MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION

Faculty of Engineering

COURSE CODE

CIVIL4810

LEVEL / SEMESTER

4/1

COURSE TITLE

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

ACADEMIC YEAR

2013-2014

DATE

Tuesday, 29 October 2013

TIME

10:00 am

DURATION

1 hour and 30 minutes

MAXIMUM MARK

100

COURSE COORDINATOR :

Dr. Mohsin Usman Qureshi

STUDENT NAME
STUDENT ID

GROUP NO

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
This question paper consists of 3 pages.
Answer ALL questions as required.
Write your ID, NAME and GROUP NUMBER clearly on all
of your answer books.
Follow all examination rules.
Do not bring books or other related materials into the
examination room.

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Question 1:

[20 marks]

(a) How the routine works are different from project?

[5marks]
(b) Make a work breakdown structure (WBS) for the construction of a small house?
[15marks]
Question 2:

[20 marks]

On the construction of a small dams project, allowable man hours for earthwork are
5000hr, for lying roller compacted concrete (RCC) are 8000hr and for spillway works
are 6000hr. Assume the shift time to be 8 hours per calendar day.
How many workers will be required in total if the earthwork to be finished in two
month, lying of RCC in three months and spillway works in one month?
Question 3:

[35marks]

Consider the table of activities given below?

Activity
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Determine:
(a) Draw an Arrow Diagram
(b) Perform CPM calculations
(c) Find the critical Path

Dependence
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D,E
E,F
F,G
K
J,K
H,I,J,K
H
M,L

Duration
2
5
3
5
3
2
4
6
12
18
3
7
3
1
1
9

[16marks]
[16marks]
[3marks]

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Question 4:

[25 marks]

Consider the Figure Q4, which location you will select to buy the cement (100T) and
steel (1000T) for your project based in Sohar?

DUBAI

175km

SOHAR
300km

NIZWA
200km

MUSCAT
Figure Q4
Hauling Charges:
Dubai-Sohar: 2.0OMR/T/100km
Nizwa-Sohar: 1.5OMR/T/100km
Muscat-Sohar:1.2OMR/T/100km
Approximate Price of Cement:
Dubai: 20OMR/T
Nizwa: 14OMR/T
Muscat: 21OMR/T
Approximate Price of Steel:
Dubai: 200OMR/T
Nizwa: 190OMR/T
Muscat: 210OMR/T