Gujarat Technological UniversitySummer 2026 examination

GTU 3170614 Construction Engineering and Management Summer 2026 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · Civil Engineering · Semester 7 · Subject code 3170614
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain benefit/cost ratio.
(b)
4 marks
Give the suitability of derrick ,goliath and tower crane.
(c)
7 marks

Explain how mile stone chart is an improvement over bar chart and how the network diagram is an improvement over the milestone chart, hence discuss the advantage of a network diagram.

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

Enlist the factors to be considered to decide economic life of an equipment

(b)
4 marks

Define the term work breakdown structure. Prepare a work breakdown for single storeyed residential building

(c)
7 marks

Differentiate between activities and events. Project of Laying foundation consists of the following operations: excavation , laying of side boards and concreting of foundations. Draw a network consisting of activities and events to show the completion of the project

(c)
7 marks

Define optimistic pessimistic and most likely time on a beta curve. Use the data of the following table to find the expected time for each activity. Verify the activity having most reliable time estimates Activity Optimistic time Pessimistic time Most likely time A 10 14 12 B 6 12 8 C 5 12

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks

Enlist the various components of operating cost of a construction machinery

(b)
4 marks
Give safety measures for scaffolding and excavation
(c)
7 marks

A project consists of seven activities P, Q,,R, S,T, U, V of duration 10, 5,10,7,5 , 8 and 15 days . Draw a bar chart given the following: P and Q start simultaneously at time 0 independently, activity R starts only after Q is complete. S starts 3 days after P and Q start. Activity T starts only when S is complete. Activity U and R can start simultaneously when activity Q is complete. Activity V starts when P and S are complete, V marks the completion of the project. Draw the bar chart and find after how many days the project will be complete after starting at time zero.

(a)
3 marks

Enlist various safety equipment for a mason working at construction site and the purpose they serve.

(b)
4 marks

Draw a line diagram of back hoe trench excavator and state name of its parts

(c)
7 marks

The table below gives the expected time of different activities and the. Draw the network. Find the expected time for each path and find the number of critical paths. Mark the dummy activity. Activity Expected time 1-2 10 1-3 8 2-3 5 2-4 8 4-5 0 3-5 2 3-6 7 5-7 9 6-7

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain what is a winch and its utility.
(b)
4 marks
Differentiate between CPM and PERT
(c)
7 marks

Discuss the characteristics of lean construction methods over conventional construction.

(a)
3 marks
Explain giving examples activities in series and parallel
(b)
4 marks

What do you understand by a “dummy activity”. Give two examples.

(c)
7 marks

Prepare a breakdown of works and activities for construction an RCC highway and list the activities sequentially. Prepare the list of activities which can be performed in parallel.

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marks
Explain redundancies with reference to a network.
(b)
4 marks

How is critical path determined? Define float and different types of floats

(c)
7 marks

Describe the cube testing plan at the construction site. Discuss the statistics involved for acceptance and rejection of the construction.

(a)
3 marks
Explain why time cost trade is necessary
(b)
4 marks

Give the advantage of centrifugal pumps due to which it is commonly used at construction sites.

(c)
7 marks

Draw a neat sketch of conveyor belt system and explain various components.

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Construction Engineering and Management (Summer 2026, B.E. · Civil Engineering, Sem 7). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.

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