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Construction Project Management Theory And Practices 2nd Edition Kumar Neeraj Jha - Solutions
What are the traditional parameters on which project performance is measured?
S tate whether True or False:a. A project is considered successful when the project meets or exceeds the expectations of the stakeholders.b. A project is considered successful when the project sponsor announces the completion of the project.c. I ron triangle includes three parameters, namely
Activity network exercise: In a project there are nine activities (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I). In the accompanying table, the duration to complete these activities, their dependence (predecessor), and the relationship among the activities are given. Also given is the total float of some
State whether True or False:a. Project management software may give wrong results because of the speed with which it performs the forward and backward pass calculations.b. R esource levelling function can easily be done using project management software.c. More customized reports are possible in MS
T he contract stipulated the usage of a particular material from a particular location. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the said material could not be obtained from the location specified. It was procured from a different location with the owner’s approval, at a different cost. What is the
I n a civil project, the lead for stacking the excavated earth was mentioned as 100 m. Due to site conditions, it could not be stacked within the above distance. As per the approval given by the owner, it was stacked at a distance of 500 m from the excavated area. What action would you contemplate
A project (fixed-rate contract) was scheduled to commence on a particular date as per the letter of intent issued by the owner. Owing to certain reasons attributable to the owner, the handing-over of the site got delayed. Ultimately, it was handed over to the contractor after a delay of six
During heavy monsoon, the site of works got completely submerged in water, including plant and machinery, materials and infrastructure. How will you attribute the delay in works due to the above? What actions would you take as a contractor to salvage the situation including the losses?
I n a building project, delays take place, and the contractor applies for ‘extension of time’ by citing various reasons as attributable to the owner, before the expiry of the contractual completion date.No action is taken on the above by the owner. Meanwhile, the owner levies liquidated damages
I n a flyover project, which is a lump-sum quoted job including design, the contract provides for a specific length of the flyover including the name of the locations to be covered by it. During execution, the length was found to be more than that quoted for. Discuss the action to be taken by the
Claims are inevitable in construction contracts. Discuss the different aspects of successful claims management systems for a contractor.
Describe the various dispute resolution mechanisms adopted by construction industry.
Write short notes on (a) penalty and bonus, (b) dispute resolution by conciliation, and (c) utility of arbitration in construction contracts.
How will you differentiate the claims that occur in the construction business? Which claims can be considered as contractual in nature?
M atch the following in the context of ‘submissions of claims… subject to IRAC’:(i) Issue (1) Contractual and factual right to recover(ii) Review (2) Are you entitled to recovery?(iii) Analysis (3) Perspective to be drawn(iv) Chronology (4) If necessary, get expert opinion and judgements
M atch the following in the context of ‘claim is a three-legged table’:(i) Liability (1) means claim presented(ii) Causation (2) means contractual facts(iii) Damages (3) means connections
S tate whether True or False:a. Claims involve both owner and contractor, and are unavoidable in modern projects.b. L oopholes in the contract document are one of the sources of claim.c. M odification in the scope of work without notification by the client can be a cause of claim.d. Claim
T able Q4.1 gives the budgeted monthly cash-flow requirements for a construction project. At the end of October 2006, the total actual project expenditure is reported as ` 114 lakh and the project progress is reported as 50 per cent.D raw an S-curve for cumulative cash flows for the project and
How do you compare actual progress versus expected progress using an S-curve? Illustrate with a suitable example.
Match the following:(1) Cost performance index (CPI) (a) % project completion × project budget(2) Earned value (b) BCWP - BCWS(3) Schedule variance (c) BCWP - ACWP(4) Cost variance (d) BCWP/BCWS(5) Schedule performance index (SPI) (e) BCWP/ACWP
State whether True or False:a. T he traditional control parameters of construction projects are schedule, cost and quality.b. U pdating can be defined as planning and programming of the remaining portion of an activity by introducing the latest information available.c. Interrelationships of
T here was leakage from the undercarriage. To identify the location of leakage, the operator opened the engine cover and started to look for the leakage point in the radiator. The machine was in running condition. The operator inserted his right hand and got struck with the moving fan blade. He
Work on construction of a natural draught cooling tower (its diameter at base is about 100 m and height is about 120 m) was at full swing. The site had a skyrack (used for vertical transportation of construction workers and supervisors) for going to height. One day, eight workers were
A construction worker wearing a dhoti and a shawl was working at a sand-washing plant (it removes silt from sand mechanically and has a number of moving parts) during the night. During the morning hours (about 3.00 a.m.), he was resting under the conveyor belt. Somehow his dhoti and shawl got
C onstruction work on a silo was going on at 70 m height. Reinforcement tying was in progress at this height during the night. A security guard while doing routine safety rounds at ground level on the site passed through the construction area. A piece of reinforcement bar fell from top causing
C ontractor has just finished concreting of a major RCC slab (it was cast just three days back).Another major RCC slab was planned in the next four days in its vicinity. Carpentry gang was working on this new slab formwork. This gang found some shortage of props of 4.1 m height.One of the
A contractor while planning for a major RCC slab had procured a large quantity of cement. Cement bags were stacked one over the other and at some places 20–25 bags were stacked at one place.During the concreting operation, these cement bags were being shifted. At one point of time, cement bags
A halogen lamp was kept on the floor (workers tend to work near halogen lamp during acute winter due to the warmth in its vicinity) near the deshuttered materials that had just been removed from the slab of the pre-heater building of a cement plant. The deshuttering material mostly consisted of
Lift shaft openings at each floor were left out in an eight-storey building. Lift people were busy installing the lift in it. At closing hours of day shift (about 8.30 p.m.), lift workers forgot to put the barriers at the shaft location of fifth floor. During the night, a worker who had joined just
A n RCC slab had an opening of size 600 mm x 600 mm to carry fire-fighting pipelines from one floor to another floor. A worker going for lunch at about 1.00 p.m. fell through the opening from the second floor to the basement. The result was a fatal accident.
A worker is carrying reinforcing bars of diameter 20 mm, measuring between 3 m and 4 m, on his bicycle. The bars were projecting about 1.5 m–2 m on both sides longitudinally (pointed in the direction of bicycle wheels). While taking a turn at roundabout, it hit two pedestrians causing scratches
A long trailer carrying reinforcement bars was standing near the stores waiting for instruction from the stores officer regarding the place of unloading. The stores officer directed the trailer driver to unload the reinforcement in the reinforcement yard. While reversing the trailer, it hit a
A worker is carrying out a painting job on a 10m high wall using a ladder. A person assigned to wash the floor of the room, without realizing that another worker was on the job, threw water on the floor, causing the ladder to slip, and causing injury to the painter.
A trench 1 m wide and 3 m deep is excavated and the walls are secured with appropriately driven steel sheets. Workers walking on the heap of earth removed from the trench slip and fall into the trench, causing one of them to have a fractured hand.
A ccidents can be said to be caused through a combination of unsafe acts and conditions. Carefully read the following situations and identify the principal cause of the accident. Give your answer as given below:a. In cases the accident is caused by unsafe act(s)b. In cases the accident is caused by
Why is safety gaining such importance in the present-day construction scenario?
Discuss the occupational health issues in construction industry.
G ive a detailed account on accident investigation and its prevention.
With a flowchart, explain Heinrich’s injury causation model.
What are safety audits? Why is safety audit necessary? Explain the types of audits that can be done on site as well as on the organization.
What is a permit? Why is it required? Does having permit ensure adherence to all safety rules and regulations? Elaborate.
How are safety provisions covered in contract document? Who is finally responsible for safety at project site?
What are the legal requirements regarding safety as applicable to construction sites and the construction industry?
Bring out the difference between an accident, an incident and a near-miss, and give examples of the same. How are these issues correlated?
Define the roles and responsibilities of a safety officer deputed on a tunnelling site in a remote location. What measures can be taken by the safety officer to ensure safety at site? Give examples you know of or are familiar with.
What are the elements of a safety policy? Discuss some safety policies studied by you.
What is safety? How do you ensure safety at construction sites?
What are safety-related problems in the Indian construction industry? What are the various hazards associated with the construction industry as regards safety?
G ive a detailed account of accident investigation and its prevention.
What are the safety philosophy and principles of accident prevention?
U nsafe conditions are mainly because of:a. M anagement actions/inactionsb. Worker’s or co-worker’s unsafe actsc. N onhuman-related eventsd. U nsafe conditione. A ll of above
A rrange the following causes of fatalities according to their statistical occurrences (in increasing order)a. F all from heightb. A ccident involving vehiclesc. F ired. Drowninge. C ollapse of excavationf. E lectrocution g. M echanical impact h. F all/Hit by object
M atch the following:A F requency rate 1 [No. of lost-time injuries 3 1,000]/avg. no. of persons employed B S everity rate 2 [No. of lost-time injury 3 1,000,000]/man-hours worked C Incidence rate 3 [Man-days lost due to lost-time injury 3 1,000,000]/man-hours worked
M atch the following according to Vincoli’s modified dominoes:a. M anagement (i) Basic causesb. O rigins (ii) S ymptomsc. Immediate causes (iii) Incidentd. C ontact (iv) People–Propertye. Loss (v) Loss of control
S tate whether True or False:a. A ccidents are defined as an event that is planned, desired, expected and controlled, and without any loss in property, time, money and other assets.b. F ive dominoes used by Heinrich are—social environment and ancestry, fault of person, unsafe act/condition,
Write short notes on the risks in international contracts.
C omment on a project insurance policy by referring to general provisions, specific provisions and exclusions in a CAR policy.
C an manmade risks be always covered by insurance?
What are the areas in construction project risks where insurance is possible?
How do you handle unknown types of risks that may arise during the execution of a construction project?
Large infrastructure projects such as airports and highways face many known and unknown risks at various stages of project execution. Using an example of a highway project, explain these risks for all the phases.
What are the techniques used to identify the risk in a new project.
C an you share and transfer the risk simultaneously?
What is the right method of responding to any risk in a construction project? Give examples of (a)risk avoidance, (b) risk reduction, (c) risk transfer and (d) risk sharing.
Discuss the importance of risk analysis and risk evaluation.
Discuss some important insurance policies prevalent in construction industry.
Discuss different risk treatment strategies.
Discuss the importance of insurance in risk management.
What is meant by risk?
What are the different steps involved in risk management process?
What are the benefits of systematic risk identification and risk management?
A rrange the following risk identification process in sequence—(a) risk classification, (b) defining consequences for each risk in checklist, (c) risk category summary-sheet preparation, (d) preliminary checklist, (e) risk mapping.
M atch the following:(1) What is at risk and why? (a) risk analysis(2) What (and where) are the risks? (b) risk treatment(3) What is known about them? (c) risk identification(4) How important are they? (d) context (business/projects)(5) What should be done about them? (e) risk evaluation
S tate whether True or False:a. R ealistic business and project planning, and cost saving are some of the benefits of systematic risk management.b. R isk management is a formal and orderly process for systematically identifying, analysing and responding to risk events throughout the life of a
Discuss the importance of audit in the context of quality conformance.
Discuss in brief different ISO standards for quality.
E stimate the quality cost under different heads.
Discuss the contributions of Deming, Juran and Crosby in the field of quality management.
What do you mean by total quality management?
E xplain the concept and meaning of productivity in general and also in particular with respect to construction. What are the factors affecting productivity? Also, enumerate the main hurdles that are often encountered in construction projects which tend to keep productivity down.
What are the various types of checklists and inspection reports that have to be designed to ensure proper monitoring and control of quality assurance on the job?
What is total quality management? To what extent is it different from quality assurance system?
What is Juran’s quality trilogy?
Discuss Juran’s suggested steps for quality improvement.
E xplain the ISO 9000 family structure and its benefits. How will you develop a quality system in your organization if you wish to be accredited with ISO 9000?
Discuss inspection, quality control and quality assurance in a construction project.
Discuss the concept of ‘quality’ for construction industry. How do you define construction quality?
Failure costs 5 quality control costs 1 failure costs
Quality control costs 5 internal failure cost 1 external failure cost
Quality costs 5 prevention costs 1 appraisal costs
R eduction in variabilityc. Construction quality is about finishing the project safely, on time, within budget, and without claims and litigation.d. ‘Zero defect’ and ‘total quality control’ are two major catchwords for which construction project should strive.e. A major cause of
J ust in time
Customer satisfaction
Value for money
M eeting or exceeding the needs of customer
Conformance with specification
Fitness for purpose
State whether True or False:a. L ower bidder system is one of the major setbacks for achieving construction quality.b. Quality can be defined as:
A pply the value engineering in the context of (a) road construction project, and (b) building project.
C learly explain (a) worth, (b) cost, and (c) value.
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