Construction Engineering and Management — Summer 2024

Define project. Enlist phases of a construction project. Enlist functions of construction management.

Differentiate between activity and event.

Explain the various responsibilities of an owner in a construction project.

Enlist the various functions of material management and explain any two in detail.

Discuss the importance of construction equipment in the construction industry.

Explain the various rules for drawing a network.

Which are the various alternatives for the purchase of equipment? Discuss direct purchase and hiring.

Prepare a work breakdown structure of a residential building showing task and work package levels.

Enlist the various limitations of bar charts and milestone charts.

Explain types of activities and types of events.

Give complete information regarding mean, deviation, and variance.

What is the procedure for preparing a schedule with the help of the line of balance technique?

Explain the ladder network with a suitable example.

Prepare a job layout for a commercial complex building.

Write a short note on Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) model.

Explain process of resource smoothening and resource-leveling.

Explain methods of updating the network of a project.

Which are the various uses of BIM software?

Explain why the time cost trade-off is necessary. Discuss the various ways to reduce the activity duration.

What are the advantages of statistical quality control?

Explain the aims of TQM.

Write a short note on the cost of accidents.

Draw a line diagram of the dragline excavator.

Differentiate between wheel-mount tractors and crawler-mount tractors.

Draw a neat sketch of the belt conveyor system and give the functions of the various components.