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UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING ECONOMICS

M.Sc. / PG DIPLOMA IN CONSTRUCTION LAW AND DISPUTE

RESOLUTION

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2018/2019

8F5417 - Construction lndustry and Practice

22.03.2019

TIME 2.00 P.M. To 5.00 P.M.

MAXIMUM 100
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UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA, SRI LANKA

Faculty of Architecture
DEPARTMENT BUILDING ECONOMICS
Degree Program MSc / PG Diploma in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution
Examination Year 1 Semester I Examination - 201812019
Month/Year March 2019

TITLE OF PAPER 8E5417 - CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AND PRACTICE

TIME Three (03) Hours

Instructions to Candidates:
. This paper contains Five (05) questions in Two (02) sections on Five (05) pages.
o Answer any Four (04) questions.
o Answer each section in a separate booklet.
. This paper is a closed book examination.
. Clearly state your assumptions with your answer.
. You may use examples, sketches, etc. in the answers.
. This paper accounts for 7Oo/o of the module assessment. The maximum mark attainable
is 100. Marks assigned for each question is indicated within brackets.

SECTION A

Question 01
Construction products have unique characteristics such as durable, immovable, labour
intensive with diversified workforce and expensive.

(a) Explain the ways in which general public can influence the construction industry.
(05 Marks)

(b) Discuss the disputes in construction by referring to the characteristics of the construction
industry.
(20 Marks)

(Total25 Marks)

Ouestion 02
RIBA Plan of Work 2013 outlines the stages of a typical construction project. One of the special
features of RIBA Plan of Work 2013 compared to the previous versions is that, it has been
designed to accommodate a range of procurement methods.

Taking the traditional procurement method into consideration, explain the stages of a typical
construction project, including the parties involved along with their roles and responsibilities
in each project stage in accordance with RIBA Plan of Work 2013.
(Total25 Marks)
Question 03
National economy refers to the economy of an entire country. Construction industry
significantly contributes to a country's national economy. The contribution is recognised
through various contributing factors. Discuss the significance of the construction industry in
national economy. Use data given in Tables 1,2 and 3 to elaborate your answer.

Table l: Gross Domestic Product by Industrial Original at Constant (2010) Prices (a) (c)
Rato of Chongc Contribulion to Chong,c As o tercontogc of ODP
Econonric ActiviiY

Agricullure, Forc*try onti Firhing - 3.8 . 0"0 - 6.6 - l.E 7-l 6.9
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cciommoooiicn qnd iwd *n1* lilruilier I,D ?5 2rl.S r8.8 22.9
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Equob Gros Voluc Addod {GvA} ot Borir Price 4.3 3.1 E6.E 90.1 90.4 90..i
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€quolr Grorl Domsrtic Product (GDP) .l Motlo, Pricq 4.5 3.1 t@.0 I OO.0 I OO.O loo.o
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Table 2: Gross Domestic Capital Formation at Curuent Market prices (a)

Rs. million

hn 20]3 ?Dl{ 2C: 5 ii,i 20 t 6 ibi{ci 2Ol 7 ic'i

GROSS OOMESTIC CAPITAT FORMATION

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(Total25 Marks)

SECTION B

Question 04
Denio Pre-Cast is a private pre-cast concrete manufacturing
organisation, which was
established fifteen years ago. Denio manufactures and supplies 20 types of standard pre-cast
concrete components to the market. The organisation is currently having a functional type of
an organisation structure with different functional departments including Design, Production,
Procurement, Sales and Marketing, Finance and Human Resources.

Recently a special government contract is awarded to Denio from a government organisation.

The contract is to design and manufacture 500 numbers of special type of apre-cast concrete
component, custom made for the Government Transportation Board. The contract is 2 years
and is worth about half of the revenue currently being generated by Denio per year.

The Managing Director of Denio is highly concerned about the contract and wants to consider
the contract as a special project to the company. He has appointed you as the Head of the
Human Resources Department to propose a suitable project organisation structure to carry out
the contract.

(a) Explain why the new government contract can be identified as a "project".

(06 Marks)
(b) Propose project organisation structure for the new government contract of Denio
a suitable
Pre-Cast with justifi cations.

(10 Marks)

(c) A new project manager is hired to manage the new government contract. Discuss the
challenges of developing a unique project culture in the new project by the appointed
project manager.
(09 Marks)

(Total25 Marks)

Question 05
Figure 1 depicts a sectional view of a gantry to be constructed. The first step in erecting this
gantry is to mark out the site and prepare the foundations. Assume that all other preparations,
including the delivery of plant and materials to site, have already been carried out. Because of
the asymmetry of the land, the two tower foundations differ in size. Further, foundation B will
bear more weight than the other. Tower B has to be placed on a prefabricated plinth in order to
raise it to the same height as Tower A. Finally, a level adjustment must be made at base A after
the plinth has been erected for B, and this is to be done by taking a theodolite sighting from the
plinth top. Activities and estimated durations of gantry construction are given in Table 4.
However, activities are not in sequence of erection.
(a) Identify the logical relationships of above activities and re-prepare those activities
according to the sequence of works
(04 Marks)

(b) Identify and list the immediate predecessor/s for each and every activity.
(04 Marks)

(c) Draw an Activity on Arrow (AOA) network diagram for the gantry construction. Use
critical path method to draw this AOA diagram.
(08 Marks)

(d) Calculate the Total Float and Free Float for each and every activity and identify the critical
path.
(09 Marks)

(Total25 Marks)
 Table l: Activities and Estimated Durations of Gantry Construction
Activity Duration (Days)
Mark out the site 2

Dig Foundation A 4

Concrete Foundation B 4

Concrete Foundation A 2

Erect Plinth 2

Erect span 2

Erect Tower B 2

Erect Tower A 2

Level Base A 2
e Dig Foundation B 8

Figure I : Gantry - Sectional View of the Hillside

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