Design and Construction of Straw Panels Building

The provided content appears to be a detailed construction project plan, comprising various activities and timelines for the execution of each activity. The plan includes tasks such as site preparation, excavation, drainage, foundation bases, steel frame installation, pre-cast floors, roofing, brickwork, window installation, and final finishing. Additionally, the plan provides a progress report from week 10 onwards, outlining actual start and finish dates, as well as remaining duration for each activity. Furthermore, the content includes appendices, such as a drawing list, assignment marking criteria, and performance statement, providing comprehensive details on the project's scope, timelines, and evaluation framework.

Strategic and Operational
Management
Module UBLLXF-30-3
Case Study
Coursework Assignment
2019
University of the West of England, Bristol

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Learning outcomes
By the end of this case study, you will have:
 Demonstrated your ability of construction planning by preparing an optimised
programme of work for a building
 Discussed and demonstrated how to optimise labour resources.
 Shown how site progress can be monitored and specific activities controlled.
 Applied knowledge of how to model the sequences in construction processes
through a method statement that shows consideration of risk, productivity and
quality.
 Demonstrated your ability to communicate information clearly to site personnel
through the use of visual tools and operational documents.
Introduction
Production information is to be prepared for the construction of a three storey
educational building. Use the data given in Appendices 1-3 to develop your solution
and if required refer to the drawings listed in Appendix 4 that are provided with this
coursework brief.
An overall construction programme, for the substructure and superstructure only, is
required to a weekly time scale for the educational building. The planned starting date
on site is the first Monday in February next year and all necessary information is
available (note: you do not need to adjust the programme timescale for bank holidays).
Quantities of work have been extracted from the drawings and rates of work from the
pricing notes for the structure. The resources available and the times for each activity
have been given in the Appendix 1. Do not revise these resources or times when
preparing the programme of work.
Tasks
1 Draw an overall construction programme (Gantt Chart) for the project to show
when each activity can take place within a 26 week period. The programme
may be prepared using computer software. Show how the programme was
obtained by including a precedent network diagram in the format shown in the
session workbook. [2 fan-folded pages - A3]
Note: It may not be possible to complete the project in the required time if all
the operations are sequential, therefore some overlapping and/or working in
parallel may be required.
2 Prepare a histogram of all labour resources (showing main trades) from the
network programme to a weekly time scale. [1 page A4] Resource
requirements are given in Appendix 2. Provide a second histogram to show
how it is possible to balance and optimise the labour usage. [1 page A4] Also
provide a short academic commentary to explain the principles of resource
levelling and the benefits it provides. (600 words) The histogram of labour
against time may be plotted using computer software or by hand.
3 Produce a further construction programme (Gantt Chart) and use this to show
how project progress can be illustrated. Progress details are given in Appendix
3. [1 fan-folded page A3]
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4 Produce a management control report for one of the activities that is not going
according to plan; based on time and cost variances. You may add your own
(and appropriate) information to illustrate the report. The control report is to
show just one activity for time, cost, quantity, and unit rate. [1 page A4]
N.B. Part time and sponsored students may take this opportunity to investigate
and utilise their own companies systems for planning and control. If this option
is selected please state it clearly.
5 Prepare your own method statement for one of the activities from the overall
programme. Include a description of method, resources used, quantity, output,
time, and any other relevant details. [1000 words]
6 Complete a health and safety risk assessment for the activity identified in
task 5 above, that shows full appreciation of the current best practice. Include
hazard identification, risk recognition, risk factors, risk evaluation, control
measures etc. [1 page A3]
Generally:
When selecting an example activity from the programme, choose one with
sufficient complexity to illustrate the point(s) being made. For example,
concreting, steel frame, brickwork or roof cladding.
Submitting copies of other parties generic Method Statements or Risk
Assessments does not demonstrate your understanding of the subject area
and will be treated as an assessment offence.
Submission
The submission of the solution to the case study must be made to the Coursework Hub
in A Block on or before 23:59 on Sunday, 04 Aug 2019. All submission should comply
with faculty requirements and be in accordance with the University Regulations; which
means that your report should be produced in the following format (where appropriate):
Font Size Arial 11 point (for written parts)
Line Spacing 1.5
Left Page Margin Min 3cms to allow for binding
Referencing Harvard Style
Word Count Stated at end of each relevant section
Marking Criteria
See appendix 5 for details of the marking criteria used for the assignment.
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Appendix 1
No. Activity Quantity Rate of wk Operative
s
Time (wks)
1 Set up site 1 machine
1 gang 1
2 Excavate 1480 m2 10 m3/hr 1 machine 4
3 Drainage 125 m 5 m/day 1 gang 5
4 Foundation bases 65 m3 4 m3/day 1 gang 3
5 Steel frame 75
tonnes 24 t/week 1 gang 3
6 Pre-cast floors : 1st Floor
2nd Floor
970 m2
550 m2 100 m2/d 1 gang 3
7 Stairs 2x4
flights 2 flts/day 1 gang 1
8 Roofing 1100 m2 50 m2/d 1 gang 4.5
9 External wall foundations 130 m 10 m/day 1 gang 3
10 Ground floor slab 970 m2 50 m2/d 1 gang 4
11 External blockwork Grnd
Floor 460 m2 1.5 m2/hr 4 layers 2
12 External blockwork 1st Floor 460 m2 1.5 m2/hr 4 layers 2
13 External blockwork 2nd Floor 230 m2 1.5 m2/hr 4 layers 1
14
Internal blockwork: Grnd Floor
1st Floor
2nd Floor
520 m2
520 m2
260 m2
2.0 m2/hr 4 layers 4
15 Floor Finishes 2490 m2 25 m2/hr 1 gang 2.5
16 Brickwork Grnd floor 460 m2 1 hr/m2 4 layers 3
17 Brickwork 1st Floor 460 m2 1 hr/m2 4 layers 3
18 Brickwork 2nd Floor 230 m2 1 hr/m2 4 layers 1.5
19 Windows Grnd Floor 120 m2 2 m2/hr 1 gang 1.5
20 Windows 1st Floor 120 m2 2 m2/hr 1 gang 1.5
21 Windows 2nd Floor 160 m2 2 m2/hr 1 gang 2
22 RWP Connections 6 no 1 gang 1
23 Straw panels 4 no 1 no/day 1 gang 1
24 Clear site 1 machine
1 gang 1
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Appendix 2
No. Activity Number of
operatives
Delivery time
(weeks)
1 Move on to site 4
2 Excavate 2
3 Drainage 4
4 Foundation bases 5
5 Steel frame 6 6 weeks
6
Pre-cast floors : 1st Floor
2nd Floor 3 4 weeks
7 Stairs 3 12 weeks
8 Roofing 6 15 weeks
9 External wall foundations 5
10 Ground floor slab 5
11 External blockwork Grnd Floor 6
12 External blockwork 1st Floor 6
13 External blockwork 2nd Floor 6
14
Internal blockwork: Grnd Floor
1st Floor
2nd Floor
6
15 Floor Finishes 4
16 Brickwork Grnd floor 6 10 weeks
17 Brickwork 1st Floor 6
18 Brickwork 2nd Floor 6
19 Windows Grnd Floor 4 21 weeks
20 Windows 1st Floor 4 21 weeks
21 Windows 2nd Floor 4 21 weeks
22 RWP Connections 2
23 Straw panels 3
24 Clear Site 4
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Appendix 3
PROGRESS at the beginning of week 10
No
.
Activity Actual
Start
Actual
Finish
Remaining
duration
(Beginning of the
week)
1 Move on to site 1 2
2 Excavate 2 5
3 Drainage 2 2 weeks
4 Foundation bases 3 7
5 Steel frame 7 1 week
6
Pre-cast floors :
1st Floor
2nd Floor
9 3 weeks
7 Stairs
8 Roofing
9 External wall
foundations
10 Ground floor slab 8 2 weeks
11 External blockwork
Grnd Floor
12 External blockwork
1st Floor
13 External blockwork
2nd Floor
14 Internal blockwork
15 Floor Finishes
16 Brickwork Grnd Flr
17 Brickwork 1st Flr
18 Brickwork 2nd Flr
19 Windows Grnd Flr
20 Windows 1st Flr
21 Windows 2nd Flr
22 RWP Connections
23 Straw panels
24 Clear Site
Appendix 4
Drawing List
Drawing No. Size
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044/A/1.001 A4
044/A/1.006 A4
044/A/1.033 A4
044/A/1.040 A4
044/L/1.010 A3
044/L/1.012 A3
044/L/2.001 A3
044/L/2.005 A3
044/L/2.006 A3
044/L/3.002 A3
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