WorksheetsAspen Capital Cost Estimator
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the best practice for opening a scenrio file that you receive?
Double clik on the file
Create a new file to manually re-enter the information
Create a project folder and copy the file into it
Create a scenario folder within a project folder, and then copy the file into the scenario folder
At the Project Basis level under Piping specs, you can define one of three Pipe fabrication methods. Which of the following is NOT a system fabrication method?
RMT
SHOP
FIELD
ALL
Which of the followiing is impacted by the wind load specified in the Project Basis?
Tower Design
Foundation Design
Pipe Rack Design
All of the above
There are three options for the area Pipe design requirements. Which of the following is NOT a Pile area design option?
Standard spread footing
Pile caps only (pile in site items)
Precast concrete piles
Pile caps with piles
If you want to share your project scenario with a colleague so they can review you ACCE estimate, which file(s) should you share with them?
the *.szp file alone
the *.izp file alone
Both the *.izp and *.szp files are reqired
The Project Basis report and the Excel report "Installation details, combined (Full)"
The productivity of All Craft is set at 80%. If you change the Pipe Fitter productivity to 90%, what will be the resulting Pipe Fitter productivity?
80%
90%
95%
None of the above
If you need to evaluate a componet unavailable in the ACCE library, for which you know the relationship between cost and size, how would you add it to the ACCE library?
Use Custom Models
Use a similar component
Use an Equipment Model Library
Unit Cost Library Item
When using the Spreadsheet Import/Export functionality to export data to Excel, ACCE may flag errors. Which one of the following will produce an error message?
Duplicate component tag numbers
Duplicate component names
Failure to enter the length of piping component
Failure to enter a value in the number of fittings field
Before adding any allowance, your component's cost is 10,000 USD. After adding a 10% design allowance in the equipment specs using method "A", what is the new cost?
$10,000
$10,100
$11,000
$11,100
When developing the Power Distribution and Process Control architecture, which of the following is NOT a key distance?
Distance Unit substation to Main Substation
Distance to the Motor Control Center
Distance (instrument) junction box to CC (Control Center)
They are all key distance
Mention one of the key distance to develop the Power Distribution and Process Control architecture?
(a)
Which of the following installation options will remove all bulk material and man hours costs except for the equipment material cost?
SUPP Supplied by owner
DEML Demolition
EXIS Existing
WHSP Warehouse spare
When entering specification for a vertical vessel, which of the following data entry schemes will produce error messages?
The red field has no data entry, the yellow and green fields all have data entries
The red field has a data entry; the yellow field does not have a data entry and both green fields have data entries
The red field has a data entry; the yellow field has a data entry but only one of the green fields has a data entry
All of the above data combination will create error messages
What is the impact of changing the Project Basis level Piping specification "Length/fitting to remote shop" from the default 10 feet to 5 feet?
The total length of remote shop pipe will decrease
The total length of field pipe material will increase
The total length of remote shop pipe will increase
None of the above
Which of the following engineering phases can NOT be adjusted in the Engineering Workforce section?
Quality Assurance
Basic engineering
Procurement
Startup. commissioning
How many level of Indexation does ACCE have?
One - (Project Level)
Two - (Project Level, Area Level)
Three - (Project Level, Area Level & Component Level)
Four - (Project Level, Area Level, Component Level & Bulk Level)
Mention Three level of Indexation AACE have?
(a)
The distance from the area junction box (JB) to the control center is 200 LF. What is the best practice, assuming the cable tray already exists?
Set the area level distance to the control center to 200 LF and cable tray length to "0"
Set the area level distance to the control center to 200 LF and keep the default cable tray length
Index area cable tray code of accounts for labor and material to "0", the enter an Instrument cable tray componet and set the length to 200 LF
Set the cable tray width to "0"
It is a best practice to include/create an area listed as the "Last Area". Why is this a best practice?
The costs for the project level process control elements and power distribution bulk elements are gathered and reported in the last area
This defines the last area as Inside or Outside Battery Limits
Users must enter all bulks needed in the estimate in this last area
None of the Above
A pump is evaluated, and the report shows the pump price is $10,000. A vendor quotation has been received for $12,000. What is the best practice for adjusting the pump price to $12,000?
Select modify area specifications, navigate to "Material index info" and set the pump index (COA 161) to 120
In the pump component user interface menu, enter $12,000 in the "Quoted cost per item" field
Use the component Matl/man-hours % Adjustement and set the "Equipment cost adjustment" to 120
Add a "Lump Sum" item of $2,000
When specifying a new instrumentation loop, which of the following options must be specified for ACCE evaluate the new loop?
Instrument Process Variable
Instrument Sensor Type
Instrument Location
All of the above
A header is specified as an "Above grade or buried pipe" with material specification 304P. The you use the Pipe - Item Details option to add two branches to the header, one Monel and the other without a material specification. Which material/s will the system assign to the branches?
First branch is Monel and the second one default to Carbon Steel
First branch is Monel and the second one defaults to 304P
All branches default to Monel
All branches default to 304P
How can you find the default cost basis year, relative to the version of ACCE that you are running?
Evaluate the Excel report "Design Basis, Project Report" and look up the escalation indexes
Select "Show Cost Basis" from the Help menu
Evaluate the standard report "Capital Cost Report, Key Quantity Basis"
Open the "Documentation" and navigate to the ACCE User Guide, escalation section
