CN7204 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND PLANNING

CN7204 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND PLANNING

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Overview of IT Applications in Construction – Construction process – Computerization in Construction – Computer aided Cost Estimation – Developing application with database software.

UNIT II OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES

Linear, Dynamic and Integer Programming - Branch and Bound Techniques – Application to Production Scheduling, Equipment Replacement, Material Transportation and Work Assignment Problems – Software applications.

UNIT III INVENTORY MODELS

Deterministic and Probabilistic Inventory Models - Software applications.

UNIT IV SCHEDULING APPLICATION

PERT and CPM - Advanced planning and scheduling concepts – Computer applications – Case study. UNIT V OTHER PROBLEMS 6+6 Sequencing problems – Simulation – Enterprises – Introduction to ERP systems.

REFERENCES:

• Billy E.Gillet., Introduction to Operations Research – A Computer Oriented Algorithmic Approach, Mc Graw Hill, 2008.

• Feigenbaum,L., Construction Scheduling with Primavera Project Planner Prentice Hall Inc., 2002.

• Ming Sun and Rob Howard, “Understanding I.T. in Construction, Spon Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 2004.

• Paulson, B.R., Computer Applications in Construction, Mc Graw Hill, 1995. 

CN7203 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND CONTROL

CN7203 CONSTRUCTION PLANNING, SCHEDULING AND CONTROL

UNIT I CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

Basic Concepts in the Development of Construction Plans – Choice of Technology and Construction Method – Defining Work Tasks – Defining Precedence Relationships among Activities – Estimating Activity Durations – Estimating Resource Requirements for Work Activities – Coding Systems.

UNIT II SCHEDULING PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES

Construction Schedules – Critical Path Method – Scheduling Calculations – Float – Presenting Project Schedules – Scheduling for Activity-on-Node and with Leads, Lags, and Windows – Scheduling with Resource Constraints and Precedences – Use of Advanced Scheduling Techniques – Scheduling with Uncertain Durations – Calculations for Monte Carlo Schedule Simulation – Crashing and Time/Cost Tradeoffs – Improving the Scheduling Process.

UNIT III COST CONTROL, MONITORING AND ACCOUNTING

The Cost Control Problem – The Project Budget – Forecasting for Activity Cost Control – Financial Accounting Systems and Cost Accounts – Control of Project Cash Flows –Schedule Control – Schedule and Budget Updates – Relating Cost and Schedule Information.

UNIT IV QUALITY CONTROL AND SAFETY DURING CONSTRUCTION

Quality and Safety Concerns in Construction – Organizing for Quality and Safety – Work and Material Specifications – Total Quality Control – Quality Control by Statistical Methods – Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Attributes – Statistical Quality Control with Sampling by Variables – Safety.

UNIT V ORGANIZATION AND USE OF PROJECT INFORMATION

Types of Project Information – Accuracy and Use of Information – Computerized Organization and Use of Information – Organizing Information in Databases – Relational Model of Databases – Other Conceptual Models of Databases – Centralized Database Management Systems – Databases and Applications Programs – Information Transfer and Flow.

REFERENCES:

• Calin M. Popescu, Chotchai Charoenngam, Project Planning, Scheduling and Control in Construction: An Encyclopedia of terms and Applications, Wiley, New York, 1995.

• Chitkara, K.K. Construction Project Management: Planning, Scheduling and Control, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New Delhi, 1998.

• Chris Hendrickson and Tung Au, Project Management for Construction – Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders, Prentice Hall, Pittsburgh, 2000.

• Halpin, D. W., Financial and Cost Concepts for Construction Management, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1985.

• Willis, E. M., Scheduling Construction Projects, John Wiley & Sons, 1986. 

CN7202 CONTRACT LAWS AND REGULATIONS

CN7202 CONTRACT LAWS AND REGULATIONS

UNIT I CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS

 Indian Contracts Act – Elements of Contracts – Types of Contracts – Features – Suitability – Design of Contract Documents – International Contract Document – Standard Contract Document – Law of Torts.

UNIT II TENDERS

 Prequalification – Bidding – Accepting – Evaluation of Tender from Technical, Contractual and Commercial Points of View – Contract Formation and Interpretation – Potential Contractual Problems – World Bank Procedures and Guidelines – Tamilnadu Transparency in Tenders Act.

 UNIT III ARBITRATION

Comparison of Actions and Laws – Agreements – Subject Matter – Violations – Appointment of Arbitrators – Conditions of Arbitration – Powers and Duties of Arbitrator – Rules of Evidence – Enforcement of Award – Costs.

UNIT IV LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

 Insurance and Bonding – Laws Governing Sale, Purchase and Use of Urban and Rural Land – Land Revenue Codes – Tax Laws – Income Tax, Sales Tax, Excise and Custom Duties and their Influence on Construction Costs – Legal Requirements for Planning – Property Law – Agency Law – Local Government Laws for Approval – Statutory Regulations.

UNIT V LABOUR REGULATIONS

 Social Security – Welfare Legislation – Laws relating to Wages, Bonus and Industrial Disputes, Labour Administration – Insurance and Safety Regulations – Workmen’s Compensation Act – Indian Factory Act – Tamilnadu Factory Act – Child Labour Act - Other Labour Laws.

REFERENCES:

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• Gajaria G.T., Laws Relating to Building and Engineering Contracts in India,

• Jimmie Hinze, Construction Contracts, McGraw Hill, 2001.

• Joseph T. Bockrath, Contracts and the Legal Environment for Engineers and Architects, McGraw Hill, 2000.

• Kwaku, A., Tenah, P.E. Jose M.Guevara, P.E., Fundamentals of Construction Management and Organisation, Printice Hall, 1985.M.M.Tripathi Private Ltd., Bombay, 1982.

• Patil. B.S, Civil Engineering Contracts and Estimates, Universities Press (India) Private Limited, 2006. 

CN7201 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

CN7201 ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

UNIT I SUB STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION

Box jacking - Pipe jacking - Under water construction of diaphragm walls and basement - Tunneling techniques - Piling techniques - Driving well and caisson - sinking cofferdam - cable anchoring and grouting - Driving diaphragm walls, Sheet piles - Laying operations for built up offshore system - Shoring for deep cutting - Large reservoir construction - well points - Dewatering for underground open excavation.

UNIT II SUPER STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDINGS

 Vacuum dewatering of concrete flooring – Concrete paving technology – Techniques of construction for continuous concreting operation in tall buildings of various shapes and varying sections – Erection techniques of tall structures, Large span structures – launching techniques for heavy decks – in-situ prestressing in high rise structures, Post tensioning of slab- aerial transporting – Handling and erecting lightweight components on tall structures.

UNIT III CONSTRUCTION OF SPECIAL STRUCTURES

Erection of lattice towers - Rigging of transmission line structures – Construction sequence in cooling towers, Silos, chimney, sky scrapers - Bow string bridges, Cable stayed bridges – Launching and pushing of box decks – Construction of jetties and break water structures – Construction sequence and methods in domes – Support structure for heavy equipment and machinery in heavy industries – Erection of articulated structures and space decks.

UNIT IV REHABILITATION AND STRENGTHENING TECHNIQUES

 Seismic retrofitting - Strengthening of beams - Strengthening of columns - Strengthening of slab - Strengthening of masonry wall, Protection methods of structures, Mud jacking and grouting for foundation – Micro piling and underpinning for strengthening floor and shallow profile - Sub grade water proofing, Soil Stabilization techniques.

UNIT V DEMOLITION 

Demolition Techniques, Demolition by Machines, Demolition by Explosives, Advanced techniques using Robotic Machines, Demolition Sequence, Dismantling Techniques, Safety precaution in Demolition and Dismantling.

REFERENCES:

• Jerry Irvine, Advanced Construction Techniques, CA Rocketr, 1984

• Patrick Powers. J., Construction Dewatering: New Methods and Applications, John Wiley & Sons, 1992.

• Peter.H.Emmons, “Concrete repair and maintenance illustrated”, Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2001.Press, 2008.

• Robertwade Brown, Practical foundation engineering hand book, McGraw Hill Publications, 1995.

• Sankar, S.K. and Saraswati, S., Construction Technology, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2008. 

CN7104 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN MANAGEMENT

CN7104 QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES IN MANAGEMENT

UNIT I OPERATIONS RESEARCH

 Introduction to Operations Research - Linear Programming – Graphical and Simplex Methods, Duality and Post – Optimality Analysis – Transportation and Assignment Problems.

UNIT II PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

 Inventory Control - EOQ - Quantity Discounts - Safety Stock – Replacement Theory – PERT and CPM – Simulation Models – Quality Control.

UNIT III FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Working Capital Management – Compound Interest and Present Value methods – Discounted Cash Flow Techniques – Capital Budgeting. UNIT IV DECISION THEORY 9 Decision Theory – Decision Rules – Decision making under conditions of certainty, risk and uncertainty – Decision trees – Utility Theory.

UNIT V MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS

 Cost Concepts – Break-even analysis – Pricing Techniques – Game theory Applications.

REFERENCES:

1. Frank Harrison, E., The Managerial Decision Making Process, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, 1999.

2. Hamdy A.Taha, Operations Research: An Introduction, Prentice Hall, 2010.

3. Levin, R.I, Rubin,D.S., and Stinson J., Quantitative Approaches to Management, McGraw Hill College, 1993.

4. S.L.Tang, Irtishad U.Ahmad, Syed M.Ahmed, Ming Lu, Quantitative Technique for Decision making in Construction, Hongkong University Press, HKU, 2004.

5. Schroeder, R.G, Operations Management, McGraw Hill, 2009.

6. Vohra, Nd., Quantitative Techniques in Management, Third Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Company Ltd, 2007.

 

CN7103 PROJECT FORMULATION AND APPRAISAL

UNIT I PROJECT FORMULATION

Project – Concepts – Capital investments - Generation and Screening of Project Ideas - Project identification – Preliminary Analysis, Market, Technical, Financial, Economic and Ecological - Pre-Feasibility Report and its Clearance, Project Estimates and Techno-Economic Feasibility Report, Detailed Project Report – Different Project Clearances required.

UNIT II PROJECT COSTING Project Cash Flows – Time Value of Money – Cost of Capital.

UNIT III PROJECT APPRAISAL  NPV – BCR – IRR – ARR – Urgency – Pay Back Period – Assessment of Various Methods – Indian Practice of Investment Appraisal – International Practice of Appraisal – Analysis of Risk – Different Methods – Selection of a Project and Risk Analysis in Practice.

UNIT IV PROJECT FINANCING

Project Financing – Means of Finance – Financial Institutions – Special Schemes – Key Financial Indicators – Ratios.

UNIT V PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION

Private sector participation in Infrastructure Development Projects - BOT, BOLT, BOOT - Technology Transfer and Foreign Collaboration - Scope of Technology Transfer. 

REFERENCES:

1. Barcus, S.W. and Wilkinson.J.W., Hand Book of Management Consulting Services, McGraw Hill, New York, 1986.

2. Joy P.K., Total Project Management - The Indian Context, New Delhi, Macmillan India Ltd., 1992

3. Prasanna Chandra, Projects – Planning, Analysis, Selection, Implementation Review, McGraw Hill Publishing Company Ltd., New Delhi. 2006.

4. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Manual for the Preparation of Industrial Feasibility Studies, (IDBI Reproduction) Bombay, 1987. 

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CN7102 CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT OBJECTIVES

UNIT I CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTS AND MANAGEMENT

 Identification – Planning of equipment – Selection of Equipment - Equipment Management in Projects - aintenance Management – Equipment cost – Operating cost – Cost Control of Equipment - Depreciation Analysis – Replacement of Equipment- Replacement Analysis - Safety Management

UNIT II EQUIPMENT FOR EARTHWORK 

Fundamentals of Earth Work Operations - Earth Moving Operations - Types of Earth Work Equipment - Tractors, Motor Graders, Scrapers, Front end Waders – Dozer, Excavators, Rippers, Loaders, trucks and hauling equipment, Compacting Equipment, Finishing equipment.

UNIT III OTHER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT

Equipment for Dredging, Trenching, Drag line and clamshells, Tunneling – Equipment for Drilling and Blasting - Pile driving Equipment - Erection Equipment - Crane, Mobile crane - Types of pumps used in Construction - Equipment for Dewatering and Grouting – Equipment for Demolition.

UNIT IV ASPHALT AND CONCRETE PLANTS

Aggregate production- Different Crushers – Feeders - Screening Equipment - Handling Equipment - Batching and Mixing Equipment - Pumping Equipment – Ready mix concrete equipment, Concrete pouring equipment. Asphalt Plant, Asphalt Pavers, Asphalt compacting Equipment

UNIT V MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Forklifts and related equipment - Portable Material Bins – Material Handling Conveyors – Material Handling Cranes- Industrial Trucks.

REFERENCES:

1. Deodhar, S.V. Construction Equipment and Job Planning, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 1988.

2. Dr.Mahesh Varma, Construction Equipment and its planning and Application, Metropolitan Book Company, New Delhi. 1983.

3. Peurifoy, R.L., Ledbetter, W.B. and Schexnayder, C., Construction Planning, Equipment and Methods, McGraw Hill, Singapore, 2006.

4. Sharma S.C. Construction Equipment and Management, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 1988.

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