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MCQ AS PER BELOW STATEMENT AND CONSIDERATION 1. Assume that you are a construction manager of a general contractor company. Your company is awarded to construct a residential tower in upper Manhattan in New York City. The building is affected by space congestion on 2 sides of the building and other 2 sides are congestion-free. The formwork for the building started on April 1,
2019. You are assigned to calculate the duration of formwork activity using the following data:
* The construction team has a 4 formwork crews with 3 members each for the whole building.
* RS Means Productivity for congestion-free sides = 470 square feet per day per crew member.
* RS Means Productivity for congested sides = 390 square feet per day per crew member.
* Formwork required on each side of the building = 56000 square feet.
Other Assumptions:
* Neglect other factors such as learning curve, design changes, overtime and weather unless directed.
* No crew member from any crew is idle throughout the whole formwork activity.
* The formwork activity starts with equal number of crew members on each side of the building.
* Please assume weekends are not working 3.What is the duration of formwork activity for one congested side of the building, if done individually? (in days).
A.48
B.44
C.40
D.54