ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, BAUCHI
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FIRST SEMESTER 2020/2021 ACADEMIC SESSION EXAMINATION
COURSE: CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE
COURSE CODE: CE 418
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ANY FOUR (4) QUESTIONS OF YOUR CHOICE
TIME ALLOWED: TWO (2) HOURS
Q1 (a) You were just promoted to a rank of project manager and assigned to a three billion naira road
project site to manage. State and discuss your features. (10 marks)
(b) (i) State the professionals and their roles to be involved in the project. (8 marks)
(ii) Mention the construction equipment to be used at the project site. (7 marks)
Q2 (a) Enumerate the significant of safety at construction site and mention the six sources of safety
information. (15 marks)
(b) State and discuss the considerable factors in choosing equipment for a civil Engineering project.
(10 marks)
Q3 Your client wanted to move into his house five days before the complete project duration. Use the
network below and offer advice on the cost schedule, showing all durations from normal time –normal
cost to crash time –crash cost.
Activity Pre-Activity Normal Duration Crash Duration Normal Cost Crash Cost
A - 5 3 1000 1240
B - 4 2 600 780
C A 7 6 1300 1360
D A 3 2 800 900
E B&C 5 3 1700 2000
(25marks)
Q4 (a) Clearly state the positive impact of Civil Engineering profession in developing nations like
Nigeria (10marks)
(b) What are the different applications of backhoe, bulldozer, scraper, dump truck and excavator
(15marks)
Q5 (a) In conducting compression test for concrete, cube test results are always higher than cylinder
test ones. Why? (10marks)
(b) Are there any differences in the methods of compaction between clayey and sandy soil
materials (15marks)
Q6 State and discuss the five typical influencing factors in selecting a construction site. (25 marks)
MODEL ANSWERS FOR 2020/2021 CE 418 EXAMINATIONS
Q1(a) A project manager is a professional that is accountable for ensuring that everyone on the project
team knows and executes his or her role. Responsibilities of project manager may vary depending on the
organizations size, maturity and culture. However, the following responsibilities are common to all
project managers. (3marks)
Developing the project plan
Managing the project Stakeholders
‘’ ‘’ ‘’ Team
‘’ ‘’ ‘’ Risk
‘’ ‘’ ‘’ Schedule
‘’ ‘’ ‘’ Budget
‘’ ‘’ ‘’ Conflicts (1mark each)
Q1b (i) The necessary professionals involved in road construction include Project Manager, Highway
Engr., Structural Engr., Quantity Surveyor, Land Surveyor, Contractor and Subcontractor. Students are to
discuss each professional’s functions and their advantages in relation to road construction. (8marks)
Q1b (ii) Students are expected to mention at least one type of the following road construction
equipment.
Earth moving equipment
Aggregate/concrete equipment
Pile driving equipment
Rock excavation equipment
Hauling equipment
Mixing/conveying equipment (7marks)
Q2a. The prevention of job related accident death is the cardinal objective to be achieved in any
construction site. It is not only the job related accident but the tragic from company’s point of view in
terms of insurance cost and creation of costly construction delay. (3marks)
The most common sources of safety information include:
1 Insurances companies
2 Established companies
3 Professional bodies
4 National and International Institutes
5 Equipment Manufacturers and Dealers
6 Law Enforcement Agencies (2marks each = 12marks)
Q3
Activity Pre-Activity Normal Duration Crash Duration Normal Cost Crash Cost Crash Slope
A - 5 3 1000 1240 120
B - 4 2 600 780 90
C A 7 6 1300 1360 60
D A 3 2 800 900 100
E B&C 5 3 1700 2000 150
5,400
The above table carries (2marks)
After analysis, the 1st network will have 17 days duration and #5,400 project cost (3marks)
After analysis, the 2nd network will have 16 days duration and #5,460 project cost (5marks)
After analysis, the 3rd network will have 15days duration and #5,520 project cost (5marks)
After analysis, the 4th network will have 14days duration and #5,580 project cost (5marks)
After analysis, the 5th network will have 13 days duration and #5,640 project cost (5marks)
Network diagrams must be shown before qualifying for full marks.
Q4. (a) Students are expected to define the term Civil Engineering, discuss the contributions of the
profession in a nation building both in terms of economy and infrastructural development.
Civil Engineering definition 2marks
Discussion on Economy development 4marks
Discussion on infrastructure development 4marks
(b) Students are expected to define or describe, sketch, state functions and advantages of the five
road construction equipment mentioned. (3marks each =15marks)
Q5 (a) Students are expected to discuss factors such as failure modes of the two types of the test
(3marks), the effect of height to width ratio (4marks) and the concrete/machine interface (3marks).
(b) Students are expected to discuss actions of compaction under these three headings, static
pressure, impact force and vibration. Examples are to be stated in the discussions. Each heading carries
(5marks x3 =15marks)
Q6 The five typical factors to be considered in choosing a construction site include topography,
availability of water, nature and type of soil, accessibility to the site and safe healthful comfort of the
site. Students are expected to discuss each of the above factors in terms of their relevance and
significant. Discuss on each factor carries (5marks x 5 = 25marks)
