CEL 362

CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT
LECTURE7
LadderNetwork
Dr. KUMAR NEERAJ JHA
Block IV -322
knjha@civil.iitd.ac.in
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 Aladdernetworkismoreorlessanextension
ofthearrownetwork,
usefulincaseswherearepetitiveworks,such
aspipingjobs,railwayselectrification,and
constructionofstormwaterdrains,orroads.
Insuchprojects,thenumberofactivitiesis
small,buteachactivityisrepeatedseveral
times.

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LONGRCCWALLCONSTRUCTION
R1
2

R2
2

R3
2

F1
3

Ri:Reinforcementwork
Fi:Formwork
Ci:Concreting

R4
2

F2
3

F3
3

C1
1

F4
3

C2
1

C3
1

C4
1

FORWARDPASS
4

R2
2

R1
2

R3
2

R4
2

5
F1
3

Ri:Reinforcementwork
Fi:Formwork
Ci:Concreting

8
F2
3

11

14

F3
3

8
C1
1

F4
3

11
C2
1

14
C3
1

15
C4
1

FORWARD&BACKWARDPASS
4 5

2 2

0 0
R1
2

R3
2

2 2

5 5
F1
3

8 11

6 8

R2
2

Ri:Reinforcementwork
Fi:Formwork
Ci:Concreting

R4
2

11 11

8 8
F2
3

F3
3

5 11

8 12
C1
1

14 14
F4
3

11 13
C2
1

14 14
C3
1

15 15
C4
1

CRITICALPATH
4 5

2 2

0 0

R2
2

R1
2

2 2

R4
2

5 5
F1
3

8 11

6 8
R3
2

Ri:Reinforcementwork
Fi:Formwork
Ci:Concreting

11 11

8 8
F2
3

F3
3

5 11

8 12
C1
1

CriticalPath:R1F1F2F3F4C4

14 14
F4
3
14 14

11 13
C2
1

C3
1

15 15
C4
1

LADDERDIAGRAM
8 11

0 0
R
8

1
LEAD2

R:Reinforcementwork
F:Formwork
C:Concreting

2
LAG3

2 2

14 14
F
12

3
LEAD3

4
LAG1

5 11
5

C
4

15 15
5

4 5

2 2

0 0
R1
2

R3
2

2 2

5 5
F1
3

8 11

6 8

R2
2

Ri:Reinforcementwork
Fi:Formwork
Ci:Concreting

R4
2

11 11

8 8
F2
3

F3
3

5 11

8 12
C1
1

14 14
F4
3

11 13
C2
1

14 14
C3
1

15 15
C4
1

4 5

2 2

0 0
R1
2

R3
2

2 2

5 5
F1
3

8 11

6 8

R2
2

Ri:Reinforcementwork
Fi:Formwork
Ci:Concreting

R4
2

11 11

8 8
F2
3

F3
3

5 11

8 12
C1
1

14 14
F4
3

11 13
C2
1

14 14
C3
1

15 15
C4
1

R1
2

R2
2

R3
2

F1
3

R4
2

F2
3

F3
3

C1
1

F4
3

C2
1

C3
1

C4
1

4 5

2 2

0 0
R1
2

R3
2

2 2

5 5
F1
3

8 11

6 8

R2
2

Ri:Reinforcementwork
Fi:Formwork
Ci:Concreting

R4
2

11 11

8 8
F2
3

F3
3

5 11

8 12
C1
1

14 14
F4
3

11 13
C2
1

14 14
C3
1

15 15
C4
1

 Thecompletednetworklooksalmostlikealadder,
andhencethenameofthisnetwork.
Anillustrativeexampleofaladdernetworkisgivenin
Figure__,whichhasbeendrawnforaprojectof
constructionofretainingwallhavingtheactivities:
earthwork(EW),concreteraft(CR),concretewall
(CW),andfencing(FE).
Letthelengthoftheretainingwallis500manditis
desiredtodivideitinastretchof100mthusatotal
offivestretches.

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 LettheactivitiesbenamedasEW1,EW2,EW3,EW4,and
EW5forearthworkactivityinstretch1,2,3,4,and5
respectively.
Similarly,lettheactivitiesCC1toCC5,CR1toCR5,CW1to
CW5,andFE1toFE5representplaincementconcreteinthe
baseofwall,concreteraft,concretewall,andfencing
activitiesinstretch1to5respectively.
Further,assumethateachstretchofwalltakes2daysfor
earthwork,1dayforcementconcrete,7daysforconcrete
raft,10daysforconcretewall,and2daysforfencing.
Thereis1dayofdelaybetweenearthworkandcement
concreteactivity,1dayofdelaybetweencementconcrete
andconcreteraft,7daysofdelayinconcreteraftand
concretewall,and7daysofdelayinconcretewallactivityand
fencingactivity.
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Figure6.28:Arrownetworkforrepetitiveworks

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Figure6.29LaddernetworkcorrespondingtonetworkofFigure6.28

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6.9 LADDERNETWORKCONTD..
SomeRemarksonLadderNetwork
Theladdernetworkissimpletodrawand
understandespeciallyforprojectsofrepetitive
types.
Itispossibletoseparateouttheactivities
belongingtoonetypeofwork.
Onemajorlimitationwiththeladdernetwork
howeveristhedifficultyinidentifyingthe
activitiesoncriticalpath.