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CIVIL ENGINEERING

6TH

SEMESTER

STAFF NAME: G.T.KOTEESWARAN M.E, Asst Prof

CE 2353, CONSTRUCTION PLANNING AND SCHEDULING

QUESTION BANK

PART - A

UNIT 1, CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

1. How can we categories the construction projects? (Nov/Dec 2012)

2. Differentiate choice of technology and appropriate technology. (Nov/Dec 2012)

3. What do you understand about job shop scheduling? (May/Jun 2012)

4. Define Task. (May/Jun 2012)

5. Define cost oriented scheduling. (Nov/Dec 2011)

6. Give the use of learning curves in estimating durations. (Nov/Dec 2011)

7. Define Activity precedence with an example. (May/Jun 2011) (Nov/Dec 2009) (May/Jun 2009)

8. What are the advantages of using coding system? (May/Jun 2011) (Apr/May 2010)

9. What are unit productivity rates and unit production time? (Apr/May 2010)

10. Define Work Break Down Structures. (Nov/Dec 2009)

11. Explain how the learning process can affect the rate of productivity. (May/June 2009)

12. What are the steps involved in planning?

13. List the objectives of planning?

14. Define Predecessor and successor?

15. What are the types of plan?

16. Differentiate single estimate and three estimate for calculating duration of an activity?

17. Discuss choice of technology in construction?

18. Define task?

19. Define hierarchial order of activities?

20. Define Productivity?

UNIT 2, SCHEDULING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES

1. List the benefits of scheduling. (Nov/Dec 2012)

2. What is the difference between job dependency logic and construction constraint logic?

(Nov/Dec 2012)

3. What is meant by resource constraint? (May/Jun 2012)

4. Draw a typical time scaled network. (May/Jun 2012)

5. Differentiate activity and node. (Nov/Dec 2011)

6. Define total float and independent float. (Nov/Dec 2011)

7. Define critical path. (May/June 2011) (may/June 2009)

8. Can we crush all activity durations to a minimum completion time of less than one day?

Substantiate your answer. (May/June 2011)

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9. Define activity float. (Apr/May 2010)

10. What are the uses of bar chart? (Apr/May 2010)

11. Differentiate resource oriented from time oriented scheduling. (Nov/Dec 2009)

12. What is cost slope? (Nov/Dec 2009)

13. Define earliest time and latest time. (May/June 2009)

14. What are the types of float?

15. What is lead and lag?

16. Differentiate CPM and PERT.

17. What are the benefits of scheduling?

18. Differentiate critical path method and precedence network analysis.

19. Distinguish forward and backward pass.

20. Define crash time and crash cost.

UNIT 3 - COST CONTROL MONITORING AND ACCOUNTING

1. Howll you estimate the progress of the project? (Nov/Dec 2012)

2. What do you understand about budget updates? (Nov/Dec 2012) (Apr/May 2010)

3. What is meant by cost to date? (May/Jun 2012)

4. What are the different components of accounting System? (May/Jun 2012)

5. Differentiate financial accounting and managerial accounting. (Nov/Dec 2011)

6. Define project budget. (Nov/Dec 2011) (May/Jun 2011)

7. What is quality circle and define its duties. (May/Jun 2011)

8. Define job status report. (Apr/May 2010)

9. Distinguish between budget cost and revised cost. (Nov/Dec 2009)

10. Define cash flow. (Nov/Dec 2009)

11. What are the components of cash flow status report? (May/June 2009)

12. Differentiate between percentage completion method and completed contract method. (May/June

2009)

13. What are the objectives of cost control in a project?

14. Define forecast total cost.

15. What are the types of accounting?

16. Draw S-curve and state its significance.

17. Define schedule control.

18. How do you relate cost and schedule information?

19. Give the steps for improving the scheduling process.

20. Define cost performance index.

UNIT 4, QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION

1. Differentiate producers risk and consumers risk. (Nov/Dec 2012) (Nov/Dec 2011)

2. Define Quality Circle. (Nov/Dec 2012) (Nov/Dec 2011) (Apr/May 2010) (Nov/Dec 2009)

(May/June 2009)

3. List the factors confirming quality. (May/Jun 2012)

4. What are the purposes of statistical quality control charts? (May/Jun 2012)

5. Define accident.(May/Jun 2011)



6. Define quality control. (May/Jun 2011)

7. Define Total Quality control. (Apr/May 2010)

8. Define Sampling by attributes. (Nov/Dec 2009)

9. What are the Causes of accidents? (May/June 2009)

10. What are the elements of TQM?

11. Define control chart?

12. Define run chart?

13. Define control chart for attributes?

14. Who are the parties involved in site held responsible for safety?

15. Define organizational approach for safety in construction?

16. Define Injury frequency rate?

17. What is Injury severity rate?

18. How fire can be prevented at construction site?

19. What are the safety equipments that a labour should wear when working at height?

20. How labours can be educated on safety?

UNIT 5, ORGANISATION AND USE OF PROJECT INFORMATION

1. What are the objects of PMIS? (Nov/Dec 2012)

2. List the types of information used for decision making. (Nov/Dec 2012) (Apr/May 2010)

(Nov/Dec 2009)

3. Define Database. (May/Jun 2012)

4. List any 4 software used for project management. (May/Jun 2012)

5. What are the advantages of Database Management Systems? (Nov/Dec 2011)

6. Enumerate the importance of organizing project information. (Nov/Dec 2011)

7. Why is accuracy in information necessary? (May/Jun 2011) (May/June 2009)

8. State the advantages of centralized DBMS over stand alone systems. (May/Jun 2011)

9. What is integrated system design? (Apr/May 2010)

10. What is the use of time card of a labour? (Nov/Dec 2009)

11. Explain network data model. (May/June 2009)

12. What is PMIS?

13. What are the hardware components of PMIS?

14. What is project data codification?

15. What are the requirements of Management information system?

16. In which areas computers are used in construction industry?

17. Classify the software tools used in construction based on their function?

18. What are the disadvantages in information management system?

19. What is VDU?

20. What is the structure of PMIS?

PART B

UNIT 1, CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

1. i) Describe the methods of estimating the activity durations. (8) (Nov/Dec 2011) (Nov/Dec 2012)



ii) How will you estimate the resource requirements of activities? (8) (Nov/Dec 2011) (Nov/Dec

2012) (Apr/May 2010) (May/Jun 2012)

2. i) Discuss the purposes of coding of activities. (8) (Nov/Dec 2012)

ii) Write down the activities involved in the construction of a bridge work and code all the

activities. (8) (Nov/Dec 2012)

3. The following activities are for preparation installing sewer line and construct slab foundation

construction project. Arrange these activities in a logic sequence and find the predecessor

relationship of activities. Also draw the Activity-on-Node diagram. (May/Jun 2012)

Site clearing,

Pouring concrete,

Excavation for utility trench

General excavation

Installing sewer line

Removal of trees

Grading general area

Placing formwork and reinforcement for concrete

Installing other utilities

4. Write short notes on i) Choice of construction technology and construction methods (Nov/Dec

2011) (May/Jun 2009)

5. Explain codification approach with example. (May/Jun 2011)

6. i) What are activity durations ii) how are the activity duration estimated iii)What are the factors

affecting durations? (May/Jun 2011) (Apr/May 2010) (Nov/Dec 2009) (May/Jun 2009)

7. i) How do you specify precedence relationships in activity on node and activity on branch

networks? (Apr/May 2010)

8. importance of construction planning (Nov/Dec 2009)

9. Explain various stages of construction planning, explain each stage. (Nov/Dec 2009)

10. Write short notes on coding systems? (May/Jun 2009)

UNIT 2, SCHEDULING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES

1. i) What are the drawbacks of bar charts? And how those are eliminated in network analysis?

(Nov/Dec 2012)

ii) Compare CPM and PERT. (Nov/Dec 2012) (Nov/Dec 2011)

2. The following table gives data about duration and costs of various activities of a project. The

project overhead costs are RS.2000 per week. Find the optimum duration and cost associated with

it. (Nov/Dec 2012)

Activity Duration

(Weeks)

Cost (Rs)

Normal Crash Normal Crash

1-2 4 2 4000 12000

2-3 5 2 3000 7500

2-4 7 5 3600 6000

3-4 4 2 5000 10000



3. Describe the similarities, differences and common features between critical path method and

precedence network analysis. (May/Jun 2012)

4. The following table shows the activity relationship of a 8 event project and its optimistic, most

likely and pessimistic time estimates: (May/Jun 2012)

Activity Time Estimates

Optimistic Most likely Pessimistic

1-2 2 5 8

2-3 8 11 20

3-4 0 0 0

2-4 4 7 16

2-5 4 9 20

4-6 7 10 13

5-6 3 7 17

3-7 3 5 13

6-7 2 3 10

7-8 2 4 6

Determine

i) Critical path and its standard deviation (6)

ii) Probability of completion of project in 41 days (5)

iii) Time duration that will provide 95% probability of its completion in time. (5)

5. i) Short notes on Resource oriented scheduling (6) (Nov/Dec 2011)

ii) The details of a network are given below where the duration are in days. Find the critical path,

project completion time and all floats. (10) (Nov/Dec 2011- 2 times) (May/Jun 2011)(16m)

(May/Jun 2012)

Activity A B C D E F G

Predecessor - - A C C D D

. . . B E

Duration 3 5 4 6 3 2 4

6. Discuss the three time estimate in PERT network analysis. (May/Jun 2011)

7. Determine the critical path and all the floats by constructing activity on branch network

Activity A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

Predecessor - A A - B C,D C,D D H F E,J F G,J G,I L,N

Duration 6 7 1 14 5 8 9 3 5 3 4 12 6 2 7

(Apr/May 2010)

8. Determine the critical path and all the floats by constructing activity on node network

Activity A B C D E F G H I J K L

Predecessor - - - A B C B,D C,E F F E,G,I H,J

Duration 6 12 16 5 3 10 9 4 5 3 10 6

(Apr/May 2010)

9. i) How lead and lag affects the start and finish times of activities? ;

ii) What are the constraints of scheduling? Explain how each constraint affects scheduling.

(Nov/Dec 2009)



10. A project consists of 5 activities, whose activity relationships, activity durations(normal and

crash) and activity costs are given in the following table. Determine the optimum cost and time.

Activity Normal Crash

Time(weeks) Cost(Rs) Time(weeks) Cost(Rs)

10-20 3 12000 2 16000

10-30 6 18000 3 24000

20-40 2 20000 1 23000

30-40 5 30000 4 35000

40-50 5 30000 4 35000

Indirect cost= Rs.3000 per week (Nov/Dec 2009)

11. Describe the methods of presenting process schedules. (May/Jun 2009)

12. Construct the network diagram and find the earliest and latest times(May/Jun 2009)

Activity A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O

Predecessor - A A - B C,D C,D D H F E,J F G,J G,I L,N

Duration 6 7 1 14 5 8 9 3 5 3 4 12 6 2 7

UNIT 3 - COST CONTROL MONITORING AND ACCOUNTING

1. Illustrate the profit estimation of project under percentage completion method and completed

contract method. (Nov/Dec 2012) (Apr/May 2010) (May/Jun 2012)

2. i) Describe the relationship between cost and schedule information.(8) (Nov/Dec 2012)

ii) Enumerate cash flow status report with example. (8) (Nov/Dec 2012) (Apr/May 2010)

3. i) Write short notes on Schedule control. (May/Jun 2012)

ii) Budget update (May/Jun 2012)

4. i) How will you forecast the activity cost control? (6) (May/Jun 2012)

5. What are the various costs involved in a construction project? Explain. (Nov/Dec 2011) (Nov/Dec

2009)

6. Explain Financial accounting systems and cost accounting. (Nov/Dec 2011)

7. Write briefly on project cash control. (May/Jun 2011)

8. Write short notes on i) Project budget (10) ii) components of financial accounts? (6) (May/Jun

2011) (May/Jun 2009)

9. Write short notes on i) Three different time estimates ii) Explain scheduling with uncertain

durations. (Apr/May 2010)

10. Explain the method of preparing job status report with an example. (May/Jun 2009)

UNIT 4, QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION

1. Write a detailed note on total quality control in construction. (Nov/Dec 2012) (May/Jun 2011)

2. Discuss the safety lacunae in Indian construction industry. (Nov/Dec 2012)

3. The values sample mean x and range R for 10 samples consisting of 5 items in each sample are

given below:

Sample no. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10



x 43 49 37 44 45 37 51 46 43 47

R 5 6 5 7 7 4 8 6 4 6

Draw the mean and range charts and comment on the state of quality control. (May/Jun 2012)

4. i) The Indian Construction Industry requires a comprehensive legislation for the safety and

welfare of its workmen comment. (May/Jun 2012) (10) (Nov/Dec 2009)

ii) Functions of safety department? (6) (May/Jun 2012)

5. Explain the method of quality control by statistical methods and method of sampling with

attributes. (Nov/Dec 2011) (Apr/May 2010) (Nov/Dec 2009) (May/Jun 2009)

6. Write short notes on i) causes of accidents, ii) safety measures against accidents. (Nov/Dec 2011)

(May/Jun 2011) (Apr/May 2010) (Nov/Dec 2009) (May/Jun 2009)

UNIT 5, ORGANISATION AND USE OF PROJECT INFORMATION

1. i) What are the benefits of computerized information system? (6) (Nov/Dec 2012) (May/Jun

2012) (Apr/May 2010)

ii) Discuss about the accuracy and reliability of information. (10) (Nov/Dec 2012)

2. Explain about centralized database management system. (Nov/Dec 2012) (May/Jun 2011)

(Apr/May 2010)

3. i) Bring out the problems in information system management. (10) (May/Jun 2012)

4. Illustrate the functions, components, structure and framework of PIMS. (May/Jun 2012)

5. Discuss various types of project information. (Nov/Dec 2011)

6. i) Explain the hierarchical models for organizing databases. (Apr/May 2010)

ii)Explain network models for organizing project information databases.(Nov/Dec 2011)

7. List the various functions of different managers and the softwares requires for their

requirements. (May/Jun 2011)

8. Explain computerized organization and use of information. (8) (Apr/May 2010) (May/Jun 2009)

9. Architecture of database management system. (Nov/Dec 2009) (May/Jun 2009)

10. Typical flow chart of an integrated accounting system for generation of financial reports. Explain

the process. (Nov/Dec 2009)



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