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September December 2012 Final Examinations

MAMG2001
THE UNIVERSITY OF TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

FINAL ASSESSMENT/EXAMINATION DECEMBER 2012

Course Code and Title: Plant Maintenance and Management MAMG2001
Programme: Mechanical Engineering Technician Diploma
Date and Time: Duration: 3hours

PLEASE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU BEGIN THIS EXAMINATION

Instructions to Candidates
1. This paper has three (3) pages and seven (7) questions
2. You are required to answer any five (5) questions
3. Your time allowed is 3 hours.
4. You must return the question paper along with your answer booklet to and other writing paper to
the Invigilator at the end of the examination.


Key Examination Protocol

1. Students please note that academic dishonesty (or cheating) includes but is not limited to
plagiarism, collusion, falsification, replication, taking unauthorised notes or devices into an
examination, obtaining an unauthorised copy of the examination paper, communicating or trying to
communicate with another candidate during the examination, and being a party to impersonation in
relation to an examination.

2. The above mentioned and any other actions which compromise the integrity of the academic
evaluation process will be fully investigated and addressed in accordance with UTTs academic
regulations.

3. Please be reminded that speaking without the Invigilators permission is NOT allowed.
Instructions: Answer Any five (5) Questions.
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Question 1
a) List the objectives of maintenance. [4 marks]
b) State five (5) primary functions of maintenance. [5 marks]
c) What are the elements of effective maintenance management? [5 marks]
d) Briefly describe the benefits of a good maintenance program. [6 marks]

Question 2
a) Describe the following types of corrective maintenance:
- Overhaul
- Rebuild
- Servicing. [6 marks]
b) Discuss at least four (4) strategies for reducing the system level corrective maintenance time.
[8 marks]
c) List at least ten (10) common tasks involved in preventative maintenance.
[6 marks]

Question 3
a) State the factors that influence maintenance costing. [6 marks]
b) Briefly describe how a maintenance budget is prepared. [8 marks]
c) Name the causes of failure during the burn-in period. [6 marks]

Question 4

a) What are the main guidelines for reducing human error in maintenance? [6 marks]
b) Briefly describe the components of RCM. [6 marks]
c) What are the basic areas of inventory which maintenance management personnel are interested
in? [8 marks]


Question 5

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a) List the reasons for occurrence of maintenance error [8 marks]
b) What are the main guidelines for reducing human error in maintenance? [4 marks]
c) During repair of equipment maintenance personnel must be continuously alert to the
hazards they may be creating. List these hazards. [4 marks]
d) Explain how quality is affected by poor maintenance. [4 marks]

Question 6
In the maintenance of bearings the following properties must be analyzed. Describe each
property and its effect on bearing life.
Fatigue strength
Seizure resistance
Wear resistance
Conformability
Embeddability
Corrosion resistance
Cavitation resistance [20 marks]

Question 7
a) Define the following terms:
- Maintainability
- Maintainability function
- Downtime [6 marks]
b) List at least ten maintainability design characteristics [6 marks]
c) Describe the following:
- Accesibility
- Modularization
- Interchangeability [8 marks]
End of Paper