Explain different types of project scheduling techniques in detail.
[7 marks]What are the main objectives of construction management?
[3 marks]Differentiate CPM and PERT methods.
[4 marks]Crash the project with the activities in the table by 2 days with minimum costing. The indirect cost for the project is 1200 Rs per day. Activity Normal Time Normal Crash Time Crash Cost (days) Cost (Rs) (days) (Rs) 1–2 6 12,000 3 15,000 1–3 4 8,000 2 9,200 2–4 5 10,000 2 13,000 3–4 6 9,000 3 11,400 4–5 3 6,000 1 7,200 2–6 7 14,000 4 17,000 5–6 4 5,000 2 6,200
[7 marks]Explain the Responsibility Matrix?
[3 marks]What is the significance of planning in project management?
[4 marks]Define Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Write advantages of using WBS. Explain Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) of compound wall.
[7 marks]Distinguish between AOA and AON networks.
[4 marks]Define an ‘event’ and ‘activity’.
[3 marks]Write the limitations of Gantt and Milestone charts.
[4 marks]What is the Line of Balance (LOB) Method? Explain its importance and applications.
[7 marks]What is CPM (Critical Path Method)?
[3 marks]Explain the procedure for Project Cost Control and Monitoring using CPM Networks. Page 1 of
[2 marks]Define dummy activity and its importance.
[3 marks]What is float? Explain different types of the float.
[3 marks]What are serial and parallel activities in a network diagram?
[4 marks]In a civil engineering project, the following activities are to be performed. Activity numbers and time duration are shown below. Draw a network diagram, find critical path and determine total time required for the completion of project. Activity i- j Duration (weeks) A 1 - 2 B 1 -3 C 2 - 4 D 2 - 3 E 4 - 6 F 3 - 5 DUMMY 5 - 6 0 G 5 - 7 H 6 - 7
[12 marks]Explain most likely time, optimistic time, and pessimistic time with respect to a PERT diagram.
[4 marks]The following network shown in figure has the estimated duration for each activity worked. Determine the critical path, also determine EST, EFT, LST, LFT, total float for each activity.
[7 marks]Write short notes on project monitoring.
[3 marks]What is Project Crashing? Explain the steps of project crashing for a typical project.
[4 marks]Describe the procedure to find optimum project duration using Time–Cost analysis.
[7 marks]What is a Time Grid Diagram?
[3 marks]Explain how probability of project completion is estimated using PERT.
[4 marks]What is Precedence Network Analysis (PNA)? Explain its types of relationships and advantages. Page 2 of
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