Previous year question paper for CMA (Diploma Civil Engineering 6th)

                                                              CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT:

1. Introduction: (06 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

1.6 The construction team: owner, engineer, architect and contractors, their

functions and inter-relationship

2. Construction Planning: (12 hrs)

2.1 Importance of construction planning

2.2 Stages of construction planning

- Pre-tender stage

- Contract stage

2.3 Scheduling construction works by bar charts

- Definition of activity, identification of activities

- Preparation of bar charts for simple construction work

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- Preparation of schedules for labour, materials, machinery and

finances for small works

- Limitations of bar charts

2.4 Scheduling by network techniques

- Introduction to network techniques; PERT and CPM, differences

between PERT and CPM terminology

3. Organization: (06 hrs)

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

characteristics

4. Site Organization: (06 hrs)

4.1 Principle of storing and stacking materials at site

4.2 Location of equipment

4.3 Preparation of actual job layout for a building

4.4 Organizing labour at site

5. Construction Labour: (08 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)

- Payment of Wages Act 1936 (as amended)

- Minimum Wages Act 1948 (as amended)

6. Control of Progress: (04 hrs)

6.1 Methods of recording progress

6.2 Analysis of progress

6.3 Taking corrective actions keeping head office informed

6.4 Cost time optimization for simple jobs - Direct and indirect cost, variation

with time, cost optimization

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7. Inspection and Quality Control: (08hrs)

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

- Sanitary and water supply services

8. Accidents and Safety in Construction: (10 hrs)

8.1 Accidents – causes and remedies

8.2 Safety measures for

- Excavation work

- Drilling and blasting

- Hot bituminous works

- Scaffolding, ladders, form work

- Demolitions

8.3 Safety campaign and safety devices

ACCOUNTS

9. Public Work Accounts: (20 hrs)

Introduction, technical sanction, administrative approval, allotment of funds, re- appropriation of funds bill, contractor ledger, measurement book running and final

account bills complete, preparation of bill of quantities (BOQ), completion

certificate & report, hand receipt, aquittance roll. Muster Roll labour, casual

labour roll-duties and responsibility of different cadres, budget-stores, returns,

account of stock, misc. P.W. advances T & P – verification, survey report, road

metal material charged direct to works, account - expenditure & revenue head,

remittance and deposit head, defination of cash, precaution in custody of cash

book, imprest account, temporary advance, treasury challan, preparation of final

bills. Students must learn to prepare accounts register, stock register.