Faculty of Engineering
Department : Structural Engineering
Course : Construction Project Management
Course Code : 8414 Class : 4th Civil
Exercise 4
1. Select the right answer:
I. The elements of construction project planning are:
a. Time b. Resources c. Cost d. All
II. Which of the following is not a typical activity category?
a. Production b. Procurement
c. Administrative d. None of the above
2. In developing the WBS for a project, level of details depends on: …..,……,……..
3. List four main differences between AOA and AON networks.
4. A small single-story commercial building is to be constructed on the site of an existing
old structure. The exterior and interior walls are of concrete blocks. The roof is erected
from steel members covered with rigid insulation and build-up roofing. The ceiling is of
suspended tile. The floor is a concrete slab on grade with an asphalt tile finish. Interior
finish on all walls is paint. The project has been broken down into 18 steps with
construction time estimate has been made for each step. These steps are not given in any
particular order. Specify the predecessors of each activity.
- Under ground services (water and sewage services), 1 day.
- Exterior walls, 6 days. - Foundations, 3 days.
- Demolition, 2 days. - Roof steel, 2 days.
- Interior walls, 3 days. - Roof finishing, 2 days.
- Floor slab, 3 days. - Floor finishing, 2 days.
- Rough plumbing, 3 days. - Finish plumbing, 4 days.
- Rough electrical, 3 days. - Finish electrical, 3 days.
- Rough carpentry, 2 days. - Finish carpentry, 4 days.
- Ceiling, 3 days. - Windows, 1day.
- Painting, 1day.
Construction Management Dr. Emad Elbeltagi
5. Draw a PDM network for a project with the following activities. Show all steps including
removing redundant relations; and sequence steps.
- Activity B depends on A; - Activity G follows E, F & D;
- Activity E depends on B and A; - Activity F can start when D & B are completed;
- Activity C is followed by F and follows A;
- Activity D is dependent upon A and B.
6. Consider the following set of activities:
Code Description
A Layout foundation
B Excavation
C Obtain concrete materials
D Place concrete
E Obtain steel reinforcement
F1 Cut and bend reinforcement (part 1)
F2 Cut and bend reinforcement (part 2)
G1 Place reinforcement (part 1)
G2 Place reinforcement (part 2)
H Obtain formwork
I Erect formwork
J Remove formwork
K Clean up
A gang of steelfixers is used to cut and bend reinforcement and another gang is used for
placing reinforcement. The first part of reinforcement can be placed during formwork
erection while the second part should wait for completion of formwork erection. Tabulate
the predecessors of each activity and draw AON network.
7. The construction of RC wall involves placing 660 m3 concrete, 50 t of steel, and 790 m2
of formwork. Calculate the duration of the activity using a balanced mix of resources if:
- A 6 man concrete gang can place 16 m3 of concrete / day.
- One steelfixer and one assistant can fix 0.5 t of steel / day.
- One carpenter and one assistant can fix and strike 16 m2 / day.
8. Estimate the labor cost for the formwork of a continuous wall footing that has a quantity
of 500 SF. The activity is constructed by crew that has a daily output of 485 SF/day, and
consists of: 3 carpenters at rate LE 21.60/hr & 1 building labor at rate LE 17.15/hr.
Construction Management Dr. Emad Elbeltagi
