requirement, and the vessel elevation to ensure that sufficient net positive suction head is available (NPSHa) from the pumping system. For the Electrical Department, the process engineer will provide input to the electrical power load list by estimating the power requirement of the equipment (typically absorbed power). The typical Process engineering discipline deliverables are as follows: Process and Utility Design Basis Equipment and Line Sizing Philosophy Isolation and Valving Philosophy Shutdown and Utility Design Basis Safeguarding and Protection Philosophy Process Flow Diagram (PFD) Process Simulation Report Heat and Material Balance (HMB) Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) Equipment Datasheets Instrument Specification/Datasheet (i.e. process data) SAFE chart Cause and Effect Matrices Relief and Blowdown Report, etc. After Inter-Discipline Check (IDC) issuance of the process discipline deliverables, all comments from the other disciplines (Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, Structural, Technical Safety) shall be reviewed and incorporated accordingly. Most Consultants do not have in-house expertise on Material Selection and Corrosion Analysis. Normally, a third party (i.e. a material specialist company) will be engaged to ensure that suitable material selection for corrosion analysis is incorporated in the design of a FPSO processing facility. For the third party to carry out their work, they will require at least PFD and HMB data along with stream compositions (especially CO2, H2S and H2O data). Similarly, for the hull design of the FPSO, if the design contractor does not have its own internal specialist, the task will be outsourced to a specialist third party. All the third party works and deliverables shall be monitored and reviewed by the design contractor. The third party is considered part of the project team.
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PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW ESSAY

After the IDC stage, the next milestone is Issued For Review (IFR) where the deliverables will be submitted to the Client for review. There will be no fabrication contractor involvement during the FEED stage. Upon the approval of IFR issuance, the next milestone is Issued For HAZOP (IFH) where the deliverables are prepared for HAZOP (Hazard and Operability Study). HAZOP shall be conducted by an independent third party. Here, all hazards, operational and design issues will be analysed and discussed. After the HAZOP exercise is completed, all the resulting recommendations shall be reviewed and closed out. A HAZOP closed-out report will be prepared and submitted to the Client and the third party that conducted the HAZOP. The process engineer shall also provide input to the other disciplines through Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) and process datasheets as well as resolve queries from the other disciplines including the Client and the third party. The process engineer shall also attend the PDMS review to ensure that the piping and layout design, such as the pipe routing and equipment elevation, are according to specifications.
LOW HEAT
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ISSUED for HAZoP (IfH)
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Figure 1: Work flow of deliverables
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Every project will have a quality audit. The process engineer has to ensure that all documentation is in compliance with the company and the projects quality standards. The process engineer also has to ensure that the workflow and work instructions have been complied with. Apart from the technical activities, the process engineer also has to work with or support the project management team (PMT). The process engineer shall attend weekly progress meetings to keep up to date with the status of the project (i.e. target deliverables submission date, planned activities for the week and the following week, and other areas of concern) as well as keep tabs on the projects development as a whole. To summarise, the work sequence is shown in Figure 1. The final stage of the FEED project is when all deliverables are issued for design (IFD). In order to achieve this stage, all comments from the Client and other disciplines as well as HAZOP recommendations shall be incorporated.
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PRESS STATEMENTS
standing committee on corporate affairs, iem
LETTER TO THE EDITOR THE SUN
Solving Housing Woes

Need to be Clear on Roles and Responsibilities
THE Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) sympathises with the many unfortunate house buyers who are caught in the web of abandoned housing projects. In this respect, the IEM has, at its last Council meeting, deliberated on the pros and cons, and decided to support the Build-Then-Sell concept which we believe would protect house buyers from abandoned housing projects. On the same issue, it was noted that the IEM has been reprimanded by the Ketua Setiausaha Negara (KSN) (as reported in The Sun on 3 and 4 April 2012) regarding its role in abandoned housing projects. In fact, we believe that the comments from the KSN could be due to the confusion and misunderstanding of the roles of the different professional institutions and their regulating bodies in the housing industry. The IEM is a learned society and a professional organisation for engineers, and our membership of more than 20,000 engineers are from all disciplines. Our membership also includes consulting engineers who are specifically involved in the construction and housing industries. However, there is another engineering association specifically representing consulting engineers in the country, and the issues which were brought up by the KSN and relating to the role and responsibility of consulting engineers in housing projects should be brought up to their attention. It may also be of interest for the public to know that the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM) is the body specifically authorised with the role of regulating engineers and the engineering profession, and includes the responsibility and power to discipline errant engineers. IEM can only do what is within its means; one of which is to advise its members to abide by its Code of Ethics which forms part of the basic charter for engineers to become a Corporate Member of the IEM. The IEM believes that the entire housing development process is in place and well documented, and all that is needed is to examine the relevant flowchart to establish the role and responsibility of the various parties involved in the entire process. What is missing are the fine-tuning and the will to ensure that whatever that needs to be done in every step of the process is being strictly adhered to. The KSN is taking a proactive role in this matter and his effort is laudable. The IEM gives its full support to his efforts and would be willing to assist if our contribution is needed. n Ir. Prof. Dr Lee Teang Shui Honorary Secretary The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia Session 2011/2012
IEMs Response to Ir. Patrick Augustins Letter

THE portion of the letter written by Ir. Patrick C. Augustin and
published in The Sun (dated 12 April 2012) regarding the role of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) in dealing with errant professional engineers is misleading and serves to highlight the lack of clarity regarding the different roles of the various organisations and regulatory bodies involved in the construction and housing industries as was pointed out in our earlier letter to The Sun dated 10 April 2012. The IEM had felt it necessary to put in a proper perspective the role of the Institution as a result of the reprimand made by the Ketua Setiausaha Negara over the problems of abandoned housing projects which he has attributed, in part, to the IEM (The Sun, 3 April 2012). In our earlier letter, we had highlighted clearly the roles of the different bodies involved in the construction and housing industries which we had hoped would have clarified the situation. Augustin, however, chooses not to accept the clarification and has selectively given his misguided comments on the matter. He insists that the IEM can discipline engineers. Yes, indeed we can; but only if they are members of the Institution and only with respect to their membership with the Institution. However, an expelled member of the IEM will still remain a Professional Engineer in the eyes of the Law until and unless the Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM) takes action against him or her. Hence, any transgression by our members with respect to the Registration of Engineers Act will, after preliminary investigation by the Institution, have to be referred to the BEM for further investigation and subsequent action on the errant professional engineer. The IEM was established in 1959 as a voluntary body to serve and advance the engineering profession. The IEM was the only body then to serve the needs of the profession but with the rapid development of the profession, the Institution itself decided that it was also necessary to have a statutory authority to regulate the profession and its engineers. Hence, it was upon the initiative of the IEM that the BEM was established via the Registration of Engineers Act (1967) which came into force in 1972. The roles of the IEM and the BEM are meant to be complementary and were engineered to avoid duplication. The BEM is a regulatory body; the IEM is a professional institution. In its role as a professional institution, the IEM conducted over 300 technical talks, courses, seminars, forums and conferences in the past year, all for the benefit and continuous development of the engineers. We sit on well over 200 committees, including workshops or forums of the various government agencies and authorities where our members play an advisory role that contributes to policymaking, standards development and other matters essential to the practice of engineering. Our members are located throughout the country and we have 12 Branches, almost one in every state, where the Institution caters to the needs of the engineers there as well as provide our voluntary professional input to the various authorities in the States. The IEMs role is to facilitate the professional development of engineers and to provide our expert opinion to the government and the authorities on matters related to engineering as well as to represent the engineers on issues related to their profession. n
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ENGINEERING DIGEST
MPSJ Able to Deal with SlopeRelated Issues

Very few local authorities have a geotechnical expert to tackle problems related to slopes. Fortunately, the Subang Jaya Municipal Council is one of them. According to MPSJ president Datuk Asmawi bin Kasbi, there are only about 100 engineers who specialise in geotechnical issues. He said that the MPSJ slope unit under the Engineering Department has been working closely with the Public Works Institute of Malaysia (IKRAM), as well as providing technical advice to developers on geotechnical matters, including slope management. (Sourced from The Star)
690 Projects Worth RM90 billion Undertaken by Local Contractors

From 2000 until this year, a total of 115 contractors from Malaysian construction companies have undertaken 690 projects worth RM90.5 billion in 49 countries. Out of this, 616 projects worth RM57.7 billion have been successfully completed, while another 74 projects worth RM32.8 billion are in the process of construction. In the last 12 years, records from the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) show that many foreign countries especially in the Middle East have had chosen Malaysian construction companies to carry out mega and high impact projects such as highways, light rail transit systems, airports, power stations and other infrastructure. Datuk Seri Ir. Dr Judin bin Abdul Karim, Chief Executive of CIDB, said the body was confident that local construction companies would continue to be a main choice for foreign countries to undertake many more mega projects in their countries with the excellent track record that these companies have set. He added that CIDB has also undertaken various measures to enhance the work quality of local construction firms, including signing a Memorandum of Understanding between Malaysian and Asean nations for joint certification in the fields of engineering, architecture and surveying. (Sourced from BERNAMA)
Agilent Organises Introduce a Girl to Engineering Programme

Agilent Technologies has hosted the Introduce a Girl to Engineering signature programme for 100 schoolgirls with the aim of exposing them to the world of engineering. Guided by volunteers, the girls, aged 11 and 12 from SK Convent Green Lane, SK Seri Relau and SJKC Min Sin in Penang, took part in a number of activities that were developed to pique the students interest in engineering. Among others, the multinational corporation introduced them to activities such as learning basic forensics in the Catch a thief activity, video conferencing, testing instruments and manufactured products at its plant in Bayan Lepas, Penang. The girls also had a tour of the Agilent factory, and the chance to interact with female engineers through talks. Shidah Ahmad, vicepresident and general manager of Agilent Technologies, stated that the company hopes that the programme will help to seed the interest and inspire the young girls to be the scientists and engineers of tomorrow. (Sourced from The Star)
UiTM Collaborates with Thai University to Explore New Energy Source from Trees
Malaysias Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) will soon be collaborating with the Kasetsart University of Thailand to explore a new renewable energy source from energy plantations. UiTM Rector (Pahang campus) Associate Prof Datuk Dr Hilmi bin Ab. Rahman explained that wood from the Luceana tree could be burnt to produce steam which in turn, could be turned into a new cheaper energy source. He also noted that UiTM had engaged in the research of energy plantations, and together with Kasetsart University, could further enhance their research, especially in the genetic engineering of the Luceana tree in ensuring a sustainable supply of the tree. He said that green technology and renewable energy had vast potential, not only in Malaysia and Thailand but also in the ASEAN region and worldwide. Dr Wan Mohd. Nazri bin Wan Abdul Rahman, a scientist from UiTM Pahang, stated that the new renewable energy had been proven to produce 1MW of electricity in Sabah. However, he added that further research and modifications were needed if 100% of the new renewable energy was used for the diesel engine, adding that its plantation pilot project was currently supplying energy for a timber factory in Kertih. (Sourced from BERNAMA)
LLM Partners USM for Highway Research

THE Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to conduct research in the transportation sector through the sharing of resources. USM representative, vice-chancellor Prof. Datuk Dr Omar Osman, said the university had established a reputation in the field of automotive and highway engineering, and that the collaboration included the planning, design, construction as well as the operation and maintenance of the highways. LLM was represented by its Director-General, Dato Ir. Hj. Ismail bin Md. Salleh who expressed hope that this MoU would bring about mutual cooperation between the Government agencies and institutions of higher learning in areas such as planning, construction and management of highways. (Sourced from The Star)
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SAFE TEA TIME
Communications Checklist
by Ir. Shum Keng Yan
this article sums up the series of discussions on safety communications and Key Messaging as engagement tools. Here is the Communications Checklist (CC List):
1. The communication delivery method should appeal to the audience. Personally, I still prefer face-to-face communication. 2. The communication tool needs to accommodate the message format. Is it through video, audio, picture, or text? 3. Consider if you need to obtain a response, or it is merely an announcement. Would an activity/game be useful to send the message across instead of a speech? 4. Consider the cultural aspects language, presentation format, business unit cultural differences, different tones, etc. 5. Look at the geography of your organisation it might be across multiple time zones. 6. Consider the size of the organisation 10 people or 1,000 people? Different sizes will need different approaches. 7. Remember to also consider the person(s) delivering the message. Is the person comfortable using the tool?
8. IT security restrictions.... you know what I mean. 9. Your corporate communications policy. Believe me, there are many clearances and quirky requirements to be met. 10. Include all the key stakeholders so that key people are not left out. Management participation and involvement is essential. 11. Enlist the help of Subject Matter Experts if it is a specialised safety topic. For example, electrical safety is best delivered by my cheerful chargeman friend. 12. Try partnering communication experts. I work with the Corporate Communications group to tap their expertise in employee communications. Have you tried asking the marketing function to help you with safety marketing? 13. The message needs to be concise. Key messaging comes into place. 14. Test it out and practice first. 15. List your messages at pub@iem.org.my.
Over reliance on checklists can lead to a tick the box mentality. Wait a minute, let me make a checklist of safety checklists......
1Sudoku
by Mr. Lim teck Guan
Centerpiece "1"
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Develop both sides of the brain with 1sudoku

Fill in the remaining 80 squares with single digits 1-9 such that there is no repeat of the digit in every Row, Column and Block of nine squares. The number at the top left hand corner of the dotted cage indicates the total for the digits that the cage encompasses. For tips on solving, visit www.1sudoku.com.my Twin Tree Publishing
(Solution is on page 47 of this issue.)
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FORUM
Visit to MIR Valves Manufacturing Plant

OIl, Gas and MInInG TechnIcal dIVIsIOn by Ir. Ahmad Rafidi bin Mohayiddin
the Oil, Gas and Mining Technical Division (OGMTD) organised a visit to
MIR Valve Sdn Bhds manufacturing plant in Shah Alam, Selangor, on 20 September 2011. A total of five IEM members participated in the visit and they were welcomed by En. Jalil bin Onn, MIR Valves Senior Manager of Corporate Communication. In his briefing, En. Jalil shared with the participants the history and achievements of the company. Briefly, MIR Valve is Malaysias first certified manufacturer of ball and gate valves in accordance with the American Petroleum Institute (API) 6D standards for the oil and gas industry. The valves are also tailored for the petrochemical, refining and power industries. The company was set up in 2007 by several key people who have been involved in the valve industry for quite some time in Malaysia, and who had decided to manufacture Malaysian-made API 6D ball and gate valves to capitalise on the ever growing oil and gas industry worldwide. The MIR plant is located in Shah Alam, Selangor, and has about 110 full-time employees. It also has a long-term technology transfer agreement with AST S.p.A of Italy, which is an established Italian valve manufacturing company and has strong support from more than 60 Malaysian SMEs. MIR valves are used by over 60 oil and gas companies in the world. At present, MIR valves are in service in onshore, offshore and subsea installations worldwide.
Valve closures ready to be assembled at the shop floor
The visitors looking at a fully-welded ball valve during assembly
The IEM members were then brought on a visit to the shop floor by En. Mohamed Khairuddin bin Abd. Rahim, MIR Valves Senior Contracts Manager. They were briefed on the quality control, engineering and manufacturing processes, and shown completed valves, including several Side-Entry, TopEntry and Fully-Welded 36 ball valves ordered for the Sabah-Sarawak Gas Pipeline (SSGP) project. Besides the manufacturing of valves, the MIR plant also has facilities to undertake Non-Destructive Tests and test benches for Factory Acceptance Tests to handle valves of up to 42 inches in size. The visit ended around noon with a question and answer session, and the exchange of tokens of appreciation between MIR Valve and the representatives from IEM.
Group photo of IEM visitors with En. Jalil (4th from left)
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Mothers Day Surprise at Gunung Angsi

hiGhwAy AnD trAnSportAtion enGineerinG technicAl DiviSion by Ir. Siew Yaw Jen
after two easy and leisurely hikes at Sg. Chilling and Broga Hill, Gunung
Angsi was chosen as the next hill to climb by the Highway and Transportation Engineering Technical Division (HTETD). Commanding a height of 825m, Gunung Angsi is twice the height of Broga Hill (400m). It is located near Ulu Bendul Recreation Park, Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan. There are actually two known routes one can take to reach the peak. The longer route starts from Ulu Bendul Recreation Park and passes through some streams and a waterfall, while a shorter route begins next to the main road to Kuala Pilah. A total of 23 IEM members and friends met up at the Seremban R&R area along the North-South Highway on 8 May 2011. It was Mothers Day that Sunday and the organisers were rebuked for waking mothers up early for the hike. After a quick breakfast, a convoy of nine cars headed towards Kuala Pilah, passing through Senawang, up the hilly and windy road. The group parked their cars beside the main road and gathered for a group photo.
A group photo before the hike
The shorter route starts off with a steep ascend up a slope. The first part of the trail is wide and shady due to the thick tree cover. Exposed roots wrap around the slope forming steps which make climbing a lot easier. After 15 minutes of steep climbing, we reached a plateau. There were canvas canopies on both sides of the clearing with a makeshift table and chairs. A man known as Kor Low (or tall fellow) was seen clearing fallen leaves and twigs from the ground. We took a short break and chatted with Kor Low and his friend about their climb the previous week at Gunung Stong and Gunung Ayam in Kelantan. When our sweeper, Commander Chang, arrived with the last few lambs, we proceeded with our uphill climb.
Father and son enjoying their morning hike
Leaf insect observed along the trail
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The young shoot of a fern
Berries from a vine
The second section of the trail was also rather steep; however, there were a few short stretches of flat ground. We then reached another flat area with a view of Kuala Pilah town and a glimpse of the Terip reservoir. The light breeze and thick tree cover made it a pleasant and suitable place for another rest stop. There were also wooden benches to rest tired legs. After that, the trail went downhill and thereafter uphill again to the peak. Everyone managed to reach the summit, which is a flat plateau with several trees to provide shade from the hot sun. A cake was brought out for the mothers, which was a pleasant surprise. The mothers were thrilled to have a cake dedicated to them at a level of 825m. Having shared notes and experiences, as well as the cake among the members, it was time to clean up and pack up. After a quick group photo session in front of the leaning structure marking the summit of Gunung Angsi, everyone started to make their way downhill.
Happy to have reached the summit
Mothers cutting their cake
The same route was used for the descent, following the markers that had been placed earlier. However, it was discovered that some markers had been removed by other hikers. Fortunately, the path was wide and well defined, and the chances of losing ones way was minimal.
Sharing notes at the peak
Group photo at the peak
Upon reaching the wide plateau also known as Panjang R&R, we were offered some hot red bean soup and watermelon. It was a nice place to rest tired legs and to share hiking trip experiences with a few residents from Seremban, who hike every weekend to ensure the path is clean and well maintained. The journey downhill took another half an hour to reach the roadside where we parked our cars. There was a mini reservoir where the water flowed in and several outlets were prepared for one to clean up or even to bathe. After freshening up and a change of dry clothes, we hopped into our cars and headed home. Overall, it was a successful hiking trip that provided the members the opportunity to network and also for some father-and sonbonding. HTETD hopes that subsequent hiking events will generate even more interest among members seeking a healthy lifestyle.
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One-Day Seminar on Adopting Eurocode for Structural Steel Design (EC3) in Malaysia
Civil AnD StruCturAl EnginEEring tEChniCAl DiviSiOn by Ir. Ong Sang Woh
this One-Day Seminar organised by IEM Civil and Structural Engineering Technical Division (CSETD) with the support from Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM) was held on 14 December 2011 at Armada Hotel and was attended by 41 participants. There were six Speakers for this Seminar on adopting EC3 in Malaysia. SESSiOn 1: intrODuCtiOn tO EC3/MAlAySiA AnnEx
SESSiOn 4: MEMBEr BEhAviOur
Ir. Tu Yong Eng demonstrated with a design example to illustrate the design procedure for BS 449, BS 5950 and MS EN 1993-1-1 in terms of bending, shear and lateral torsional buckling as the comparison for these Standards. The use of flow charts and design aid tables published by Access Steel was also mentioned.
Ir. Prof. Dr Jeffrey Chiang Choong Luin gave some background information on Eurocodes and the reasons for the adoption of Eurocodes in Malaysia. The main parts of Eurocode, the format and philosophy, and the Eurocode terminology, symbols and annexes were introduced. The concept and purpose of the National Annex, the partial safety factors for yielding, buckling and fracture, and the ductility requirements and deflection limits were clarified in the MS EN1993 National Annex.
SESSiOn 5: frAME BEhAviOur AnD StruCturAl AnAlySiS
SESSiOn 2: intrODuCtiOn tO EC0 AnD EC1
Ir. M.C. Hee elaborated on EC0 (Basis of structural design) and EC1 (Actions on structures) and on the terminology used in the Eurocodes. The actions (permanent, variable, accidental and earthquake), load/material safety factors and the components of ULS fundamental combination equation, Eq 6.10 EC0, were explained. There were also detailed explanations on ULS and SLS combination equations and its relation to deflection limits (vertical and horizontal deflections) and braced and unbraced frame structure.
Prof. Dr Shahrin bin Mohammad stated that EC3 Design of Steel Structures is based on limit state design principles and have to be checked for both ultimate and serviceability conditions. The frame design is checked for static equilibrium, frame stability, resistance of cross-sections, members and joints. The other topics as explained include sway stability and resistance, frame imperfections for multistory steel frame and the moment resistance, rotational stiffness and capacity of joints in the form of moment-rotation curves. The frame classification and frame behavior and the frame analysis and design i.e. either elastic or plastic global analysis using 1st and 2nd order analyses was also discussed.
SESSiOn 6: rEliABility AnAlySiS in EurOCODE
SESSiOn 3: PrEviEw Of SECtiOn BEhAviOur/ COnnECtiOnS
Engr. Dr Nor Hafizah bt. Ramli @ Sulong presented an overview of section classification, limits on slenderness in terms of width-to-thickness ratios for plate elements, tension, compression, bending moment and shear resistance on the Sections. The combined loading of bending and shear and bending and axial force for elastic and plastic conditions was also explained. The other topics presented include the basis of design for bolted and welded connections for H, I and hollow sections, design moment resistance of joints and rotational stiffness.
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Ir. Mun Kwai Peng emphasised the importance and relevance for reliability analysis in Eurocodes for the Management of Structural Reliability for Construction Works (Annex B) and the Basis for Partial Factor Design and Reliability Analysis (Annex C). The use of factors applicable to actions for reliability differentiation (beta, partial factors) and the Reliability Index together with the probabilistic methods to the consequences of failure and structural reliability were highlighted. The closing ceremony speech was by En. Rafaiq bin Bakri, from the Department of Standards Malaysia. Lastly, the Civil and Structural Engineering Technical Division proceeded to register a note of thanks and presented tokens of appreciation to the Department of Standards Malaysia for their support and to all the Speakers, to the applause of the participants.
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Talk on Embedding Sustainability into Product Design Using Systems Approach

ChEmiCAl EnginEEring TEChniCAl DiviSion AnD mEChAniCAl EnginEEring TEChniCAl DiviSion by Ir. Prof. Dr Dominic Foo Chwan Yee
A talk entitled Embedding Sustainability into Product Design Using Systems Approach was co-organised by the Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD) and the Mechanical Engineering Technical Divisions (METD) and held on 9 March 2012. This talk was delivered by Dr Yap Eng Hwa from University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. A total of 32 participants attended the talk, most of whom are industrial practitioners. The speaker started the talk by introducing the concept of design and sustainability. Emphasis was placed on the fact that design has overreaching influence over sustainability of a product throughout its entire lifecycle. Examples were raised on how these could be systematically quantified and analysed. The speaker also stressed that a blanket approach could be irrelevant because different products would have different impacts at different stages of its life cycle and impacts could have been locked in at the design phase when key decisions were made. During the second part of talk, the speaker also went on to discuss the importance of the lifecycle analysis when determining the effect of design over its effect. Next, the concepts of systems thinking and systems theory to embed sustainability into product design were considered, and its
effect of environmental improvements were also discussed. To end the talk, the speaker touched on the importance of looking into product design through a holistic approach and suggested using one method that had been used extensively in social science research, namely causal loop modeling. The talk ended with a lively Q&A session. On behalf of IEMs Chemical Engineering Technical Division, Ir. Prof. Dr Dominic Foo Chwan Yee presented a token of appreciation to Dr Yap Eng Hwa and thanked him for his informative talk.
IEM SNAPSHOTS
A Pictorial Presentation of Activities and Events

iEm FAmilY DAY 2012 on 6 mAY 2012 AT TASiK BAnDArAn KElAnA JAYA, PETAling JAYA
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GLOBE TREKKING
What We Can Learn from San Marino

by Ir. Chin Mee Poon
the Republic of San Marino is a land-locked country near
the east coast of Italy about 140km south of Venice. With a territory of just 61 square kilometres centred on an outcrop known as Monte Titano and a population of about 30,000, it is one of the smallest countries in the world. My wife and I visited this tiny country at the end of August 2011 during our 40-day tour of Italy. From Rimini on the east coast of Italy, we boarded a bus for San Marino and got there in just 45 minutes. The bus dropped us off at a carpark at the foot of a cliff. A lift transported us from there to a high-level road on the cliff. We followed the winding road uphill and found a hotel to put up for the night. The old city of San Marino is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Strolling leisurely between rows of souvenir shops, we went higher and higher until we eventually reached Rocca della Guaita, an old castle perched on a ridge of the outcrop. There were two other castles nearby, each sitting on a ridge. I paid 3 for a combined ticket to visit two of the castles. The third castle was privately owned and was therefore out of bounds to tourists. From the top of the castles, I enjoyed spectacular views of San Marino and the surrounding territories of Italy. We also visited the Basilica of San Marino and Palazzo Pubblico the Government Building. The Basilica was a pale shadow of the many lavishly decorated Roman Catholic churches we had visited in Italy, and the Government Building was also not impressive at all. However, we were lucky to be at the Government Building at the right time to witness a simple changing-of-the-guards ceremony in front of the building. The head of the uniformed guards was even kind enough to allow us into the building without an admission ticket that would have cost us 4.50 each. We could move freely within the 3-storey building. The Hall of the Grand and General Council on the second floor was where the San Marino parliament convened. The little time I spent there was enough to arouse my profound interest in the government system of San Marino. According to tradition, San Marino was founded by a stonecutter called Marinus of Rab in 301AD, when he moved to Monte Titano to escape persecution for his Christian faith by the Roman emperor. The constitution of San Marino, enacted in 1600, is the worlds oldest constitution still in effect. San Marino is also the oldest surviving sovereign state and constitutional republic in the world. The Legislature of San Marino is a single-house council of 60 members known as the Grand and General Council. The council members are elected every five years with a proportional representation of all nine administrative districts of the country. Citizens who are 18 years and above are eligible to vote.
Besides general legislation, the Grand and General Council approves the budget and elects the Captains Regent, the State Congress (comprising 10 secretaries with executive power), the Council of Twelve (which forms the Judiciary during the tenure of the Grand and General Council), the Advising Commissions, and the Government Unions. The Grand and General Council is divided into five Advising Commissions, each consisting of 15 councillors who examine, propose and discuss the implementation of new laws that are on their way to being presented on the floor of the council. Every six months, the Grand and General Council elects two Captains Regent to be the Heads of State. The Captains are chosen from opposing parties so that there is a balance of power. They serve a six-month term and cannot be reelected until after a lapse of three years. Once the term is over, citizens have three days in which to file complaints about the Captains activities. Judicial proceedings can be initiated against the ex-Head(s) of State if warranted. I believe San Marino can teach our country one or two things about good governance.
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PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW
Date: 14 May 2012 To All Members,
CANDIDATES APPROVED TO SIT FOR YEAR 2012 PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW

The following candidates have been approved to sit for the Professional Interview for 2012. In accordance with Bylaws 3.9, the undermentioned names are published as having applied for membership of the Institution, subject to passing the year 2012 Professional Interview. If any Corporate Member of the Institution has any reason as to why any of the candidates is not a fit and proper person for election, he should communicate in writing to the Honorary Secretary. Such communication should be lodged a month from the date of publication. Ir. Prof. Dr Jeffrey Chiang Choong Luin Honorary Secretary, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia Session 2012/2013
NEW APPLICANTS
Name Qualifications ChEmICAL ENGINEERING
NG JI YAU BSc (MISSISSIPPI) (CHEMICAL, 2001) 41150 8726 39176
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
Mship Name No.
MOHD EIZZUDDIN BIN MAHYEDDIN
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
Mship Name Qualifications No. ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
22010 MEOR SHARIMAN HAMIDY BIN ISHAK SAIFUL ANUAR BIN MOHD ZAFAR YVONNE FERNANDEZ BE HONS (STRATHCLYDE) (ELECTRONIC & ELECTRICAL, 2000) BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2001) BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRONIC, 2005)
Qualifications
BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2007)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
ASNOL ADZHAN BIN ABD MANAP BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 1999) MSc (USM) (RIVER CITY MANAGEMENT & DRAINAGE, 2010) BE HONS (MIDDLESEX) (CIVIL, 1987) BSc (PLYMOUTH POLYTECHNIC) (CIVIL, 1985) ME (UPM) (ENVIRONMENT, 2000) BE HONS (UNITEN) (CIVIL, 2005) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2000) BE HONS (WESTERN AUSTRALIA) (CIVIL, 2002) BSc (COLUMBIA) (CIVIL, 1991) BE HONS (UiTM) (CIVIL, 2000) MSc (USM) (PROJECT MANAGEMENT, 2008) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2002)
MUKHLIS BIN ZAINOL BE HONS (UTM) ABIDIN (CIVIL, 1988) WONG TZE VUI @ LESTER BE HONS (USM) (CIVIL, 2004)
49928
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
26460 43629 CHIN KIM OI, CHRISTINA HO BOON CHYE, RAWNEE BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL, 2004) BE HONS (LINCOLN) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTONIC, 2002) ME (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2009) MSC (USM) (BUILDING TECHNOLOGY, 2005) BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2004) ME (UM) (ENERGY & POWER SYSTEMS, 2010)
39053
AZIZAH BINTI MOHAMED BIBI ZARINA BINTI CHE OMAR
mEChANICAL ENGINEERING
45812 38880 35537 27339 41300 AMIR HASBI BIN FAUZI @ MAT RAWI HANIZA BINTI HARON MOHD NAZIR BIN MANSOR NASRUL HAKIM BIN MOHD RAMLY NGU HENG JONG BE HONS (UKM) (MECHANICAL, 2006) BE HONS (UTP) (MECHANICAL, 2006) BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICAL, 2004) BE HONS (UTHM) (MECHANICAL, 2006) BE HONS (MONASH) (MECHANICAL, 2008)
CHAN KOK KHIAM HASAN BIN ABDUL MAJID LAU CHI SIONG, BERNARD SHAMSUL BAHRIN BIN SULAIMAN SHARDANI BIN SALLEH
27594
PRAKASH SOTHIVADIVEL
WAN HASITINAZIAH BINTI MOHD HASSAN
AHMAD IRFAN BIN RAMLEE KHIRUL NIZAM BIN SHAMSUDIN MOHAMMAD ADNAN BIN SUJAN BE (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 2002) BE HONS (UiTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2007) BSc (DREXEL) (ELECTRICAL, 1998) MSc (DREXEL) (ELECTRICAL, 2001)
IEm DIARY OF EVENTS

Kindly note that the scheduled events below are subject to change. Please visit the IEM website at www.myiem.org.my for more information on the upcoming events.
Sub-Committee on Women Engineers, IEM

1 September 2012 (Saturday) 1-Day Workshop on Transforming the ViPeR Within Be Resourceful Now
Time : 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Venue : TUS Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Wisma IEM, Petaling Jaya Closing date: 29 August 2012 (Wednesday)
ABU BAKAR BIN MD. SIDEK MOHAMED SHAHABUDDIN B. E. J ABDUL AZIZ ONG MUM FEI SURDIMAN ZAHURI BIN SULAIMAN BE HONS (UiTM) (MECHANICAL, 1997) BE HONS (MIDDLESEX) (MECHANICAL, 1997) BE HONS (UTHM) (MECHANICAL, 2005) BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICAL, 2003)
Registration Fees
IEM MEMBER G&S MEMBER NON MEMBER
Online
RM300.00 RM200.00 RM400.00
Normal (Offline)
RM350.00 RM250.00 RM450.00
mINERAL RESOuRCES ENGINEERING

AHMAD ASMAHDI BIN AHMAF AFANDI BE HONS (USM) (MINERAL RESOURCES, 2008)
21 22 September 2012 (Friday Saturday) 2-Day Course on Essential Project Management

Time : 9.00 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Venue : TUS Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Wisma IEM, Petaling Jaya Closing date: 18 September 2012 (Tuesday)
Registration Fees
Online
RM400.00 RM300.00 RM600.00
Normal (Offline)
RM450.00 RM350.00 RM650.00
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
Mship Name No. CIVIL ENGINEERING
17697 29603 23889 7849 AHMAD TARMIZI BIN MAT TAIB CHUA YOUNG YAU LIM SU HIAN MOHD ANUAR MUSARDAR BIN YUSOFF MOHD DALIAS BIN AWI
Qualifications
BE HONS (UITM) (CIVIL, 2000) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2006) BE HONS (UPM) (CIVIL, 2007) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1983) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1988)
3 November 2012 (Saturday) 1-Day Workshop on Transforming Anger for Self Empowerment
Time : 9.00 a.m. 5.00 p.m. Venue : TUS Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Wisma IEM, Petaling Jaya Closing date: 31 October 2012 (Wednesday)
Registration Fees
Online
RM300.00 RM200.00 RM400.00
Normal (Offline)
RM350.00 RM250.00 RM450.00
30536
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MEMBERSHIP
ADmISSION / ELECTION / TRANSFER
The IEM Council, at its 382nd meeting on 21 April 2012 approved the admission/election/transfer of a total of 762 members, consisting the following:
DISCIPLINES FELLOW Aeronautical Aerospace Agricultural Automotive Biochemical Biomedical Biotechnology Building Services CAD/CAM Chemical Civil Communication Computer Computer Systems Computer and Communication Construction Control System Electrical and Electronic Electrical Electronic Electronic and Instrumentation System Electromechanical Energy Environmental Food and Process Geotechnical Highway Industrial Information System Information Technology Instrumentation Instrumentation and Control Manufacturing Manufacturing System Marine Materials Metallurgy Mechanical Mechatronic Microelectronic Mineral Mineral Resources Mining Naval Architecture Petroleum Polymer Production Structural Telecommunication Water Resources TOTAL 0 36 164 2 0 1 559 1 2 8 38 1 1 160 1 2 1 1 3 19 2 1 5 2 28 13 27 91 3 2 6 14 1 11 59 1 1 34 217 5 mEmBER GRADuATE 1 mEmBERShIP GRADES INCORPORATED AFFILIATE ASSOCIATE STuDENT TOTAL 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 51 292 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 60 106 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 0 1 0 207 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 762
The Members names and qualifications are detailed as published on pages 46 to 47. The Institution congratulates the members on their admission/election/transfer.
Ir. Prof. Dr Jeffrey Chiang Choong Luin Honorary Secretary, The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia
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MEMBERSHIP
TRANSFER TO ThE GRADE OF FELLOW mEmBER
12586 MOHAMMED NOOR BIN ABU HASSAN
ELECTION TO ThE GRADE OF mEmBER

Name
FAIRIZAT BIN ABU HASAN RAJSEKARAN A/L ILANGOVAN YUSRI BIN HASSAN
ADmISSION TO ThE GRADE OF GRADuATE

Mship Name Qualifications No. ChEmICAL ENGINEERING
52381 52313 52414 52316 52398 52346 52301 52380 AHMAD HAFEEZ BIN MAT SHAH CHEW FUI LING HAWARI FAKHRI BIN MOHD NOR HONG WAI ONN MASITAH BINTI HASAN MURRALI RAJ A/L JEYAGOPAL RAZI BIN AHMAD RUZINAH BINTI ISHA B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CHEMICAL-GAS,08) B.E.HONS.(MALAYA) (CHEMICAL,07) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CHEMIACAL,07) B.E.HONS.(UMS) (CHEMICAL,06) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CHEMICAL,05) B.APP.SC.(BRITISH COLUMBIA) (CHEMICAL,11) B.E.HONS.(UKM) (CHEMICAL,02) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CHEMICAL,00) MSC(CHEMICAL,06) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CHEMICAL,03) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CHEMICAL-GAS,05) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CHEMICAL,06)
Qualifications
BE HONS (UM) (ELECTRICAL, 2004) BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2006) BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTRICAL, 2007)
Qualifications
BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1993)
TRANSFER TO ThE GRADE OF mEmBER

Mship Name Qualifications No. ChEmICAL ENGINEERING
17129 BADRULHISHAM BIN ABDUL AZIZ BSC (COLORADO STATE) (CHEMICAL, 1986) MSC (WALES, SWANSEA) (CHEMICAL, 1988) PHD (KYOTO) (CHEMICAL, 1994) BE HONS (UPM) (CHEMICAL, 2002) BE HONS (UTM) (CHEMICAL, 2002) ME (NEW SOUTH WALES) (PROCESS, 2003) BE HONS (UM) (CHEMICAL, 2005)
INSTRumENTATION AND CONTROL

LEONG KAM FATT BE HONS (QUEENS BELFAST) (ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC, 1997)
ABDUL HADIE BIN ABDULLAH CHU HON FEI LENSUS ANAK MET MOHD ASWADI BIN TON ALIAS VICTORIA PETER BE HONS (UTM) (MECHANICALMANUFACTURING, 2006) BE HONS (SHEFFIELD) (MECHANICAL, 1999) BSC (CLARKSON) (MECHANICAL, 1995) BSC (PURDUE) (MECHANICAL, 1999) BE HONS (USM) (MECHANICAL, 1996)
41192 38002
JAMAIATUL LAILAH BINTI MOHD JAIS LEE TIN SEN
52393 52368 52402
SALSUWANDA BIN DATO' SELAMAT SURESH A/L MUGUNAN ZAINATUL BAHIYAH BINTI HANDANI
24997
MOHAMAD ANWAR BIN AHMAD
CIVIL ENGINEERING
8734 28803 24056 24939 18981 16352 CHONG ING KEONG KHAW POI PIN MOHD RAHIZAN BIN OMAR ONG KHIN LEONG, MELVIN SAW SAY KEE SHAMRUL MAR BIN SHAMSUDDIN THANG CHEE KEONG YU KONG BOON ZULKARNAIN BIN OTHMAN BSC (PAISLEY) (CIVIL, 1983) BE HONS (UPM) (CIVIL, 2006) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 1996) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2004) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2000) B APP SC (OTTAWA) (CIVIL, 1988) ME (UPM) (CIVIL, 2011) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2004) BE HONS (PLYMOUTH) (CIVIL, 1998) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL,1999)
TRANSFER TO ThE GRADE OF GRADuATE

38991 38587 33006 34159 21721 28389 29875 41511 32092 32116 32078 AZIZUL BIN HAWARI BENNY ANAK ANDREW ESING CHAN JIA YING
Qualifications
CIVIL ENGINEERING
52419 AB RAHMAN BIN AB LATIF AHMAD FAIZAL BIN MANSOR AIN NIHLA BINTI KAMARUDZAMAN AZHAR BIN AZMI CHAN TZE WEI CHOW MAN LEONG FAKRUL BIN ABDULLAH HAYATUL HUSNA BINTI KAMARUDDIN HWN YOKE KANG KHAIRUL HAIDZIR BIN MAHBOB KHAW YONG HUI KOK KAH HOONG KU HALIZA BINTI KU MAHAMUD KUAN YEUAN LIUNG LAW DAH LIT LEONG KIM SIANG LIEW CHIA HOU LIM AING HO, JASON LIYANA BINTI AHMAD SOFRI MOHAMAD FIRDAUS BIN MOHAMAD ALWAN MOHD AZRIL BIN AHAMAD @ AHMAD MOHD SYAZWAN BIN MOHD LATIFI MUN HAO YOONG NAZERRY ROSMADY BIN RAHMAT NORLIA BINTI MOHAMAD IBRAHIM NORSYUHADAH BINTI NORZALWI NUR LIZA BINTI RAHIM NUR SATILA BINTI MOHAMED ONG EU NEE ROHAYA BINTI RASMIN ROSFAIZAL BIN MOHAMAD ZAIN SALWA BINTI MOHD ZAINI MAKHTAR SHAMSHINAR BINTI SALEHUDDIN B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,99) B.E.HONS.(UiTM) (CIVIL,09) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,05) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIIL,06) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,11) B.SC.(MONTANA) (CIVIL,83) B.E.HONS.(UiTM) (CIVIL,01) B.E.HONS.(UTP) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(UKM) (CIVIL,09) B.E.HONS.(KLIUC) (CIVIL,09) B.E.HONS.(UMP) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,01) B.E.HONS.(ROYAL MELBOURNE) (CIVIL,10) B.E.HONS.(UMP) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,05) B.E.HONS.(WESTERN AUSTRALIA) (CIVIL,11) B.E.(MINNESOTA) (CIVIL,07) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,09) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,06)
B.E.HONS.(UTP) (CIVIL,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,11)
52304 52397 52310 52360 52332 52359 52433 52374 52352 52431 52400 52362 52351 52382 52371 52339 52436 52389 52411
CHAN KWOK KWANG B.E.HONS.(UNIMAS) (CIVIL,09) LAU ENG KEE LEE KONG HOO LING KIEN SOON MUHAMMAD BIN ISKANDAR ONG KAH PENG SOH TEK PENG TEO SZE YONG B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,05) B.E.HONS.(UTAR) (CIVIL,10) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,08) B.E.HONS.(UMP) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,11)
21682 22218 21495
ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
26522 BUDIMAN AZZALI BIN BE HONS (UTM) (ELECTBASIR MECHATRONIC, 2000) ME (UTM) (ELECTMECHATRONIC, 2007)
35516 50069 HA HENG YEU, ALEX LIM JIA YING MOHAMMAD RHAIZ BIN ABDUL AZIZ B.E.HONS.(SWINBURNE) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,11) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (E'TRICAL-POWER,12) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,09)
14855 27505 34849 AMMERAN BIN MAD LAI YEW HONG LIM YEN SIANG BSC (WASHINGTON STATE) (MECHANICAL,1987) BE HONS (NOTTINGHAM) (MECHANICAL, 2004) BE HONS (ADELAIDE) (MECHANICAL, 2007)
37868
41530 JITVINDER DEV SINGH A/L HARDEV SINGH B.E.HONS.(UTEM) (ELECTRONICCOMPUTER,10)
PASS PAE (BEM)

14808 AZHAM MALIK BIN MOHD HASHIM
Qualifications
mATERIALS ENGINEERING
37669 OON YEN HAN B.E.HONS.(UTAR) (MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING,11)
52377 52361
B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,07) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL-CONTRUCTION MANAGEMENT,05) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (CIVIL,07) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,02) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,04) B.E.HONS.(UKM) (CHEMICAL,02) B.E.HONS.(UKM) (CIVIL,08) B.E.HONS.(UiTM) (CIVIL,11) B.SC.HONS.(IOWA STATE) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(UMP) (CIVIL,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,06) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,05) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,08)
BE (NEW SOUTH WALES) (CIVIL, 1992)
25904 ADIB BIN MOHAMED BUKHARI BIN MANSHOOR LAW YEE VOON LOGESWARAN A/L ARUMUGAM MOHD KHUSAINY BIN ANUA MUHAMMAD SABAR BIN MAZLAN NAVINDERAN MAGESWARAN NURUL SUHAINI BINTI MOHD RADZI SURIAWANI BINTI SULAIMAN B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL,06) B.E.HONS.(UiTM) (MECH,04) MSC (UiTM) (MECH,06) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (MECH,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHAUTOMOTIF,09) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECH,09) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECH,09) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (MECH,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL,08) B.E.HONS.(UTP) (MECH,08)
52403 52399 52394 52320 52391 52417 52344 52312 52357 52388 52392 52315 52309 52395 52358
ChEmICAL ENGINEERING
22452 SYLVIA PRESENNA D/O SAMUEL INBARAJ BE HONS (UM) (CHEMICAL, 2000)
22054 37751 28160 28647 28634
20133 AMIN SYAKIR BIN ABD LATIB BE HONS (UPM) (ELECTRONIC/COMPUTER, 1999)
ELECTION TO ThE GRADE OF mEmBER

Name Qualifications ChEmICAL ENGINEERING
SITI ZUBAIDAH BINTI SULAIMAN BE HONS (UPM) (CHEMICAL, 2001) MSC (UPM) (CHEMICAL, 2006)
34389 26674 32797
CIVIL ENGINEERING
MOHAMAD ZAKI BIN MAJID NG KOK SENG OOI SHEIN DIN REUBEN SELVARAJAH BE HONS (UTHM) (CIVIL, 2003) BSC (TEXAS) (CIVIL, 1985) MSC (GEORGIA) (CIVIL,1999) BE HONS (NUS) (CIVIL, 2003) BE HONS (UTM) (CIVIL, 2001)

Mship Name No. AERONAuTICAL
52343 CHEK CHANG JIE
Qualifications
SHAMSULAZHAR BIN B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,02) MAT ZAHARI SIN WING WHY SITI HASMAH BINTI A. HAMID TAN CHIA CHIN TAN CHONG HOO TAN KEAN AUN TAN WEE JIA B.E.HONS.(CURTIN) (CIVIL & CONSTRUCTIOM,10) B.E.HONS.(UKM) (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL,05) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,05) B.E.HONS.(USM) (CIVIL,04) B.E.HONS.(ADELAIDE) (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL,06) B.E.HONS.(UPM) (CIVIL,09)
B.E.HONS.(NEW SOUTH WALES) (AERONAUTICAL,08)
ABIRAMEE A/P SOMASUNTHARAM ANWAR BIN ISMAIL BE HONS (UM) (ELECTRICAL, 2005) BE HONS (UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL POWER, 2003)
CAD/CAm
52329 MOHD SAYUTI BIN AB KARIM B.E.HONS.(MALAYA) (COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN & MANUFACTURE,06)
52404 52348 52342
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MEMBERSHIP
Mship Name No.
52308 TAY MIAW SZE

Mship Name No.
52379 52425 52416 NORUL SHAHIDA BINTI KAMARUDIN RAZIMAN BIN ISMAIL RUBY MARINA BINTI EFFENDI SHARIL AZRI BIN MUKHTAR WONG YING HOONG

Mship Name No. mINERAL RESOuRCES
52396
Qualifications
B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,03) MSC(UTM) (CONTRUCTION MANAGEMENT,04) B.E.HONS.(KLIUC) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (CIVIL,07)
Qualifications
B.E.HONS.(UTM) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,08) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,09) B.E.HONS.(UNIMAS) (E'TRONIC & TELECOMUNICATION,02) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,02) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,06)
Qualifications
52311 52415
TAY WEI SHAN TENGKU AHMAD IZZAT BIN TENGKU ABD RAHIM VOON BOO CHUAN, VINCENT WAN MUHAMMAD FAISYAL BIN MOHD NOOR WAN NURULHIDAYAH BINTI WAN HUSSIN WONG LIT KUANG ZULHATTA BIM MARZOKI
NOR WAHIDATUL B.E.HONS.(USM) (MINERAL AZURA BINTI ZAINON RESOURCES,04) NAJIB MSC(UKM) (ENVIRONMENTAL,08 ROSHAZITA BINTI CHE AMAT B.E.HONS.(USM) (MINERAL RESOURCES,08)
52303
52432 52306
B.E.HONS.(UMP) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(UiTM) (CIVIL,11)
52323 52401
ADmISSION TO ThE GRADE OF INCORPORATED mEmBER

52441 TEO LING YEW, ALAN
52434
B.E.HONS.(UTP) (CIVIL11)
Qualifications
ENVIRONmENTAL ENGINEERING
52369 NABILAH AMINAH BINTI LUTPI NURUL HUDA BINTI MAT NOR B.E.HONS.(MALAYA) (ENVIRONMENT,06) B.E.HONS.(MALAYA) (ENVIRONMENT,06)
52430 52376
B.E.HONS.(UPM) (CIVIL,11) B.E.HONS.(UNIMAS) (CIVIL,04)
52420
B.E.HONS.(LEEDS) (CIVIL & STRUCTURAL,06)
COmPuTER ENGINEERING
52384 52426 52365 KUMARAGURU A/L RAJAGURU MOHD FAISAL BIN MOHD RAZALI MOHD HAZWAN BIN YUSOFF B.E.HONS.(UTM) (COMPUTER,08) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (COMPUTER,09) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (COMPUTER,09)
FOOD AND PROCESS ENGINEERING

52302 CHE ZULZIKRAMI AZNER BIN ABIDIN B.E.HONS.(UPM) (FOOD & PROCESS,01)
52442 IKHWAN KHUSAIRY NORRASHID B.E.HONS. (HERTFORDSHIRE) (MECHANICAL,09)
mANuFACTuRING ENGINEERING
52422 AL AMIN BIN HAJI MOHAMED SULTAN MOHAMAD KUSAIRI BIN ABDUL KARIM MUHD AZRI FAHMI BIN HAZARI B.E.HONS.(UTeM) (MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT,09) B.E.HONS.(MALAYA) (MANUFACTURING,01) B.E.HONS.(MALAYA) (MANUFACTURING,02)
ADmISSION TO ThE GRADE OF ASSOCIATE mEmBER

52440 AHMAD HAFIZ BIN HUSAINI
Qualifications
52383 52408 52373 52314 52427 52338 ADIRA BIN MUSTAFA AHMED AZAD BIN ISMAIL AZRIN BIN ABU KASIM CHEONG WEI MIN CHIN CHIA SEET ELSA BINTI AHMAD MULANA B.E.HONS.(UTM) (ELECTRICAL,05) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (ELECTRICAL,10) B.E.HONS.(UTEM) (INDUSTRIAL,06) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (E'TRONIC & E'TRONIC,04) B.E.HONS.(UMS) (ELECTRICAL,08) B.E.HONS.(HERIOT-WATT) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC, 05) H.ND.(BMI) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,01) B.E.HONS.(CURTIN) (ELECTRICA, 09) B.E.HONS.(UiTM) (E'TRICAL,06) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (ELECTRICAL,08) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,02) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,10) B.E.HONS.(UTEM) (CONTROL, INSTRUMENTATION & AUTOMATION,10) B.E.HONS.(UMS) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,08) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (ELECTRICAL,09) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (E'TRICAL,09) B.E.HONS.(UiTM) (ELECTRICAL,08) B.APP.SC.(BRITISH COLUMBIA) (E'TRICAL,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (ELECTRICAL,03) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (ELECTRICAL-POWER,10) PG.DIP.(EC) (ELECTRICAL,11) B.E.HONS.(UiTM) (E'TRICAL,09)
52387 52319
DIP.(POLY SULTAN ABDUL HALIM) (CIVIL,09)
52350 52418 52410 52356 ANUSHYA RAMASEGAR ARVIN KUMAR A/L JAYARATNAM AZFARIZAL BIN MUKHTAR CHONG CHENG TUNG CHONG XIN XI FAISAL IKRAM BIN ABD SAMAD ILANI BINTI MOHAMMAD JAMIN JAFRI BIN KASSIM KHAIRUL FAIZ BIN ISHAK KHER VEE KIAT LEW KWONG YICK LIEW KHENG YEW LOH ENG HONG LUA WING SHENG MOHAMMAD AZMI BIN ABAS MOHD ADZMIRUL AZRIE BIN CHE AZMI MOHD HILMI BIN ABDUL HALIM MOHD SHAIFUL ADLI CHUNG BIN ABDULLAH MOHD SHAZWAN BIN ABD KHALID MOHD YUSAIRI BIN MOHD YUSOFF NORAZHA BIN ZAIDI PRESEELAN BALACHANDRAN SAMUEL A/L SAVARIMUTHU SHARIFAH NADIA BINTI SYED ABDUL HALIM VEERANDRAN A/L RAJAPPAN WAN MOHD NOR ISMADI BIN WAN AB RAHMAN YOGESWARAN A/L LOGAN YOH SUN NY ZAHIR BIN JAIS B.E.HONS.(MMU) (MECH,10) B.E.HONS.(MALAYA) (MECHNICAL,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL,05) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICALAERONAUTIK,07) M.E.HONS.(BIRMINGHAM) (MECHANICAL,08) B.E.HONS.(KUiTTHO) (MECHANICAL,03) B.E.HONS.(MONASH) (MECHANICAL,10) B.E.HONS.(KUiTTHO) (MECHANICAL,06) B.E.HONS.(UTeM) (MECHTHERMAL FLUIDS,09) B.E.HONS.(MMU) (MECH,11) B.E.(SWINBURNE) (MECHANICAL,10) DIPL.ING.(UNI OF APPLIED SCIENCE)(MECHANICAL,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL,00) M.E.HONS.(BIRMINGHAM) (MECHANICAL,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL-MARINE TECHNOLOGY,09) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHTECHNOLOGY MARINE) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL-TEKNOLOGI MARINE,09) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL,00) B.E.(RAVENSBURGWEINGARTEN) (MECHANICAL,10) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL-MARINE TECHNOLOGY,07) B.E.HONS.(UKM) (MECHANICAL,06) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (MECH,11) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (MECH,07) M.E.HONS.(IMPERIAL COLL) (MECHANICAL,08) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (MECHANICAL,08) ADV.DIP.(ITM) (MECHANICAL,95) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL,08) B.E.HONS.(UPM) (MECHANICAL,08) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (MECHANICAL,01) B.E.HONS.(UNIMAP) (MECHATRONIC,10)
16 24 9 10
ERRATA
The following candidates qualification, which was printed wrongly in the May issue, should be read as follows:
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
15485 V. GANESRAJSINGHAM PART II (EC) (ELECTRICAL, 1994) MSC (NOTTINGHAM) (ELECTRICAL, 1998)
52370 52385 52423 52364 52354 52327
GAN TZE FONG GHAZALI BIN HARUN GUNALAN A/L RAMALOO ISHAK BIN MOHAMAD LOO PING YEW MOHAMAD FINDYRUL BIN SHARIFF MOHD AYUB KHAN BIN MOHD SALIM MOHD IKHWAN BIN MUHAMMAD RIDZUAN MOHD NADZWAL BIN MANSOR MUHAMAD YUSOFF BIN ABDULLAH MUHAMMAD SYAFIQ BIN MUHAMMAD MUHAMMAD ZAMANI BIN ZAKARIA NELSON GERARD LAWRENCE DANAM PHUAH JIN BENG REDZUAN BIN ZAINAL ABIDIN
52340 52307 52334 52328 52324 52325 52333 52337 52378 52341 52355
CONGRATuLATIONS
Our heartiest congratulations to Ir. Prof. Dr Law Chung Lim (M22672) on his recent promotion to full professor. He is named Professor of Chemical and Process Engineering at The University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus. Dr Laws expertise areas include Chemical Process Safety, Process Dynamics and Control, Industrial Drying and Food Processing. Dr Law has served the institution since 2004, in the Chemical Engineering Technical Division (2004-2010), Agricultural and Food Engineering Technical Division (2010-present) and Board of Examiners (2008-present).
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RIZAUDIN BIN ISMAIL B.E.HONS.(UTP) (E'TRICAL & E'TRONIC,05) VIGNESWARAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM ZUKRI BIN HUSSEIN ZULKARNAIN BIN IBRAHIM B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (E'TRONIC & E'TRONIC,08) B.E.HONS.(UTM) (ELECTRICAL,01) B.E.HONS.(UNITEN) (E'TRICAL-POWER,11)
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BUILDING FUND
CONTRIBuTIONS TO WISmA IEm BuILDING FuND
RM 1,933,836.20 from IEM Members and Committees RM 621,502.00 from Private Organisations
TOTAL RM 2,555,338.20
(ANOThER RM 9,594,661.80 IS NEEDED)
The Institution would like to thank all contributors for donating generously towards the IEM Building Fund
HELP US TO PROVIDE BETTER SERVICES TO YOU AND to THE FUTURE GENERATION
DONATION LIST TO ThE WISmA IEm BuILDING FuND
Announcement
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The Institution would like to thank all contributors for donating towards the Wisma IEM Building Fund. Members and readers who wish to donate can do so by downloading the form from the IEM website at http://www.myiem.org.my or contact the IEM Secretariat at +603-7968 4001/5518 for more information. The list of the contributors as at 30 April 2012 are shown as in table below.
NO.
1 2 3 4 5 6
MEM. NO.
03314 16716 43736 04332 38663 25653
DETAILS
ACHUTHAN KUTTY G. KRISHNAN CHANG HENG YONG CHOW WOON CHEK GHAZALI BIN HASHIM GUNASEGARAN A/L KULANTHY VELU KHALID BIN MOHAMED
NO.
7 8 9 10 11 12
MEM. NO.
05216 03759 09918 27491 15583 06538
DETAILS
KRISHNAN S/O SIVAMALAI LEONG KAN LEE LIANG YEW CHI LIEW GUAN DUT LIM CHIAU WU MOHAMED YAKUB BIN ISMAIL
NO.
13 14 15 16 17
MEM. NO.
42013 05043 36301 14881 15831
DETAILS
MOHD REDZUAN BIN ISMAIL NG YONG KONG SELVANASON A/L KRISHNAN SUNDARESWARAN A/L VENKITESWARAN TAN KAI BOON
NO.
18 19 20 21 22
MEM. NO.
10146 32678 24257 07039 15046
DETAILS
VIMALANATHAN S/O PERUMAL WAN SALLEHUDDIN BIN WAN ZAKIUDDIN WONG KIM HOU WONG YII HENG ZAHARI BIN JAMIL
List of contributors to the Wisma IEM Building Fund as at 31 March 2012. This is a continuation from the list published in May 2012 issue.
298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 20109 45265 09016 08622 43705 03451 17352 22535 16264 13912 01739 18655 21575 07000 05709 42611 13245 32500 29793 28476 07984 05585 12544 09411 12225 04611 07431 11216 24396 11930 10622 13492 06918 25681 34388 16912 01350 09702 11588 24026 02319 37630 03073 08217 17417 MUHAMMAD SHAFEEQ WILSON BIN ABDULLAH MUKHLIS CHUA @ CHUA CHING KOK MUSA BIN OMAR MUSTAFAR BIN AB. KADIR NG CHANG CHUAN, EDMUND NG CHEU KUAN NG CHNG BOON NG HIAN EIK NG HOCK SENG NG KOON SENG NG YAK HEE NG YEOK POH NGIM CHIN KIM NGU MENG HO NIK AB RAHIM BIN NIK ISMAIL NOR ZELAN BIN JALIL NORHAMIDI BIN MD. DIN NURAZAMI BIN ABU HASSAN NURULWAHIDA BINTI MOHD JAMMAL OH SEONG POR OMAR BIN IBRAHIM ONG ANG KOOI ONG BOON HAI ONG CHIN CHAI OOI HOO KOOI OOI TEONG CHEAU OTHMAN BIN ABDUL KADIR OW WENG KAI PADMANATHAN A/L GOVINDASAMY PANG SU SIONG PAUZI BIN UMAT PAY GEET KOM PHAN CHEE SHONG PHANG SIN YEN PHOEBE RAJENDRAN PHUA CHEONG SENG P'NG CHOON NGAN POH RUNNY POOK FONG FEE PREM KUMAR A/L APASAMY PU JANG HAI PUDZIL BIN MUHAMMAD DAUD QUAH SING HOCK RAGBIR SINGH DHILLON RAJAKUMAR S/O A. GOPAL 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 09817 16584 12755 08710 10084 04886 09499 23887 08443 15194 02380 23696 04101 01798 03845 13021 14199 02609 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 02389 09654 15346 17533 03462 20680 14979 05722 02750 16637 15235 36860 15988 00786 08983 14537 13400 02679 23662 10855 15198 03375 02581 24713 07030 34330 21278 03525 RAJAKUMAR S/O RAJASUNDRAM RAJASEGARAN S/O PALANISAMY RAMAYA A/L RAMAN RAMLI BIN MAMAT RAMU S/O ANDY RAVEENTIRAN A/L KRISHNAN RAYMON MANGALARAJ RAZALI BIN MUDA REDIT ROBET/RUBET ROSEHAYATI BINTI AHMAD ROSLAN BIN MOHD. YUNUS SAFARI BIN SAAD SAW BOON HU SAW EWE SENG SAW POI TEE SEE CHENG SENG SEET JEN PING SEH CHONG PENG SENTHILATHIBAN A/L THEVARASA SHAHAR BIN ABDULLAH SHAHARUDIN BIN HAMIDUN SHAHRUDDIN BIN MUSLIMIN SHAMURI BIN AMAT WARIDI SHIA SIN SAN SIM KET HUI, PATRICK SITI MAZLINAH BINTI ABDUL RAHIM SOH KAY KOON, DARREN SOON SWEE HUAT @ SING SUG KHUAB SULAIMAN BIN MOHAMAD TAIB SUPPIAH S/O NARAYANASAMY SYED ABU HANIFAH BIN SYED ALWI SYED IDRUS BIN ABD. RAHMAN TAIB BIN ABU BAKAR TAN CHEE KEONG, WILLIAM TAN CHIN NYAN TAN CHOON WEI TAN CHOR PAR TAN CHUAN HO TAN HAU CHING TAN HENG EAN TAN HOCK CHUAN TAN HOON KAI TAN HUI KUAN TAN KHOON KIAN TAN KIM THIN TAN KOK YEE 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 02820 04626 07616 09122 00042 13875 04686 42071 02006 20099 04110 07618 05700 19251 03937 21748 02016 16848 03776 20051 15072 13434 00440 02548 14400 13420 40010 00442 01679 10445 08505 06722 05970 09624 13501 16661 22685 30582 21961 04952 21083 19629 19291 24833 13448 16196 TAN LEK LEK TAN LIAN SOON TAN SEE JOON TAN SENG THIAN TAN YORK HING TANG WA TAY CHWEE LEONG TAY YEW CHONG TAY YONG PENG TEE BENG HOCK TEE CHU ENG TEE SEE KIM TEE SWEE HOCK TEH CHEE HOE TEH ENG HAI TEH HUCK NGI TEH KAN TONG @ TEH KEAN TIONG TEH LAI SAN TEH TEIK HOE TEH TZYY WOOI TEO CHEE KONG TEO CHIANG KOK TEO CHIN HUAT, ALFRED TEO HOCK YEOW TEO JIN ANN TEONG CHOO CHEING TERRENCE SELVIN A/L ABRAHAM PATTU THARMALINGAM VYTHILINGAM THIAN CHONG HUI, HUBERT TIANG KONG HING TING HUA HIENG, STEVE TIONG HUO CHIONG TIONG SENG HIN TIU JON HUI TONG JENG GEE @ JAU HAN TSAN NGAK SENG TUAN ADNAN BIN TUAN SIPAT TUEN WAI KEONG VASANTHARAJAN S/O RAMALINGAM VOON YOK LIN VYNAYAGAMOORTHY A/L V. KOPATHY WAHID BIN OMAR WAN ALWI BIN WAN MUSTAPHA WAN AZHAR BIN SULAIMAN WAN KOA YIT WAN MOHAMAD SU'UT BIN WAN MOSS 448 449 450 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 480 481 03699 09542 19009 09915 06618 12723 19258 36316 06424 13493 19275 05408 16506 02893 01026 05692 16342 19023 03798 27551 00285 13669 25091 44616 15107 25831 29572 10725 00684 49313 29824 16967 12340 28982 435 436 437 438 439 440 441 442 443 444 445 446 447 36835 03036 03206 02373 06544 06495 09881 01165 05023 25093 18436 13914 00457
Announcement
WAN MOHD FAUZI BIN WAN SULAIMAN WONG CHEE ON WONG CHOO MENG WONG FOOK CHEE WONG HAN PIU WONG HEE CHIONG WONG HOCK CHUAN WONG HUNG HUANG, PETER WONG KA HOW WONG KIE HIEN WONG KIM HUNG WONG LEAN HUAT WONG LEONG YEW @ WONG LIONG YOU WONG MIOW SONG WONG NENG KWONG, PETER WONG SEE HING WONG SIEW YAP WONG SO LOK, KELVIN WONG YANG CHEE WONG YANN JEH, STANLEY WONG YONG MING WONG, RORY KIM WOO SOO MING YAH KEM CHUI YAHYA BIN AHMAD YAHYA BIN JUSOH YAHYA BIN MOHAMED YATIM YAP CHIN TIAN YAP HENG CHUAN YAP KIM HONG YAP TAI SIN YAP TECK FUI YASSER ASRUL BIN AHMAD YEO GUAN HOCK, NASIR YEOH BOON KANG YEW CHEE SENG YII HOCK WONG YIP SHUI CHEONG YONG HUA KEH YOU KONG HEAN YU POW SENG YU WEN CHIEH YUZRIAN EFREN YUNUS ZAHARAH BINTI MAT ALI ZAIDI BIN MD. ZAIN ZAINOL ABIDIN BIN HASSAN ZUNAIDI BIN CHE HASSAN
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