Quantity survey and Estimation CS260

Course teacher: Engr. Sameer Ahmad Mufti/Engr. Noman Khan (nomi38899@gmail.com)

Designation: Lecturer
M.S (transportation Engg.) suit, Peshawar
Civil Engineering Department, SUIT Peshawar

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Quantity survey and Estimation CS260
WEEK: 3
LECTURE # 5
LEVEL: 4 TH SEMESTER 2 ND YEAR
PROGRAM: BE CIVIL ENGINEERING

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Contents
 Method of Details Estimate
 Example

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 METHODS OF DETAILED ESTIMATE

The dimensions, length, breadth and height or depth are to be taken out from the
working drawings (plan, elevation and section).
Junctions of walls at the corners and at the meeting points of walls require special
attention.
For symmetrical footings, which is the usual case, earthwork in excavation in
foundations, foundation concrete, brickwork in foundation and plinth, and
brickwork in superstructure may be estimated by either of the two methods:

(1) SEPARATE OR INDIVIDUAL WALL METHOD

(2) CENTER LINE METHOD
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 SEPARATE OR INDIVIDUAL WALL METHOD
•The walls running in one direction are termed as "long walls” and the walls
running in the transverse direction, as "Short walls", without keeping in mind
which wall is lesser in length and which wall is greater in length.
•Lengths of long walls are measured or found "Out-to out" and those of
short walls as "In-to-in".
•Different quantities are calculated by multiplying the length by the breadth
and the height of the wall.
•The same rule applies to the excavation in foundation, to concrete bed in
foundation, D.P.C., masonry in foundation and super structure etc.

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 SEPARATE OR INDIVIDUAL WALL METHOD

•For symmetrical footing on either side, the center line remains same for super structure, foundation and plinth. So,
the simple method is to find out the centre-to-centre lengths of long walls and short walls from the plan.
•Long wall length out-to-out
= Center to center length + half breadth on one Side + half breadth on other side.

= Center to center length + one breadth

•Short wall length in-to-in = Center to Center length - one breadth.

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 SEPARATE OR INDIVIDUAL WALL METHOD

This method can also be worked out in a quicker way., as follows:

For long walls
•First of all, find the length of the foundation trench of the long wall “out-to-out” in
the same manner as explained above.
•The length of the foundation concrete is the same.

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 SEPARATE OR INDIVIDUAL WALL METHOD
•For the length of the first footing or first step of the brick wall, subtract two offsets (2x6"=12") in
foundation concrete from the length of the trench or concrete.
•For the second footing subtract from the length of the 1st footing two offsets (2x2.25"= 4.5"), for 3rd
footing subtract from the length of the 2nd footing 2 offsets (4.5") and in this way deal with the long
walls up to the super-structure.
For short walls
Follow the same method but instead of subtracting add two offsets to get the corresponding lengths in-
to-in.

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1 Breadth 1 Breadth
2 2

Foundation
Trench

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 EXAMPLE 1 A

• The plan of superstructure wall of a single room building of 5m x 4m

and the cross-sections of the walls with foundation are given on the
next slides.
• Estimate the quantities of (using Individual wall method) :
1) Earthwork in excavation in foundation
2) Concrete in foundation
3) Brickwork in foundation and plinth
4) Brickwork in superstructure

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 Excavation and concreting

Length of Long walls = 5.3+0.9/2+0.9/2 = 6.2m

Length of Short walls = 4.3-0.9/2-0.9/2 = 3.4m

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 MEASUREMENT SHEET
Item
No. Description of Items No Length Breadth Height/Depth = Quantity Unit Remarks
1 Earthwork in excavation in foundation
Long walls 2 6.2 0.9 0.9 = 10.04 Length= 5.3+0.9=6.2
Short walls 2 3.4 0.9 0.9 = 5.51 L= 4.3-0.9=3.4
TOTAL = 15.55 m3
2 Concrete in foundation
Length same as for
3.348
Long walls 2 6.2 0.9 0.3 = excavation
Length same as for
1.836
Short walls 2 3.40 0.9 0.3 = excavation
TOTAL = 5.18 m3

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Brickwork in foundation and plinth
Long walls

1st footing = 5.3+0.6/2+0.6/2 = 5.9 m

2nd footing = 5.3+0.5/2+0.5/2 = 5.8 m
Plinth wall = 5.3+0.4/2+0.4/2 = 5.7 m

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Brickwork in foundation and plinth

Short walls
1st footing = 4.3-0.6/2-0.6/2 = 3.7 m
2nd footing = 4.3-0.5/2-0.5/2 = 3.8 m
Plinth wall = 4.3-0.4/2-0.4/2 = 3.9 m

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3 Brickwork in foundation and plinth
Long walls
1st footing 2 5.9 0.6 0.3 = 2.124 L= 5.9
2nd footing 2 5.8 0.5 0.3 = 1.74 L= 5.8
Plinth wall 2 5.7 0.4 0.6 = 2.736 L= 5.7
Short walls
1st footing 2 3.7 0.6 0.3 = 1.332 L= 3.7
2nd footing 2 3.8 0.5 0.3 = 1.14 L= 3.8
Plinth wall 2 3.9 0.4 0.6 = 1.872 L= 3.9
TOTAL = 10.94 m3

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Brickwork in superstructure
Length of Long walls = 5.3+0.3 = 5.6 m
Length of Short walls = 4.3-0.3 = 4 m

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Brickwork in superstructure

4 Brickwork in superstructure
Long walls 2 5.6 0.3 3.5 = 11.76 Length= 5.6
Short walls 2 4 0.3 3.5 = 8.40 L= 4
TOTAL = 20.16 m3

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