First Semester Examination

School: FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Course Title: Quantity Survey

Department: GEOTECHNIC ENGINEERING Course Code: QTS5234
Stage/ Year: TH Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Total Mark: Attached Sheet: x

Q1. For the following Activity On Arrow (AOA) diagram, find each of: Critical Path, Project Duration,
Early Start (E.S.), Late Start (L.S.), Early Finish (E.F.), Late Finish (L.F.), Total Float(T.F.).

Note: The durations are in (days), and Free Float (F.F.) is not required. ( Marks)

Solution:
Critical Path= A, B, C, F
Project Duration= 3 + 5 + 2 + 4 = 14 days.

Activity Duration ES EF LS LF TF
A 3 0 3
B 5 3 8 3 8 0
C 2 8 10
D 2 3 5 11 13 8
E 3
F
G

Q2. For the following time chart, compute the cumulative progress at the end of each two-weeks.
Note: S-Curve is not required to be plotted.
(33 Marks)

Solution:

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School: FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Course Title: Quantity Survey

Department: GEOTECHNIC ENGINEERING Course Code: QTS5234
Stage/ Year: TH Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Total Mark: Attached Sheet: x

Progress at the end of 1st two weeks= (5/93) x 1 = or 5.4%

nd two weeks= (5/93) + (13/93) x 0.33 = or 10%
rd two weeks= (5/93) + (13/93) + (50/93) x 0.4 = 0.410 or 41%
th two weeks= (5/93)+ (13/93)+ (50/93)x 0.8 +(25/93)x0.2 = 0.680 or 68%

'' th two weeks= (5/93)+ (13/93)+ (50/93)+ (25/93)x 0.6 = 0.890 or 89%
th two weeks= (5/93)+ (13/93)+ (50/93)+ (25/93) = 93/93 or 100%

Q3. For the retaining wall structure shown below (see Plan and Section), using a design mix proportion of
(1:2:4) for footings, and (1:1.5:3) for the concrete walls, compute: (Total=33 Marks)
(a) Quantities of excavation. (11 Marks)
(b) Quantities of concrete (11 Marks)
(c) Total amount of cement, sand, and gravel. (11 Marks)
(d)

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School: FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Course Title: Quantity Survey

Department: GEOTECHNIC ENGINEERING Course Code: QTS5234
Stage/ Year: TH Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Total Mark: Attached Sheet: x

Solution:
a) Quantities of Excavation
Average of F.S. Readings= (1.5+1.4+1.6+1.3)/4= 1.45m,
Reduced level of Natural Ground= H.I. F.S.= 102 1.45= 100.55 m
Depth of Excavation= R.L. natural ground R.L. bed of excavation= 100.55 99.65 = 0.9 m
Therefore, Quantity of Excavation= L x W x D= (13.5 x 1.8 x 0.9) + (13.5 x 0.4 x 0.3) = 23.49 m
b) Quantities of Concrete
Q1 Footing= (13.5 x 1.8 x 0.5) + (13.5 x 0.4 x 0.3) = 13.77 m
Q2 Retaining Wall: Length = (5.8 + 0.6 x 2) x 2= 14 m
Width = ( = 0.3 m
Q2 Retaining wall= L x W x H = 14m x 0.3m x 4m= 16.8 m . Total Q concrete= 30.57 m
c) Amount of C:S:G
For Footing Concrete with (1:2:4) mix ratio:
13.77= 0.67 (1C + 2C+ 4C) = 0.67 x 7C
C= 2.94 m x 1400 kg/m = 4110 kg/50= 82 bag/20= 4.11 ton
Sand= 2.94 x 2= 5.88 say 6 m
Gravel= 2.94 x 4= 11.76 say 12m
For Concrete Wall with (1:1.5:3) mix ratio:
16.8= 0.67 (1C + 1.5C+ 3C) = 0.67 x 5.5C
C= 4.56 m x 1400 kg/m = 6384 kg/50= 128 bag/20= 6.4 ton
Sand= 4.56 x 1.5= 6.84 say 7 m
Gravel= 4.56 x 3= 13.68 say 14 m
Total Cement= 10.5 ton, total sand= 13m , total gravel= 26m
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School: FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Course Title: Quantity Survey

Department: GEOTECHNIC ENGINEERING Course Code: QTS5234
Stage/ Year: TH Time Allowed: 90 minutes
Total Mark: Attached Sheet: x

Q4. For the following building layout, find:

a) the Net quantity of brickwork (width= 34 cm, height= 4m). Use center-line method,
b) number of bricks, cement (in kg), and quantities of sand in (m ) assuming a mix of (1:3)
c) decide on a best economic dimension for the height of a continuous tie-beam over the doors,
windows, and walls, then revise your findings for the quantity of brick work in (a) above.
Take D1= (2.0 x 2.3 m), W1= (3.0 x 1.5 m). [Length x Height] ( Marks)

Solution:
a) Net quantity of brickwork:
Length= [(6.34 + 1.17+ 3 + 3.14 x 1.67 + 13.67 x 2) 2 x 0.5 x 0.34] x 2 = 83.51 m
Q = L x W x H = 83.51 x 0.34 x 4 = 113.57 m
Deduction= [4 x (2 x 2.3) + 6 x (3 x 1.5)] x 0.34 = - 15.44 m
Net Q brickwork= 113.57 98.13 m
b) Number of bricks:
For 1 m , number of bricks= 1 / (0.24 x 0.12 x 0.08)= 434
For this building, number of bricks= 98.13 m x 434= 42, 589
Quantity of mortar with a mix ratio of (1:3):
Volume of mortar= 98.13 42589 (0.23 x 0.11 x 0.07) = 22.70 m
22.70 = 0.75 (1C + 3C)
C= m x 1400 kg/m = kg/50= bag/20= ton of cement
Sand= x = say m
c) Height of a continuous tie-beam over the doors and windows
Height of walls = 4 m
Lower level of the continuous tie beam= 2.3 m (as the height of doors is 2.3m)
Difference= 4 2.3 m= 1.7m
Assume min. height of tie beam= 0.34m (as it should not be less than the width of the wall)
Thus, remaining height to the ceiling= 1.36m
Check the practicability of full-brick layers: 1.36/ 0.08 = 17 layers exactly. Hence, 0.34m height is OK.
Quantity of Tie-beam= 83.51 (net length as before) x 0.34 x 0.34= 9.65 m
Exact Q brickwork= 98.13 88.48 m
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