B.TechSemester 52023-24Quantity Estimation And Construction ManagementKME053
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Quantity Estimation And Construction Management (KME053) - AKTU Question Paper 2023-24

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This is the official AKTU Quantity Estimation And Construction Management Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 5, academic session 2023-24. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:B.Tech
Semester:Semester 5
Session:2023-24
University:AKTU / UPTU

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Quantity Estimation And Construction Management (KME053) — complete question paper · 100 marks · 3 Hours

Section AAttempt all q u e s t i o n s i n b r i e f . 2 x 10 = 20
  • a
    Write the units for the following materials; (i) Slackest lime (ii) Wood (iii) Bricks (iv) W.C. tub
  • b
    Define supplementary estimates
  • c
    Calculate cost of carriage of 50,000 bricks by bullock carts, from a distance of 7 km on kuchha road. The cart can make two trips per day and can car ry 250 bricks per trip. The wages of bullock cart may be taken as Rs, 50.00 per day including driver
  • d
    What are the purposes of rate analysis?
  • e
    Write the phases of project cycle
  • f
    What is the principle of CPM analysis?
  • g
    Give the element of Owing cost
  • h
    Write factors affecting the selection of tractors. i. Define with neat sketch of total cost curve. j. What do you mean by the fin ancing of projects?
Section BAttempt any three o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : 10x3=30
  • a
    Figure shows a room of internal dimensions 4.0 m x 2.5 m. Ca lculate the quantities of the following items of work by center line method. (i) Earth work in excavation in foundation (ii) Lime concrete in foundation (iii) Brick work in cement mortar (1:4) in foundation and plinth (iv) Brick work in cement mortar (1;6) in super structure (v) 2.5 cm thick D.P,C
  • b
    Distinguish between rough cos t estimate and detailed estimate
  • c
    What do you mean by Gantt char t? Explain with examples
  • d
    Give the comparison between Whe eled Tractor and Crawler tractor
  • e
    Explain break even cost chart with neat sketch. Alpha associ ates have the following details. Fixed cost = Rs. 20,00,000, variable cost per limit = Rs. 100, selling price per unit = Rs. 200 Find (i) The break-even sales quantity (ii) The break-even sales (iii) If the actual production quantity is 60,000 find (a) Contribution (b) Margin of safety
Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 10x1=10
  • a
    Prepare a rough estimate by cubical content method for a pro posed commercial complex for a municipal corporation for the following data, Pli nth area = 500 m 2 /floor, Height of each story=3.5 m, No. of story =G+2, cubical content rate = Rs. 1000/m3. Provide for a following as a p ercentage of structural cost (a ) Water supply & sanitary arrangement =8% (b)Electrification = 6% (c) Fluctuat ion of rates = 5%
  • d
    Contractors profit = 10% (e) Petty supervision & contingencies= 3%
  • b
    What is meant by preliminary e stimates? What documents shoul d be supplied along with this estimate
  • a
    Workout quantity of dry mater ial cost of material and requir ed labour for 150 mm thick R.C.C. slab 1:2:4 and size of slab 9 m x 9 m. Assume labour and materials local rates
  • b
    What factors influencing selection of contract system? Diffe rence between SMD and retention money
  • a
    A network diagram shown in fig. find (i) total expected time and variance for each activity (ii) find EST, LST and float (iii) Critical path and duration of project
  • b
    Discuss in brief the resource allocation problem. What are t he methods of solving the problem?
  • a
    Workout the hiring cost per hour for the following data abou t a bulldozer. (i) Prime cost of bulldozer = Rs. 48 lakhs (ii) Annual investment = 12 % of average investment (iii) Utilization per year 7200 hours (iv) Salvage value of the b u l l d o z e r = 1 5 % o f prime cost (v) Maintenance and repairs = 40% of annual deprecia tion (vi) Annual overhead cost = Rs. 60,000 (vii) Fuel consumption = 30 liters p er hour (viii) Cost of fuel Rs. 50 per litre (ix) lubr icating oil consumption = 1.8 li ters per hour (xi) Cost of lubricating oil = Rs. 250 per liter
  • b
    With neat sketch explain the c oncrete mix plant for ready mix concrete
  • a
    A company has purchased equipment whose first cost is Rs. 10 0000 with an estimate life of eight years. The estimated salvage value of the equipme nt at the end of its life time is Rs. 20000. Determine the depreciation value and book va lue at the end of various years using the Sum of year’s digits (SOYD) depreciation method
  • b
    Define equivalence concept? A lso write the principle of equivalence

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.

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