CE2353-CONSTRUCTION PLANNING & SCHEDULING

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1 CE2353-CONSTRUCTION PLANNING & SCHEDULING UNIT-1 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING 1. What is planning? 2. What is construction planning? 3. What are the objectives of planning? 4. What are the types of project plans? 5. Define work tasks? 6. List out the project planning techniques? 7. What are the steps involved in planning? 8. What is the purpose of coding? 9. How many categories available in codification? 10. Define the types of labelling approach? 11. Defining precedence relationship among activities? 12. Define the term Activity? 13. Define activity direct cost? 14. Define activity indirect cost? 15. What are the resources used for construction project? 16. Define the term Float? 17. Write the significance of choice of technology? 18. Define critical path? 19. What is a dummy activity? 20. How will you represent an Activity, Event and a Dummy activity? 21. Define cost oriented scheduling. 22. Give the use of learning curves in estimating durations. 23. Define Activity precedence with an example. 24. What are the advantages of using coding system? 25. What are unit productivity rates and unit production time? 26. Define Work Break Down Structures. 27. Explain how the learning process can affect the rate of productivity. 1. What is Construction Planning? Explain the basic concepts in the development of Construction plans. 2. Explain briefly Choice of Construction Technology and Construction method? 3. Explain briefly about the coding systems? 4. Discuss the various factors deciding the activity durations? 5. Explain how precedence relationships among activities are defined. 6. Explain the procedure for formulating an activity network?

2 7. Differentiate CPM and PERT? 8. i) Discuss the purposes of coding of activities. ii) Write down the activities involved in the construction of a bridge work and code all the activities. 9. 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. 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 10. Write short notes on i) Choice of construction technology and construction methods 11. i) What are activity durations ii) how are the activity duration estimated iii) What are the factors affecting durations? 12. i) How do you specify precedence relationships in activity on node and activity on branch networks? ii)importance of construction planning 13. Explain various stages of construction planning, explain each stage. 14. Write short notes on coding systems?

3 UNIT II SCHEDULING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES 1. What is the object of scheduling? 2. List out the advantages of scheduling. 3. What is the purpose of work scheduling? 4. What are the steps involved in schedule chart? 5. What are the factors affecting work scheduling? 6. What is the purpose of numbering events? 7. Define PERT? 8. What is the significance of critical path? 9. Define LST and LFT? 10. Define EST and EFT? 11. What are the classifications of networks? 12. Define the term Normal cost and Normal time? 13. Define the term Crash cost and Crash time? 14. What is mean by resource levelling and crashing? 15. Define activity cost slope. 16. Define float and Total float? 17. Define slack? 18. What are the three kinds of Time estimates? 19. Define lead, Lag and Window? 20. How will you estimate the Expected time for an activity? 1. Explain Critical path method with neat sketches. 2. Explain Activity float and schedules. 3.Describe various methods of presenting project schedules. 4. Explain Scheduling with Resource Constraints and Precedence 5. What are the limitations of a bar chart? 6.Calculate: i. Expected time for each activity ii. Earliest event time and latest event time iii. Critical path

4 7. Discuss Fulkerson s rule for numbering the event? 8. What are the various costs involved in a construction project? 9. Write briefly about project cash flows? 10. Draw the network and Calculate the Earliest and latest start and finish time for each activity? Activity Duration (days)

5 UNIT-III COST CONTROL MONITORING AND ACCOUNTING 1. List out any 5 indirect cost. 2. What is meant by Contingencies? 3. What is meant by Budget? 4. What are the types of cost flow? 5. What is meant by Cost Forecasting? 6. What is meant by Cash Flow control? 7. What are the sources of cash inflow? 8. What are the sources of cash outflow? 9. List out the cost control problems 10. What are the project cost budget monitoring parameters? 11. What are the methods of measuring progress of work? 12. What are the types of accounting? 13. What are the types of Assets? 14. What are the types of Liabilities? 15. Give the hourly Productivity forecasting formula. 16. What are the importance of project budget? 17. What are the objectives of cost control? 18. What are the classifications of cost control? 19. What are the components of financial Accounting system? 20. What are the main points in determination of cash flow? 1. Explain Forecasting for Activity Cost Control 2. Explain the types of accounting systems. 3. Explain cash flow control. 4. Explain Schedule control. 5.Explain the Project budget. 6. Explain about Financial accounting systems and cost accounts? 7. Write a short note on relating cost and Schedule information? 8. Write a short note on schedule and budget updates? 9. Determine minimum duration and optimum cost for the project. Indirect cost is 4000/ week Activity Normal Duration Normal Crash Duration Crash cost (Months) cost (Rs) (Months) (Rs)

6 10. Determine minimum duration and optimum cost for the project. Indirect cost is 4000/week for first 3 weeks and 5000/week after that Activity Normal Duration Normal Crash Duration Crash cost (Weeks) cost (Rs) (Weeks) (Rs)

7 UNIT 4 QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION 1. Differentiate producer s risk and consumer s risk. 2. Define Quality Circle. 3. List the factors confirming quality. 4. What are the purposes of statistical quality control charts? 5. Define accident 6. Define quality control. 7. Define Total Quality control. 8. Define Sampling by attributes. 9. What are the Causes of accidents? 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? 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 and range R for 10 samples consisting of 5 items in each sample are given below: x Sample no R Draw the mean and range charts and comment on the state of quality control. 4. i) The Indian Construction Industry requires a comprehensive legislation for the safety and welfare of its workmen comment. ii) Functions of safety department? 5. Explain the method of quality control by statistical methods and method of sampling with attributes. 6. Write short notes on i) Causes of accidents, ii) Safety measures against accidents.

8 UNIT 5 ORGANISATION AND USE OF PROJECT INFORMATION 1. What are the objects of PMIS? 2. List the types of information used for decision making. 3. Define Database. 4. List any 4 software used for project management. 5. What are the advantages of Database Management Systems? 6. Enumerate the importance of organizing project information. 7. Why is accuracy in information necessary? 8. State the advantages of centralized DBMS over stand-alone systems. 9. What is integrated system design? 10. What is the use of time card of a labor? 11. Explain network data model. 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? 1. i) What are the benefits of computerized information system? (ii) Discuss about the accuracy and reliability of information. 2. Explain about centralized database management system 3. Bring out the problems in information system management. 4. Illustrate the functions, components, structure and framework of PIMS. 5. Discuss various types of project information. 6. i) Explain the hierarchical models for organizing databases. ii) Explain network models for organizing project information databases. 7. List the various functions of different managers and the software s requires for their requirements. 8. Explain computerized organization and use of information. 9. Architecture of database management system. 10. Typical flow chart of an integrated accounting system for generation of financial reports. Explain the process.