MEASURING VERTICAL DISTANCES

When measuring vertical distances a level is already used. With the help of the stadia rod, distances are determined.

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1.0 CONSTRUCTION PRE-PLANNING

Before the construction of a certain project will commensurate, planning within the owner, designer and the contractor should be accomplished properly. The Project Manager is the entity who shall make sure that the project will be complete at the target date according to the quality expected. 

ASSESSMENT COVERAGE: NETWORK DIAGRAM AND IDENTIFICATION OF CRITICAL PATH

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TAPING: AREA OF A LOT BOUNDED BY A CURVE OFFSETS AT IRREGULAR INTERVAL

An irregular area can also be measured using tape.

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TAPING: DETERMINING AREA OF RECTILINEAR FIELD BY TAPE

The tape can also be used to measure angles and not just for distances. By performing the chord bisection method or the 3:4:5 method, angles can be determined.

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2.0. INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS OF PERT/CPM

With the complexity of having too many activities to complete a project, construction should have a PERT/CPM schedule for management to determine the availability of:

• Labor
• Materials
• Cost
• Time

Although scheduling can be done with Gantt Chart, there are still advantages of learning the basics of CPM.

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