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RCC Member

Quantity in
kg/m3

Size of reinforcement required

Column footings

75

10mm or 12mm

Grade beams

100

12mm, 16mm 85%

Stirrups 6mm or 8mm 15%

Plinth beams

125

8mm diameter 85%,

Stirrups 6mm 15%

Columns

225

16mm, 20mm and 25mm 90%

Ties 6mm or 8mm 10%

Lintel beam

125

12mm, 16mm dia 85%

Stirrups 6 mm or 8mm 15%

Sunshades

60

8mm dia 75%

Distributer 6mm 25%

Canopy slab upto 2.0 m span

125

10mm dia 80%

Distributor bars 6mm or 8mm 20%

Staircase waist slab

150

12 or 16mm dia 80%

Distributor 8mm dia 15%

Roof slab
(a) One way slab

80

8mm dia 70%

Distributor 6mm 30%

(b) Two way slab

100

8mm dia 100%

(c) Square slab 4m to

6m size

150

10 12mm dia 100%

250

20mm, 16mm, 12mm 80 85%

Stirrups 8mm 15 20%

10

Main beams above 6m

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METHODS OF BUILDING WORKS

The estimation of building quantities like earth work, foundation concrete, brickwork in plinth and super structure etc., can
be workout by any of following two methods:
a) Long wall short wall method
b) Centre line method.
c) Partly centre line and short wall method.

a) Long wall-short wall method:

In this method, the wall along the length of room is considered to be

long wall while the wall perpendicular to long wall is said to be short
wall. To get the length of long wall or short wall, calculate first the
centre line lengths of individual walls. Then the length of long wall,
(out to out) may be calculated after adding half breadth at each end
to its centre line length. Thus the length of short wall measured into
in and may be found by deducting half breadth from its centre line
length at each end. The length of long wall usually decreases from
earth work to brick work in super structure while the short wall
increases. These lengths are multiplied by breadth and depth to get
quantities.

b) Centre line method:

This method is suitable for walls of similar cross sections. Here the total centre line length is multiplied by breadth and
depth of respective item to get the total quantity at a time. When cross walls or partitions or verandah walls join with main
wall, the centre line length gets reduced by half of breadth for each junction. Such junction or joints are studied carefully
while calculating total centre line length. The estimates prepared by this method are most accurate and quick.

c) Partly centre line and partly cross wall method:

This method is adopted when external (i.e., around the building) wall is of one thickness and the internal walls having
different thicknesses. In such cases, centre line method is applied to external walls and long wall-short wall method is used
to internal walls. This method suits for different thicknesses walls and different level of foundations. Because of this reason,
all Engineering departments are practicing this method.

All above mentioned steel are round tapered steel. This data is just for estimation of quantity of steel for various RCC
works. This does not provide actual steel required for all the members. Actual quantity of steel required can be calculated
from the drawings prepared after structural design.

Recommende
S.No.

Description of work

Unit

Labour

d constant in
days.

Remarks

1)

Excavation over areas (hard/dense soil),depth

M3

Mate

0.06

Labour

0.62

Mate

0.05

Labour

0.50

Mate

0.02

Labour

0.25

Bhisti

0.02

Labour

0.50

Bhisti

0.10

Mixer operator

0.07

Mixer

0.07

mason

0.10

Labour

1.63

bhisti

0.70

mixer operator

0.07

mixer

0.07

vibrator

0.07

mason

0.17

up to 1.5m and removal (up to one meter from

edge)

2)

Excavation in trenches (soft/ loose soil),for

M3

foundations not exceeding 1.5m in width and

for shafts, wells, cesspits and the like, not
exceeding 10m3 and on plan, depth up to 1.5m
and removal(up to one meter away from edge)
3)

Returning, filling and ramming of excavated

M3

earth in layers not exceeding 20 cm in depth,

watering, well ramming and leveling, lead up to
50m

4)

Concrete :

M3

Mixing by machine (mixer) at banker,

cement concrete (with 20mm graded coarse
aggregate)

5)

6)

Mixer mixed cement concrete

Reinforced cement concrete in situ in

M3

M3

foundations, footings, bases for columns, etc

excluding form work and reinforcement

The constants
for items

Labour

2.00

bhisti

0.90

include mixing,
pouring,
consolidating
and curing. This

mixer operator

0.07

does not include

fair finish.

mixer

0.07

7)

Reinforced cement concrete in situ in

M3

vibrator

0.07

mason

0.24

Labour

2.50

bhisti

0.90

mixer operator

0.07

mixer

0.07

vibrator

0.07

Labour

0.75

Labour required

suspended floors/roofs excluding form work,

and reinforcement.

8)

Mortars :

M3

Mixing by hand, cement mortar of any

will be

mix/proportions

Bhisti

0.07

approximately
same for
different mix
proportions.

9)

Brick work (straight walls) :

M3

mason

0.94

Labour

1.80

Brick work in walls exceeding one brick thick, in

The constants
include labour

cement / lime mortar

involved in
scaffolding.

10)

Brick work in walls, one brick thick, in

M2

bhisti

0.20

mason

0.25

cement/lime mortar

The constants
could be

Labour

0.40

adopted for
brick work with

bhisti

0.10

any mix or
mortar.

11)

Formwork :

M3

a) fabrication and erection with all supports,

M2

struts, braces, etc, and dressing with oil as

M2

Carpenter

0.25

Labour

0.20

Carpenter

0.23

Labour

0.20

Carpenter

0.30

Labour

0.20

Bar bender

1.00

cleaning of formwork :
1) rectangular column and walls
2) suspended floors/roofs
3) sides and soffits of beam

12)

Reinforcement:

Quinta

Bar reinforcement including cutting to length,

1.00

hooked ends, cranking or bending, hoisting and

placing in any position, binding wire and holding

Labour

firmly so as not to be disturbed while placing

and ramming of concrete

13)

Plastering and pointing :

M2

a) 15mm thick cement plaster to ceiling

M2

including mixing of mortar.

M2

b) 15mm thick cement plaster on brick walls

mason

0.08

Labour

0.10

bhisti

0.10

mason

0.06

Labour

0.10

bhisti

0.10

mason

0.10

Labour

0.15

bhisti

0.10

Mason

0.10

Labour

0.10

bhisti

0.01

(exterior) including mixing of mortar

c) Tuck pointing to random rubble masonry in
cement mortar including mixing mortar.

14)

Damping proof course :

M3

a) Laying damp proof course 40mm thick

cement concrete including form work and fair
finishing to edges and mixing.

Note: Bhisti means water carrier.

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT FOR VARIOUS ITEMS

Sl.
No.
1

Particulars of items
Earthwork: Excavation, filling, cutting, banking

Units of
measurement
m3

Unit of
payment
100 m3

Surface dressing

m2

m2

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Cutting of trees
Stones: quarrying, blasting
Concrete : PCC, RCC, Precast
Jail works
Damp proof course
Brick work of any description
Thin partition wall
String course, drip course, water course coping
etc
Stone work of any description
Stone work in wall facing (thickness specified)

Number
m3
m3
m2
m2
m3
m2
m

Per number
m3
m3
m2
m2
m3
m2
m

m3
m2

m3
m2

Wood work: truss, rafter, beam etc

Door, window shutters
Door, window fittings
Timbering, boarding, sawing of timber, timbering
of trenches, partition, etc
Steel work
Expanded metal, fabric reinforcement, cutting
angles, plates, tees
Threading; welding; solder of sheets
Iron gate, grill collapsible gate, rolling shutter

m3
m2
Number
m2

m3
m2
Per number
m2

Quintal
cm2

Per quintal
cm2

cm
m2

Per cm
m2

Iron railing
Roofing: tiled, corrugated iron, caves board
(thickness specified)
Centering, shuttering
Ridges; valleys; gutters (girth given)
Expansion and contraction joints
Ceiling timber, A.C. sheet, board, etc
Plastering; pointing; white washing;
distempering; painting; varnishing; polishing; coal
tarring; removing of paints

m
m2

m
m2

m2
m
m
m2
m2

m2
m
m
m2
m2

28
29
30
31
32
33

Flooring of any kind

Pipes, laying of pipes
Dismantling of brick masonry
Grouting
Grouting of cracks, joints
Supply of sand; brick ballast; aggregates; timber

m2
m
m3
m2
m
m3

m2
m
m3
m2
m
m3

34
35

Supply of cement
Supply of steel, G.I. sheet, bare electric line

Bag
Quintal

Per bag
Per quintal

36
37
38
39

Supply
Supply
Supply
Supply

m2
Number
Litre
Kg

m2
Per number
Per litre
Per kg

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27

of
of
of
of

GI sheet
sanitary items
paint, varnishes
explosives, stiff paint