TUTORIAL WEEK 10

Answer ALL Questions.

1. Cutting down trees exceeding 600mm and not exceeding 900mm girth at 1.00 meter above
ground level and grubbing up their roots and filling voids left by removal of roots with
material arising from excavation – No

2. Planking and strutting for excavate trench for ground beam (Length of trench= 30meter) – m 3

3. Excavate pit to receive column base starting from reduce level maximum depth not exceeding
2.00m – m3

4. Extra Over pit excavation for excavating in rock (Provisional)- m3

5. Cost for excavator ½ m3 and 1m3 load for 1 hour

APPENDIX
Assumptions:
General Labour RM60/8 hours
Rental Chainsaw Machine RM65/day
Rental 5 tonne lorry RM550 /day (including cost for driver &
fuel)
No of trees to cut & remove 8 Nos/day
Length of trench 30 meter
Carpenter RM90/day
Timber RM1200/tonne (1.43m3)
Nails RM5.50/kg
Usage of Nails 0.10kg/m2 supported surface area
Usage of Planking and Strutting 15 times
Initial cost for excavator RM260,000.00
Resale Value of excavator RM8,000.00
Operator RM75
Diesel RM3.70
Lubricant oil RM40.00