Chapter 12, Problem 9RQ

In the earlier years of construction what seemed to be needed to assure quality construction?

A bill of quantity of a project includes 500m2 of masonry work. The work will be done by one crew with a production rate of 50 m2/day and consists of: Crew member   No Price rate Brick layer   2 50$/day Assistant   1 25 Labor   2 12   Vendor price of 1000 bricks = 160$. Each 55 bricks are estimated to make one square meter of masonry. Each one cubic meter of mortar is used to join brick area of 50 m2 and consists of: Quantity Material Primary quotation form vendor One cubic meter Sand 15$/m3 6 sacks (50 kg each) Cement 240$/ton   As a contractor, it is required to estimate the work unit price and the work price. Assume all material waste as 10% and assume overheads and markup as 20% of total cost. (WRITE THE ANSWER ONLY)

Find the duration in days for a masonry job that has 24,000 bricks with a crew of five masons and three laborers. The work day is 10 hours. The productivity of the crew is 0.103 man hour per unit (9.7087 unit/man-hour).

What are the ways in which to store the tirfor machine?

What does it mean by Innovative techniques in repair and strengthening of concrete structures. (FRP Wrapping)? Is it possible for all house to do that?

Explain the working of impingement scrubbers?

What is the maintenance cost for grit removal of a wastewater treatment plant?

explain the raw material requirement during the construction phase?

Why is it also preferable to measure the concrete and all other work associated with an item before going on to measure the concrete in another item?