A beam ABCD is supported at A, C and D, has an internal hinge at B and is loaded with linearly varying load between A and B having maximum intensity of Q =5.1 kN/m at end A. There is also a concentrated load of P = 5.1 kN acting at point B and a uniform distributed load of intensity R=4.4 kN/m between C and D as shown in the figure .The reaction at D in kN is pEN RKNm A B to 4m– Ro RA 2m IRC

Q: What is lump sum contract?

A: The lump sum contract is the traditional method of contracting in which the contractors are required…

Q: What is the Federal Design-Build Contract?

A: The Federal Design-Build Contract is adopted when there is an opportunity to start the construction…

Q: What is the Main Contractor responsible for?

A: A construction contractor is defined as the person to whom supervision, direction and inspection of…

Q: What are common contract documents?

A: In construction, contract documents are the written documents that describe the work,…

Q: How is a contract executed?

A: An executed contract can be defined as an agreement that has been signed by all the concerned…

Q: Describe the management and Turnkey Contracts?

A: A Turnkey Contract is one under which the contractor is responsible for both the design and…

Q: What is a payless notice?

A: Pay Less Notice is defined as the notice which is written in order to notify the Payee from the…

Q: What are the Public works contracts called?

A: The public works contracts are the contracts for financial interest decided in writing between a…

Q: What should be the Contractor  Employee Relationship?

A: Contractor employee relationship should follow the ways mentioned below : 1. Provide employee a…

Q: What is the final progress payment?a

A: The progress payment refers to the payment of the work based on the percentage completion. In most…

Q: What are the performance bonds?

A: Performance bond:

Q: What are the payment provisions under the construction act?

A: The construction act allows each worker under a construction contract to accept payment in stage…

Q: . What are the payment provisions under JCT?

A: JCT Standard Building Contract 2011 payment terms are relatively complex. The system relies on the…

Q: What is the purpose of a cost control system? |

A: Explanation:  The cost control system is a system in the project cost management that is to control…

Q: essary to retain at least one set of origi

A: When choosing a vendor to subcontract a project to, or to buy materials and services that are…

Q: How are partial payments made to the contractors?

A: In any construction project, the total amount to be paid to the contractor is not made in one…

Q: What is an Advanced Payment Bond?

A: An advanced payment bond is also called an advanced payment guarantee, it is provided by the party…

Q: What references are provided as an aid to compare the provisions of measurement and payment?

A: Measurement is done to workout the output in a defined manner as per the parameters defined in the…

Q: How do the Owners and the Contractors set the pace?

A: Setting the pace between owners and the contractor is very important for the project why it is…

Q: How is the force account used as a payment method?

A: Force account is a method of payment used for additional work if the contractor and the State…

Q: Is the written contract accurate?

A: A written contract is a printed agreement between two parties, one a borrower and one a lender. It…

Q: Which formula can be used to estimate the Book Value?

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Q: Why are monthly reports of Contract Performance important?

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Q: What are the responsibilities of Project Administrator?

A: Project administrator is a professional who directly reports to the project manager.  The…

Estimating construction costs

The determination of the cost of various items that would be required to carry out a construction project successfully is termed the estimation of construction costs. For preparing an estimate, the quantities of the materials are calculated from the construction drawings or blueprint design using formulas, and using these quantities, the construction cost estimating is done. The estimation process can be manual or it can be computed using construction estimating softwares such as RSmeans, STACK, and ProEst.