Faculty of Engineering

Department : Building and Construction Engineering

Course : Construction Project Management
Course Code : NSTE23
Exercise 1

1. Select the right answer:

I. The elements of construction project planning are:
a. Time b. Resources c. Cost d. All
II. Which of the following is not a typical activity category?
a. Production b. Procurement c. Administrative d. None of the above

2. Draw a PDM network for a project with the following activities. Show all steps including
removing redundant relations; and sequence steps.

- Activity B depends on A; - Activity G follows E, F & D;

- Activity E depends on B and A; - Activity F can start when D & B are completed;
- Activity C is followed by F and follows A; - Activity D is dependent upon A and B.

3. Consider the following set of activities:

Code Description
A Layout foundation
B Excavation
C Obtain concrete materials
D Place concrete
E Obtain steel reinforcement
F1 Cut and bend reinforcement (part 1)
F2 Cut and bend reinforcement (part 2)
G1 Place reinforcement (part 1)
G2 Place reinforcement (part 2)
H Obtain formwork
I Erect formwork
J Remove formwork
K Clean up
A gang of steelfixers is used to cut and bend reinforcement and another gang is used for
placing reinforcement. The first part of reinforcement can be placed during formwork
erection while the second part should wait for completion of formwork erection. Tabulate
the predecessors of each activity and draw AON network.

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 4. For the Following project data, answer the following questions:

Activity Duration (days) Predecessor

A 2 --
B 6 A
C 3 A
D 1 B
E 6 B
F 3 C, D
G 2 E, F

a. Draw an AON network and perform forward and backward pass calculations?
b. Draw a time-scaled diagram of the project?
c. Tabulate activities ES, EF, LS, LF, TF, and FF.
d. What is the effect of delaying activity D by 3 days?

5. For the following PDM, perform the forward pass and backward pass calculations.
Determine the project duration and critical path. Tabulate the ES, EF, LS, LF, TF, and FF
information for each activity.

E
FF7
7

A B D F G
SS3, FF4 SS2 SS8
10 8 12 FF5 9 12

SS8

J
C 0
SF5
8

H I
FS6 FF3
10 8

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 6. Consider the following project.
Resources required
Activity Predecessor Duration (days)
Plumbers Labors
A - 4 2 3
B - 3 1 -
C - 6 1 3
D B 8 3 4
E B 7 - 1
F C 2 3 5
G A, D 9 1 2
H E 5 2 4
I E 4 - 2
J F, I 4 2 3

Assume eleven plumbers and nine labors are available for the project. Draw a resource
histograms showing the resources needed every time along the project duration.

Construction Management Dr. Emad Elbeltagi