Advanced Measurement: Steelwork

Advanced
Measurement
Steelwork
Steelwork
Major amendments
were made to this
Work Section G10
in May 1992. Refer
to Amendment No.3
Some tips before you begin
 Most items are

contained in G10
 Most items are

contained in G10
except grouting
baseplates
 Most items are

contained in G10
except grouting
baseplates and
decorative painting
to steelwork
 Most items are

contained in G10
except grouting
baseplates and
decorative painting
to steelwork
 Always annotate
your dimensions
 Most items are

contained in G10
except grouting
baseplates and
decorative painting
to steelwork
 Always annotate
your dimensions
 Colour in steelwork
as you measure
 Steelwork is seldom
welded on site
 Steelwork is seldom
welded on site
 Fabrication details
are provided on
separate structural
engineering
drawings
Information to be provided
 the position of the
work in relation to
other parts of the
building
 types and size of
structural members
 details of
connections or of
the reactions,
moments and axial
loads
Should the engineer’s drawings fail to
meet the above requirements a general
description of the work is required:
The work comprises a steel

frame two storey building
6.00 m x 12.00 m x 7.15 m above
g.l. of rivetted fabrication with
bolted site connections in
accordance with BS 5950 part 2
Hot rolled universal beam and
column sections are most
commonly used in steel
frameworks
Universal Beams (UB)
Flange
Web
Universal Columns (UC)
Flange and web

dimensions are
of similar length
A range of standard
sections with varying
thickness of flange
and web are
available (Refer to
the appropriate
British Standard)
Rolled Steel Joists (RSJ)
Small section joists

have tapered flanges
for small and medium
spans
Rolled Steel Channels (RSC)
Tees
Tee split from

Universal Beam
Tee split from

Universal Column
Angles
Equal angles
Unequal angles
Castellated Beam
Castellated Beam
Castellated Beam
Circular Hollow Section (CHS)
Square Hollow Section (SHS)
Square Hollow Section (SHS)
All these sections

of steel are measured
in tonnes
Cold rolled sections are
frequently used in buildings for
purlins and cladding rails.
However, as long ago as 1936, a
seven-storey block of flats was
erected at Quarry Hill with cold
rolled steel columns and beams
Barry R (1986)
Cold rolled sections
Box channel
section
Z section
Cold rolled sections
Box channel
section Cold rolled purlins
and cladding rails
are measured in
Z section linear metres
(G10.4)
Order of Take-off
You may find it useful to follow the order

of the items listed in G10:
 Columns
 Beams
 Bracings
 Purlin and cladding rails
 Grillages . . .
Order of Take-off
You may find it useful to follow the order

What is a
of the items listed in G10:
 Columns
 Beams
grillage?
 Bracings
 Purlin and cladding rails
 Grillages . . .
Grillage
Universal
column
Top tier of beams
Steel beams take up

the shear and bending
stresses in the
Bottom tier foundation
of beams
Foster and Harington

Bolts
Items for fabrication measured by
weight are deemed to include
shop and site black bolts ...
(G10.C1)
Bolts
Thread
Items for fabrication measured by
weight are deemed to include
shop and site black Shank bolts ...
(G10.C1)
The holes for the bolts are
2 mm larger than the shank
- they have less strength than
a fitted bolt
Fittings
 Fittings are structural steel connections

eg baseplates and cleats
 Fittings are measured in tonnes
 A conversion factor of 7.85 t/m3 is used
to determine their weight when a fitting
is not a standard section
Example
Column
Example
Base plate
Example
Plan
Example
600 x 600 mm x
20 mm thick
Example
= 7.85 t/m3
1m
1m
Example
= 7.85 t/m3
1m
or
7850 kg/m3
1m
Example
Fittings
0.60
0.60 (baseplate)
0.02
x 7850 kg/m3 = kg
600 x 600 mm x
20 mm thick
Fittings
.
.
Fittings
.
. Cleat
Holding down bolts
Holding down bolts are

cast directly into the
foundation or sleeves are
cast into the concrete
Holding down bolts
Holding down bolts

and special bolts are
enumerated (G10.1.11
&G10.1.12)
Holding down bolts are

cast directly into the
foundation or sleeves are
cast into the concrete
More items to remember!
 The total weight of the structural frame

is calculated and set against an item of
“permanent erection on site” at the end of
the take off
 Surface preparation (eg blast cleaning)
and surface treatment (eg galvanising)
are measured in square metres (G10.7 &
G10.8)
Worked Example
3600
2700
3300
1200
The work comprises a steel
frame two storey building
6.00 m x 12.00 m x 7.15 m
above g.l. of rivetted
fabrication withbolted
site connections in
accordance with BS 5950
part 2
Weldable steel BS4360 Grade
43A hot rolled sections
BS4 Part 1
Framing fabrication, columns

weight > 100 kg/m
BS4 Part 1

weight > 100 kg/m
2700 3600
3300 3300
1200 1200
7200 8100
BS4 Part 1

weight > 100 kg/m
2700 3600
5/ 7.20 3300 3300
5/ 1200 1200
8.10 7200 8100
BS4 Part 1

weight > 100 kg/m
2700 3600
5/ 7.20 3300 3300
5/ 1200 1200
8.10 7200 8100
x 107 kg/m = kg
Baseplate
150
35
750
5/
2/ 0.75 Framing fabrication, fittings
0.75
0.04
(baseplate)
5/
5/ 0.75
2/ 0.04
4/1/ (baseplate)
2
0.25
750
0.15 less 254
0.04 496
(gusset) divide
by 2 248
5/
5/ 0.75
2/ 0.04
4/1/ (baseplate)
2
0.25
750
0.15 less 254
5/ 0.04 496
2/ (gusset) divide
0.25 by 2 248
0.25
(cap)
0.02
5/
5/ 0.75
2/ 0.04
4/1/ (baseplate)
2
0.25
750
0.15 less 254
5/ 0.04 496
2/ (gusset) divide
0.25 by 2 248
0.25
(cap)
0.02
x 7850 kg/m3 = kg
Detail C
406 x 178 x 67 kg/m
Detail B
203 x 133 x 25 kg/m
Detail C
406 x 178 x 67 kg/m
Detail B
203 x 133 x 25 kg/m
Detail C
406 x 178 x 67 kg/m
Detail B
305 x 165 x 40 kg/m

Fittings
5/2/ (90 x 90 x 10 L)
0.18 (Detail B - under first floor beams)
Fittings
5/2/ (90 x 90 x 10 L)
4/2/2/
0.17 (Detail B - perimeter)
Fittings
5/2/ (90 x 90 x 10 L)
4/2/2/
0.17 (Detail B - perimeter)
4/2/2/
0.13 (Detail C)
x 13.40 kg/m = kg
Fittings
(80 x 80 x 8 L cleats)
13/5/
0.25 x 9.63 kg/m = kg
Fittings
(80 x 80 x 8 L cleats)
13/5/
0.25 x 9.63 kg/m = kg
To Take
Beams
Fittings
43A hot rolled sections BS4848
Part II
Framing, fabrication bracings

weight <= 40 kg/m, circular
hollow section
4/ (89 x 8.38 kg/m)
4.00
x 8.38 kg/m = kg
43A hot rolled sections BS4848
Part IV
Framing fabrication purlins

and cladding rails weight
<= 40 kg/m
13/ (80 x 80 x 10 sheeting rail)
12.25 x 11.90 kg/m = kg
To Take
Purlins & Sag Rods
Shelf L
Holding down bolts or
10/ assemblies, 25 dia, 300 long
4
Grout stanchion bases

with cement mortar
10
Check
Specification
Framing, erection,
permanent erection
on site
(columns)
(beams)
(purlins)
(rods)
(fittings)
kg
Surface preparation,
blast cleaning
5/ 8.10
1.54 (columns)
Surface preparation
Y
X Girth = 2X x 4Y
Surface preparation,
blast cleaning
5/ 8.10
1.54 (columns)
To Take
Surface prep
Surface treatment
Independent study
Commence the steelwork
take off shown on Figures
3.2, 3.3 and 3.4

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 Most items are

 Most items are

 Most items are

 Most items are

 Most items are

The work comprises a steel

Flange and web

Small section joists

Tee split from

Tee split from

All these sections

You may find it useful to follow the order

You may find it useful to follow the order

Steel beams take up

Foster and Harington

 Fittings are structural steel connections

Holding down bolts are

Holding down bolts

Holding down bolts are

 The total weight of the structural frame

Framing fabrication, columns

Framing fabrication, columns

Framing fabrication, columns

Framing fabrication, columns

406 x 178 x 67 kg/m

406 x 178 x 67 kg/m

406 x 178 x 67 kg/m

305 x 165 x 40 kg/m

Framing, fabrication bracings

Framing fabrication purlins

Grout stanchion bases

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