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APPLICATION OF PRIMAVERA SOFTWARE FOR

SCHEDULING OF ROW HOUSE TO COMPLETE PROJECT

ON TIME Nisarg M. Mistry

1, Mayank A. Kanani

2, Dr. Neeraj D. Sharma

3, Rushabh A. Shah

4

PG. Student, SNPIT & RC, Umrakh, Gujarat, India1

PG. Student, SNPIT & RC, Umrakh, Gujarat, India2

Professor & HOD, Civil Engineering Dep. , SNPIT & RC, Umrakh, Gujarat, India3

Asst. Prof., , SNPIT & RC, Umrakh, Gujarat, India4

Abstract: In this project a case study is taken for our project situated at Tirupati society

Kadoli Road, Maroli of Sureshchandra Maganbhai Patel. By interviewing contractor we

knew that by conventional techniques of construction is very long due to no forecast of

how the whole project finish. In this case study we applied primavera P6 without resource

allocation to give the way to contractor to finish the project by arranging the whole

activities of project in step by step.

Keywords: Primavera P6, Schedule, Case Study, Activity relationship chart

INTRODUCTION

In the older days the software were not used in construction projects. No planning or

scheduling was done for small house it was directly executed by contractor and

planning was done manually. Now a day’s architectural planning is done on software

but the work execution schedules are not prepared so most of projects are delayed and

cost overrun occurs. This is the attempt made to achieve control over small residential

project with use of software. The present study is for optimizing plan of building to

reduce cost and decrease time of construction by scheduling. By working on a case

study of residential building. The aim of this project is to reduce the wastage of material

and manpower in a small construction project and reduce possibility of time and cost

overrun. Schedule of building execution will be prepared on the basis of planning and

specifications.

ORACLE SOFTWARE PRIMAVERA P6 & Autodesk AutoCAD

i. PRIMAVERA P6:

Primavera Systems is the brand name under which a range of software packages that

collectively form a comprehensive enterprise project portfolio management (EPPM)

solution are marketed. Primavera was launched in 1983 by Primavera Systems Inc. and was

acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2008.Primavera software includes project management,

collaboration and control capabilities and integrates with other enterprise software such

as Oracle or SAP’s ERP systems.

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Primavera’s Project Management module is comprehensive, multi project planning and

control software, built on SQL, Oracle, and SQL Server Express server databases for

organization-wide project management scalability. The module can stand alone for project

and resource management, or it can be used with companion Primavera products to manage

your project portfolios.

ii. AutoCAD:

AutoCAD is a commercial software application for 2D and 3D computer-aided design

(CAD) and drafting available since 1982 as a desktop application and since 2010 as a mobile

web- and cloud-based app marketed as AutoCAD 360.

Developed and marketed by Autodesk, Inc., AutoCAD was first released in December 1982,

running on microcomputers with internal controllers. Prior to the introduction of AutoCAD,

most commercial CAD programs ran on mainframe computers or minicomputers, with each

CAD operator (user) working at a separate graphics.

AutoCAD is used across a wide range of industries, by architects, project managers,

engineers, designers, and other professionals. It is supported by 750 training centers

worldwide as of 1994.As Autodesk's flagship product, by March 1986 AutoCAD had become

the most ubiquitous CAD program worldwide. As of 2014, AutoCAD is in its twenty-ninth

generation, and collectively with all its variants, continues to be the most widely used CAD

program throughout most of the world.

CASE STUDY:

(TABLE 1: CASE STUDY DATA)

Case study: Residential Bungalow Residential Bungalow

Name of owner: Mr. Sureshchandra Maganbhai Patel

Address: At Tirupati society Kadoli Road, Marolibazar,

Maroli, Navsari Ubhrat road, Gujarat.

Plot area: 920 sq-ft

Built-up area: G.F.707.5 sq.ft.

F.F. 816.5 sq.ft.

Rooms: Ground floor: 2BHK

First floor: 2BHK

Parking: Two-wheeler parking

Contractor:

(Surat)

Here an above mentioned case study is taken and plans from contractor are taken for further

process. By applying Primavera P6 we can made schedule of all activities which include

starting to finish the project. This attempt had a power that reduce the time of completion of

project

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Figure 1: Ground Floor Contractor Plan

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Figure 2: First Floor Contractor Plan

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SCHEDULE OF PLANNING BY PRIMAVERA P6 :

(TABLE 2: SCHEDULE OF PLANNING)

Activity

ID Activity Name WBS Name

Ori

gin

al

Du

rati

o

n

Start Finish

A1000 SITE

CLEARANCE

SUB

STRUCTURE 1 11-Nov-14 11-Nov-14

A1010 LAYOUT

MARKING

SUB

STRUCTURE 1 11-Nov-14 12-Nov-14

A1020 EXCAVATION SUB

STRUCTURE 2 12-Nov-14 14-Nov-14

A1030 PCC FORMWORK 1 14-Nov-14 15-Nov-14

A1040 PCC CASTING WORK 1 15-Nov-14 16-Nov-14

A1050 FOOTING FORMWORK 1 16-Nov-14 17-Nov-14

A1060 FOOTING STEEL WORK 2 17-Nov-14 18-Nov-14

A1070 FOOTING CASTING WORK 1 19-Nov-14 19-Nov-14

A1080 COLUMN UP TO

G.L. FORMWORK 1 19-Nov-14 20-Nov-14

A1090 COLUMN UP TO

G.L. STEEL WORK 2 20-Nov-14 22-Nov-14

A1100 COLUMN UP TO

G.L. CASTING WORK 1 22-Nov-14 23-Nov-14

A1110 BACK FILLING SUB

STRUCTURE 1 23-Nov-14 24-Nov-14

A1120 G.B. PCC SUPER

STRUCTURE 1 25-Nov-14 26-Nov-14

A1130 GROUND BEAM FORMWORK 1 26-Nov-14 26-Nov-14

A1140 GROUND BEAM STEEL WORK 2 27-Nov-14 28-Nov-14

A1150 GROUND BEAM CASTING WORK 1 28-Nov-14 29-Nov-14

A1160 PLINTH G.B. TO

P.B. MASONARY 2 29-Nov-14 01-Dec-14

A1170 PLINTH G.B. TO

P.B. PLASTER 1 01-Dec-14 02-Dec-14

A1180 COLUMN UP TO

G.B. TO P.B. FORMWORK 1 02-Dec-14 03-Dec-14

A1190 COLUMN UP TO

G.B. TO P.B. STEEL WORK 2 03-Dec-14 04-Dec-14

A1200 COLUMN UP TO

G.B. TO P.B. CASTING WORK 1 05-Dec-14 05-Dec-14

A1210 PLINTH BEAM FORMWORK 1 05-Dec-14 06-Dec-14

A1220 PLINTH BEAM STEEL WORK 2 06-Dec-14 08-Dec-14

A1230 PLINTH BEAM CASTING WORK 1 08-Dec-14 09-Dec-14

A1240 GRADE SLAB FORMWORK 1 11-Dec-14 12-Dec-14

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Activity

ID Activity Name WBS Name

Ori

gin

al

Du

rati

o

n

Start Finish

A1250 GRADE SLAB STEEL WORK 2 12-Dec-14 13-Dec-14

A1260 GRADE SLAB CASTING WORK 1 13-Dec-14 14-Dec-14

A1270 BACK FILLING G.B.

TO P.B.

SUPER

STRUCTURE 1 09-Dec-14 10-Dec-14

A1280

A1290

COLUMN UP TO

P.B. TO GROUND

SLAB

COLUMN UP TO

P.B.

FORMWORK

STEEL WORK

1

2

19-Dec-14

20-Dec-14

20-Dec-14

21-Dec-14

A1300

GROUND SLAB

COLUMN UP TO

P.B. TO

CASTING WORK 1 21-Dec-14 22-Dec-14

A1310 GROUND SLAB

GROUND SLAB FORMWORK 3 22-Dec-14 25-Dec-14

A1320 GROUND SLAB STEEL WORK 2 25-Dec-14 27-Dec-14

A1330 GROUND SLAB CASTING WORK 1 27-Dec-14 28-Dec-14

A1340 COLUMN UP TO

G.S. TO F.S. FORMWORK 1 01-Jan-15 02-Jan-15

A1350 COLUMN UP TO

G.S. TO F.S. STEEL WORK 2 02-Jan-15 04-Jan-15

A1360 COLUMN UP TO

G.S. TO F.S. CASTING WORK 1 04-Jan-15 05-Jan-15

A1370 FIRST SLAB FORMWORK 3 05-Jan-15 07-Jan-15

A1380 FIRST SLAB STEEL WORK 2 07-Jan-15 09-Jan-15

A1390 FIRST SLAB CASTING WORK 1 09-Jan-15 10-Jan-15

A1400 GROUND FLOOR MASONARY 5 14-Dec-14 19-Dec-14

A1410 GROUND FLOOR

1ST COAT PLASTER 1 26-Jan-15 27-Jan-15

A1420 FIRST FLOOR MASONARY 5 28-Dec-14 01-Jan-15

A1430 FIRST FLOOR 1ST

COAT PLASTER 1 27-Jan-15 28-Jan-15

A1440 GROUND FLOOR

2ND COAT PLASTER 2 28-Jan-15 29-Jan-15

A1450 FIRST FLOOR 2ND

COAT PLASTER 2 30-Jan-15 31-Jan-15

A1460 COLUMN FOR

STAIR CABIN FORMWORK 1 10-Jan-15 11-Jan-15

A1470 COLUMN FOR

STAIR CABIN STEEL WORK 2 11-Jan-15 13-Jan-15

A1480 COLUMN FOR

STAIR CABIN CASTING WORK 1 13-Jan-15 13-Jan-15

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ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP CHART WITH DATE

Activity

ID Activity Name WBS Name

Ori

gin

al

Du

rati

on

Start Finish

A1720 SLAB OF STAIR

CABIN

STEEL

WORK 2

16-

Jan-15

18-Jan-

15

A1730 SLAB OF STAIR

CABIN

CASTING

WORK 1

18-

Jan-15

19-Jan-

15

A1740

A1750

G.F. FRAME OF DOOR

& WINDOW

F.F. FRAME OF DOOR &

FLOORIN

G

FLOORING

2

2

03-

Feb-15

05-Feb-15

05-Feb-

15

06-Feb-15

A1760

WINDOW

FITTING OF DOOR &

WINDOW

SUPER

STRUCTURE 2

26-

Feb-15

28-Feb-

15

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TIME COMARISON

(TABLE 2: TIME COMPARISON)

Sr. no. Contractor (days) Optimized(days)

Sub structure 37 28

Super structure 71 54

Finishing work 54 41

Total 162 123

CONCLUSION

By interviewing Contractor working without softwares we found the problems in

construction, design, planning etc. like improper co-ordination between contractor and on site

working peoples, wastage of materials etc. after working on case study and applying different

softwares for applying modular coordination & optimizing for maximum benefit. The

optimized plan with software has more carpet area compared to contractor plan and the cost

for both are nearly equal to same very less cost difference is observed.

By applying primavera for arranging all activities which include in construction work

at starting to finish the project on time. We could manage to save time in all phases of

construction as we see in table 2.

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