Grader is used mainly for
Trimming and finishing
Shaping and trimming
Finishing and shaping
Finishing, shaping and trimming
Correct Answer :
D. Finishing, shaping and trimming
Related Questions
A tractor shovel has a purchase price of Rs. 4.7 lacs and could save the organization an amount of rupees one lac per year on operating costs. The salvage value after the amortization period is 10% of the purchase price. The capital recovery period will be
3.7 years
4.23 years
5 years
7.87 years
The constraints in case of resource smoothening operation would be
Resources
Project duration time
Both resources and project duration time
None of the above
Time and progress chart of a construction, is also known as
Bar chart
Gantt chart
Modified Mile stone chart
All the above
The first stage of a construction, is
Preparation of estimate
Survey of the site
Initiation of proposal
Preparation of tender
A tractor whose weight is 20 tonnes has a drawbar pull of 2500 kg, when operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 30 kg per tonne. If this tractor is operated on a level road having a rolling resistance of 40 kg per tonne, then the drawbar pull of the tractor will
Reduce by 200 kg
Increase by 200 kg
Increase by 250 kg
Reduce by 250 kg
Batching refers to
Controlling the total quantity at each batch
Weighing accurately, the quantity of each material for a job before mixing
Controlling the quantity of each material into each batch
Adjusting the water to be added in each batch according to the moisture content of the materials being mixed in the batch
Optimistic time, most likely time and pessimistic times for the activities of a network in the given figure are written above their arrows. If the contractual obligation time for the project is 75, the latest occurrence time for the event 2, is
20
25
35
15
In the time-cost optimisation, using CPM method for network analysis, the crashing of the activities along the critical path is done starting with the activity having
Longest duration
Highest cost slope
Least cost slope
Shortest duration
If to, tp and tm are the optimistic, pessimistic and most likely time estimates of an activity respectively, the expected time t of the activity will be
to + 3tm+ tp/3
to + 4tm+ tp/4
to + 4tm+ tp/5
to + 4tm+ tp/6
If the gross vehicle weight of a truck is 30 tonne and rolling resistance is 30 kg/tonne, then the tractive effort required to keep the truck moving at a uniform speed is
30 kg
300 kg
900 kg
1000 kg
Power stations are generally treated as
Light construction
Heavy construction
Industrial construction
Electrical construction
Bar charts are suitable for
Minor works
Major works
Large projects
All the Above
Consider the following operations:
1. Drilling
2. Blasting
3. Mucking
4. Placing steel
5. Placing concrete
The correct sequence of these operations in tunnel construction is
1, 2, 4, 3, 5
1, 3, 2, 4, 5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
1, 3, 4, 2, 5
The main principle of an organisation, is
Unity of command
Effective control at all levels
Delegation of authority
All the above
Military organisation is known as
Line organisation
Line and staff organisation
Functional organisation
None of these
Residential buildings are treated as
Light construction
Heavy construction
Industrial construction
Private construction
The basic action involved in sheep foot rolling is
Kneading
Pressing
Tamping
Vibration
Consider the following statements: In the critical path method of construction planning, Free Float can be.
1. Greater than Total Float.
2. Greater than Independent Float
3. Equal to Total Float.
4. Less than Independent Float. Of these statements
1 and 4 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
1 and 4 are correct
1 and 2 are correct
Final technical authority of a project lies with
Assistant Engineer
Executive Engineer
Superintending Engineer
Chief Engineer
Which one of the following represents an event?
Concrete cured
Fixing of door
Plastering of walls
Selecting sites
While filling the tender for any work, the contractor considers
Site survey
Availability of construction materials
Availability of labour
All the above
For the network shown in the given figure, the expected time for the activity
1-2 is 4
2-3 is 7
3-4 is 8
All the above
For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and the most probable estimates are 5, 17 and 8 days respectively, The expected time is
8 days
9 days
10 days
15 days
CPM is
Synthesising in concepts
Is built of activities oriented programme
Is based on time estimate
All the above
The part of a derrick crane include (i) Mast (ii) Boom (iii) Bull wheel (iv) Jack Of these statements
(i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
(ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(i), (iii) and (iv) are correct
(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
During the construction period, price variation clause in contracts caters to
Increase in rates of only important materials
Variation in cost in materials element, labour element and petrol-oillubricant element
Variation in total cost of the project on an ad hoc basis
Rate of inflation
Consider the following features/factors:
1. Projects are of the non-repetitive type
2. Time required need not be known
3. Time required is known precisely
4. Events have been established for planning
5. Emphasis is given to activities of project PERT is preferred for planning because of
1, 2 and 4
3, 4 and 5
1, 3 and 4
1, 2 and 5
Which one of the following represents an activity?
Excavation for foundation
Curing of concrete
Setting of question paper
All the above
Rolling resistance of a wheel depends upon (i) Vehicle load (ii) Grade (iii) Ground conditions Of these statements
Only (i) is correct
(i) and (ii) are correct
(i) and (iii) are correct
(ii) and (iii) are correct
Various activities of a project, are shown on bar charts by
Vertical lines
Horizontal lines
Dots
Crosses