Estimating Duration Work Problem
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Week – 5 Estimating Duration Work Problem >>> Construction Project Management
1. Assume that you are a construction manager of a general contractor company. Your company is awarded to construct a residential tower in upper Manhattan in New York City. The building is affected by space congestion on 2 sides of the building and other 2 sides are congestion-free. The formwork for the building started on April 1, 2019. You are assigned to calculate the duration of formwork activity using the following data :
- The construction team has a 4 formwork crews with 3 members each for the whole building.
- RS Means Productivity for congestion-free sides = 470 square feet per day per crew member.
- RS Means Productivity for congested sides = 390 square feet per day per crew member.
- Formwork required on each side of the building = 56000 square feet.
1. What is the total formwork required for the building? ( in square feet).
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2. What is the duration of formwork activity for one congestion-free side of the building? ( in days).
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3. What is the duration of formwork activity for one congested side of the building? ( in days).
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4. When will the formwork activity for the residential building finish? Do not consider any national holidays.
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5. Suppose after 20 days of formwork activity, the company buys new self-climbing formwork system such that:
- RS Means productivity for congestion-free sides = 630 square feet per day per crew member.
- RS Means productivity for congested sides = 490 square feet per day per crew member.
What would be the duration of the formwork activity for the whole building? (Round off to nearest digit)
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6. How many days early did the formwork activity for the whole building complete in Question 5 compared to the situation given in Question 1?
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