Alexandria University Faculty of Engineering Structural Eng. Dept. Post Graduate Computer Applications in Construction Management (02-523) Final Exam (June, 2012) QUESTION 1 (40%) By using the feature of Primavera, Pg: Time Allowed: 2 Hrs. + How to create the dictionary calendars based on the following information: [Cat ‘Weekends Holidays Exceptions T Sunday Zand 23 Jan. 2012 = 2 Friday 15 Feb. 2012 17 Feb. 2012 ‘+ How to create suitable Enterprise Breakdown Structure “EBS”, for Arab Contractor Company? ‘+ How to insert successor activity using finish to finish relationship? * How to create suitable Work Breakdown Structure “WBS”, for constructing a villa? * How to create suitable Organizational Breakdown Structure “OBS”, for Arab Contractor Company? ‘+ Mention briefly the project management cycle and what are the phases used for Pe? ‘+ How to add the following Project information: Project Name Pump Station Planning Unit Day Project Start Date | 4 Jan, 2012 ‘Weekends Friday and Sunday Project Finish Date | 23Feb.2012 | QUESTION 2 (30%) ‘What is the difference between? + WBS & WPS; + OBS & EBS ‘© Hammock Activity & Milestone + Task Activity & Flag Activity; * Free Float & Total Float; Activitys ‘+ Interfering Float & Independent Float; and ‘+ Critical Activity & Dummy Activity. QUESTION 3 (30%) The following table illustrates the ties of a small project: Activity | _OD Typeof | Lag ] weekend | Holiday] Exception TD | Days) | Predecessor | Retationship | Days) A 10 = = =| Friday [18 an, 2012 | 20Tan, 2012 B 12 A 38 4 = [20Jan.2012 | c 9 B FF 2 | Sunday [24 Jan. 2012 | 22 Jan, 3013 A SF 6 D 7 a SF 6 | Friday ~ | a7san.2012 * If project start date is Saturday 14 January 2012, find activity early and late dates? Good Luck 1 Of 1 Page Dr. Remon F. Aziz~~ Faculty of Engineering Structural Eng. Dept. Alexandria University Post Graduate CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Final Exam (January, 2012) (02-533) Time Allowed: 120 Min. Qeesiuns 1 (20%) ‘What are the earthmoving duties? E Mention the types of excavating; and loading Equipment? Prove the formulas that give average value of an Equipment? . What is meaning of job conditions; and management conditions? What are the factors should be considered for selecting equipment? eaore Question 2 (30%) Calculate the expected hourly cost scraper described below assuming straight line depreciation: + Initial cost is 94000 $; © Useful life is 8 years; * Salvage value is 6000 $ © Power is 200 HP; * Crankcase capacity is 5 Gallon; «Time between oil changes is 120 hours; © Operating factor is 0.7; © Unit cost of fuel is 1.35 S/gallon; * Unit cost of lubrication is 4.55 $/gallon; # Grease cost is 1.2 S/hr; + Tax, insurance, investments,.... ete. are 20%; © Repairs and maintenances are 80% of annual depreciation; * Tires cost is 30008; «Tires life time is 3000 hrs; and © Operating time is 1400 hrs. Question 3 cow ‘A company purchases an equipment by 12000 §, it is estimated that equipment useful life = 4 years, and salvage value = 4000 $. It is required to find: © Depreciation amount; and «The book value of equipment a long life time using: 1, Suaight Line Method; 2. Sum of Year Method; and 3. Double Declining Balance Method. Page 1 of 2 Dr. Remon €. Aziz,Structural Eng. Dept. Post Graduate Final Exam (January, 2012) (02-533) Question 4 0%) A hydraulic excavator, is required to excavate the basement, which is divided into 10 panels, the panel dimensions equal to 20* 10 m? as shown in the Figure, knowing that: * Excavator bucket capacity is 1.57 m°; Material is sand; Bucket fill factor is 0.8; Average depth of cut is 4.5 m; Maximum depth of cut is 6.4 m; Angle of swing is 75 °; Job efficiency is 48 min hr.; Working hours per day are 8 hours: Natural soil weights equal to 1500 kg/m’; Loose soil weights 1350 kg/m; and Compacted soil weights 2000 kg/m. REQUIRED: How many days are taken to finish that work? 20m 20m 20m 3.9m) 28m) sm) tom 29m) am) [2.0m) (2m 10m 1.4m) (10m) 22m) Kom) (4m) 10m 1.5 m) (1.0m) f—______|sm) 0 mj rein) (5m) Plan of Basement 10m Lam) Lm) (Excavation Depth in meter) Standard cycles per hour for Excavator ; Small machine Medium machine Large machine ete meus (0.74 m’) (0.75 m?: 1.75 m?) 1.76 m’) Sand 250 200 150 Soft clay 200 160) 120 Rock 160 130 100 Swing ~ Depth factor for Excavator Depth of cut “Angle of swing (degree) (% of Max.) as _ 78 [ 90 120 30 133 1.26 21 Saari 1.08 | 30 128 121 116 1.10 1.03 70 1.16 110 1.05 1.00 0.94 39 1.04 100 | 095 — 0.95 0.85 Page 2 of 2 7 NTO Dt Remon Aciz