Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System Draft User`s Manual
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1. 23 em We ue 29 Schedule Options Cli ero 26 ICSES Schedule 26 EXAMPLES II 0 27 Example 1 projJec MA 27 Example 2 Bridge 36 Open New Project 9 nnne nnn nnne 36 E 36 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System form eese 9 Fisure 2 New Pir je CUNO iit m seiten iis shots ands icto hues tute tances 9 Pieure 5s Project Dnformattobr LOR E E 10 Figure 4 Select template in New Project 11 Figure 5 New Project form Review button 12 Pieire o Template 12 Figure 7 Enter multiple or Start To Start 0 enn 13 Figure 8 Add Above Add Below and Delete options for HMA Shoulders activ2. 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 234 5 9 10 ll 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30 31 September 2011 Name Standard Standard Standard February 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 June 2011 Mon Tue Wed Thu 2 7 8 9 3 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30 October 2011 on Tue Wed Thu First Day Last Day 11 7 2011 12 31 2020 11 7 2011 12 31 2020 11 7 2011 12 31 2020 March 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 July 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28 31 November 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu All Years Delete Map Temp April 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 3 10 17 24 1 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 2 25 26 27 28 August 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 14 28 Sun Mon 2 3 4 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 21 22 29 30 31 23 24 25 December 2011 Tue Wed Thu Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 2 3 1 5 6 7 4 5 6 e 7 8 9 10 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 18 19 20 22 20 21 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 25 26 27 2 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 2 3 4 5 Figure 53 Delete Winter Exclusion Click Map Temp Clicking the Map Temp button to display the state map and temperature based constraints for activities in the Eastbound template A red cross 1s displayed near the center of Champaign County to indicate the project location Dates a
3. 21 Figure 23 Select thediigssriacimeiroject 28 Figure 24 Review RSgihsfacing 28 Figure 25 Delete amp actijillles 9999 esee rnnt 20 Figure 26 Add HM A a 20 Figure 2 EN 599 09 eee nennen enne 30 Figure 28 View production rates based on linear regression 15 30 Figure 29 View production rates based on power law regression analysis 30 Figure 30 31 WM 32 Figure 32 11 MARC ADDERE Tete o aia ha 32 Figure 33 HMA Patching production rate eee 33 Figure 34 Filtered HMA Patching production rate 33 Figure 35 rate 33 Figure 26 HMAcSurtace R9moval ADE iiec pei iion E E EEEN 34 Liste 27 HMA Shoulder ANDE e oce uev E Ee 34 PIsure 95 Relined schede iuo E debut o daa iuo idolo dass iub o
4. NNNYNYNR RI oO Q NO amp 4o Oc No Activity Duration Predecessors Schedule Key Working Day d Weekends 2 day H Holidays Rain BDE 66 2C Winter Exclusion Indiana Bats seeding 9 14 2015 Completion Date 6 20 2017 Working Days 169 Calendar Days 646 Repot m n ES File Edit Schedule N N N B 5 Schedule Key Working Day Weekends 2 day Holidays E Rain BDE 66 2C E Winter Exclusion Indiana Bats seeding 9 14 2015 Completion Date 6 20 2017 Working Days 169 Calendar Days 646 a P n Figure 14 Preliminary bar chart schedule 20 Step 7 Finalize the Schedule Evaluate the start and end dates and update the duration of all activities based on the project quantities and expected production rates for the controlling items listed in the project template Start Date The Start Date for the project can be modified by clicking the Start Date button at the lower left hand corner of the schedule form The user enters the new start date when prompted and clicks OK in the input box to update the entire schedule This may take several seconds with some Multi Stage schedules The Start Date button is disabled when the update begins and will be enabled when the process is finished Review Eait Activity Duration Click on an Activity in
5. 08 v RESURF 2728 Quantity 09 URECON SQ YD Linear Regression 185 SQ YD day OK Close Figure 33 HMA Patching production rate data Production Rate Data Patching E oj 515 SQ YD day Quantity 16949 Production 275 District 05 15 23 miles of milling patching resurfacing and safety improvementson Interstate 72 from the Macon County Line to White Heath Roadlocated north east of White Heath District Job Type Quantity Duration 01 BRECON 02 BREHAB gt 0 gt 0 03 GRADING 04 INTERS Iv 05 06 07 RECON 08 RESURF Quantity 2728 09 URECON 3984 AN SQ YD 88 ox coe Figure 34 Filtered HMA Patching production rate data Figure 35 shows that this updated production rate has reduced the expected activity duration from 22 to 9 days Click OK to update the schedule HMA Patching Quantity 2728 SQ YD Patching rates will depend on the size and spacing ofthe areas to be patched Lower rates will apply Crew Production 334 SQ YD day with smaller patches spaced far apart Crew 1 Duration 9 days IDOT BDE HMA Patching Min 100 Avg 125 150 SQ YD day Notes Apply OK Cancel Figure 35 HMA Patching production rate data 33 Click HMASurfRem and enter a Crew Production rate of 37500 sq yd day based on Reference 3 District 5 data for
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7. 44 70109 FAI 57 Start Date 3 25 2012Eastbound Bridge Reconstruction al xl Constraints Type Name First Day Last Day Activity Concrete Superstructure Temperature 11 8 3 29 Concrete Superstructure iv All Years Standard All Add Holidays Standard al 12 31 All Rain BDE 66 2C BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 All Concrete Structures Temperature 11 8 3 29 Concrete Structures Concrete Superstruc Temperature 11 8 3 29 Concrete Superstruct Calendar Activity Temp FirstDay LastDay Type Concrete Structures Mean Concrete Superstructure Mean Concrete Superstructure Mean Upa Save Close Figure 55 Evaluate temperature based constraints On Multi Stage projects clicking Save and Close on the calendar for the first stage automatically generates the calendars for the other stages The user will edit these when refining the schedule for each stage Figure 56 shows the beginning of the preliminary schedule for the Eastbound stage of the project along with the Schedule Key Figure 57 shows the end of the stage The user selects MultiStage Westbound to view the schedule for the second stage 45 on 1 Fie Edt ZLOZ SZ E judy ZL02 ken o Activity Duration Predecessors 2 d E 2 2 JE TAHE 81 8 185 Ju Schedule Key Working Day Weekends 2 day
8. 7 SQ YD 3000 9 Y 7 SQ YD 3000 10 Borrow Excavation 9 FOOT 15000 Bridge Approach Pavement 11 Bridge Deck Grooving 10 SQFT 675 12 Chain Link Fence 11 ACRE 7 5 Checkout Acceptance 142 13 Class Patching 12 EACH 190 14 Class B Patching 13 C DAY 1 Class C D Patching Clean Paint Steel Bridge Concrete Curing Accept Concrete Structures Calculate Production BDE Average Concrete Superstructure Curb Gutter Drainage Deck Slab Repair Partial Depth Driving Piles Earth Excavation Earth Excavation Shoulders Widening Fabricate Bridge Deck Formwork Fabricate Bridge Deck Reinforcing Gravel or Crushed Stone Base Course Gravel or Crushed Stone Shoulders HMA Patching Figure 9 Select an activity to add after HMA Shoulders 14 Click Accept to use the modified template Click Cancel to revert to the original default template Either choice returns the user to the New Project form The Template Review form stays open on the desktop to allow for further modification as the schedule is developed oelect OK in the New Project form to create the project and proceed to the Calendar Step 5 Review Calendar The default Calendar includes a 5 day work week the winter exclusion period from December 1 April 30 the Projected Working Days per month from BDE Manual Figure 66 2C Table 1 and 7 standard holidays per the SSRBCI Article 107 09 Figure 12 shows the Calendar with
9. Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System Draft User s Manual Version 2 0 March 2015 Written by Kerry T Slattery Dianne K Slattery Department of Technology and Construction Management Missouri State University opringfield Missouri Illinois Center for Transportation Illinois Department of Transportation TABLE OF CONTENTS ee 3 DEEINTMIONS AND ACRONYMS SR duUUG 6 BACKGROUND TINEORNEAT ame Seda de eu 7 8 Syse REGU meS 8 CS ES casas si ce ate 8 8 Extins ICSE 8 USER INTEREA G Ose ere renter rene me 9 Wt LT TT 9 Step 1 Choose a Project Start Date 9 Step 2 Enter Project Information 10 Step 3 Select Project Type MID 10 Step 4 Review Schedule BE B 11 Step Review Calemdat dise ND olo C eni 15 Step 6 View Preliminary Schedule B m BALL 19 step 7 Finalize the Schedule 21 Step 8 Generate Report
10. 12 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28 Close Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1 8 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 202122 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Figure 58 Westbound stage calendar 70109 FAI 57 Start Date 6 16 2012Westbound Bridge Reconstruction lol xl Constraints Type Seeding v Weekends 2 day Holidays Rain BDE 66 2C Seeding Name First Day Last Day Activity Hot Weather n 8 31 Seeding All Years Standard All Standard 1 1 12 31 All BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 All Hot Weather 7 1 8 31 Seeding Activity Temp FirstDay LastDay Type Concrete Structures Min gt Upd Add Concrete Superstructure Add Concrete Superstructure Add HMA Binder Surface Add Paint Pavement Marking Add E E E E Figure 59 Temperature constrained activities 47 Add Hl Westbound Bridge Reconstruction lagi x Edit Schedule MutiStage Jaquejdes Activity Duration Predecessors h2 h2 h h2 h2 h2 h ND Q t O E see EE 5 11111 0 seeding TOT in 1 _ 13 ChecwAcc
11. Exclusion Seeding January 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 29 30 3 4 10 11 17 18 24 25 3 5 6 12 13 19 20 26 27 1 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 Fri 4 11 18 25 February 2012 6 2012Westbound Bridge Reconstruction n x Name First Day Last Day Activity Seeding Het Weather n 8 31 Seeding All Years Standard All Add Standard 1 1 12 31 All BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 All Standard 12 1 4 30 All Hot Weather 8 31 Seeding Map Temp March 2012 April 2012 A Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 4 o 8 Z7 14 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 21 19 202122 23 24 25 18 19 202122 23 24 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 28 26 27 28 29 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 CITENE Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 5 1 2 1 2 4 4 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9S9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 26 17 18 19 2021 22 23 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 5 6 7
12. Federal Highway Adminstration Special thanks is due to Phase TRP chairman Michael Ripka and members Jerry Cameron Kensil Garnett Michael Hine Al Mlancik John Negangard Ted Nemsky and Dan Wilcox Members of the Phase Il TRP were Ted Nemsky chair Kensil Garnett Mike Hine Frank Lowry Alan Mlacnik John Negangard Tim Padgett Mike Ripka and Eric Therkilden DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS BDE Bureau of Design and Environment Hot Mix Asphalt ICSES Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System ICORS Illinois Construction Record System ICT Illinois Center for Transportation IDOT Illinois Department of Transportation SSRBCI Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction in Illinois adopted January 1 2012 Job Types GRADING Grading ROAD NEW Roadway New Alignment RESURF Resurfacing RECON Roadway Reconstruction INTERS Intersection Reconstruction URECON Urban Reconstruction PRPCC Patching amp Resurfacing Portland Cement Concrete BRIDGE NEW Bridge New Construction BREHAB Bridge Rehabilitation BRECON Bridge Reconstruction MULTI Multiple Stage BACKGROUND INFORMATION The Illinois Department of Transportation IDOT identified a need to improve engineers estimates of time required to construct typical IDOT projects A research team from Missouri otate University MSU was selected to perform the work outlined in a Request for Proposal from the Illinois C
13. Holidays Rain BDE 66 2C i Concrete Structures Concrete Superstructure 4 Start Date 3 25 2012 Completion Date 6 15 2012 Working Days 45 Calendar Days 83 Figure 56 Preliminary Eastbound stage schedule Eastbound Bridge Reconstruction 2 0 xl File Edit Schedule MuliStage Eastbound A S E N N ZLOZ SL 9 4 RemConcSub 5 DnPiles 6 ConcStuct 7 SteelErect iu E NE aa Repor _ Start Date 3 25 2012 Completion Date 6 15 2012 Working Days 45 Calendar Days 83 Report Figure 57 Select MultiStage Westbound Select Edit Calendar the Westbound Bridge Reconstruction schedule to edit the calendar for this stage Figure 58 shows the default constraints Since Seeding is often restricted during the hotter months a constraint is added that may be modified or deleted as appropriate Delete the Winter Exclusion constraint and click Map Temp The temperature constrained activities in this stage are shown with the range of days that work may be restricted due to temperature Figure 59 Add all five to the constraints using the conservative default Types Min for low temperature Max for high temperature Looking at the end of the project schedule Figure 60 Seeding may be delayed by the default constraint 46 70109 FAI 57 Start Date 6 1 Constraints Type Weekends 2 day Holidays Rain BDE 66 2C Winter
14. Leveling Binder Rural Min 1300 Avg 1400 1500 ton crew day Notes Apply OK Cancel Figure 19 HMA Pavement ADE form 24 Step 8 Generate Report Click the Report button to generate a report of the results in Microsoft Excel The file contains three worksheets BDE Form 220 Working Day and Calendar Day The BDE 220 worksheet follows the format of the BDE220a xls spreadsheet The other sheets are bar charts of the schedule These bar charts can be resized and formatted for printing as desired XJ 2 Road New Home Insert Page Layout Formulas Data Review View amp Cut s amp a Calibri 11 A A a gr Wrap Text General 83 Copy des U Hi B Menge amp Cener 7 lt 2 Clipboard Font Alignment Number T28 v fe A B E D G H 1 Illinois Department 2 of Transportation 3 4 5 Estimate of Time Required 6 7 8 Route 9 Section 10 County Sangamon 181 Project 12 13 Unit Rate Days Not Total 14 Check One Quantity Per Affecting Days 15 English Day Required 16 Metric 17 18 TreeRemoval JUNT f 30 15 a 19 Earth Excavation cuYD 7500 X 900 20 Process Lime Stabilized Soil sQYD 14000 4250 21 Gravel or Crushed Stone Base Cours TON 6500 950 7 22 23 Pipe Underdrains Foot 4700 450 11 24 Shoulders sayo 4750 300 1 25 26
15. TON 2290 6 v 4 TON 2250 7 HMA Pavement 6 FOOT 15000 HMA Pavement Removal 8 HMA Pavement Remove Replace 7 C DAY 1 HMA Shoulders HMA Binder Surface Course HMA Surface Removal EE iiization Calculate Production BDE Average Paint Pavement Marking Hand Figure 26 Add HMA Shoulders Enter quantities in the Template Review form as shown in Figure 27 The default Daily Production rates are the average of the low and high values from the BDE Manual Check Calculate Production and Click BDE Average to view production rates based on the input quantity and the linear regression fit to available production rate data Figure 28 Click Linear to toggle the button to show the rate based on a Power Law fit Figure 29 Click the button again to return to the BDE Average value Click Accept to display the New Project form then Click OK to display the Calendar form Figure 30 Note that the production rates derived from regression analyses use all available data The user should consider refining these estimates on an activity by activity basis later 1s the process 29 Template Review Resurfacing Number Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Mobilization Traffic Control HMA Patching HMA Surface Removal HMA Binder Surface Course HMA Shoulders Paint Pavement Marking Truck Checkout Acceptance Template Review Resurfacing Number Activity ow P WY Accept Cancel S
16. Thermoplastic Pavement MarkingS SQFT_ 2500 675 4 27 seeding ACRE 60 75 8l 28 Raised Reflective Pavement Marker EACH 585 i0 4 29 Checkout Acceptane CDAY 30 Total Actual Working Days Required 163 31 Total Days from page one i tl 32 Total Days P 33 34 Made by Date Checked by Date 35 Regional Engineer 36 37 38 M 4 gt BDE 220 Working Day Calendar Day 3 Open Project If Open Pr Figure 20 Report Format oject was selected in the ICSES form the user is prompted to select the project file to open 25 Schedule Options ICSES Schedule form The ICSES Schedule form is displayed when an existing project is opened or after the Calendar form is Saved and Closed when creating a new project The menu bar for the form displaying the ICSES Schedule has 3 selections File Edit and Schedule A fourth Multi Stage item is provided when this template option is used File Options Save Project Save Project As The project can be saved at any time The Save Project As option allows the user to save under a new name The previously saved version will be retained under the old name Exit Select Exit to exit the program Edit Options Calendar The user Edits the Calendar for the project to characterize work restrictions due to weather and other constraints Weekends holidays expected rain days and days that are too cold to perform work on controlling items
17. and return to the New Project form Ini x ow Project PEE Route County Description cp Bond Calhoun Clinton Greene Jersey Madison Marion Monroe Handolph St Clair Washington Figure 3 Project Information form Step 3 Select Project Type Select the Project Type on the New Project form Figure 4 from a drop down list of standard templates for ten common project types Grading Roadway New Alignment Resurfacing Roadway Reconstruction Intersection Reconstruction Urban Reconstruction Patching Bridge New Construction Bridge Rehabilitation and Bridge Reconstruction These templates represent a starting point for creating a project schedule and can be modified by adding deleting or renaming activities The Custom template consists of the first and last activities Mobilization and Checkout Acceptance and the user creates the project template by adding relevant activities from a list of standard items The Multi Stage template option allows the user to construct a project with multiple standard or custom templates in series Selecting Saved Template prompts the user to choose a template created previously by modifying a standard template These are stored in est files and may be shared among users Each standard template represents the critical path for completing a project and lists only those construction activities that typically control the schedule for each project type Construction ac
18. are identified The user can also enter other types of constraints related to local and job conditions that will restrict when work is allowed In Multi Stage projects the calendar for the current stage is displayed for editing Project Information Selecting Project Information opens the Project Information form Figure 3 to edit these entries Schedule Option Refresh The user can select Schedule Refresh at any time however the schedule is automatically refreshed after any change so this will rarely be necessary Multi Stage Options Stage n The user selects the desire Stage for editing The appropriate bar chart schedule will displayed If Edit Calendar is selected the calendar for that stage will be shown to allow the user to add or modify constraints 26 EXAMPLES Example 1 Resurfacing project This example is based on a project from Vermillion County completed in 2009 The example will be planned in 2015 to take place during the same time of year Run ICSES and select New Project Select the April 2015 letting date Change Days to Award to 45 and Days to Start to 35 Click the Enter Project Information button Figure 21 ES New Project Bl x Letting Date 4 24 2015 Start Date 7 13 2015 Days to Award 45 Days to Start 35 Cancel Enter Project Information Figure 21 New project form Select District 5 then Vermillion from the drop down list of counties in District 5 Enter addition
19. as the Eastbound stage The Westbound template should look like Figure 52 Click Accept when this is complete Then Click OK on the New Project form 12 westbound Template Review Bridge Reconstruction o x Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Traffic Control 3 CDAY 2 Removal of Existing Concrete Deck 1 375 SQYD 225 3 Removal of Existing Superstructure 2 375 SQYD 175 4 Removal of Existing Substructure 3 120 CUYD 30 5 Driving Piles 923 FOOT 375 6 Concrete Structures 5 85 CU YD 175 7 Structural Steel Erection 6 968 FOOT 200 8 Concrete Superstructure 7 280 CU YD 20 9 Steel Plate Beam Guardrail 8 125 FOOT 450 10 HMA Binder Surface Course 9 76 TON 2250 11 Seeding 10 0 5 ACRE 7 5 12 Paint Pavement Marking Truck 11 2852 FOOT 15000 13 Checkout Acceptance 4 cpAY Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Figure 52 Quantities entered in the Template Review form Calculate Production Average The Calendar form for the Eastbound stage opens after the New Project form closes As the project was planned to start before the end of the standard winter exclusion period delete this Constraint The Calendar should look like Figure 53 after deleting 42 Constraints Type Rain Historical Weekends 2 day Holidays January 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 2
20. days based on historical rainfall records The Rain BDE 66 2C constraint adds enough rain days throughout the month to ensure the number of working days specified in BDE 66 2C Table 1 Historical rain days are scattered throughout the month and may fall on non working days such as weekends or holidays Table 1 Working Days Per Month from BDE Manual Chapter 66 Figure 66 2C WORKING DAYS PER MONTH JAN MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT WORKING WA XD A DAYS A 5 7 6 4 0 _ Vb NP A p ec t CALENDAR DAYS Adding constraints Figure 13 shows the list of available constraint types The optional project specific constraint types below the break line are reminders of other constraints that may restrict road closures or impact the contractor s ability to perform work on the project Examples are utility relocation permits long lead time items such as structural steel and local events such as grain harvest If the scheduler wishes to consider project specific constraints select the Type enter a Name and select the First Day and Last Day that work is restricted These dates may be selected by modifying the date in the text box by dragging the mouse from the first day on the calendar to the last day or by clicking the first and last days separately The calendar can be advanced to the next year before clicking
21. rural profile milling Figure 36 Click OK to update the schedule Enma surface remova 8 5 5 Quantity 220869 SQ YD Large areas of bituminous surface are removed by milling Millers generally remove a 3 4 inch layer Crew Production 37500 SQ YD day at a rate of 10000 sy day In urban areas with multiple obstructions such as utility covers and curb and Crew EN gutter the production rate with the rotomill will be roughly half Additional time may be required for hand removal but be done concurrently Duration 6 days Review Data IDOT BDE HMA Surface Removal Min 2000 Avg 6000 10000 SQ YD day Reference 3 Bituminous Surface Removal Urban Min 2000 6000 10000 sq yd crew day Reference 3 Bituminous Surface Removal Rural profile milling Min 30000 Avg 37500 45000 sqyd crew day Notes Apply OK Cancel Figure 36 HMA Surface Removal ADE Click HMA Shoulders to view the ADE form with a calculator to aid in converting a production rate based on tons hour to square yards day Entering a thickness of 8 inches and assuming a plant production of 200 tons hour for an 8 hour day yield a production rate of 3550 sq yd day Figure 37 Click OK to apply this to the schedule 6 Quantity 38400 SQ YD The production rate for continuous full depth paving is usually governed by the production rate of the Plant Production 3550 SQ YD day asphalt plant supplying the job A typical rate is 200 tons ho
22. the four default constraints and their effective dates shown The Holidays constraint is selected Days not affected by holidays are shown in bold type on the calendar while days on which holiday restrictions are imposed are not bold e g May 24 26 2014 for Memorial Day The current Project Start Date is indicated with a box on the calendar December 29 for this example E NewProject Start Date 12 29 2014 a n x Constraints Type Name First Day Last Day Activity Holidays Standard 1 1 12 31 All Years Standard 1 1 12 31 Del Standard 1 1 12 31 All BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 All Winter Exclusion Standard 12 1 4 30 All Map Temp January 2014 February 2014 March 2014 April 2014 v Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 2 3 4 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 16 17 18 19 202122 2021 22 23 24 25 26 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 h 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 May 2014 June 2014 July 2014 August 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18
23. 1 All Winter Exclusion Standard 12 1 4 30 All January 2015 February 2015 March 2015 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 2 3 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 a 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 May 2015 June 2015 July 2015 August 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 2122 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 26 27 2B 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu C1 2 34 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 1234 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 2
24. 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 15 16 17 18 19 2021 202122 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 s 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 zs 25 26 27 28 29 30 September 2014 October 2014 November 2014 December 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 30 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Save Close _ Save Figure 10 Calendar form 15 Additional constraints will be activated if the project template contains items that have date limitations For example Tree Removal activates an additional default constraint related to the Indiana Bat Similarly Seeding activates a default constraint during summer months in accordance with SSRBCI Article 250 07 The user should check the specifications for the recommended dates for the project specific seed mixtures Both of these activity specific constraints can be modified or deleted The default constraints can be modified to study the impact of Allowing work during the winter exclusion period Delete Winter Exclusion Working 6 day weeks Add Weekends 1 day Delete Weekends 2 day Expected rain
25. 5 26 27 28 29 30 31 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 29 30 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Close S8a0 ek Figure 30 Project calendar Click Save then Click Close on the Calendar to accept the defaults Options for editing the calendar are shown in greater detail in Example 2 of this manual The user is prompted to save the project at this time The default schedule is displayed Figure 31 shows the first couple of months The durations for all activities shown next to the activity name were calculated from the quantity and the production rates selected on the Template Review form All durations are highlighted in red to indicate that they were based on default production rates which should be reviewed individually 31 Ilinois Construction Scheduling Expert System Fie Edt Schedule gt SLOC L L Jaquajdas Mobilization I Pe 8 E HMAP NL i TT LLLLLLLLLLI Check Accept LLL E T TTL GL T Schedule Key Working Day H Weekends 2 day I Holidays B Rain BDE 66 2C Winter Exclusion Mim Report Start Date 7 13 2015 Completion Date 7 6 2016 Working Days 107 Calendar Days 360 b Figure 31 Default schedule Click HMAPatch to display the Activity Duration Estimat
26. Bridge over 1 57 scheduler John Doe Letting Date 1 18 2011 Start Date 3 25 2012 Project Type gt Days to Award 30 Days to Start 15 Bridge New Construction Bridge Reconstruction OK Cancel Bridge Rehabilitation Grading Intersection Reconstruction Hoadway Mew Alignment Roadway Reconstruction Urban Reconstruction Custom Multi Stage Saved Template Figure 43 Select the Multi Stage Project Type 37 ioj Project 70109 Section 10 32HB 2 BY Route 57 County Champaign Description Windsor Bridge over 1 57 Scheduler John Doe Letting Date m 1 18 2011 Start Date 3 25 2012 Project Type Days to Award 30 Days to Start 15 Define Stages OK Cancel Figure 44 Click Define Stages Number of Stages EE gt How many stages to define Cancel 2 Figure 45 Enter 2 Click OK New Project n x Project 70109 Section 10 32HB 2 BY Route 57 County Champaign Description Windsor Bridge over 1 57 Scheduler John Doe Letting Date 1 18 2011 Start Date 3 25 2012 Project Mutti Sta Days to Award 30 Days to Start 15 stage 1 Bridge Reconstruction Review p Stage 2 Bridge Reconstruction Review Cancel Figure 46 Select the Bridge Reconstruction template for both Stages Click Review next to Stage 1 Figure 46 to review and edit the template for this stage Change
27. Course 5 TON 2250 7 Gravel or Crushed Stone Shoulders 6 TON 850 8 Paint Pavement Marking Truck 7 FOOT 15000 9 Raised Reflective Pavement Markers 8 EACH 150 Checkout Acceptance 9 C DAY 1 Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Calculate Production BDE Average ok e Figure 24 Review Resurfacing template 28 HE Template Review Resurfacing e x Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Mobilization of 2 Traffic Control 1g C DAY 3 HMA Patching 2 SQ YD 125 4 HMA Surface Removal 3 SQ YD 6000 S HMA Binder Surface Course TON 2250 6 Add Above _ 5 TON 850 7 Paint Pavement Marking Truck Delete 6 FOOT 15000 Add Below 8 Raised Reflective Pavement Markers 7 150 9 Checkout Acceptance 8 EDY Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Calculate Production BDE Average Figure 25 Delete unnecessary activities Add HMA Shoulders after HMA Binder Surface Course by clicking HMA Binder Surface Course and selecting Add Below from the drop down menu Select HMA Shoulders from the drop down list as shown in Figure 26 HE Template Review Resurfacing Ten X Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Mobilization 0 C DAY 1 2 Traffic Control 1 C DAY 1 3 HMA Patching 2 SQ YD 125 4 HMA Surface Removal 3 SQ YD 6000 5 HMA Binder Surface Course
28. Eastbound stage 5 46 select MultiStage 46 Westbound stage calendar 4B 47 Temperature constrained activities 47 Seeding affected by constraint in preliminary 48 PREFACE Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System ICSES is a Windows based software program used for planning and scheduling road construction projects The program is designed to allow users to develop an engineer s estimate of time required to complete road and bridge construction projects ICSES was developed by researchers at Missouri State University MSU in Springfield Missouri The program is the product of research sponsored in two phases by the lllinois Center for Transportation ICT and MSU Principal researchers on the project were Dianne K Slattery Ph D P E Kerry T Slattery Ph D P E and Richard D Bruce Ph D ICSES was designed and written by Kerry Slattery Program documentation and a user manual were written by Kerry olattery and Dianne Slattery Project guidance was given by Technical Review Panels TRP consisting of members from the Illinois Department of Transportation and the
29. Start Date 7 13 2015 Completion Date 10 28 2015 Working Days 60 Calendar Days 108 Report Ilinois Construction Scheduling Expert System File Edit Schedule SLOC SLOC gt 400 m gt gt gt gt d Md NN No Activity Duration Predecessors 4 BB SS _ DII HH lll m Eee s cene WM 7 LLLELLLLLLLLLELLLLLLLLEEELLLLLLL E T RI Schedule Key Working Day H Weekends 2 day B Holidays Rain BDE 66 2 Winter Exclusion Start Date 7 13 2015 Completion Date 10 28 2015 Working Days 60 Calendar Days 108 Report Figure 38 Refined schedule 35 Example 2 Bridge Reconstruction This example demonstrates the use of the Multi Stage scheduling template It is based on a project from District 5 constructed in 2012 An existing 2 lane overpass was removed and replaced in two stages Production rate data 1s still being collected and analyzed at this time for the Draft User Manual Activities that are frequently bid as lump sum are broken down into unit quantities in this example Better guidance for estimating the duration of lump sum activities e g Furnish and Erect Steel will be provided in the final version The first few steps in this Example are presented in Figures 39 46 Open a New Project lol x Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System ICSES ICSES was develop to assist designers with estimating the time required to complete t
30. Thermoplastic Pavement Marking 9 SQFT 675 11 Seeding 10 ACRE 75 12 Raised Reflective Pavement Markers 11 EACH 150 13 Checkout Acceptance 1 Cancel Save Revised Template Calculate Production BDE Average Figure 6 Template Review form Modifying Project Templates The user can accept the template as presented or modify it Predecessors can be changed by modifying the numbers The default precedence is Finish To Start that is if Activity 2 is the predecessor for Activity 3 Activity 2 must be finished before Activity 3 can be started A Start To Start precedence can be specified by adding SS n after the preceding activity number where n is the lag time between the start of the two activities For example if 12 Activity 3 may begin 4 working days after Activity 2 begins the predecessor for Activity 3 is 29544 The lag time can be modified as the schedule is developed and reviewed Multiple predecessors can be assigned to one activity by adding predecessor activity numbers separated with commas in the text box e g 3 4 7 Figure 7 shows examples of these predecessor options 1515 Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Mobilization of 2 Tree Removal 1 UNIT 150 3 Earth Excavation 255 4 CU YD 5375 4 Process Lime Stabilized Soil 3 SQ YD 4250 5 Gravel or Crushed Stone Base Course 4 TON 950 6 HMA Pavement 5 SQ YD 1500 y Pipe Underdrain
31. al project information as shown in Figure 22 Click OK Project Information lel x Project 70764 Section 2RS 3 4665 8 Route FAP 697 County Vermilion Description Example 1 Resurfacing Scheduler Your Name Figure 22 Enter Project Information Select Resurfacing from the drop down list of Project Types Figure 23 Click Review to display the Review Template form 21 New Project x Project 70764 Section 2RS 3 4685 6 Houte FAP 687 County Vermilion Description Example 1 Resurfacing Scheduler Your Name Letting Date 4 24 2015 Start Date 7 13 2015 Project Type x Bridge New Construction Bridge Reconstruction Bridge Rehabilitation Grading Intersection Reconstruction Days to Award 5 _ Days to Start f5 _ Cancel Resurfacing Roadway New Alignment Roadway Reconstruction Urban Reconstruction Figure 23 Select the Resurfacing Project Type Figure 24 shows the Resurfacing Template Delete three activities Curb Gutter Drainage Gravel or Crushed Stone Shoulders and Raised Reflective Pavement Markers by clicking the activity and selecting Delete from the pop up menu Figure 25 lo x Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Mobilization of 1 2 Traffic Control 1 cba 1 3 HMAPatching 2 savp 125 4 Surface Removal 3 SQ YD 600 5 Curb Gutter Drainage 4 FOOT 750 6 HMA Binder Surface
32. ary project schedule mE NewProject Start Date 12 29 2014 B x Constraints Type Name First Day Last Day Activity Utility Relocations Standard 12 29 2014 6 30 2015 HMA Patching All Years Standard Add Standard Rain BDE 66 2C BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 All Winter Exclusion Standard 12 1 4 30 11 Activity Temp First Day LastDay HMA Patching HMA Binder Surface Mn Paint Pavement gt _ Ada Raised Reflective so 929 512 wn gt Add Save Close Figure 12 Temperature based constraint utility 18 NewProject Start Date 12 29 2014 n x Constraints Type Name First Day Last Day Activity HMA Binder Surface Cou Temperature 10 12 4 26 HMA Binder Surface Cour All Years Standard 1 1 12 31 All Add Holidays Standard 12 31 All Rain BDE 66 2C BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 All Winter Exclusion Standard 12 1 4 30 All HMA Patching Temperature 11 21 3 13 HMA Patching HMA Binder Surface Temperature 10 12 4 26 HMA Binder Surface C Calendar ial a ae Activity Temp FirstDay LastDay HMA Patching Mean Binder Surface Min gt Paint Pavement Save Close Figure 13 Location activity based temperature constraints defined Step 6 View Preliminary Schedule A color coded bar chart schedule is displayed showing
33. ased on the quantity are not intended to be used as the exact production rate These values were available in the Template Review form to be used as preliminary production rates but the user of the ICSES software is expected to use these results combined with their experience and understanding of the project to determine the final production rate used in the schedule Click Review Data on the ADE form to see a data plot of production rate versus quantity Figure 16 for all currently available data The project quantity for Earth Excavation 75 000 CY is indicated with a vertical line The values at which this quantity intercepts the linear regression fit through the production rate data 2170 CY day and the power law fit 4304 CY day are indicated on the graph The maximum quantity 162 379 CY and the maximum production rate in the data set 7355 CY day are indicated on the X and Y axes respectively The data can be filtered by checking unchecking boxes to view data by District Job Type Quantity greater than or less than a specified quantity or Duration greater than or less than a specified number of days Hover the mouse over the abbreviation for the Job Type to display the full name The named job types correspond to the 10 templates available in the ICSES program There were several other job types in the database that occur infrequently or have few activities e g cable guardrail repair Data from these is included in the Other cat
34. ave Revised Template Mobilization Traffic Control HMA Patching HMA Surface Removal HMA Binder Surface Course HMA Shoulders Paint Pavement Marking Truck Checkout Acceptance Cancel Save Revised Template Predecessors Quantity Units 0 1 DAY 1 1 2 2728 SQYD 3 22089 SQYD 4 38250 TON s 38400 SQYD 6 177004 FOOT 7 4 CDAY Figure 27 Enter quantities Predecessors Quantity Units o 1 CDAY 1 1 21 savp 3 22089 SQ YD 4 38250 po 0S 38400 SQYD 6 177004 FOOT 7 4 CDAY Daily Production O x Template Review Resurfacing Number Activity 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Mobilization Traffic Control HMA Patching HMA Surface Removal HMA Binder Surface Course HMA Shoulders Paint Pavement Marking Truck Checkout Acceptance Predecessors Quantity Units 1 CDAY 1 1 CDAY 2 278 3f 220869 SQYD 4 38250 TON 5 38400 SQYD 6f 1700 FOOT 7 4 30 Figure 29 View production rates based on power law regression analysis ig x Calculate Production HE 70764 FAP 697 Start Date 7 13 2015 5 x First Day Last Day Activity T Exclusion Standard 12 1 4 30 All Years Weekends 2 day Standard 1 1 12 31 All Holidays Standard 1 1 12 31 All Rain BDE 66 2C BDE Working Days 1 1 12 3
35. ds The calculator allows the user to input additional parameters for the paving job to convert tons hour available from the asphalt plant to square yards day Enma pavement 9 ug Quantity 20000 SQ YD The production rate for continuous full depth paving is usually governed by the production rate of the Plant Production 2130 SQ YD day asphalt plant supplying the job Production rate in sq yd day will depend on pavementthickness A Plant Rh typical rate is 200 tons hour The number of hours per day will depend on workzone restrictions and day or night work Smaller areas of pavement will have lower production rates Duration 10 days Fido Input Parameters Calculated Values Thickness 10 inches Production 2130 SQ YD day Density 112 5 Ib sy in Production 200 tons hour Hours Day 6 hours IDOT BDE HMA Pavement Min 1000 Avg 1500 2000 SQ YD day Reference 1 Dense graded hot mix asphalt method Min 158 Avg 817 1460 ton crew day Reference 2 Asphalt Type A Min 440 Avg 900 1600 tn crew day Reference 3 Bituminous Concrete Binder and Surface Course Urban Min 500 Avg 1000 1500 ton crew day Reference 3 Bituminous Concrete Surface Rural Min 1500 Avg 1650 1800 ton crew day Reference 3 Bituminous Concrete Binder Course Rural Min 1600 1800 2000 ton crew day Reference 3 Level Binder Urban Min 1000 1250 1500 ton crew day Reference 3
36. e Enter Project Information and select review the project template Step 1 Choose a Project Start Date ICSES opens with a default start date computed to be 45 days after the next IDOT letting after today s date The project start date can be set in one of three ways choose the anticipated letting date enter the Start Date or select the date from a calendar Expanding the Letting Date drop down box displays standard IDOT letting dates for a three year period from the current date When the Letting Date is selected the program will calculate the Start Date based on the default Days to Award 30 and default Days to Start 15 These default values can be modified on the form ioj x Letting Date Start Date 12 29 2014 Enter Project Information Days to Award 30 Days to Start 15 Figure 2 New Project form Step 2 Enter Project Information Click the Enter Project Information button to open the Project Information form Figure 3 Select District and County from drop down lists The user may enter appropriate identifying designations in the Project Route Section and Description text boxes optional This information will be displayed in the BDE Form 220 that is generated at the end of the schedule development and may be added later if not completed here The default Project entry is NewProject A Project name may be entered and will become the default name for project files Click OK to close the Project Information form
37. e Deck 1 375 SQ YD 225 3 Removal of Existing Superstructure 2 375 SQ YD 175 4 Removal of Existing Substructure 3 120 CUYD 5 Driving Piles 4 923 375 6 Concrete Structures 5 85 CU YD 175 7 Structural Steel Erection 6 968 FOOT 200 8 Concrete Superstructure 7 280 CUYD 20 9 Steel Plate Beam Guardrail 8 250 FOOT 450 Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Calculate Production BDE Average Figure 51 Quantities entered in the Template Review form The Daily Production rates in the default template are simply the average of the low and high values in the BDE manual As there is not sufficient data for many of these activities at the time of writing the Draft User Manual the BDE based values will be used at this time Data will be reviewed for individual activities Click Accept when all values are entered Click Review on the New Project form for Stage 2 and enter Westbound as the name for this stage The default 4 Template Review form is displayed for the Westbound stage see Figure 48 Several activities that only occur once on the project or that may not have been controlling in the Eastbound stage are included Delete the following activities Mobilization Storm Sewers Earth Excavation Bridge Deck Grooving Bridge Approach Pavement Gravel or Crushed Stone Shoulders Clean Paint Steel Bridge Raised Reflective Pavement Markers Add the two Removal activities
38. e sO 5 12 3 4 Farm to Market Route 12 3 4 5 6 7 12 3 4 5 6 7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Load Limits 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Long Lead Items Other 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Long Lead Items Steel Fat 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 Permits Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Critical Habitats 1 8 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 202122 23 2122 2324 25 26 27 19 202122 23 24 25 16 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 E 25 26 27 28 30 September 2015 October 2015 November 2015 December 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 202122 23 24 15 16 17 18 19 2021 202122 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 1 29 30 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Save Close _Save Figure 11 Select constraint type Temperature based constraints Click the Map Temp button to display map of Illinois and list the activities in the project template that have te
39. egory Production Rate Data Earth Excavation 15 7355 CU YD day Description District Job Type Quantity Duration v 01 BRECON 02 gt 0 gt 0 Iv 03 BRIDGE Iv 04 GRADING 05 INTERS 06 OTHER v 07 v 08 I 09 ROAD NEW CU YD a Linear Regression 2170 CU YD day OK Close Figure 16 Production Rate Data Form Right click on any data point to delete that point from the displayed data and from the regression calculations Data points that are obvious outliers can be removed in this way The regression analyses are automatically updated when the collection of data points is modified All 27 data points can be restored by closing the Production Rate Data form and reopening it by clicking Review Data in the ADE form Left click on any data point in the plot to view information on the project from which it was derived Figure 17 Here clicking the data point indicated by the blue arrow gives information for a project reconstructing Ridge Road beneath Interstate 80 District 3 in which 67 446 CY of Earth Excavation was completed at a production rate of 3065 CY day After considering all relevant guidance the user will select a production rate or duration for the activity The plot and regression analyses are updated after any change to the data pool The value of the Linear Regression function at the activity quantity is shown next to the Linear Re
40. ent to a large job so that the total time is Crew 1 reasonable The number of scrapers in a typical crew should be greater for longer haul distances Production rates on jobs with moderate amounts of earthwork tend to average around 3000 cy day Duration 14 days A well designed managed scraper crew should be able to produce up to 5000 cy day Production rates for material hauled to from the job site using dump trucks loaded with a single excavator or front end loader are about 1600 cy day IDOT BDE Earth Excavation Min 750 Avg 5375 10000 CU YD day Reference 1 Excavation Min 199 Avg 1163 Max 3558 cy crew day Reference 2 Unclassified Roadway Excavation Borrow Min 1800 2825 7000 cy crew day Notes Apply OK Cancel Figure 15 Activity Duration Estimation form 21 Finally historical production data from IDOT projects can be viewed graphically on the Production Rate Data PRD form The production rate for an activity on any given project is likely to be influenced by the quantity of work for that particular activity Contractors are expected to mobilize additional resources or use more efficient production methods on activities with large quantities This data is available through ISCES for controlling activities The data and simple regression analyses of the data are intended to assist the scheduler in determining an appropriate production rate The values calculated from the regression analyses b
41. enter for Transportation ICT project An Expert Systems Approach to Highway Construction Scheduling ICT project R27 86 The project began on July 1 2010 and was completed on June 30 2011 The primary objective of this research was to develop a software tool to assist highway designers in developing more accurate estimates of the time required to complete highway construction projects in Illinois and to examine the statewide winter exclusion period and evaluate which construction operations might be carried out in parts of the state during this time based on historical weather records Interviews with highway construction contractors input from IDOT design and construction personnel records from the Illinois Construction Record System ICORS and published reports from the other state DOTs and reference sources provided expert knowledge on how planning and scheduling of highway projects is carried out the work activities that typically affect project duration controlling items and the production rates of those work activities Using these sources the researchers developed project templates for 12 project types and guidance to assist designers in selecting the production rates for controlling items Each template will present a bar chart project schedule showing only the controlling items Concurrent activities that may be required to complete the project but are not likely to impact project completion date are not shown Constraints on the
42. ept 2 Schedule Key Working Day B Weekends 2 day i Holidays Rain BDE 66 2c a Seeding Concrete Structures Concrete Superstructure 8 Concrete Superstructure 1 B HMA Binder Surface Course Paint Pavement Marking Truck 4 of Start Date 6 16 2012 Completion Date 9 6 2012 Working Days 44 Calendar Days 83 Report Figure 60 Seeding affected by constraint in preliminary schedule The user should review each activity to refine the production rate estimates The actual project schedule submitted by the contractor before construction required 103 working days in addition to work performed before May 1 during the winter exclusion period Production rates for many items tended to be lower due to the difficulty of working next to an active bridge This example will be refined in the final user manual based on additional data that is being collected Click the Report button to generate the BDE 220 form in Excel 48
43. ew Bridge Reconstruction E n x Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Traffic Control od 2 Removal of Existing Concrete Deck 1 SQ YD 225 3 Add Above 2 SQ YD 175 4 Driving Piles pA 3 FOOT 375 5 Concrete Structures CU YD 175 6 Structural Steel Erection 5 FOOT 200 Fi Concrete Superstructure 6 CU YD 20 8 Steel Plate Beam Guardrail 7 FOOT 450 Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Calculate Production BDE Average Figure 50 Add Removal of Existing Substructure Quantities may be entered in the Template Review form These are shown in Figure 51 The quantity for Traffic Control 1 simply the number of days expected Three days allowed for erecting the temporary barrier were included in the total of 8 days for traffic control Remove Existing Structure was one lump sum activity in the project so estimates for the quantities for Activities 2 3 and 4 were entered The quantities for Activities 5 6 7 and 8 are simply one half of the total for the project The actual quantities may not be exactly half for the two stages but this approximation is adequate The quantity of Steel Plate Beam Guardrail was greater in the first stage so two thirds of the quantity 1 accounted for HE Eastbound Template Review Bridge Reconstruction m E Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Traffic Control Of 8 CDAY 2 Removal of Existing Concret
44. gression button Toggling that button will show the production rate based on the Power Law regression The user can modify the production rate shown For example the user may choose to manually round the value Clicking OK closes the Production Rate Data form and transfers the production rate to the ADE form Clicking Close just closes the Production Rate Data form without making changes to the ADE form Click OK to accept or Close to reject the suggested production rate on the PRD form and return to the ADE form If applicable new production rate appears in the Crew Production box and the Duration has been modified Click OK on the ADE to return to the project schedule The duration of the Earth Excavation Activity is now Green indicating that it has been reviewed and or modified Figure 18 Continue reviewing and modifying activity durations as applicable HE production Rate Data Earth Excavation E lol x 7355 CU YD day Quantity 67446 Production 3065 District 03 This project consists of reconstructing Ridge Road beneath Interstate 80 to District Job Type Quantity Duration v 01 V BRECON 02 BREHAB 0 gt 0 Iv 03 BRIDGE v 04 I GRADING Iv 05 7 INTERS F 06 OTHER 07 RECON 08 RESURF QUA Iv 09 ROAD NEW 162379 F URECON CU YD dua Linear Regression 2170 CU YD day OK Close Figure 17 Historic Production Rate Information 23 File Edit Schedule N e 2
45. he Eastbound lane Calculate Production BDE Average Delete the following activities Mobilization Storm Sewers Earth Excavation Bridge Deck Grooving Bridge Approach Pavement Gravel or Crushed Stone Shoulders Binder Surface Course Clean Paint Steel Bridge Seeding Paint Pavement Marking Raised Reflective Pavement Markers Checkout Acceptance The Template should now look like Figure 49 HS Eastbound Template Review Bridge Reconstruction l n Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Traffic Control 0 C DAY 1 2 Removal of Existing Concrete Deck 1 SQ YD 225 3 Driving Piles 2 FOOT 375 4 Concrete Structures 3 CU YD 17 5 5 Structural Steel Erection FOOT 200 6 Concrete Superstructure 5 CU YD 20 7 Steel Plate Beam Guardrail 6 FOOT 450 Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Calculate Production BDE Average Figure 49 Eastbound template after removing unneeded activities The schedule for this project lumped the removal of the existing structure in one lump sum activity In this example we will break it in to three activities Add Removal of Existing Superstructure and Removal of Existing Substructure after Removal of Existing Concrete Deck Left click the activity select Add After select the new activity from the drop down list Figure 50 shows the user adding the second of these new activities 40 HE Eastbound Template Revi
46. id 35 Figure 99 C CR PEOIEGU s dins we ibo E uiu dus n uci us etu a ust en 36 Figure 40 Enter Start Date Click Enter Project Information eese 36 Lisure 4L electtne District and C OUN y de meten orare seipso 37 42 Enter other project miomnations Chek OK 37 L1sute 45 Selectthe Multi Stage Project Type eo ai eben 37 Fieure 44 C ck Dee SAS 6S cats oit eati itas a N a E 38 Fisure 45 Enter 2 C WOK OS ue ep D a honest 38 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 Figure 55 Figure 56 Figure 57 Figure 58 Figure 59 Figure 60 Select the Bridge Reconstruction template for both Stages 38 lt 39 Edit the Bridge Reconstruction Template for the Eastbound lane 39 Eastbound template after removing unneeded activities esses 40 Add Removal of Existing eene 4 Quantities entered in the Template Review 4 Quantities entered in the Template Review form esses 42 Delete Winter Exclusions Click Map Temp zs iter modii raa deae tesa ovis 43 Evaluate temperature based constraints 44 Evaluate temperature based constraints esee eene 45 Preliminary
47. ion ADE form in Figure 32 Click Review Data to view production rates derived from ICORS data uma pareina Quantity 2728 SQ YD Patching rates will depend on the size and spacing of the areas to be patched Lower rates will apply Crew Production 125 SQ YD day with smaller patches spaced far apart Crew 1 Duration 22 days Review Data IDOT BDE HMA Patching Min 100 Avg 125 150 50 YD day Notes OK Cancel Figure 32 HMA Patching ADE Figure 33 shows production rate data for HMA Patching from District 5 for Resurfacing projects The data point from the data point with a quantity of 16 949 sq yd is left clicked to show the project details It is then right clicked to eliminate it from the data Click the Linear Regression button to display the production rate value from this function for the project quantity of 2728 sq yd See Figure 34 Click OK to close the form and use this value to determine the activity duration 32 3f Production Rate Data HMA Patching nl x 515 SQ YD day Quantity 16949 Production 275 District 05 15 23 miles of milling patching resurfacing and safety improvementson Interstate 72 from the Macon County Line to White Heath Roadlocated north east of White Heath District Job Type Quantity Duration 01 BRECON 02 gt 0 gt 0 03 GRADING 04 INTERS Iv 05 06 07
48. ity 14 Figure 9 Select an activity to add after HMA Shoulders esses 14 Figure 40 SLE 15 Figure 11 Select constraint type 17 Figure 12 Temperature based constraint eene 18 Figure 13 Location activity based temperature constraints 19 Figure 14 Preliminary bar chart 9 20 Figure 15 Activity Duration Estimation form 21 Figure 16 Production Rate Data Form B 4 Ness 22 Figure 17 Historic Production Rate Information 23 Figure 18 Schedule Review VE V mu 24 Figure 19 HMA Pavement ADE vl 24 Figure 20 Report Format C B 25 Figure 21 New project form MM s 27 Figure 22 Enter MA
49. mperature restrictions Figure 14 Toggle the Calendar button to return to the Calendar The county in which the project is located as entered on the Project Information form will be marked with a red cross The default location near the center of the county may be revised by clicking on the approximate project location but this will not significantly affect the results The program accesses historical temperature records and determines the First Day and Last Day on which the average minimum temperature crosses the threshold for each temperature limited activity These dates are displayed as shown in Figure 15 Three Types of temperature data are available average minimum average mean or average maximum daily temperature The default Type is the minimum temperature The user 17 may change the threshold temperature the First and Last Day and the Type The Update button must be clicked after changing the Temperature or Type to update the First and Last Days based on historical temperature records If Update is clicked after manually changing the First Day or Last Day these values will revert to historically based dates Click the Add button next to each of the temperature based constraints to add it to the list of constraints for the project Only constraints shown in the Constraints box will be used in computing the schedule Click Save to save changes to the project constraints Click Close to exit the calendar and display the prelimin
50. n activity HMA Binder Surface Course may be changed to Binder Course with the next instance named Surface Course The production rates will remain linked to the standard Activity name 13 E Template Review Roadway New Alignment n x Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Mobilization 2 Tree Removal 1 UNIT 150 3 Earth Excavation 2 CU YD 5375 4 Process Lime Stabilized Soil 3 SQ YD 4250 5 Gravel or Crushed Stone Base Course 4 TON 950 6 Pavement 5 SQ YD 1500 7 Pipe Underdrains 6 4500 8 HMA Shoulders AddAbove 7 SQYD 3000 9 Paint Pavement Marking Truck a 8 15000 10 Thermoplastic Pavement Marking 9 SQFT 675 11 Seeding 11 ACRE 75 12 Raised Reflective Pavement Markers 11 EACH 150 13 Checkout Acceptance 2 1 Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Calculate Production BDE Average Figure 8 Add Above Add Below and Delete options for HMA Shoulders activity HE Template Review Roadway New Alignment n x Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Mobilization 0 C DAY 1 2 Tree Removal 1 UNIT 150 3 Earth Excavation 2 CU YD 5375 Process Lime Stabilized Soil 3 SQ YD 4250 5 Gravel Crushed Stone Base Course 4 TON 950 6 HMA Pavement 5 SQ YD 1500 7 Pipe Underdrains 6 FOOT 4500 8 HMA Shoulders
51. operties installing ICSES ICSES Version 2 0 is available for download at Build MissouriState edu CPRIME Uses for ICSES ICSES was designed to develop the estimate of time required for typical highway construction project types for the Department of Transportation The tool references the SSRBCI and Illinois climate data The scheduling tool uses production rates from the IDOT BDE Manual Chapter 66 supplemented with guidance derived from a variety of reference sources Historical production rate data extracted from the ICORS data on hundreds of recent IDOT projects is also available through the software Exiting ICSES To close ICSES use the File function on the Menu bar and Select Exit You will be prompted to save the project before closing USER INTERFACE Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System ICSES opens with a form that allows the user to choose to begin a New Project or Open and existing Project Figure 1 lo x Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System ICSES NR ICSES was develop to assist designers with estimating the time required to complete typical construction projects for the Illinois Department of Transportation It is intended for planning purposes only Open Project Figure 1 Illinois Construction Scheduling Expert System form New Project Click the New Project button to open the New Project form Figure 2 This form allows the user to develop the project Start Dat
52. project can be selected including the current Projected Number of Working Days per month as specified in Bureau of Design and Environment BDE Manual Figure 66 2C and the winter exclusion period of December 1 through April 30 Historical temperature and rainfall records can be selected to allow users to study the impact of various start dates the likely project specific weather throughout the calendar year and other project specific constraints such as protection of bat habitat or restrictions on road closure dates Weather related constraints on controlling items were referenced to the Standard opecifications for Road and Bridge Construction in Illinois SSRBCI adopted January 1 2007 The researchers used the production rates for activities listed in the BDE Manual Figure 66 2B as the standard for naming controlling items but updated the term bituminous to for consistency with the SSRBCI After finding the duration of each of the controlling activities for a project the user is given the projected number of working days the projected number of calendar days and a completion date for the project GETTING STARTED System Requirements ICSES will run on computers running the Windows XP or Windows 7 operating systems Computers running Windows 8 must have NET Framework 3 5 1 loaded Display resolution should be at least 1280 X 800 pixels Contact your systems administrator for questions regarding your computer s display pr
53. s 6 FOOT 4500 8 HMA Shoulders 347 savp 3000 9 Paint Pavement Marking Truck 8 FOOT 15000 10 Thermoplastic Pavement Marking 9 SQFT 675 11 Seeding 10 75 12 Raised Reflective Pavement Markers 11 EACH 150 13 Checkout Acceptance 1 1 Accept Cancel Save Revised Template Calculate Production Average Figure 7 Enter multiple or Start To Start predecessors To add or delete an activity in the template left click the Activity name to display three options Add Above Delete and Add Below Figure 8 Click the Activity name again to cancel these choices Select Add Above Below to add a new activity to the template A drop down list of available activities will open Figure 9 Select the desired activity to add it to the template The list of available activities is linked to production rate data from historical IDOT construction projects The Delete button removes a selected activity from the template Predecessors for other tasks are automatically updated but should be reviewed and modified if required The user may click the Save Template button to save the modified template to a est file for use on other projects To change an activity name to one that is more descriptive or helpful in differentiating between multiple instances of the activity right click the Activity in the standard template and type in a new name For example the first instance of a
54. splayed will be modified according to one of three models the BDE 66 2B average rate a Linear Regression straight line fit or a Power Law curved line fit of historical data on quantities versus actual production rates on completed IDOT projects Toggle the BDE Manual button to select the Linear Regression or Power Law model The use of historical data is described in more detail in the Production Rate Data section of this manual In most cases the user will further refine these preliminary production rate values during Step 6 Review Preliminary Schedule Quantities can be entered for the first time or modified during the schedule review process 11 New Project Es en x Project NewProject Section Route County Madison Description scheduler Letting Date 1 14 2014 Start Date 12 29 201 4 Project Roadway New Alignment pu 30 Days to Stari Review OK Figure 5 New Project form Review button displayed HE Template Review Roadway New Alignment l _ x Number Activity Predecessors Quantity Units Daily Production 1 Mobilization fd 2 Tree Removal 1 UNIT 150 3 Earth Excavation 2 CU YD 5375 4 Process Lime Stabilized Soil 3 SQ YD 4250 5 Gravel or Crushed Stone Base Course 4 TON 950 6 HMA Pavement 5 SQ YD 1500 7 Pipe Underdrains 6 FOOT 4500 8 Shoulders 7 SQ YD 300 9 Paint Pavement Marking Truck 8 FOOT 15000 10
55. t which the average minimum temperature crosses through the critical minimum temperature for the Concrete activities are displayed as shown in Figure 54 There is also a maximum temperature for Concrete Superstructure The default 1s to base this on the average maximum temperature 43 70109 FAI 57 Start Date 3 25 2012Eastbound Bridge Reconstruction 5 x Constraints Type Name First Day Last Day Activity Rain BDE 66 2C BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 m All Years Standard Add Holidays Standard 1 1 12 31 All Rain BDE 66 2C BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 11 Calenda Activity Temp FirstDay LastDay Concrete Structures Min F Upd Ada Concrete Superstructure Min E Ada Concrete Superstructure Upd Ada Save Close Figure 54 Evaluate temperature based constraints Changing all of these Types to Mean 1 less conservative but probably realistic After changing the Type Click Update to change the First Day and Last Day based on this choice When the 85 F maximum temperature is changed to Mean there is no constraint The average mean temperature is never above 85 F Concrete work can probably be done early in the day any day of the year Click Add for the two minimum temperature constraints to include them in the list above Figure 55 The Add button disappears after being clicked If the constraint above is deleted the Update and Add buttons reappear
56. the last day if necessary Designate which activity or activities in the schedule template are restricted by the constraint Expand the Activity combo box to display all available activities There is an option to select All activities If a constraint affects more than one activity but not all enter different constraints for each affected activity Check the All Years box if the constraint is identical for every year of the project When All Years is checked the date in the display does not include a year The example in Figure 13 restricts earth excavation during Utility Relocation in the first year 2015 of the project Click Add to add the new constraint When constraint is selected the Add button changes to Delete Click the Delete button to remove the selected constraint 16 If changes are made to the selected constraint e g dates are changed the Delete button changes to Modify Click Modify when changes are complete to save the modifications to the Calendar HS NewProject Start Date 12 29 2014 5 x Constraints Type Name First Day Last Day Activity Utility Relocations Y Standard 12 29 2014 6 30 2015 HMA Patching All Years i Standard 1 1 12 31 All Add Standard LT 12711 A11 BDE Working Days 1 1 12 31 All Standard 12 1 4 30 All Map Temp February 2015 March 2015 2015 ae Bat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Critical Land Us
57. the left column to open the Activity Duration Estimation ADE Form Figure 15 shows the ADE form for the Earth Excavation activity If a quantity for Earth Excavation was entered on the Template Review form it will appear in the Quantity box If not quantity was previously entered or if the quantity needs to be modified type in the Quantity box ADE forms provide guidance on how to estimate the production rate based on a typical production rate for one crew If the user entered or calculated a production rate value in the Template Review form this value will appear in the Crew Production box Assign multiple crews to an activity by typing inthe Crew text box A new Duration is calculated and rounded up to the nearest integer The Notes box in the lower right corner of the form allows the user to document the assumptions made or reasons for selecting this duration if desired Additional production rate data from various references is provided on the form when available The current Low and High productivity values from the BDE Manual are shown along with the calculated average value The three references are Reference 1 O Connor et al 2004 Reference 2 Atreya 2007 Reference 3 IDOT District 5 Production Rate Data 05 Earth Excavation Quantity 75000 CU YD Production rates for earth excavation will depend on the number of crews assigned to the job The Crew Production 5375 CU YD day contractor can be expected to commit more equipm
58. the name order duration and predecessors for all activities in the project template A key to the schedule colors the Start Date Completion Date number of Working Days and the number of Calendar Days are displayed Figure 14 The bar colors indicate which constraint is expected to prevent work on a given day Yellow days are working days The Key for other bar colors is provided below the chart Scroll bars on the right hand side and across the bottom of the schedule allow the user to examine the entire schedule If no Quantities were entered in the Template Review form all activities are arbitrarily assigned a default duration of five working days If Quantities were entered in the Template Review form activity durations will be based on the quantity and the production rate model selected e g BDE Average Linear Regression or Power Law The red background color on the Duration buttons Figure 14 indicates that the preliminary durations have not been reviewed 19 In Figure 14 the top bar chart shows the beginning of a Roadway New Alignment project that begins on 9 14 2015 Tree Removal cannot begin until October 1 due to the Indiana roosting dates The bottom bar chart accessed by scrolling to the right shows the first estimation of the end of the project on 6 20 2017 File Edit Schedule SLOZ PL 6 1990120 1 gt 0 5
59. the name from Stage to something more descriptive and shown in Figure 47 The Eastbound lane was reconstructed first 38 Name Stage B Enter Stage name Can Eastbound Figure 47 Name Stage 1 Click OK The default Bridge Reconstruction template is displayed Figure 48 for editing The template contains activities that are likely to occur on this type of project Many either do not occur in this stage or are not expected to be controlling items These should be deleted Simply left click the activity to be deleted and select Delete in the pop up menu mE Eastbound Template Review Bridge Reconstruction Number Activity 1 Mobilization 2 Storm Sewers Dependent size 3 Traffic Control Removal of Existing Concrete Deck 5 Driving Piles 6 Concrete Structures 7 Earth Excavation Shoulders 8 Structural Steel Erection 9 Concrete Superstructure 10 Bridge Deck Grooving 11 Plate Beam Guardrail 12 Bridge Approach Pavement 13 Gravel or Crushed Stone Shoulders 14 HMA Binder Surface Course 15 Clean Paint Steel Bridge 16 Seeding 17 Paint Pavement Marking Truck 18 Raised Reflective Pavement Markers 19 Checkout Acceptance Cancel Save Revised Template Predecessors Quantity Units 0 C DAY 1 POGI 2 C DAY 3 SQ YD 4 5 CU YD 6 CU YD 39 2250 1550 2 15000 150 Figure 48 Edit the Bridge Reconstruction Template for t
60. tivities are listed in the typical order of performance and occur sequentially Activities that may be performed concurrently to the controlling items but would not affect the schedule do not appear in the template 10 lolx Project NewProject Section Route County Madison Description Scheduler Letting Date 11 14 2014 Start Date E Project Type Days to Award 30 Days to Start 15 Bridge New Construction Bridge Heconstruction Bridge Rehabilitation Grading Hoadway New Alignment Hoadway Reconstruction Urban Reconstruction Custom Multi Stage Saved Template Figure 4 Select template in New Project form Step 4 Review Schedule Click the Review button Figure 5 to display the Template Review form Figure 6 This form lists the template Activities with their Predecessors and Units Figure 6 shows this form for the Roadway New Alignment template Enter quantities for each activity in the template from the Summary of Quantities for the project Combine quantities for similar items e g HMA binder and surface course as necessary The default Daily Production rate is the numerical average of the low and high values from the BDE Manual Figure 66 2B The user may modify these rates by typing new values into the Daily Production box For more guidance on production rates the user may check the Calculate Production Rates box in the lower right hand corner of the Template Review form The production rates di
61. ur You must convert tons to square Plant yards based on the thickness and density ofthe asphalt The number of hours per day will depend on workzone restrictions and day or night work There may contractual restrictions on the paving Duration 11 days rate in linear feet per minute Smaller areas of pavement will have lower production rates Review Data Input Parameters Calculated Values Thickness 8 inches Production 3550 SQ YD day Density 112 5 Ib sy in Production 200 tons hour Hours Day 8 hours IDOT BDE HMA Shoulders Min 1500 Avg 3000 Max 4500 SQ YD day Reference 1 Dense graded hot mix asphalt method Min 158 817 Max 1460 ton crew day Reference 2 Asphalt Type B Min 400 Avg 825 Max 1560 tn crew day Reference 3 Bituminous Shoulders Min 10000 12500 15000 sq yd crew day Notes OK Cancel Figure 37 HMA Shoulder ADE A review of the current schedule shows that the project duration is considerably less than the schedule based on default production rates The duration of activities that have been studied in more detail are highlighted in green The user may continue to refine the schedule or click Report to generate the BDE 220 report in Excel Figure 38 34 Ilinois Construction Scheduling Expert System File Edit Schedule N e gt e ee 2 gt 22 a ee R 9102 SLOC CV L a A s pene D Fa
62. ypical construction projects for the Illinois Department of Transportation It is intended for planning purposes only Open Project Figure 39 Click New Project Enter Project Information Since this Example was completed in the past the user may type in the actual Letting Date 11 18 2011 first It isn t necessary to do this to complete the example Enter the Start Date that was planned for this job 3 25 2012 The Start Date 1 within the standard winter exclusion period but the initial construction activities weren t expected to be constrained by this early spring start 151 Letting Date 11 18 2011 Enter Project Information Days to Award 30 Days to Start 15 Figure 40 Enter Start Date Click Enter Project Information 36 Select the District then expand the County drop down box to select the county that project 1 located in Project Information District Project NewProject Section Route County Description fF Scheduler OK Figure 41 Select the District and County Project Information x District xl Project o0 Section 10 32HB 2 BY Houte 57 County Champaign Description WindsorBridgeover57 Scheduler JohnDoe Figure 42 Enter other project information Click OK Ini x Project 70109 Section 10 32HB 2 BY Route 57 County Champaign Description Windsor
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