IS: 965w1963

EQUIVALENT METRIC tiNITS FOR

SCALES, DWfENSIONS AND Quantities
IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK
Third Reprint MARCH 1991
( Icwwora:inc AsrecdmwrtsNo. 1 and 2)
UDC S30814 :69
0 Copyright1979
BUREAU OF I NDI AN ST AN DA-RDS
MANAK BKAVAN, s BAHADUR SIfAIf ZAFAR MAIW
t+EW DELMS llWJ Z
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Gr 7
March 1964
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( Reaffirmed 1995 )
IS:%s-1963
I ndian Standard
EQUIVALENT METRIC UNITS FOR
SCALES, DIMENSIONS AND QUANTITIES
iN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK
( Revised )
Standing Working Committee of the Building
Division Council ( SWCB )
Chairman
8m EIA~H A. NADIB~EAH
Repr&enting
In personal capacity (c/o Nariman Sons Private
Ltd., Nariman Building. 1iA, Bomanji Master
Rotid, Dhobi Talao, Bombay )
Vice-Chairman
SERX C. P. MALIK
National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd.,
New Delhi
Members
SHI P K. F. ANTIA In personal capacity ( Rock Side , 1 I2 Walkewar
Road, Bombay )
SEBX H. K. DASTU~ Cannon Dunkerley & Co. Ltd., Ahmedah8d
SHBI S. C. MAZUMDAB ( Alteriati! )
Soar N. G. DEWAX
Central Public Works Department
Drrmxos STANDARDS ( Cxvrr. ), Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways)
Rlrs~rtcri, DESXGNS & STAND-
ABMI OR~ANXZATXON, SIMLA
SHBX G~~ERD~AN Lar. Reads Wing, Ministry of Transport & Cornmunicn-
tions
SEBI J. M. TBEEAN ( Alternate )
SHBI C. L. HANDA
Centrril Water & Powrr Commission
MAJ -GEN HAR~I~AT S~NOR Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headqunrtcrs
MAJ -G$N R. A. LOOMSA i Alternate )
Sam B. P. KAPADIA In personal capacity I co Hinclustbrr Construction
Company Ltd., Construction House, Ballard
Estate, Fort, Bombay-l I
SEBI N. J . MASASI
Forest Research 1rrr;titute 6 Col~cgc~, Dehrn Durt
Sasr K. K. NAXBXAI ~ l!he Concrete Aasociu!ion of India, Bomha>
Srrnr R. N. ~ARXA Directorate Curter111 of Supplies 8;. Disposals
SktSl g. S. %l Ar l .
Burmeh-Shell Oil Storegct R Distrit,uting Co. of
India Ltd., Benltr~l>
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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002 .
IS:%5-1963
( Contimtedjiom pugc 1)
Mam~ers
LT-GEN H. WILLIAMS
Representing
Council of Scientific & Industrial Raearch, New
Delhi
DB. II. C!. VIBVEBVABAYA,
Deputy Director ( Bldg )
( Secretory )
Direptor, IS1 ( Ex-oficio Member )
Panel for Revision of IS : 965-1958
Convener
LT-GEN H. WILLIAMS
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Eew
Delhi
Members
SHRI P. D. bOWLA
REPRICSE~TAT~VE
SERX 0. P. $EARMA
Central Public Works Department
Engineer-in-Chiefs l%rsrwh, Auny Headquarters
Iridian Standards Institution, Sew Delhi
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2.
3.
4.
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SCOPE . . .
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SCALES FOR SURVEY PLANS AND BUILMNG AIW ARCHITEC-
TIJRALDRAWINCS . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
Topographical Maps *.. . . .
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Town Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . .
Large Scale Surveys and Layouts . . . . . .
Preliminary or Sketch Drawings Dependent on the
Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working Drawings: Plans, Elevations and Sections I~...
Large Scale Drawings: General Details _.. . . .
Enlarged Details . . . r.. . . .
SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS . . .
3.1 Levelhng Staff . , .
3.2 Measuring Tapes . . .
3.3 Measuring Chains . . .
DIMENSIONS . . . . . .
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
4.10
Flooring Materials . . .
Walling Materials . . .
Assembled Components
Builders Hardware
Roofing Materials . . .
Ceiling Boards . . .
Furniture . . .
Sanitary Appliances
Pipes, Gutters, etc . . .
Miscellaneous . . .
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5. QUANTITIES . . .
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5.1 General
............ 13
5.2 Excavation aid Earthwdrk
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5.3 Concrete
............ 14
5.4 Brickwork and Stone Masonry
...... 16
5.5 Woodwork and Joiner)- ( Measurements )
...... 18
.5.6 Steel and Iron Work
......... _( 20
5.7 Roof Coverings
............ 2 1
5.8 Ceilings and Linings
.......... 22
5.9 Pavings and Floor Finishes
......... 23
5.10 Plastering and Pointing
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5.11 White Washing, Colour Washing and Distempering
. . .
5.12 Glazing
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5.13 Painting
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5.14 Wood Preservative Treatment, Varnishing and
Polishing
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5.15 Water. Supply, Plumbing, Drains and Sanitary
. Fittings . . .
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5.16 Electrical Work. . . .
,... . . . .,.
5.17 Roadwork
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5.18 Demolition and Dismantling . . .
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6. CARRIAGE OF MATERIALS
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7. WEIGHTY AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
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8. MIXELLANEOUS
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APPENDIX .4 BASIC METRIC UNITS
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I ndian Standard
EQUIVALENT METRIC UNITS FOR
SCALES, DIMENSIONS AND QUANTITIES
IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK
( Revised )
0. FOREWORD
0.1 This revised Indian Standard was ad pted by the Indian Standards
Institution on 12 November 1963, after the draft finalized by the Stand-
ing Working Committee of the Building Division Council had been
approved by the Building,DiviSion Council.
0.2 This standard .was first issued in 1958. Since the issue of the
standard considerable experience has been gained with regard to actual
working to the standard during the last few years. The various Public
Works Departments and other concerned organizations adopted this
/standard and difficulties in implementation of certain proposed metric
units were experienced. The Committee has taken note of these and
has issued this revision which in addition to some minor modifications
incorporates an additional item on carriage of materials for which also
metric units have been suggested.
0.3 Dimensions of. building materials and components, quantities of
constru
one a
nc
tion work and strength of materials bear close inter-relation to
other and influence preparation of material specifications and
codes of practice. Further, the units of length, area or volume used
today, have significance in terms of the actual quantity implied, and
while making conversion, care has to be exercised as to what the
equivalent quantity would mean in the new system. A concrete grasp
of the quantity eferred to by the units by reading a description of the
quantity is an essential requirement in evolving standard units; for
instance one cubic yard is vividly grasped as the volume of a cube
having a length; breadth and height equal to one yard. When convert-
ing into metric units, and choosing a rationalized value, two require-
ments are to be fulfilled; firstly the equivalent unit should be in round
number, and secondly the equivalent unit should have an easily under-
stood direct relationship to the original unit. One cubic metre which
is nearly equivalent to one cubic yard fuliils both these requirements;
the tonne which is equivalent to the present ton is also another instance.
The ddvantage in choosing such units as cubic metre and tonne is that
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the numerical value expressing the quantity either in the foot-pound
system or in the metric system will not change much and the quantity
specified can be easily imagined. In many other cases such a direct
conversion into a convenient metric unit is not possible, and consequ-
ently the conception of the actual quantity specified takes time to
grasp.
In the preparation of estimates for construction work where
certain units and rates in terms of such units have been established by
tradition, the importance of choosing new units in the metric system
which have a simple and convenient relationship to these units is further
emphasized. The new unit will have a derived rate and the familiari-
zation of this derived rate will be quicker if the relationship between
the former units and the metric units is direct and simple, preferably
in whole numbers.
On account of this close inter-relationship between materials and
quantities of construction work carried out and also in view of the
variety of materials and types of constructional quantities which even
a very simple type of construction involves, the necessity has been felt
to establish, as a first step, equivalent metric units which should be
used for dimensions, scales, quantities, etc, generally met with in the
building field. The proposed equivalent metric units in place of the
existing units take note of the practices at present being followed in the
metric countries and the units which have become familiar and conver-
sant over a period of their use.
0.4 This standard has been prepared with the purpose of guiding the
various technical committees under the Building Division Council in
selecting the equivalent metric units for dimensions and quantities
which they come across while preparing standard specifications and
codes of practice. For convenience of reference, a tabulation of basic
metric units in regard to length, area, volume and weight is given in
Appendix A.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard lays down equivalent metric units for the various
dimensional values met with in general construction .work and at
present expressed inthe foot-pound-second ( fps ) system.
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2. SCALES FOR SURVEY PLANS
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS
2.1 Topographical Maps
fps Scale
Currently Used
1 in. =4 miles ( 2531440)
lin.=2miles (j&m)
1 in. = 1 mile
(w-&i>
!.2 Town Surveys
fps Scale
Currently Used
1 in. = 1 mile
(-GAO-)
3 in. = 1 mile
( 21 I20 )
6 in. = 1 mile
(-+_& )
8;; i,: x lg~} (_&_!O_ )
2.3 Large Scale Suheys and Layouts
fps Scale
Currently Used
1 in. = 100 ft
( 1 fO0 )
1 in. = 6J ft
( 71s8)
1 in. = 32 ft
(A-r)
IS : 965 - 1963
AND BUILDING AND
Metric Scale
to be Used
lcm=2*5km (-&$m)
1 cm = 1 km
(i&G)
lcm=0*5km ( 50\oo)
Metric Scale
to be Used
2cm=lkm
(AaT)
4cm=lkm
( 25&U )
lOcm= I km
( 1oLb0 )
1 cm = 50 m
( 5LO)
Metric Scale
to be Used
lcm= 10m
(A,)
lcm= 5m
( 5:o )
NOTE - Metric scale 1 cm = 20 m
no corresponding fpescele currently used.
may also be used though there is
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2.4 Preliminary or Sketch Drawings Dependent on the Subject
fps Scale
Metric Scale
Currently Used
to be Used
1 in. I= 32 ft
lcm-: Sm
(,- A--)
lcm= 2m
1 in. = 8 ft lcm= lm
2.5 Working Drawings: Plans, Elevations and Sections
fps Scale
Metric Scale
Currently Used
to be Used
1 in. = 16 ft
( A2 )
lcm= 2m,
( -&)
1 in. = 8 ft
( .9!G.-_)
lcm= lm
( 100 >
1 in. = 4 ft ( -+----) lcm==0*5m ( lo )
2.6 Large Scale Drawings: General Details
?
s Scale
Cu rent/y Used
Metric Scale
to be Used
1 in. 1 ft ( 1
1
=
24
J 1 cm = 20cm($j)
1 in. = 1 ft &
( >
1 cm = lOcm,(-$)
2.7 Enlarged Details
fps Scale
Currently Used
Metric Scale
to be Used
1 in. = 1 ft ( & ) 1
1
cm =lOcm (
z
)
3 in. = 1 ft ( -d -)
1 cm = 5cm(+)
4 in. -^ 1 ft f
( )
1 cm = 25 cm (&)
6 in. = 1 ft ( )
2.
1 cm = 2cm <f)
1 in, =. 1 in.
lcm= Icm
FulPrSize
FulPrSize
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3. SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS
3.1 Le&l@ StaR ( see IS : 1779-1961 Specification for 4-Mctre Levelling
Staff, Folding Type )
Height
Divisioh
3.2 b&am&Tapes
I)
for Metric
Steel Tape Measures
( Winding Type )]:
Lengths
Woven Metallic Tapes
( see *IS : 1269-1958
Specification for Metric
Woven Metallic Tape
Measures ):
Lengths
Division
Division
fps stalp
Currently Used
5+51f4-14ft
O-01 fr
fps Tape
Cumntfy Used
ioo ft
50 ft
t
in.
200 ft
100 ft
50 ft
25 ft
6 ft
3 ft
4
in.
2+ 2=4m
Smm
30m
20 m
lcm
ii2
20 m
10 m
2m
lm
5 mm
3.3 Measariog chab (see IS : 1492-1959 Specification for Metric
Surveying Chains )
fps iUeasuring
Chain Currently Used
Metric Measuring
Chain to be Used
Lengths
Link
*Sina revised.
100 ft 30 m
66 ft 20 m
1 ft 200 mm
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4. DIMENSIONS
4.1 Flooring Materials
.
Slabs, tiles, etc:
Length, breadth and
thickness
4.2 Walling Materials
1) Stone blocks, bricks,
etc:
All dimensions
2) Wall boards:
Length
Breadth
Thickness
3) Piaster:
Length and breadth
Thickness
4.3 Assembled Components
1)
2)
Doors, windows and
ventilators:
Height and breadth
Thickness
Parts of doors, windows,
ventilators, etc ( such as
glass
panes, panels,
shutters and frames )
fps Units
Currently Used
in.
fps Units
Currently Used
in.
ft
in.
in.
ft
in.
fps Units
Currently Used
ft
in.
in. or ft
Metric Units
to be Used
mm or cm
Metric Units
to be Used
mm or cm
m
mm or cm
mm
m
mm
Metric Units
to be Used
mm or cm
mm
mm or cm
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4.4 Bailders Hardware
1) E*panded metal:
Size of mesh
Dimensions of strands
in.
in.
2) Wires:
Length
Diameter
ft
SWG
3) Wire products:
Length
Diameter
ft or in.
SWG
4) Mild steel bars:
Length ft
Diameter or side of square in.
5) Rivets, boits, nuts and washers:
All dimensions in.
6) Rolled steel sections:
Length ft
Size in. X in.
andlbperft
run
7) Tower bolts, hinges, handles,
etc:
All dimensions in.
45 Roofing Materials
jps .UWitS
Currently Used
1) Tiles, slabs, etc:
Length and breadth in. or ft
Thickness in.
2) Asbestos cement sheets:
Length ft
Breadth. in
Thickness in.
11
fps units
Currently Used
mm
mm
m
mm
morcm
mm
m
mm
mm
m
mmxmm
and kg per m
run
mm
Metric Units
to be Used
mm or cm
mm
m
mmorcm
mm
3)
4)
5)
6)
Plain and corrugated galva-
nized rtcel rhcet:
hn8th
Bpdth
Thickness
Copper roofing sheet:
hgh
Breadth
Thickness
Lead sheet:
Length
Breadth
Thickness
zinc- sheet:
Length
Breadth
Thickness
Length and breadth
Thicknesr
47 Fwaitue
1) Overall dimensions
2) Parts:
fps Units
Current fy Used
in.
Length and other dimensions .dn.
,,
4.8 Smitary Applianch
fps Units
Currently Used
Length, breadth and thickness
in.
12
fps .unit.,
Currently Used
ft
.
iii
ft
.
Sk
ft
in.
in.
ft
in.
Zinc gauge
fps Units
CurrentJ y Used
it
in.
m
mm or cm
mm
m
mm or cm
mm
m
mm or cm
mm
m
mm or cm
mm
Metric Units
to be Used
m
mm
Metric-Units
to be Used
rnE or cm
mm or cm
Metric Unit:
to be Used
mm
4.9 Pipes, Caters, ctc
1)
2)
Pipes ( asbestos, stoneware or
metallic ):
Length
Other dimensions
Gutters, Metallic:
Length
Other dimensions
4.10 Miacellaneo~
I) Aggregates for concrete ( size )
2) Timber:
Length
Girth
Cross-sectional dimensions
5. QUANTITIES
311 General
fps units Metric Units
Currently Used to be Used
ft
in.
m
mm
it
in.
m
mm
fps Units
Currently Used
in.
Metric units
robe used
mm
ft
.
In.
in.
morcm
cm
mm
1)
2)
3)
Dimensions shall be mea-
sured to the nearest
Areas shall be worked out
to the nearest
Cubic contents shall be
worked out to the nearest
fps Units Corresponding Metric
Cur~enrly Metric Value Units to
Used ;bc Used
OTl ft O-03 m 0.01 In
0.1 fts WO!I ma 001 ins
o-1 fts 0903 ma O-01 mJ
N0~~-Thew, Ij,ovidoncl will epply only to rruah items for whioh a de&nib
degree of acomaoy hav not been apeoified.
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5.2 Excavation and Earthwork
fps Units Corresponding Metric
Currently Metric Value Units to be
Used Used
2)
3)
4)
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6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
Rough excavation, found-
ation trenches, and exca- 1 000 fts 28.3 ms 10 ma
vation over areas
100 fts 2.83 mS ma
Surface excavation
9
0.765 ms ms
100 ft2 9.29 ma 10 ma
Surface dressing 1 000 ft 92.9 ma 100 ma
Trenches for pipes, cables,
etc 100 rft 30.5 m m
Return, fill and ram 100 fts 2.83 m* ms
Forming embankments 1 000 fts 28.3 ms 10 m8
100 ftJ 2.83 ms ms
Removal of excavated ma-
terial; the distance (lead )
of removal shall be in
units of 100 rft 30.5 m 50mor 10m
Lifting of excavated ma-
terial; the height ( lift)
shall be in units of 5 ft l-52 m 1 mor 1.5m
Planking and strutting to
uphold the face of loose
earth 100 fL2. 9.29 ma lOmsorm*
Puddling 100 ft* 2.83 ms m*
Hard core and floors of
shingle, ballast, moorum,
red bajri !OO fts 2.83 ms m*
Filling in soakage pits 100 fts 2.83 m? ma
Hand-packed filling of stone,
brick-ballast, etc 100 ft* 2.83 ms ms
5;3 concrete
fps Unirs Corresponding etric
Currew;ly Metric Value tY nits to be
Used
1) Concrete work
O-765 m* ms
28 hms 10 dms
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2)
3)
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4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
fps Units Corresponding
Currentlv Metric Value
Used *
Concrete cast-in-situ in solid
articles ( reinforced or other- ft*
wise )
Precast cement concrete
solid articles ( reinforced or fts
otherwise )
Precast concrete block 100 fta
construction
{
ft*
Special finish to concrete
block construction 100 fts
Reinforced cement con- fts
Crete-in-situ chajjar
{
rft
Expansion joints in con-
crete work:
(4
lb)
Length per mm width
and per cm depth 100 rft
Concrete casing to 100 ft
beams and the like ft
Wrapping of netting,
expanded metal, for
1oo ftz
concrete Casing, etc
ft2
Cavity walls of concrete, 100 fts
stone, brick, etc ft2
Surface channels 100 rft
Damp-proof course
{
100 ft2
ft2.
Waterproofing:
Waterproofing agent
g::tp:;
cement
Surface treatment
{
loo:::
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O-028 ma
ms
28 dm8 10 dms
O-028 m*
ma
28 dms 10 dms
2.83 ms ma
28 dma 10 dma
9.29 ma 10 m2
28 dma 10 dms
O-305 m
m
3@5 m 10 m
2.83, ma ms
28 dm* 10 dma
9.29 m2 10 ms
9.3 dm8 10 dms
9.29 mz 10 mz
9.3 dm2 10 dm2
30.5 m 10 m
9 29 m2 10 m2
9.3 dms 10 dm2
Metric
Units to
be Used
8.95 litres litre per
F;; quin- 40 kg of
of cement
cement or kg
per SQ
kg of
cement
0.093 ms me
9.29 me 10 m2
13)
14)
15)
16)
17)
18)
19)
Jallias and lowres of con-
crete, wood, etc
Fencing posts of:
Concrete
Wood
Piles:
Concrete piles
Wood piles
Sheet piles
1)
2)
..-
3)
rts
AJ
rft
ft9
rfc
1
100 ft
rts
Pitching and driving of
piles:
Whole piles ft3
Sheet piles ft2
Cement breeze blocks ftS
Cutting in concrete, brick
masonry per mm width and
per cm depth 100 rft
Toothing and bonding in
brick masonry, stone
masonry, concrete work,
etc 100 ft*
5.4 Brickwork and Stone Masonry
fps Units
Currently
Used
Brickwork
and stone
masonry 100 rta
Honeycomb brickwork of
specified thickness 100 rts
Under pinning
100 ft
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Corresponding Metric
Metric Value units to
be Used
9.3 dma
28 dm
Q305 m
O-028 ma
28 dma
0,305 m
9.29 ma
9.3 dms
28 dms
9.3 dms
28 dms
3@5 m
9.29 ma
10 dma
10 dma
m
,
ma
10 dma
m
10 ma
10 dm*
10 dms
10 dm*
10 dms
10 m
10 ma
Corresponding Metric
Metric Value Units to
be Used
283 ms ma
2.83 ms m2
9-29 ma 10 ma
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9).
10)
11)
12)
Used -
Biick or sione edging
100 rft
100 fP
Filleting 100 rft
grickwork or stone masonry
aroupd steel joists 100 ft8 283 ma m*
Extra labour for stone
masonry or brickwork
around steel joists 100 ft
Extra labour in dressed
stonework:
Sunk to faces, beds and
joints and moulded
work in cornices and
the like
CFotnnii- arrises, splays,
bullnosc
angle, rebates, grooves
and cutting
ft 9.3 d+ 10dma
rft
Levelling up in stonework
with lime or cement con-
crete
Dressing to arches in faced
work
Dressed stonework
100 ft 9.29 ma io ma
ft 9.3 dma IO dm*
fta 28 dma 10 dma
Angles in facings:
External angles
Squints, birds-mouths,
splayed or rounded
angles
rft
100 rft
13) Stops, mitt-es, ctc
14) Boulder work
rft
100 ft8
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36.5 m
2.83 ma
3@5 m
Metric
units to
be C&d
10 m
10 m
9.29 mg lOm*
O-305 m
.i
m
O-305 m m
30-5 m 10 m
O-305 rn. m
2.83 m* In*
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5.5 Woodwork and J olnery ( Measrrements )
1)
2)
3)
4)
8
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
f ps Units
Currently
Used
Lengths shall be measured
to the nearest in.
Width of surfaces to the
nearest
4
in.
Width of single or detached
boards and thickness of all
boarding to the nearest
d
in,
Framework fts
Shoring and strutting 100 fts
Rough boarding in tempo-
rary partition 100 ft
Centering to brick or stone
arches 100 fts
Formwork to:
Concrete
{
100 ft
ft
Moulding ft
Fillets required to produce
throating 100 rft
Planing of timber 100 ft
Scribing, notching and
circular cutting in:
Cubic timber ft
Boarding rft
Rebates, tongues, grooves,
beads, staff beads and
flutes and mouldings 100 rft
Roof battens
Corresponding
Metric Value
Metric
Units to
be Used
254 cm
cm
l-27 cm cm
3.2 mm mm
28 dm* 10 dms
2.83 ma .ma
9.29 ms
9.29 ms
9.29 ma
9.3 dma
9.3 dms
10 ma
10 ma
10 ma
10 dma
10 dm
30.5 m 10 m
9.29 m2 lQma
9.3 dm: 10 dma
o-305 m m
30-S m
9:29 mz
28 dma
10 m
10 ma
10 dm8
18
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14)
18
161
17)
18)
J 9)
20)
21)
22)
23)
24)
Trellis work:
Generally
Doors. and windows
formed in trellis work
Pluggingto walls
Bauier
Rough-hewn scantlings
Rough planking
fps Units
cuKZy
Corresponding
Metric Value
100 ft 9-29 m*
ft 9.3 dms
100 rft 30.5 m
rft 0.305 m
ft 28 dms
100 ft:
9.29 m*
Wood piles [ ( see 5.3 ) ( item 15 ) ]
Door and window chodats
Fitting frames, fixing and
hanging with
pivots, etc
hinges,
ft
ft
Cased frames of vertical
sliding windows ft
Skirting cornices, picture
and dado rails, etc rft
Staircases:
Wall strings, outer strings
and cut strings rft
Hand-rails rft
Turned work rft
Treads, risers ft
Circular cutting and
waste IO0 rft
Scaling joints of plaster
or fibre boards 100 rft
Chamfering or rounding
edges of fibre boarding
and cutting v-groove lb0 rft
19
28 dms
9-3 dms
9.3 dms
O-305m
O-305 m
@305 m
@305 m
9.3 dms
30-5 m
30.5 m
30.5 m
Metric
Units to
be Used
10 n?
10 dms
10 m
m
10 dms
10 m*
10 dm
10 dms
10 dms
m
rn:
m
m
I O dma
10m
10 m
10 m
2)
3),
4)
Plates, fiats, angles, bars
for reinforcement and genc-
ral purpose, channels, etc cwt
Mild steel beams, joists, ton
etc cwt
Gates ft
Spirai staircases; centre
shaft CWt
5)
Railings rft
6)
x7)
8)
9)
.Flue pipes
Expanded metal
Fabric reinforcement
{
%
100 ft
100 fi
10)
Wire netting in wrappings
to steel work embedded in
concrete
Hoop iron
11)
12)
13)
14)
1.5)
16)
Bolts, nuts and washers
Wire fencing
Patent plain wire fencing
Wire mattresses, nets, etc
Rolling shutters
Collapsible gates
100 ft*
100 rft
CWt
cwt
1CO rft
100 ft
100 ft
ft
cwt
ft
ft
be Used
17) Steel doors and windows
0508 quintal quintal
l-01 6 tonnes tonne
O-508 quintal- quintal
9.3 dms 10 dm
0508 quintal
@305 m
j@Srn
@305 m
929 ma
9.29 ms
quintal
m
10 m
m
10 m*
10 ms
9.29 m8 10 ma
305 m 10 m
O%B quintal quintal
0508 quintal quintal
305 m 10 m
929 mg
10 ma
9-29 m* 10 ma
9.3 dmg 10 dms
0508 quintal quintal
93 dms 10 dms
9.3 dm* 10 dms
20
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s.7 Roofcoveriugs
fps units corresponding
cw~rm~ly Metric valuf?
1) R*f coverings 100 ft 9.29 m*
2) Sheet roofing:
Ridges. hips and valleys
rft
@305 m
Rolls, drips and flashings 100 ft 9.29 rn
3) Raking cutting and waste 100 rft 3&S m
to hips, valleys, etc
rft @305 m l
4) Asbestos-cement sheets:
Filler pieces, aprons,
barge boards, corner
pieces, flashings, louv- 100 rft 30-S m
res and similar specials rft O-305 n.
Ridges, hips and raking
cuttirig, etc ( see items 2 & 3 above )
5) Roof tiling:
Ridges,*hips, etc
Hips and ridges formed
in plaster
Rave tiles bedded in
mortar
Filling ends and spaces
Screwing cave tiles to
battens
Half tiles or 14 tiles at
verges
Tiles at verges bedded in
mortar on walls
Cutting and waste to
square abutments -
chimney stacks, and
the like
100 rft
100 rft
100 rft
100 rft
100 left
100 rft
100 rft
100 rft
30.5 m
30.5 m
30.5 m
30.5 m
309 m
309 m
309m
30.5 m
Metric
Units to
be Used
10 ma
m
,iii da
10 m
m
10m.
m
10 m
10 m
10 m
10 m
10 m
10 m
1Q lb
10 m
21
6)
Jack arches
Terraced roofing:
7)
Lime concrete in terrac-
ing over jack arching,
RCC slab roof, etc
Fair finish or trowelled
smooth to surface of
lime concrete
Mud layer on terraced
verges
Waterproofing layer
Felt-work:
Dressing or sealing top
of felt by bitumen
Felt strips
8)
Matting, thatch and bam-
boo work:
Ridges and hips
Matting, cover strips and
cross bracings of split
bamboos
Bamboo work
Bamboo-framing and
trellis or jaffri work
5.8 Ceilings and Linings
fis Units Corresponding Metric
Currently Metric Yalue units to
Used be Used
fts
!!E, ma
s
10 dms
100 fts 2.83 ma ma or ma
100 ft 9.29 nis 10 m*
100 fts 929 ma 10 ms
100 fts 9.29 m* 10 ms
Weight of Weight of Weight of
felt in felt felt in
lb per O-049 kg
kg per
100 ft per m* ma
100 ft 929.m 10 ms
100 ft 9.29 ma lOm*
100 rft 30-S m 10 m
100 fts 9.29 ma 10 m*
100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
100 ft 9.29 ma 10 m2
11
2)
3)
4)
fps Unilr Corresponding Metric
, Currently Metric Value Units to
Used
be Used
Ceilings and linings 100 fts 9.29 ms 10 ma
Cover fillets, sealing joints,
chamfeting, rounding, etc 100 rft 30*5 m 10 m
Iisulatiom board, slabs, etc 100,ft 9.29 ms 10 m*
Hollow insulation blocks 100 fts 2.83 m* ma
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5.9 Pavings aoa;l Floor Finislm
fps Units Corresbondinn h&WC
Met& Vu& Units to
1)
2)
3)
4j
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
15)
16)
Paving and floor finishes l&l ft
Treads, risers, etc ft
Moulded nosings rft
Surface finish to concrete
floors 100 fts
Cement-concrete coved
skirting 100 rit
Building paper 100 ft2
Underlayer of sand to
paving 100 ft
Granolithic finish 100 ft
Terrazzo laid on floors 100 ftt
Lxtra for internal and
external angles in terrazzo
floor 100 rft
Narrow bands in terrazzo
finish 100 rft
Coloured topping to cement
floors 100 fts
Mosaic finish 100 rts
Brick paving:
Raking or circular fair
cutting 100 rft
Wood block paving and
parquet finish:
Forming of expansion
joints per mm width
and her cm depth 100 rft
Asphalt paving:
Internal angle fillets, 100 rft
Skirting 100 rft
23
9.29 m*
9:3 dms
0.305 m
9.29 ms
30.5 Iu
9.29 ma
2.83 ma
9.29 ma
929 ms
30.5 m
30.5 m
9.29 ms
9.29 ma
30.5 m
30.5 m
365 m
30.5 m
be Used
10 ms
10 dm:*
m
10 Ins
ma
10 ms
m8
10 m*
10 ma
10 m
10 m
l+O m*
10 m* or ma
10 m
10 m
10 m
ma
5.10 Plaahg and Poidog
fps Units Corresponding Metric
Cwr;ly Metric V&he Ess;;
1) Plastering and pointing.
generally 100 ft 9*29 m* 10 ma
2) Pointing in single detached
joints 100 rft 30-S m 10 m
3) Raking out joints 100 ft* 929 rnq 10 m*
4) Plastering bands not ex-
ceeding 30 cm in widthi-
per cm depth and per mm
projection 100 rft 30;s m 10 m
5) Stone imitation looft 929 rn 10 ms
6) Flush or staff beads 100 rft 30.5 m IO m
5.11 White Washhg, Coloar W&g and D&tempt&g
fps units Corre~pontiihg AI rtrJ c
Cu;mretly Metrrc Value ppMy
Generally 100 ft* 929 m 10 ms
5.12 Glazing
fps Units Coire~ponding Afffrfc
Cuk4dtly Metric Value Unrts to
be Used
1) Generally 100 ft 9.29 mi 10 m* or me
2) Hacking out old broken
glass loo ft 929 m8 10 m.* or ms
5.13 Pahfing
fps @its Corresponding Metrii:
Cu4;tly Metric Value Units to
be Used
1) Painting 100 fts 9.29 m* 10 ms or m*
2) Painting up to 150 mm in
width or girth not in con-
junction with similar paint-
ed work 100 rft 305 m 10 m
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5.14 Wood Preservative Treatment, Varnishing and Polisbing
ypfps Units Corresponding Metric
Cu;e;tly Metrrc Value Units10
be Used
Generally 100 fts 9.29 m* 10 m*
5.15 Water Supply, Plumbing, Drains and Sanitary Fittings
1)
2)
3)
4)
Pipes
Insulating coverings
Concrete beds, haunchings
and coverings stating de-
tails of section size of pipe
and mixkof concrete
Effluent drains
fps Units Correfponding Mftric
Cuwrrr;ly Metm Value Untts to
be Used
100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
100 fts 9.29 ma 10 ms
100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
5.16 Electrical Work
fps Units Cohesponding Metric
Currently Metric Value Units to
Used be, Uskd
1)
2)
3)
Overhead earth wire, bearer
wire, cradle, anti-climbing
device, over-head conduc-
tor, etc
Service connection and
cables
Ducts, cover tiles and other
form of protection for
underground cables
lb O-454 kg kg
100 rft 30.5 m 10m
100 rft 30.5 m IO m
4) Flexibles 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
5) Boards ft* 9.3 dms 10 dm
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5.17 Roadwork
1)
2)
3)
41
5)
6)
71
8)
9)
10)
Collection of aggregate
Measurement. of roadwork
pertaining to building
wearing coat
Bases or soling
Tar and bitumen for road
surfacing
Edging of premixed metal
Special surface finishings
Expansion and dummy
joints - per cm depth and
per mm width
Screening and/or breaking
of road aggregate
Scarifying
Berms [ ( see 5.2 ) (item 3) ]
5.18 Demolition aod Dismratliog
fps Units
Currently
Used
100 fts
100 fts
{
100 fP
fts
Ib per iO0
ft of road
100 rft
100 ft
100 rft
100 fts 2.83 ma ms
100 ft 9.29 m2 10 m2
Corresponding Metric
Metric Value Units to
be lJ sed
2.83 ms ms
9.29 m2
2.83 ms
28 dms
10 m2
10 ?tts
0449 kg/m2 kgizsdof
surface
30.5 m 10 m
9.29 m2 10 m2
30.5 m 10 m
NOTE - The unite of meeaurement where applicable shall generally be the aeme
,ac tboee employed for construction of the work.
fps Units Corresponding Metric
Currently Metric Value Units to
Used be Used
1) Removal of material shall
2)
3)
4)
be in the units of
bud on roofs
100yd 91.4 m
100 ft 2.83 ma
50 m or
10 m
ma
Sheet, lead in roofs
cwt
100 fts
0508 quintal quintal
9*29m2 10 ma
Supporting members, such
as roof battens,. purlins,
beams, etc,, of wood or
concrete
26
ft 28 dma 10 dm*
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fps Units Corresponding Metric
Currently Metric Value Units to
Used be Used
100 ft* 9-29 m2 10 ma
5)
61
7)
8)
9)
10)
11)
12)
13)
14)
Stripping of ceilings
Breaking down floors, roofs
of brick or concrete
Taking down walls, piers,
etc, of brick or concrete
Reinforced concrete struc-
tures and reinforced brick
roofs and walls
Woodwork including rough
.hewn scantlings average
40 cm2 section
Woodwork under 40 cm2
section
Bullies
Boarding
Steel and iron work
Picking up of drains, re-
moval of water pipes, etc
100 fts
101) fts 2.83 m3
ms
ftJ 28 dms 10 dma
ftJ 28 dma 10 dm
100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
rft
0.305 m m
100 fts
9.29 me 10 ma
cwt Os508quintal quintal
100 fts
6. CARRIAGE OF MATERIALS -
21
3)
4)
5)
6)
7!
8)
Lime, moorum, building
rubbish, earth, manure and
sludge and excavated earth
Sand, stone aggregates,
soling stone, etc
Bricks, tiles, etc
Cement, stone blocks, steel
sections,
pipes,
below
100 mm size and other
heavy materials
Timber
Tar, bitumen, etc
Steam coal
All types of pipes above
lOO-mm size
fps Units Corresponding Metric
Currently - Metric Value Units to
Used be Used
100 ft*
100 fts
1OOONo.
ton 1016 tonnes tonne
100 ft 2.83 ms ma
ton l-016 tonnes tonne
ton- 1.016 -tonnes tonne
100 yds 91.4 m 100 m
2.83 lnj
ms
2.83 m* ma
2.83 ma ms
2.83 ma
Ins
-
lOOON
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7. WEIGHTS AND
OF MATERIALS
STRENGTH
fps Units Metric Units Conversion
cuE3fiy
to be Used Factor
( from fps
unit to
rton tonne
1) Simple weights of materials
4
cwt q (quintal )
lb, (ounes) g (:Zms)
2) Weight per unit length
{
lb/yd
lb/ft
kg/m
kg/m
3)
Density
rib/ins g/cm
lb/fP
1
g/ma
cwtlyd
q/m
4)
5)
Concentrations
oz/imp gal g/l
lb/f@
g/l
Compressive strength re-
quirements of materials lb/ins
6)
7)
8)
Tensile strength require-
ments of materials
Breaking loads of materials
Stresses ( tensile, compres-
sive bearing or shear )
Hydraulic pressure ( head )
Other pressures
{
lb/in.
tons/in.s
lb
9)
10)
11)
12)
{
Ib/in.s
t0nslin.s
ft
Bearing pressures
lb/in.*
tons/ft?
lb/f@
Atmospheric pressure in
head of water ft
13) Atmospheric .pressure in\
head of mercury in.
14) Moment of inertia in.
15) Section modulus in.
28
kg/cm 0.070
kg/cm O-070
kg/mm
1-575
kg
O-454
kg/cma @070
kg/mm 1575
m o-305
kg/cm o-070
tonne/me 10-937
kglms
4882
m O-305
mm 25.4
cm* -41.623
cm* 16.387
metric
unit )
l-016
O-508
o-454
28.350
O-496
l-488
27.680
16.018
O-664
6.236
16019
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16)
17)
Radius of gyratidn in.
Bending moment
_
moments
and kib
I
in.-tons
18)
Force
19)
20)
21)
Speed and velocity
22)
.23)
Acceleration ft/G
Discharge in rivers, .chan-
nels, etc Cusec
Velocity head ft
Work and energy foot
pound
Power
h p
f ps Units
Currently
Used
f-lb/f@
I tons/fts
4
, tonqrft
llb/rft
mile/h
ft/s
8. MISCELLANEOUS
fps Units
Metric Units Conversion
to be Used Factor
( from fps
unit to
metric
unit )
cm or mm 254
kg-cm l-152
kg-cm 13.825
kg-m 25.808
kg/me
4.882
tonneImP 10-937
tonne/m 3.333
kglm
l-488
km/h 1%09
m;s 0.305
m/G o-305
ms/s O-028
m o-305
kilogram force 0.138
metre
kilowatt O-746
Correspond@g Metric
Currently Metric Value Units to
Used be Used
1) Reduced levels Height in 0.305 m
ft above
mean
sea level
2) Catchment area mile2 2.59 km*
3) Rainfall in.. 2% cm
29
Height .in
metres
above
mean
sea level
kms or
hectare
mm
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fps Units Corresponding Metric
Currently Metric Value Units to
Used be Used
4) Road length
5) Land areas
1
mile l-609 km
furlong 0.201 km
acre 0405 hec-
tare
(acre feet 0.123 3 hec-
km
O-2 km
hectare
hectare m
6) Storage in reservoir
I
tare metre
million
? ft
0.028 32
million ms
million m3
[gmillion 4.55 meg meg litres
a ons litres
f iiNs
4.546 I/s
l/s
7) Flow
I
cusec O-028 ma/s ms/s
fts/day @028 m3/day m3/day
[acre/gal/s 0.089 hec- hectare/
8) Duties
4
tare/l/s/
l/s
, acre/As/ 14.464 hec- hectares/
1 day
tares/m3jda.y m3/day
9) Viscosity (ibpt)/s (14.88 R/cm)/s (g/cmJ/s
10) Kinematic viscosity ft/s 0.092 903 rnz/s m2js St
929.0s St ( Stokes )
11) Surface tension
Ib/ft 1459 N/m N/m
12) Cement bag_ ( weight ) f see
IS : 269-1958* Specification
for Ordinary, Rapid Har-
dening and Low Heat Port-
land Cement ( Revised) J 1 cwt SO.802 kg 50 kg
APPENDIX A
( CZause 0.4 )
BASIC METRIC UNITS
A-l. LINEAR MkiASURES
10 millimetres ( mm ) = 1 centimetre (cm) -
10 centimetres ( cm ) = 1 decirrletre ( dm )*
10 decimetres ( dm ) = 1 metre ( m )
* Third revision issued in 1976
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10 metres ( m ) = 1 decametre
10 decametres = 1 hectometre
10 hectometres = 1 kilometre
A-2. SQUARE MEASURES
100 square millimetres ( mm2 ) = 1 square centimetre ( cm2)
100 square centimetres ( cm2 ) = 1 square decimetre ( dm2)
100 square decimgtres ( dm2 ) 3 1 square metre ( m2 )
100 square metres ( m2 ) = 1 are (a)
100 ares - 1 hectare
100 hectares = 1 square kilometre
A-3. CUBIC MEASURES AND CAPACITIES
1 000 cubic millimetres ( mms ) = 1 cubic centimetre ( cm5 )
1 000 cubic centimetres ( ems ) = 1 cubic decimetre ( dms)
1 000 cubic decimetres (dm*) = 1 cubic metre ( ms )
10 millilitres ( ml ) = 1 centilitre
10 centilitres = 1 decilitre
10 decilitres = 1 litre ( 1)
10 litres (1) = 1 decalitre
10 decalitres = 1 hectolitre
10 hectolitres = 1 kilolitre ( kl)
1 000 kilolitres = I meglitre
A-4. WEIGHTS
10 milligrams ( mg )
200 milligrams
10 centigrams
10 decigrams
10 grams ( g )
10 decagrams
10 hectograms
100 kilograms ( kg )
1 000 kilograms ( kg )
= 1 centigram
= 1 metric carat
= 1 decigram
= 1 gram(g)
= 1 decagram
= 1 hectogram
= 1 kiiogram (kg )
= 1 quintal ( q )
,= 1 tonne(t)
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