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Chapter
2 MEASUREMENT OF MATERIALS
AND WORKS
UNITS OF MEASUREMENTS:
The units of measurements are mainly categorised for their nature,
shape and size and for making payments to the contractor and also. The
principle of units of measurements normally consists the following:
a) Single units work like doors, windows, trusses etc., are
expressed in numbers.
b) Works consists linear measurements involve length like
cornice, fencing, hand rail, bands of specified width etc., are
expressed in running metres (RM)
c) Works consists areal surface measurements involve area like
plastering, white washing, partitions of specified thickness
2
etc., are expressed in square meters (m )
d) Works consists cubical contents which involve volume like earth
work, cement concrete, Masonry etc are expressed in Cubic metres.
[BASED ON IS 1200 REVISED]
Sl. Particulas of item Units of Units of
No. Measurement payment
I Earth work:
1. Earth work in Excavation cum Per%cum
2. Earthworkinfillinginfounda- cum Per%cum
tion trenches
3. Earth work in filling in plinth cum Per%cum
II Concrete:
1. Lime concretre in foundation cum percum
2. Cement concrete in Lintels cum percum
3. R.C.C.in slab cum percum
4. C.C. or R.C.C. Chujja, Sun- cum percum
shade
5. L.C. in roof terracing sqm persqm
(thickness specified)
5 Estimation and Costing
6. Cement concrete bed cum per cum
7. R.C. Sunshade (Specified cum 1rm
Width & Hight
III Damp ProofCource (D.P.C)
(Thickness should be men- sqm persqm
tioned)
IV Brick work:
1. Brickwork in foundation cum percum
2. Brick work in plinth cum percum
3. Brick work in super struc- cum percum
ture
4. Thin partition walls sqm percum
5. Brick work in arches cum percum
6. Reinforced brick work cum percum
(R.B.Work)
V Stone Work:
Stone masonry cum percum
VI Wood work:
1. Door sand windows frames cum percum
or chowkhats, rafters
beams
2. Shutters of doors and win- sqm persqm
dows (thickness specified)
3. Doors and windows fittings Number per number
(like hinges, tower bolts,
sliding bolts, handles)
VII Steel work
1. Steel reinforcement bars Quintal per quintal
etc in R.C.C. and
R.B.work. quintal
2. Bending, binding of steel Quintal per quintal
Reinforcement
3. Rivets, bolts, & nuts, An- Quintal per quintal
chor bolts, Lewis bolts,
Holding down bolts.
4. Iron hold fasts Quintal per quintal
5. Iron railing (height and Quintal per quintal
types specified)
6. Iron grills sqm per sqm
Measurement of Materials and Works 6
VIII Roofing
1. R.C.C. and R.B.Slab roof
(excluding steel) cum per cum
2. L.C. roof over and inclusive
of tiles or brick or stone slab sqm per sqm
etc (thickness specified)
3. Centering and shuttering sqm per sqm
form work
4. A.C.Sheet roofing sqm per sqm
IX Plastering, points&finishing
1. Plastering-Cement or Lime sqm per sqm
Mortar (thickness and pro-
portion specified)
2. Pointing sqm per sqm
3. White washing, colour sqm per sqm
washing, cement wash
(number of coats specified)
4. Distempering (number of sqm per sqm
coats specified)
5. Painting, varnishing (number sqm per sqm
of coats specified)
X Flooring
1. 25mm cement concrete sqm per sqm
over 75mm lime concrete
floor (including L.C.)
2. 25mm or 40mm C.C. floor sqm per sqm
3. Doors and window sills sqm per sqm
(C.C. or cement mortar
plain)
XI Rain water pipe /Plain pipe 1RM per RM
XII Steel wooden trusses 1No per 1No
XIII Glass pannels(supply) sqm per sqm
XIV Fixing of glass panels or No per no.
cleaning
