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Practice exam 2013 questions and answers

Engineering Operations and Control (University of New South Wales)

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THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

SCHOOL OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

SEMESTER 2 2013

CVEN3101: ENGINEERING OPERATIONS AND CONTROL

QUIZ 3 - 30 OCTOBER 2013

1. TIME ALLOWED – 40 MINUTES

2. THIS QUIZ PAPER HAS 6 PAGES

3. TOTAL NUMBER OF QUESTIONS – 12

4. TOTAL MARKS AVAILABLE – 10

5. ALL ANSWERS MUST BE GIVEN IN THE SPACES PROVIDED IN THIS

QUIZ PAPER

6. CANDIDATES MAY BRING TO THE QUIZ: UNSW APPROVED CALCULATORS

7. THIS PAPER MUST BE SUBMITTED AT THE END OF THE QUIZ

I. MULTIPLE CHOICE /5

II. CALCULATION /5

TOTAL /10

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PART I – MULTIPLE CHOICE (5 MARKS)

FOR EACH QUESTION, CANDIDATES ARE TO SELECT THE ONE CORRECT OR BEST
ALTERNATIVE ANSWER. EACH QUESTION IN THIS PART IS OF EQUAL VALUE.

Question 1. Which of the following quality management terms best describes line and level
inspections for a trenching project?
X (a) Quality control
฀ (b) Quality assurance
฀ (c) Total quality management
฀ (d) All of the above
฀ (e) None of the above

Question 2. How many hours of classroom training are required for the Black Belt Leaders
under the Six Sigma approach?
฀ (a) 8 hours
฀ (b) 40 hours
X (c) 160 hours
฀ (d) 480 hours
฀ (e) 800 hours

Question 3. Who should be responsible for explaining and promoting the total quality
management principles in a construction company?
฀ (a) Top management
X (b) Middle management
฀ (c) Frontline crew
฀ (d) All of the above
฀ (e) None of the above

Question 4. Which of the following estimating stages involves risk assessment for
contingency?
฀ (a) Kick-off meeting
฀ (b) Estimate work plan
X (c) Prepare estimate
฀ (d) Document estimate
฀ (e) Review estimate

Question 5. Which of the following parties would likely conduct conceptual cost estimate
before the commencement of a new construction project?
฀ (a) Owner
฀ (b) Designer
฀ (c) Contractor
X (d) All of the above
฀ (e) None of the above

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Question 6. The cost for a project constructed 2 years ago is known. A new project is
proposed for construction 3 years from now. ENR indices of construction industry are
available over the past 5 years. Which index values will be used to calculate the equivalent
compound interest rate?
฀ (a) 5 years ago & 2 years ago
฀ (b) 5 years ago & current year
X (c) 3 years ago & current year
฀ (d) 1 year ago and current year
฀ (e) Average of 5 years and current year

Question 7. How much overtime pay is normally provided for construction labour?
฀ (a) 1.2 – 1.5 times of straight-time wage rate
X (b) 1.5 – 2 times of straight-time wage rate
฀ (c) 2 – 2.5 times of straight-time wage rate
฀ (d) 2.5 – 3 times of straight-time wage rate
฀ (e) More than 3 times of straight-time wage rate

Question 8. What is the main reason for hiring women in operating heavy mining trucks?
฀ (a) Higher education
฀ (b) Lower fuel consumption
X (c) Reduced maintenance cost for tires
฀ (d) Improved productivity
฀ (e) Traditional culture for mining industry

Question 9. Which of the following actions should be taken by the inspector if he/she
observes a dangerous condition at construction site?
฀ (a) Stop the work
฀ (b) Call OSHA
X (c) Notify the contractor in writing
฀ (d) Advise the contractor of the necessity of eliminating it
฀ (e) Do nothing since it is the contractor’s problem

Question 10. Who can be a competent person under OSHA standard?

฀ (a) Client project manager
฀ (b) Designer
X (c) Site foremen
฀ (d) All of the above
฀ (e) None of the above

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PART II – CALCULATION (5 MARKS)

Question 11. A crane operator works 10 hour/day, 5 days a week. A base wage of $ 36
/hour is paid for all straight-time work, 8 hour/day, 5 day/week. An overtime rate of two times
is paid for all hours over 8 hour/day, Monday through Friday. The rate for workmen’s
insurance is 15.6% of base wage. The social security and unemployment taxes are 12% of
actual wages in total. Fringe benefits are $ 5.6 /hour. Calculate the average hourly cost of
the crane operator. (2 marks)

Solution:

1. Adjusted hourly rate

Actual work hours: 10 x 5 = 50 h
Pay hours: 8 x 5 + (2 x 5) x 2 = 60 h
Actual hourly pay: (60 x 36)/50 = $ 43.2 /h (0.5’)

2. Benefits
Insurance: 36 x 15.6% = $ 5.616 /h (0.5’)
Social security and unemployment taxes: 43.2 x 12% = $ 5.184 /h (0.5’)
Fringe benefits: $ 5.6 /h

3. Average hourly cost

43.2 + 5.616 + 5.184 + 5.6 = $ 59.6 /h (0.5’)

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Question 12. A total 120 m3 of clay has to be transported to a job site 15 km away using a
10 m3 dump truck. A tractor loader is used to load the truck at a rate of 80 m3/hour. The
travel times for haul and return of the truck are 32 minutes and 25 minutes, respectively. It
takes 3 minutes to dump the load. The cost of the truck is $ 42 /hour, the truck driver is $ 28
/hour. The cost of the loader is $ 55 /hour, the loader operator is $ 32 /hour. The average
working time is 45 minutes in one hour. Determine the total time, total cost, and the cost/unit
of transporting the clay. (3 marks)

Solution:

1. Quantity of work = 120 m3

2. Cycle time
Load = 10/80 = 0.125 h
Haul = 32/60 = 0.533 h
Dump = 3/60 = 0.05 h
Return = 25/60 = 0.417 h
Total cycle time = 1.125 h/trip (0.5’)

3. Production rate
Number of trips per hour = 1/1.125 = 0.889
Quantity hauled per hour = 10×0.889 = 8.89 m3/h (0.5’)
Production rate = 8.89 × 45/60 = 6.668 m3/h (0.5’)

4. Total time = 120/6.668 = 17.996 h (0.5’)

5. Total cost = 17.996 x (42 + 28+ 55+ 32) = $ 2825.372 (0.5’)

6. Cost per cubic meter = 2825.372/120 = $ 23.545 /m3 (0.5’)

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