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BQS 404 :CONSTRUCTION

PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
45 HOURS

SECOND SEMEMSTER COURSE: MONDAYS 8AM TO 11AM

26/01/2015
 TOPICS
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 Introduction
 Principles of equipment and plant

selection including economic

comparisons of alternatives; systematic
plant selection,
 Ownership costs, leasing costs,

 Calculation of plant hire rates;

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 TOPICS
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 Use of construction plant and equipment on site;

 Plant management and maintenance.
 Consideration of civil engineering plant and
equipment,
 Earthworks equipment;
 Construction site transport equipment;
 Hoisting equipment;
 Concrete equipment;
 Power tools, etc
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 References:
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 Construction Planning, Equipment, and

Methods, R.L. Peurifoy and W.B.
Ledbetter, McGraw Hill
 Construction Equipment and its
Management, S.C. Sharma, Khana
publishers, India
 Advanced Construction Technology, Roy
Chudley and Roger Greeno, Pearson
Longman, 3rd Edition, 2004
 Journals and other sources

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 CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT
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GROUP PROJECT TOPICS: 40 MARKS

 Describe and discuss four different types
of excavating equipment used in Kenya
 Describe and discuss four different types

of transporting equipment used in Kenya

 Describe and discuss four different types

of hoisting equipment used in Kenya

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 GROUP PROJECT TOPICS: 30
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MARKS
 Describe and discuss four different types
of concreting equipment used in Kenya
 Describe and discuss four different types

of power tools used in Kenya

 Discuss the types of plant and equipment

owned by a hiring company of your

choice

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 Requirements for the report:
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 Typewritten clearly indicating the names and index

numbers of the contributors.
 Contents to include abstract, introduction, body,
conclusion, references.
 Presentation in class will account for marks.
 Project to be handed in Two weeks before exams.
 Presentation in class will be One week before
exams.

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 CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT
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 Test – 20 Marks [DATE: TBC]

 COURSEWORK – 30 Marks
= [(Project + Test)/50] X 30

 EXAM = 70 Marks

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