GIVEN;

Total number of houses=15

Rate of build, R=3houses/week

n1 5days
n2 8hours

1)

Calculate the theoretical gang size for activity A.

 R labour hours
G
n1 n2
3 180

58
13.5

Hence, the theoretical gang size for activity A is 13.5

2.)

Calculate the actual number of gang size

Ga 18 As the actual gang size as it is on the higher side and close to G.

3.)

Calculate the natural rate of the house per week

G
Ra 6 a
G
18
6
13.5
8

4.)

Calculate the elapse time between the start of the first pylon and the last one

T
N 1 n1
Ra

15 1 5
8
8.75

5)

Calculate the actual duration for 1 unit

180
D
5 8
4.5
Operation Labour Optimum Theoretical Actual Natural Actual Elapse Elapsed
hours number of gang size gang rate of duration time buffer
operatives size the for one time
house unit
per
week
A 180 6 13.5 18 8 4.5 8.75 5

B 320 4 24 24 4 10 17.5 5

C 200 4 15 16 4.26 6.25 16.40 5

D 60 2 4.5 6 2.67 3.75 26.15 5

E 40 2 3 4 2.67 2.5 26.15 5

F 120 3 9 9 3 5 23.33 5

G 80 2 6 6 2 5 35 5

H 100 2 7.5 8 2.13 6.35 32.86 5

I 40 3 3 3 3 1.667 23.33 5

5.)

Time taken in days to erect the last pylon from table

T 24days

B.)

Obtain the overall duration of the project from the line of balance diagram.

D 108.25days