Construction Planning & Earthworks 2022 BB Example

Assessment 8 Time Cost Trade-off

1.) Project consisting of 4 activities A,B,C and D 2.) "A" must be completed before "B" can start, and the same with C and D
3.) N = Depicts the information for the Normal activity 4.) C = Depicts the information for the Accelerated activity
5.) The single digit figure, is the duration for an activity in weeks 6.) The double digit figure, is the total cost for an activity in thousands of Rands

A B 39
N= 17 86 N= 22 132
Time Cost A Time Cost B
C= 12 114 C= 16 177
5 28 6 45

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5,6 For 1 7,5 For 1

C D
N= 19 86 N= 27 55
Time Cost C Time Cost D
C= 15 110 C= 22 76 46
4 24 5 21 Need 7
2 6 For 1 5 4,2 For 1
12 21
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A B C D
Normal Crushed Normal Crushed Normal Crushed Normal Crushed
Time Cost Time Cost Time Cost Time Cost Time Cost Time Cost Time Cost Time Cost

17 86 12 114 22 132 16 177 19 86 15 110 27 55 22 76

15 89 11 127 26 122 18 174 19 85 18 124 28 46 20 89

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