FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

B.ENG (CIVIL) FOURTH YEAR SEMESTER II EXAMINATIONS,
PAPER : CIV4201: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT II
DATE : Wednesday 15th September 2021
TIME : 9:00 Hours – 14:00 Hours (5 Hours)
Instructions:
1. This paper consists of FOUR questions on four pages each of which carries the same
marks; attempt ALL
2. Start each question attempted on a fresh page.

Question One [25 Marks]

a) Project Work Breakdown is an important aspect in Project Planning. You are the Project
Manager, the CEO has asked you to break down a 100 housing unit Project using a structure
into manageable constituents. (10 Marks)
b) Explain the two techniques used for Monitoring and Controlling of a Project. Further
explain the Project Control cycle. (10 Marks)
c) Calculate the critical ratios for the following activities and indicate which are probably on
target and need to be investigated. (5 Marks)

Activity Actual Scheduled Budgeted Actual Critical ratio

progress Progress Cost cost (CR)
A 4 days 4 days 60 40

B 3 days 2 days 50 50

C 2 days 3 days 30 20

D 1 day 1 day 20 30

E 2 days 4 days 25 25

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Question Two [25 Marks]

a) Briefly define the meaning of Project Network Analysis and further explain the three
commonly used techniques. (7 Marks)

b) With the use of illustrations, explain the following; (2 Marks@)

i. Activity
ii. Dummy Activity
iii. Event
iv. Sequencing
c) A construction project consists of 22 activities, A to V as described here;
• A, B and C are initial activities that can be performed simultaneously.
• F can start immediately after A is completed.
• D can start only after both B and C have been finished
• Once both A and B are completed, activity E can be started.
• G cannot begin until E has been finished.
• Activities H and K can start immediately after F is completed.
• Activities I and J begin after D, G, and H have all been completed.
• Activities L and M immediately follow I
• Activities N, O and P succeed K.
• Q follows L
• R follows M, J and N
• S follows R
• U begins after both Q and S have been completed.
• T follows O and V follows O and P
Draw up an activities and predecessor list for the project and construct the network. (10 Marks)

Question Three [25 Marks]

a) A Work Schedule is an action timetable. As a Project Manager, explain the importance of
a Work Schedule on a construction site. ( 5 Marks)

b) Given the following activities, draw a Ghant chart including Hammocks and Milestones,
assuming works are to begin on 14th April, 2018. Further, draw a Revised Ghant Chart
indicating the progress of the Project as of today 5th May, 2018. ( 8 Marks)
No. Activities Duration (Days)
1.1 Civil
1.1.1 Excavation 3
1.1.2 Setting out 1
1.1.3 Dig Foundation 2
1.1.4 Throw concrete 5
1.1.5 Walling 8
1.1.6 Roofing 5

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 1.2 Plumbing
1.2.1 Piping 4
1.2.2 Sewerage 4
1.3 Electrical
1.3.1 Wiring 3
1.3.2 Appliances 5
1.4 Fitting Windows 3

c) With the use of an illustration, explain the Matrix organization Structure. (5 Marks)
d) You are the project manager on the Construction of a 3-Stoyed Structure in Kampala,
explain at least four coordination devices you can use to reduce the need for coordination.
(7 Marks)

Question Four [25 Marks]

a)

i) Compute the critical path of the above logical Network diagram (10 Marks)
b) Define the following terms as used in Project Network Analysis
i) Earliest Start Time
ii) Latest Start Time
iii) Earliest Finish Time
iv) Latest Finish Time
v) Event slack (5 Marks)
c)

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d) Find the critical path and calculate the slack time for the following network (10 Marks)
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