DHANALAKSHMI SRINIVASAN ENGINEERING COLLEGE,

PERAMBALUR

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

CE-2353 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING & SCHEDULING

QUESTION BANK (UNIT I TO V)

PREPARED BY

E.SURESH KUMAR M.E

Assistant Professor / CIVIL

UNIT-1 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

PART – A

1. What do you understand about “job shop scheduling?(MAY/JUNE 2012)

2. Define “Task”. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

3. Define cost oriented scheduling (NOV/DEC 2011)

4. Give the use of learning curves in estimating durations. (NOV/DEC 2011)

5. How can we categories the construction projects? (NOV/DEC 2012)

6. Differentiate choice of technology and appropriate technology. (NOV/DEC 2012).

7. What is planning?

8. What is construction planning?

9. What are the objectives of planning?

10. What are the types of project plans?

11. Define work tasks?

12. List out the project planning techniques?

13. What are the steps involved in planning?

14. What is the purpose of coding?

15. How many categories available in codification?

16. Define the types of labeling approach?

17. Defining precedence relationship among activities?

18. Define the following terms?

19. Define activity direct cost?

20. Define activity indirect cost?

PART – B

1. Write short notes on: (NOV/DEC 2011)

(i) Choice of construction technology and construction methods

(ii) Estimation of resources

2. Briefly explain the methods of estimation of activity durations in a construction project and

their limitations. (NOV/DEC 2011)

3. Describe the methods of estimating the activity durations. (NOV/DEC 2012)

4. How will you estimate the resources requirements of activities? (NOV/DEC 2012)

5. Discuss the purposes of coding of activities. (NOV/DEC2012)

6. Write down the activities involved in the construction of a bridge work and code all the

activities. (NOV/DEC 2012).

7. 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/JUNE 2012)

Site clearing

Pouring concrete

Excavation for utility trench

General Excavation.

Installing sewer line

Removal of trees

Grading general area

Placing form work and reinforcement for concrete.

Installing other utilities.

8. Explain the procedures of estimating the resource requirements for activities. (MAY/JUNE

2012)

9. What is Construction Planning? Explain the basic concepts in the development of

Construction plans.

10. Explain briefly Choice of Construction Technology and Construction method.

11. Explain coding systems.

12. Discuss the various factors deciding the activity durations.

13. Explain how precedence relationships among activities are defined.

UNIT – II SCHEDULING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES

PART- A

1. What is meant by “resource constraint”? MAY/JUNE 2012)

2. Draw a typical time scaled network. MAY/JUNE 2012)

3. What are characteristics of an dummy activity? (MAY/JUNE 2013)

4. Define time/cost trade off. (MAY/JUNE 2013)

5. Differentiate activity and node. (NOV/DEC 2011)

6. Define total float and independent float. (NOV/DEC 2011)

7. List the benefits of scheduling. (NOV/DEC 2012)

8. What is the object of scheduling?

9. List out the advantages of scheduling.

10. What is the purpose of work scheduling?

11. What are the steps involved in schedule chart?

12. What are the factors affecting work scheduling?

13. What is the purpose of numbering events?

14. Define the following terms: Critical path , PERT

15. What is the significance of critical path?

16. Define the following terms. EST(Earliest Start Time). LST (Latest Start Time)

17. What are the classifications of networks?

18. Define the following terms: Float, Total Float

19. What is mean by resource leveling and crashing?

20. Define the following terms: Normal cost. Normal time, Crash cost

21. Define activity cost slope

22. What is the difference between “job dependency logic” and “construction constraint logic”?

(NOV/DEC 2012)

PART – B

1. In a project consisting of two activities each activity has a duration of 5 days.Activities 1 and 2

has a start to start precedence relationship with 2 days lead, calculate the project duration .if

activities 1 and 2 have finish to finish constraint with a 2 days lag what is the project duration?

(MAY/JUNE 2013)

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

(NOV/DEC2012)

3. Compare CPM and PERT. (NOV/DEC2012)

4. Describe the similarities, common features and difference between critical path method and

precedence network analysis. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

5. The following tables shows the activity relationship of a 8 event project and its optimistic,

most likely and pessimistic time estimates: (MAY/JUNE 2012)

activity Times 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.

(ii) Probability of completion in 41 days

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

6. Explain Critical path method with neat sketches.

7. Explain Activity float and schedules

8. Describe various methods of presenting project schedules

9. Explain Scheduling with Resource Constraints and Precedence.

UNIT-III COST CONTROL MONITORING AND ACCOUNTING

PART – A

1. Differentiate financial accounting and managerial accounting. (MAY/JUNE 2013)

(NOV/DEC 2011)

2. Define project budget? (MAY/JUNE 2013) (NOV/DEC 2011)

3. How will you estimate the progress of a project? (NOV/DEC 2012)

4. How will you understand about budget updates? estimate the progress of a project?

(NOV/DEC 2012)

5. What is meant by “cost to date”? (MAY/JUNE 2012)

6. What are the different components of accounting system? (MAY/JUNE 2012)

7. List out any 5 indirect cost.

8. What is meant by Contingencies?

9. What is meant by Budget?

10. What are the types of cost flow?

11. What is meant by Cost Forecasting?

12. What is meant by Cash Flow control?

13. What are the sources of cash inflow?

14. What are the sources of cash outflow?

15. List out the cost control problems

16. What are the project cost budget monitoring parameters?

17. What are the methods of measuring progress of work?

18. What are the types of accounting?

19. Give the hourly Productivity forecasting formula

20. What are the types of Assets?

PART – B

1. Explain the elements of job status report? (MAY/JUNE 2013)

2. Explain the different components of account system. (MAY/JUNE 2013)

3. Illustrate a typical accounting income statement and accounting balance sheet

(NOV/DEC2011)

4. Illustrate thr profit estimation of project under”percentage completion method” and

completed contract method”. (NOV/DEC2012)

5. Describe the relationship between cost and schedule information. (NOV/DEC2012)

6. Enumerate cash flow status report with example. (NOV/DEC2012)

7. Write brief note on: (MAY/JUNE 2012)

(i) Schedule control

(ii) Budget control

8. How will you forecast the activity cost control? (MAY/JUNE 2012)

9. Brief describe the estimation of profit by “completed contract” method and “percentage

completion: method with example. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

10. Explain Forecasting for Activity Cost Control

12. Explain the types of accounting systems.

13. Explain cash flow control.

14. Explain Schedule control

15.Explain the Project budget.

UNIT-IV QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION

PART – A

1. Define quality circle. (MAY/JUNE 2013) (NOV/DEC 2011) (NOV/DEC2012)

2. Explain producer’s risk and consumer’s risk. (MAY/JUNE 2013) (NOV/DEC 2011)

3. List the factors confirming quality. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

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

5. What are the types of statistical sampling?

6. What are the standards measured in safety construction?

7. What are the various temporary Safeguards in construction?

8. How do you improve the job site in construction?

9. What do you mean by Sampling by attributes?

10. How do you improve in total control?

11. What is the material Specifications available in construction?

12. What are the factors affecting Quality in construction?

13. Define Quality

14. Mention the causes of Accident in a construction industry.

15. What are the functions of Inspection?

16. What are the Various Safety equipments?

17. Mention two safety Quotation

18. What are the technical services required for inspection?

19. Mention the Physical causes of Accident in a construction industry.

PART – B

1. The values sample mean x and the 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

2. Draw the mean and range charts and comment on the state of quality control (MAY/JUNE

2012)

3. “The Indian construction industry requires a comprehensive legislation for the safety and

welfare of its workmen” – Comment on the statement. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

4. What are the functions of safety department? (MAY/JUNE 2012)

5. Explain Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Attributes.

6. Explain Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Variables.

7. Discuss some of the safety requirements of construction Industry

8. Explain Total Quality control and safety during construction.

9. Organizing for Quality and Safety.

10. Explain statistical quality control with sampling by variables. (MAY/JUNE 2013)

11. Explain causes of accidents and safety concepts. (MAY/JUNE 2013)

12. Write a detailed note on total quality control in construction. (NOV/DEC2012)

13. Discuss the safety lacunae in Indian construction industry. (NOV/DEC2012)

UNIT-V ORGANIZATION AND USE OF PROJECT INFORMATION

PART- A

1. What is unorganized information? (MAY/JUNE 2013)

2. What is object oriented data representation? (MAY/JUNE 2013)

3. What are the advantages of database management system? (NOV/DEC 2011)

4. Enumerate the importance of organizing project information. (NOV/DEC 2011)

5. What are the objects of PMIS? (NOV/DEC2012)

6. List the types of information used for decision making. (NOV/DEC2012)

7. Define “database”. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

8. List any four software’s used for project management. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

9. What are types of project information?

10. Write the use of project information in construction.

11. Define database and DBM.

12. What is meant by database administrator?

13. What are the advantages relational models of databases?

14. Define hierarchical model.

15. What are the advantages of centralized management systems?

16. What are the application programs in DBM?

17. Define data dictionary

18. What is the main feature of database?

19. What are the advantages of integrated application systems?

20. What are the disadvantages of centralized database management systems?

21. Define network model

22. Define relational model

PART – B

1. What are different types of project information and explain them. (MAY/JUNE 2013)

2. Explain database management systems. (MAY/JUNE 2013)

3. What are the benefits of computerized information system? (NOV/DEC2012)

4. Illustrate the functions, components, structures and frame work of PIMS. (MAY/JUNE

2012)

5. Discuss the problems in information system management. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

6. Bring out the benefits of computerized information system. (MAY/JUNE 2012)

7. Explain how the information can be organized using computers.

8. Explain the database management systems.

9. Explain Centralized Database Management Systems

10. Explain Information transfer and flow.

11. Explain different models of database