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    Mirpur University of Science and Technology

    Construction Management

    Engr. Junaid Tariq

    Department of Civil Engineering


    Introduction to Networks - Terminology :

    • Activity

    – A specific task or set of tasks that are required by the project, use up
    resources, and take time to complete

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    Introduction to Networks - Terminology :

    • Event

    – The result of completing one or more activities. An identifiable end


    state occurring at a particular time. Events use no resources.

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    Introduction to Networks - Terminology :

    • Network
    •
    • The combination of all activities and events define the
    project and the activity precedence relationships

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    Introduction to Networks - Terminology :

    • Critical

    – Activities, events, or paths which, if delayed, will delay the completion


    of the project.

    – A project’s critical path is understood to mean that sequence of critical


    (slowest) activities that connect the project’s start event to its finish
    event

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    Introduction to Networks - Terminology :

    • Path

    • The series of connected activities (or intermediate events)


    between any two events in a network

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    Introduction to Networks - Terminology :

    • An activity can be in any of these conditions:


    – It may have a successor(s) but no predecessor(s) - starts a network
    – It may have a predecessor(s) but no successor(s) - ends a network
    – It may have both predecessor(s) and successor(s) - in the middle of a
    network

    • The interconnections depend on the technological


    relationships described in the action plan

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    Introduction to Networks - Terminology :

    • Drawing Networks :

    – Activity-on-Arrow (AOA) networks use arrows to represent activities


    while nodes stand for events

    – Activity-on-Node (AON) networks use nodes to represent activities with


    arrows to show precedence relationships

    • The choice between AOA and AON representation is largely a matter of


    personal preference.

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    Introduction to Networks :

    • Activity on Arrow

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    Introduction to Networks :

    • Activity on Node

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    Introduction to Networks - Terminology :

    • Dummy Activities:

    – Dummy activity is an activity which does not consume resources but is


    introduced in the network to give logic to the network
    – Dummy is used to maintain a unique numbering of activities

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    Introduction to Networks :

    • Activity on Arrow

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    Introduction to Networks :

    • Activity on Node

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    Introduction to Networks : Activity Time Preceding
    (days) Activity
    A 6 --
    B 2 --
    Example : C 2 --
    D 3 --
    1. Draw Network Diagrams (AOA + AON) E 8 A
    F 5 B, E
    2. Determine Critical Path (Forward + Backward
    G 9 C, F, D
    Pass) H 3 --
    3. Calculate float of activities (if any) I 2 P, H
    J 3 B, E
    K 10 G
    L 1 D
    M 10 I, J, K
    N 3 L, Q
    O 5 M, N
    P 4 A
    Q 5 G

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