STUPIDSID
1 (a)
Discuss objectives of construction management and Explain Planning, Scheduling and controlling
as a prime focal function of Construction Management.
7 M
1 (b)
What is critical path? Distinguish between CPM and PERT.
7 M
2 (a)
The following network shown in figure 1 has the estimated duration for each activity marked. Determine the critical path. Also determine total float and free Float for each activity.
7 M
2 (b)
Explain in detail Resources Smoothing method of Resources allocation problems.
7 M
2 (c)
Illustrate the method of updating a network during its execution period.
7 M
3 (a)
A construction project consists of 12 activities. The predecessor relationships are identified by
their node numbers as indicated below. Draw the network diagram.
| ACTIVITY | IDENTITY | ACTIVITY | IDENTITY | ACTIVITY | IDENTITY | ACTIVITY | IDENTITY |
| A | (1,2) | D | (2,7) | G | (4,6) | J | (7,8) |
| B | (2,4) | E | (3,4) | H | (5,6) | K | (6,8) |
| C | (2,3) | F | (3,5) | I | (5,7) | L | (8,9) |
7 M
3 (b)
What is Gantt bar chart? Explain with the help of suitable example, the method of preparing bar chat.
7 M
Explain in brief the following soil fundamentals.
3 (c) i)
Materials properties.
4 M
3 (c) ii)
Soil weight-volume relationships
3 M
3 (d) i)
Explain importance of soil fundamentals related to swell, shrinkage etc. with reference to large scale earth excavation, moving and compaction projects.
2 M
3 (d) ii)
Estimate book value of equipment at the end of each year of ownership from following data:
- Initial book value of equipment = Rs. 27,00,000/-
- Period of ownership = five years.
- Salvage value = Rs.3,00,000/-
- method of depreciation = sinking fund method take i = 18%
- Initial book value of equipment = Rs. 27,00,000/-
- Period of ownership = five years.
- Salvage value = Rs.3,00,000/-
- method of depreciation = sinking fund method take i = 18%
5 M
4 (a)
What do you understand by Job layout? What are the factors affecting the job lay out?
7 M
4 (b)
Explain in detail various financial aspects of procuring construction equipments.
7 M
4 (c)
Find out sinking fund for accumulating 65/- lakh in five years at the rate of interest of 10%.
7 M
4 (d)
Enlist various methods of estimating depreciation and explain any one in detail.
7 M
Write a short note on'
5 (a) i)
Crawler tractor.
7 M
5 (a) ii)
Clam shell
7 M
5 (b)
What are the uses of power shovels? Describe with neat sketch basic parts and
Operation of power shovel.
7 M
5 (c)
Discuss the effect of grade of slope of a haul road on the tractive effort.
7 M
5 (d) i)
A four cycle engine when tested under given condition of temperature is 34°C. At pressure 720 mm of Hg was found 75.76 Hp. Determine the Hp for standard condition.
4 M
5 (d) ii)
Write a brief note on coefficient of traction.
3 M
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