B.E-B.E Civil Engineering Construction Management(Sathyabama University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-2011)
Monday, 19 August 2013 08:37Duraimani
(Established under section 3 of UGC Act,1956)
Course & Branch :B.E - P- CIVIL
Title of the Paper :Construction Management Max. Marks:80
Sub. Code :620PT702(2007-2008) Time : 3 Hours
Date :03/11/2011 Session :FN
PART - A (10 x 2 = 20)
Answer ALL the Questions
1. What are the characteristics of institutional and commercial building construction?
2. How does Project Management differs from conventional management?
3. What do you mean by resource assessment and matching?
4. Define the role of planning engineer in a construction site.
5. What do you mean by inventory control?
6. What do you mean by stock out cost?
7. What do you mean by Indemnification?
8. Why is it required sometimes to engage a subcontractor?
9. What do you understand by product oriented and end oriented units in a work breakdown structure?
10. What do you mean by Slack?
PART – B (5 x 12 = 60)
Answer All the Questions
11. What are the criteria to be borne in mind before selecting professional services?
(or)
12. List down the different types of construction contractors?
13. Explain in detail the different forms of project organization?
(or)
14. Explain in detail the project planning process?
15. What are the factors to be considered in selecting construction equipment?
(or)
16. What do you mean by tradeoffs of costs in materials management?
17. What do you understand by construction using direct labor? Under what circumstances is this found to be effective?
(or)
18. Describe the procedure for calling a tender. How the tenders are scrutinized and compared before the selection of the tender is made?
19. Draw the network and find the critical path. Also determine total float, free float, and independent float for each of the activities.
| Activity |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
I |
J |
K |
L |
M |
| Immediate Predecessor |
- |
- |
- |
- |
A |
B |
C,F |
D,G |
E,G |
H,I |
D |
J,K |
L |
| Duration (Weeks) |
9 |
4 |
15 |
10 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
(or)
20. Draw the network diagram and Find the critical path for the following activities. Find the total float, free float, and independent float for all activities.
| Activity |
1-2 |
1-3 |
1- 4 |
2 - 5 |
2 - 6 |
2 - 7 |
3 - 4 |
4 - 9 |
5 - 6 |
| Duration (Days) |
6 |
2 |
13 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
| Activity |
6 - 9 |
7 – 8 |
8–10 |
9-10 |
| Duration (Days) |
3 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
| Earning: ₹ 5.50/- |
