CMA (Diploma Civil Engineering 6th)

1. Introduction: (4 hrs)

1.1 Significance of construction management

1.2 Main objectives of construction management and overview of the subject

1.3 Functions of construction management, planning, organising, staffing, directing,

 controlling and coordinating, meaning of each of these with respect to

 construction job.

1.4 Classification of construction into light, heavy and industrial construction

1.5 Stages in construction from conception to completion

2. Construction Planning: (6 hrs)

2.1 Importance of construction planning

2.2 Stages of construction planning

- Pre-tender stage

- Contract stage

2.4 Scheduling construction works by bar charts

- Definition of activity, identification of activities though

- Limitations of bar charts

2.5 Scheduling by network techniques

- Introduction to network techniques; PERT and CPM, differences between PERT

and CPM terminology

2.6 CPM Network including critical path & critical activities.

3. Organization: (3 hrs)

3.1 Types of organizations: Line, line and staff, functional and their characteristics

4. Site Organization: (3 hrs)

4.1 Principle of storing and stacking materials at site

4.2 Location of equipment

4.3 Organizing labour at site

5. Construction Labour: (3 hrs)

5.1 Conditions of construction workers in India, wages paid to workers

5.2 Important provisions of the following Acts:

- Labour Welfare Fund Act 1936 (as amended)

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- Payment of Wages Act 1936 (as amended)

- Minimum Wages Act 1948 (as amended)

6. Control of Progress: (4 hrs)

6.1 Methods of recording progress

6.2 Analysis of progress

6.3 Taking corrective actions keeping head office informed

7. Inspection and Quality Control: (5 hrs)

7.1 Need for inspection and quality control

7.2 Principles of inspection

7.3 Stages of inspection and quality control for

- Earth work

- Masonry

- RCC

8. Accidents and Safety in Construction: (4 hrs)

8.1 Accidents – causes and remedies

8.2 Safety measures for

- Excavation work

- Hot bituminous works

- Scaffolding, form work

8.3 Safety campaign and safety devices

SECTION-B

ACCOUNTS

9. Public Work Accounts: (24 hrs)

9.1 Introduction

9.2 necessities of accounts

9.3 Public works department system of account

9.4 Classification of transaction and head of account

9.5 Classification of works

9.6 condition to be fulfilled before a work can taken in hand

9.7 work order

9.8 bill-first and final bill, running account bill, account of secured advances, running

account bill”c”, running account bill “D”, final bill, Hand receipt, refund of security

money, cash, debit and credit

9.9 cash book-procedure for maintain the cash book, cash found surplus or deficient,

subsidiary cash Book

9.10 contract ledger

9.11 completion report and completion certificate

9.12 Imprest

9.13 temporary advance or temporary Imprest

9.14 Cheques

9.15 remittance transfer receipts

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9.16 Advise of transfer debit/ credit

9.17 Receipt of money

9.18 Treasury challan

9.19 Treasury remittance book

9.20 work abstract

9.21 register of works

9.22 Transfer entries

9.23 appropriation and re appropriation

9.24 Deposit works

9.25 Stores

9.25.1 Necessity of stores

9.25.2 Unstamped receipt

9.25.3 Accounting procedure for store

9.25.4 Suspense head

9.25.5 Suspense sub- head

9.25.6 Reserve limit of stock

9.25.7 Indent

9.25.8 Stock taking and shortage and surplus

9.25.9 Classification of store

9.26 road metal

9.27 materials charged to work

9.28 issue of material to contractor

9.29 Issue of machinery and equipment

9.30 bin card

9.31 stock register

9.32 write off

9.33 Handing over taking over charge on transfer

9.34 voucher

9.35 Establishments in P.W.D.

9.36 Cash payment to labourers

9.37 Tools and plant