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This document discusses project planning and control for a two span bridge project during week 4. It includes 15 multiple choice questions regarding concepts like floats, critical paths, and schedule analysis for a gas processing plant construction project. Key details assessed include identifying critical paths and float values for activities based on their early/late start/finish times, and analyzing how delays impact the critical path and project duration.

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Assignment Solutions #4

This document discusses project planning and control for a two span bridge project during week 4. It includes 15 multiple choice questions regarding concepts like floats, critical paths, and schedule analysis for a gas processing plant construction project. Key details assessed include identifying critical paths and float values for activities based on their early/late start/finish times, and analyzing how delays impact the critical path and project duration.

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Project Planning and Control (July 2017)

WEEK -4- Floats , Two span bridge

1. Match the following


i. Total float (I) Min (ES of successor) - EF
ii. Free float (II) LS-ES
iii. Interfering float (III) Min(ES of successors) - Max(LF of predecessors) - D
iv. Independent float (IV) TF-FF
where ES is early start, EF is early finish, LS is late start, LF is late finish, TF is total float, FF is
free float, and D is the duration of corresponding activity
a. i - II, ii- I, iii - IV, iv - III
b. i - IV, ii - I, iii - II, iv - III
c. i - I, ii - II, iii - III, iv - IV
d. i - III, ii - I, iii - IV, iv - II

2. Figure.1 shows the network diagram indicating the activity and its duration. Based on the
description, choose the correct option which maps the delay to the corresponding critical path(s).

Figure. 1
Assuming the critical activities are on time, match the following:
i. Delayed early start of B by 2 days (I) ABD is the critical path
ii. Delayed early start of B by 3 days (II) ACD and ABD are critical paths
iii. Delayed early start of B by 4 days (III) ACD is the critical path
a. i-I, ii-II, iii-III
b. i - III, ii- II, iii- I
c. i- II, ii- I, iii- III
d. i- III, ii- I, iii- II

Soln: B has 3 days float

3. The interfering float is the difference between:


a. Total float and Free float
b. Total float and Independent float
c. Independent float and Free float
d. None of the above

4. Free float for any activity is the difference between___and___.


a. its earliest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activities
b. its latest start time and earliest start time
c. its latest finish time and earliest start time for its successor activities
d. its earliest finish time and latest start time for its successor activities

5. The earliest finish of an activity is always:


a. greater than earliest start time of the following node
b. less than earliest start time of the following node
c. less than or equal to earliest start time of the following node
d. greater than or equal to earliest start time of the following node

6. The critical path is the _____ path in the project and delaying the critical path will delay the
______.
a. Shortest, Activity duration
b. Longest, Project
c. Earliest, Early start of the activity
d. Latest, Slack of an activity

Q7 - 15: The table.1 given below has a high-level breakdown of twenty work items for the gas processing
plant construction project. (Source: High-level integrated deterministic, stochastic and fuzzy cost-duration
analysis aids project planning and monitoring, focusing on uncertainties and earned value metrics by
David Wood 2017).

Table. 1

Activity
No. Activity Predecessors Duration (days)
1 Select Site/Market Survey - 75
2 Process design/engineering 1 80
3 Project planning & consents 2 90
4 Tender & select contractors 2 80
5 Build Process A building 3,4 150
6 Install Process A Plant 5 60
7 Select/train Process A Staff 6 40
8 Build Process B building 3,4 180
9 Install Process B Plant 8 75
10 Select/train Process B Staff 6,9,12 50
11 Build Process C building 3,4 125
12 Install Process C Plant 11 50
13 Select/train Process C Staff 12 30
14 Install Plant Control System 6,9,12,18 90
15 Test Systems/Procedures 7,10,13,14 30
16 Plant HAZOP 15,19 20
17 Build Storage Facilities 3,4 90
18 Build Loading Facilities 17 60
19 Contract Transportation 18 60
20 Commission Plant 16 40

7. Identify the critical path.


a. 1-2-3-8-9-14-15-16-20
b. 1-2-3-5-6-14-15-16-20
c. 1-2-3-17-18-19-16-20
d. 1-2-3-11-12-14-15-16-20

Soln:

8. Which of the following activities has the highest total float?.


a. Select/train Process C Staff
b. Build Storage Facility
c. Contract Transportation
d. Tender & Select contractors
Soln: a. 140 days b. 105 days c. 165 days d. 10 days

9. If Build Process A building utilizes 60% of its total float, what is the remaining total float?.
a. 45 days
b. 27 days
c. 35 days
d. 18 days
Soln: 0.6*45 =27 utilised. Remaining is 45-27= 18 days

10. Free float and Interfering float of Select/ Train Process A staff are____and___.
a. 95 days & 0 days
b. 55 days & 40 days
c. 45 days & 50days
d. 40 days & 55 days
Soln: Activity 7 's successor is Activity 15 . 590-495 = 95 days free float. Total float = 95
therefore Interfering float = 0

11. Independent float of Contract Transportation activity is____.


a. 65 days
b. 60 days
c. 165 days
d.105 days
Soln: ES of Act 16 = 620
LF of Act 18 = 500
Project duration= 60
=> Independent float = 620-500-60 = 60

12. The early finish and late finish of Select/train Process B Staff activity are___and___.
a. 500 and 540
b. 500 and 550
c. 550 and 590
d. 540 and 590
Soln: Network diagram

13. The activity Tender/ Select contractors has 10 days of____.


i. Total float
ii. Free float
iii. Interfering float
iv. Independent float
a. i, iii
b. i, iv
c. i, iii, iv
d. i, ii, iv
Soln: Total = 10=Free= Independent; Interfering = 0;

14. If the Build Process C building gets delayed by 45 days (from ES schedule) and Install Process C
Plant gets delayed by 30 days (from ES schedule), the critical path now and duration are
____and___.
a. 1-2-3-8-9-14-15-16-20 ; 680 days
b. 1-2-3-5-6-14-15-16-20 ; 635 days
c. 1-2-3-17-18-19-16-20 ; 515 days
d. 1-2-3-11-12-14-15-16-20 ; 600 days
Sol. It's the same because the sum of delays = 75 <80(shared float)

15. The total float of Select/train Process C Staff activity is___.


a. 130 days
b. 150 days
c. 140 days
d. 110 days

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