List of top Civil Structural and Transport Engineering Questions on Project management techniques e.g. PERT, CPM etc.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In the analysis of rigid frames, the usual practice is to consider the strain energy due to flexure only.
Reason (R): The strain energies due to axial and shear forces are usually quite small compared to that of flexure.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Energy dissipation in hydraulic jump is mainly by the large eddies in turbulence.
Reason (R): Large eddies transport the fluid over large distance, thus causing the mixing effect of turbulence.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The time estimates obtained from four contractors (P, Q, R and S) for executing a particular job are as under:

\[\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Contractor} & \textbf{Optimistic time, $t_o$} & \textbf{Most likely time, $t_m$} & \textbf{Pessimistic time, $t_p$} \\ \hline \text{P} & 5 & 10 & 13 \\ \hline \text{Q} & 6 & 9 & 12 \\ \hline \text{R} & 5 & 10 & 14 \\ \hline \text{S} & 4 & 10 & 13 \\ \hline \end{array}\]

Which of these contractors is more certain about completing the job in time?

Which of the following statements (pertaining to CPM network analysis) are correct?

A. It is an event-oriented method.
B. It is an activity-oriented method.
C. Time and cost are controlling factors.
D. Time alone is the controlling factor.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Which of the following is the "amount of time" by which the "start of an activity" may be delayed without delaying the "start of a following activity"?