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BUREAU
MANAK
OF
BKAVAN,
INDIAN
s
BAHADUR
ST AN DA-RDS
SIfAIf
ZAFAR
MAIW
Gr 7
March 1964
.--
IS:%s-1963
Indian
Standard
( Revised )
Standing
Chairman
8m
In personal
EIA~H A. NADIB~EAH
Vice-Chairman
SERX C. P. MALIK
capacity
National Buildings
New Delhi
Members
SHIP K. F. ANTIA
In personal
Construction
capacity
Road, Bombay )
Corporation
Ltd.,
N.
K.
R.
g.
House, Ballard
J. MASASI
K. NAXBXAI~
N. ~ARXA
S. %lArl.
i Continued on page 2 )
BUREAU
MANAK
OF
BHAVAN,
INDIAN
STANDARDS
9 BAHADUR
SHAH
NEW DELHI 110002
ZAFAR
MARG
.
IS:%5-1963
( Contimtedjiom
pugc 1)
Mam~ers
LT-GENH. WILLIAMS
DB. II. C!. VIBVEBVABAYA,
Deputy Director ( Bldg )
( Secretory )
Representing
Council of Scientific
& Industrial
Delhi
Direptor, IS1 ( Ex-oficio Member
Raearch,
New
Research,
Eew
Members
SHRI P. D. bOWLA
REPRICSE~TAT~VE
SERX 0. P.
$EARMA
Council of Scientific
Delhi
& Industrial
ls:96!5-1963
CONTENTS
PAGE
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Measuring
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Chains
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5.
QUANTITIES . . .
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
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5.7
5.8
5.9
5.10
5.11
5.12
5.13
5.14
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General
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Excavation aid Earthwdrk
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Concrete
Brickwork and Stone Masonry
Woodwork and Joiner)- ( Measurements
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Steel and Iron Work
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Roof Coverings
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Ceilings and Linings
Pavings and Floor Finishes
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Plastering and Pointing
White Washing, Colour Washing and Distempering
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Glazing
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Painting
Wood
Preservative
Treatment,
Varnishing
and
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Drains
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CARRIAGEOF MATERIALS
7.
8.
MIXELLANEOUS
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BASICMETRIC UNITS
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Indian
Standard
FOREWORD
iS :965 - 1963
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 consequently 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 familiarization 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 conversant 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.
6
IS : 965 - 1963
AND BUILDING
Maps
Metric Scale
to be Used
fps Scale
Currently Used
1 in. =4
AND
lcm=2*5km
miles ( 2531440)
lin.=2miles
1 in. = 1 mile
1 cm = 1 km
(j&m)
lcm=0*5km
(w-&i>
(-&$m)
(i&G)
( 50\oo)
fps Scale
Currently Used
1 in. = 1 mile
3 in. = 1 mile
6 in. = 1 mile
8;;
i,: x lg~}
Metric Scale
to be Used
2cm=lkm
(-GAO-)
4cm=lkm
( 21 I20 )
(-+_&
lOcm=
(_&_!O_)
1 in. =
6J ft
1 in. =
32 ft
NOTE -
I km
1 cm = 50 m
( 25&U
1oLb0
5LO)
and Layouts
Metric Scale
to be Used
fps Scale
Currently Used
1 in. = 100 ft
(AaT)
1 fO0
lcm=
10m
lcm=
5m
(A,)
( 71s8)
(A-r)
5:o
Metric scale 1 cm = 20 m
IS : 965 - 1963
2.4 Preliminary or Sketch Drawings Dependent on the Subject
Metric Scale
fps Scale
to be Used
Currently Used
1 in. I=
1 in. =
32 ft
8 ft
lcm-:
Sm
lcm=
2m
lcm=
lm
(,-
A--)
16 ft
1 in. =
1 in. =
A2
8 ft
.9!G.-_)
4 ft
( -+----)
lcm=
2m,
lcm=
lm
lcm==0*5m
1 in. =
1 ft
(241 J
1
&
>
100
>
lo
Metric Scale
to be Used
Cu?rent/y Used
1 in. = 1 ft
( -&)
1 cm = 20cm($j)
1 cm = lOcm,(-$)
Metric Scale
to be Used
fps Scale
Currently Used
1 in. = 1 ft ( & )
1 cm =lOcm
3 in. = 1 ft ( -d -)
1 cm =
4 in. -^ 1 ft
1 cm = 25 cm (&)
6 in. = 1 ft (
1 in, =. 1 in.
FulPrSize
)
2.
5cm(+)
1 cm =
2cm
lcm=
Icm
FulPrSize
<f)
1
)
IS:!&!-1963
3. SURVEYING
INSTRUMENTS
3.1 Le&l@
StaR ( see IS : 1779-1961 Specification
Staff, Folding Type )
fps
stalp
Currently Used
2+
5+51f4-14ft
O-01 fr
Height
Divisioh
2=4m
Smm
3.2 b&am&Tapes
fps Tape
Cumntfy Used
I) Woven Metallic
Tapes
*IS : 1269-1958
( see
Specification for Metric
Woven Metallic
Tape
Measures ):
Lengths
iooft
30m
20 m
50 ft
t in.
Division
lcm
for
Metric
Steel Tape
Measures
( Winding Type )]:
200
100
50
25
6
3
Lengths
Lengths
Link
*Sina
revised.
ii2
20 m
10 m
2m
lm
5 mm
4 in.
Division
3.3 Measariog
chab
Surveying Chains )
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
ft
(see IS : 1492-1959
Specification
for
Metric
fps iUeasuring
Chain Currently Used
Metric Measuring
Chain to be Used
100 ft
66 ft
1 ft
30 m
20 m
200 mm
IS : 965 --1963
4. DIMENSIONS
4.1 Flooring Materials
fps Units
Currently Used
.
Slabs, tiles, etc:
Length,
breadth
thickness
Metric Units
to be Used
and
in.
mm or cm
fps Units
Currently Used
Metric Units
to be Used
in.
mm or cm
ft
in.
in.
m
mm or cm
mm
ft
in.
1) Stone
blocks,
etc:
All dimensions
bricks,
2) Wall boards:
Length
Breadth
Thickness
3) Piaster:
Length
and
Thickness
breadth
mm
fps Units
Currently Used
1) Doors,
windows
ventilators:
Height
and
and
breadth
Thickness
2)
Units
to be Used
Metric
ft
in.
mm or cm
mm
in. or ft
mm or cm
ls : 965 -.1963
4.4 Bailders Hardware
fps units
Currently Used
1) E*panded metal:
Size of mesh
Dimensions of strands
in.
in.
mm
mm
ft
SWG
m
mm
2) Wires:
Length
Diameter
3) Wire products:
ft or in.
SWG
Length
Diameter
morcm
mm
or side of square
ft
in.
mm
in.
mm
ft
in. X in.
andlbperft
run
m
mmxmm
and kg per m
run
handles,
in.
mm
45 Roofing Materials
jps .UWitS
Currently Used
Metric Units
to be Used
ft
in
in.
11
mm or cm
mm
m
mmorcm
mm
fps.unit.,
Currently Used
3) Plain and corrugated
nized rtcel rhcet:
galvaft
.
hn8th
Bpdth
Thickness
iii
m
mm or cm
mm
hgh
Breadth
Thickness
Sk
m
mm or cm
mm
5) Lead sheet:
Length
Breadth
Thickness
ft
in.
in.
m
mm or cm
mm
ft
in.
Zinc gauge
m
mm or cm
mm
fps Units
CurrentJy Used
Metric Units
to be Used
it
in.
m
mm
fps Units
Currentfy Used
Metric-Units
to be Used
in.
rnE or cm
.dn.
mm or cm
fps Units
Currently Used
Metric Unit:
to be Used
6) zinc- sheet:
Length
Breadth
Thickness
1) Overall
dimensions
2) Parts:
Length and other dimensions
,,
4.8 Smitary Applianch
Length,
in.
mm
ctc
fps units
Currently Used
Metric Units
to be Used
ft
in.
m
mm
it
in.
m
mm
2) Gutters, Metallic:
Length
Other dimensions
4.10 Miacellaneo~
Metric units
robe used
fps Units
Currently Used
I) Aggregates for concrete
( size )
in.
mm
2) Timber:
Length
Girth
Cross-sectional
ft
morcm
cm
mm
.
In.
dimensions
in.
5. QUANTITIES
311 General
fps Units
Cur~enrly
Used
1) Dimensions
shall be
3) Cubic contents
worked out to the nearest
Corresponding Metric
Metric Value Units to
;bc Used
OTl ft
O-03 m
0.01 In
0.1 fts
WO!I ma
001 ins
o-1 fts
0903 ma
N0~~-Thew,
Ij,ovidoncl
will epply only to rruah items
degree of acomaoy
hav not been apeoified.
13
for whioh
O-01 mJ
a de&nib
lS:%5-1963
5.2 Excavation and Earthwork
fps Units Corresponding Metric
Currently Metric Value Units to be
Used
Used
Rough
excavation,
foundand excaation
trenches,
vation
1 000 fts
100 fts
over areas
2) Surface
excavation
3) Surface dressing
for pipes,
4) Trenches
100 ft2
1 000 ft
10 ma
28.3 ms
2.83 mS
0.765 ms
9.29 ma
92.9 ma
ma
ms
10 ma
100 ma
cables,
etc
51 Return, fill and ram
Forming embankments
6)
30.5 m
2.83 m*
ms
1 000 fts
100 ftJ
28.3 ms
2.83 ms
10 m8
ms
100 rft
30.5 m
7) Removal
8)
9)
10)
11)
of excavated
material; the distance
(lead )
of removal
shall
be in
units of
Lifting
of excavated
material;
the
height
( lift)
shall be in units of
Planking
and strutting
to
uphold
the face of loose
earth
Puddling
Hard
core and floors
of
shingle,
ballast,
moorum,
red bajri
Filling in soakage pits
100 rft
100 fts
12)
13) Hand-packed
brick-ballast,
filling
etc
5 ft
l-52 m
50mor
1 mor
10m
1.5m
100 fL2.
100 ft*
9.29 ma
2.83 ms
m*
!OO fts
100 fts
2.83 ms
2.83 m?
m*
ma
100 ft*
2.83 ms
ms
lOmsorm*
of stone,
5;3 concrete
etric
fps Unirs Corresponding
Currew;ly Metric Value tYnits to be
Used
1) Concrete
O-765 m*
28 hms
work
14
ms
10 dms
IS : 965 - 1963
ft*
O-028 ma
28 dm8
cement
concrete
3) Precast
solid articles ( reinforced or
. otherwise )
fts
O-028 m*
28 dms
2)
concrete
4) Precast
construction
block
5) Special finish to
block construction
concrete
cement
6) Reinforced
Crete-in-situ chajjar
con{
(4
lb)
course
12) Waterproofing:
Waterproofing
Surface treatment
agent
ma
10 dma
100 fts
9.29 ma
10
fts
rft
28 dma
O-305 m
10 dms
m
3@5 m
15
m2
10 m
2.83, ma
28 dm*
ms
10 dma
ft2
9.29 m2
9.3 dm8
10 ms
10 dms
100 fts
ft2
9.29 mz
9.3 dm2
10 mz
10 dm2
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
100 ft2
ft2.
g::tp:;
cement
ma
10 dms
2.83 ms
28 dma
100 ft
ft
1oo ftz
ms
10 dms
100 fta
ft*
100 rft
Concrete
casing
to
beams and the like
Wrapping
of netting,
expanded
metal, for
concrete Casing, etc
Metric
Units to
be Used
loo:::
9 29 m2
9.3 dms
10 m2
10 dm2
Corresponding Metric
Metric Value unitsto
be Used
13) Jallias and lowres
crete, wood, etc
of con-
rts
9.3 dma
10 dma
AJ
28 dm
10 dma
rft
Q305 m
,m
15) Piles:
Concrete piles
ft9
O-028 ma
28 dma
0,305 m
ma
10 dma
Wood piles
rfc
Sheet piles
100 ft
rts
1
9.29 ma
9.3 dms
10 ma
10 dm*
ft3
28 dms
9.3 dms
10 dms
ft2
ftS
28 dms
10 dms
16) Pitching
piles:
and
driving
of
Whole piles
Sheet piles
17) Cement breeze blocks
18) Cutting in concrete, brick
masonry per mm width and
per cm depth
100 rft
100 ft*
3@5 m
9.29 ma
10 dm*
10 m
10 ma
fps Units
Currently
Used
1) Brickwork
masonry
2)
..-
and
Corresponding Metric
Metric Value Units to
be Used
stone
Honeycomb
brickwork
specified thickness
100 rta
283 ms
ma
100 rts
2.83 ms
m2
100 ft
9-29 ma
10 ma
of
3) Under pinning
16
Metric
Used
unitsto
be C&d
100 rft
100 fP
36.5 m
2.83 ma
10 m
5) Filleting
100 rft
3@5 m
10 m
100 ft8
283 ma
m*
for
stone
7) Extra labour
masonry
or
brickwork
around steel joists
100 ft
9.29 mg
lOm*
ft
9.3 d+
10dma
8) Extra labour
stonework:
in
dressed
arrises, splays,
bullnosc
angle, rebates, grooves
and cutting
.i
rft
O-305 m
100 ft
9.29 ma
io ma
ft
9.3 dma
IO dm*
fta
28 dma
10 dma
rft
O-305 m
to arches in faced
angles
Squints,
splayed
angles
birds-mouths,
or rounded
100 rft
work
17
30-5 m
10 m
rft
O-305 rn.
100 ft8
2.83 m*
In*
IS:%S-1963
5.5
Woodwork
and Jolnery ( Measrrements)
fpsUnits
Currently
Used
1) Lengths
shall
to the nearest
2) Width
of surfaces
to
4) Framework
and strutting
6) Rough boarding
rary partition
4 in.
l-27 cm
cm
d in,
3.2 mm
mm
fts
28 dm*
10 dms
100 fts
2.83 ma
.ma
100 ft
9.29 ms
10 ma
100 fts
9.29 ms
10 ma
100 ft
ft
ft
9.29 ma
9.3 dma
9.3 dms
10 ma
10 dma
10 dm
to:
{
Moulding
9) Fillets required
throating
to produce
100 rft
of timber
notching
11) Scribing,
circular cutting in:
Cubic timber
Boarding
30.5 m
10 m
100 ft
9.29 m2
lQma
ft
rft
9.3 dm:
o-305 m
10 dma
m
and
tongues, grooves,
12) Rebates,
beads,
staff
beads
and
flutes and mouldings
13) Roof
cm
or stone
Concrete
10) Planing
254 cm
in tempo-
to brick
8) Formwork
in.
the
7) Centering
arches
Metric
Units to
be Used
be measured
nearest
8 Shoring
Corresponding
Metric Value
100 rft
30-S m
9:29 mz
28 dma
battens
18
10 m
10 ma
10 dm8
ls:%S-1963
fps Units Corresponding Metric
Metric Value Units to
be Used
cuKZy
14) Trellis work:
Generally
windows
Doors.
and
formed in trellis work
18 Pluggingto
100 ft
9-29 m*
10 n?
ft
9.3 dms
10 dms
100 rft
walls
30.5 m
10 m
m
161 Bauier
rft
0.305 m
ft
28 dms
10 dms
100 ft:
9.29 m*
10 m*
10 dm
ft
ft
9-3 dms
10 dms
ft
9.3 dms
10 dms
rft
O-305m
rft
rft
rft
ft
O-305 m
@305 m
@305 m
9.3 dms
24) Staircases:
Wall strings, outer strings
and cut strings
Hand-rails
Turned work
Treads, risers
Circular cutting
and
waste
Scaling joints of plaster
or fibre boards
Chamfering or rounding
edges of fibre boarding
and cutting v-groove
19
rn:
m
m
IO dma
IO0 rft
30-5 m
10m
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
lb0 rft
30.5 m
10 m
be Used
Plates, fiats, angles, bars
for reinforcement and gencral purpose, channels, etc
cwt
0508 quintal
quintal
ton
cwt
l-01 6 tonnes
O-508 quintal-
tonne
quintal
ft
9.3 dms
10 dm
CWt
0508
quintal
rft
@305 m
j@Srn
@305 m
10 m
m
100 ft
929 ma
10 m*
8) Fabric reinforcement
100 fi
9.29 ms
10 ms
100 ft*
9.29 m8
10 ma
2) Mild
etc
steel
beams,
joists,
3), Gates
4) Spirai
shaft
staircases;
centre
5) Railings
6) .Flue pipes
100 rft
CWt
cwt
quintal
305 m
O%B quintal
10 m
quintal
0508 quintal
quintal
305 m
10 m
1COrft
100 ft
929 mg
10
100 ft
9-29 m*
10 ma
ft
9.3 dmg
10 dms
16) Collapsible
cwt
ft
0508 quintal
93 dms
quintal
10 dms
9.3 dm*
10 dms
nets, etc
gates
ft
20
ma
B:965-1963
s.7 Roofcoveriugs
Metric
Units
to
be Used
100 ft
9.29 m*
rft
100 ft
@305 m
9.29 rn
100 rft
rft
3&S m
@305 m
100 rft
rft
30-S m
O-305 n.
10m.
1) R*f coverings
10 ma
2) Sheet roofing:
m
,iiida
l
10 m
m
4) Asbestos-cement sheets:
Filler
pieces, aprons,
barge boards, corner
pieces, flashings, louvres and similar specials
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
100 left
309 m
10 m
100 rft
309 m
10 m
100 rft
309m
1Qlb
Cutting
and waste
to
abutments square
chimney
stacks,
and
the like
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
Rave
tiles
bedded
in
mortar
Filling
Screwing
battens
cave
tiles
to
at
21
6) Terraced
roofing:
fts
Jack arches
Lime concrete
in terracing over jack arching,
RCC slab roof, etc
Fair finish or trowelled
smooth
to surface
of
lime concrete
Mud layer on terraced
verges
Waterproofing
layer
7) Felt-work:
10 ma
dms
100 fts
2.83 ma
ma or ma
100 ft
9.29 nis
10 m*
100 fts
100 fts
929 ma
9.29 m*
10 ms
10 ms
Weight of
felt in
lb per
100 ft
Dressing
or sealing
of felt by bitumen
Felt strips
!!E, s
Weight of
felt
O-049 kg
per m*
Weight of
felt in
kg per
ma
top
100 ft
100 ft
929.m
9.29 ma
10 ms
lOm*
8) Matting,
100 rft
30-S m
10 m
100 fts
100 rft
9.29 ma
30.5 m
10 m*
10 m
100 ft
9.29 ma
10 m2
, Currently
11Ceilings
2)
and linings
100 fts
3) Iisulatiom board,
4) Hollow insulation
slabs,
100 rft
etc
blocks
22
9.29 ms
30*5 m
10 ma
10 m
100,ft
9.29 ms
10 m*
100 fts
2.83 m*
ma
Is:965-1963
5.9 Pavings aoa;l Floor Finislm
fps Units Corresbondinn
Met& Vu&
1) Paving
2)
Treads,
3) Moulded
4j Surface
floors
etc
nosings
finish
of
8) Granolithic
sand
10 dm:*
0.305 m
9.29 ms
10 Ins
30.5 Iu
ma
100 ft2
9.29 ma
10 ms
100 ft
2.83 ma
m8
100 ft
9.29 ma
10 m*
100 ftt
929 ms
10 ma
to
finish
laid on floors
for
internal
and
angles in terrazzo
bands
in
topping
fair
and
of expansion
Forming
joints
per mm width
and her cm depth
30.5 m
10 m
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
to cement
floors
100 rft
terrazzo
finish
12) Coloured
9:3 dms
100 rit
paving
11) Narrow
ft
coved
paper
7) Underlayer
external
floor
10 ms
100 fts
skirting
10) Lxtra
9.29 m*
to concrete
5) Cement-concrete
9) Terrazzo
l&l ft
rft
6) Building
h&WC
Units to
be Used
fillets,
23
100 fts
9.29 ms
100 rts
9.29 ma
l+Om*
10 m* or ma
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
100 rft
100 rft
365 m
30.5 m
10 m
ma
100 ft
30-S m
929 rnq
100 rft
30;s m
looft
100 rft
m*
100 ft*
100 rft
9*29
929 rn
30.5 m
Metric
Ess;;
10
ma
10m
10 m*
10 m
10 ms
IOm
and D&tempt&g
Generally
929 m
AIrtrJc
ppMy
10 ms
5.12 Glazing
1) Generally
2) Hacking
glass
out
old
fps Units
Cuk4dtly
Coire~ponding
Metric Value
Afffrfc
Unrts to
be Used
100 ft
9.29 mi
10 m* or me
loo ft
929 m8
10 m.* or ms
broken
5.13 Pahfing
fps @its
Cu4;tly
Corresponding
Metric Value
Metrii:
Units to
be Used
1) Painting
2) Painting up to 150 mm in
width or girth not in conjunction with similar painted work
24
100 fts
100 rft
9.29 m*
305 m
10 ms or m*
10 m
Is:%S-1%3
5.14 Wood Preservative Treatment, Varnishing and Polisbing
ypfpsUnits Corresponding
Cu;e;tly
Metrrc Value
Generally
100 fts
Plumbing,
9.29 m*
10 m*
1) Pipes
2) Insulating
Metric
Units10
be Used
100 rft
coverings
100 fts
beds, haunchings
and coverings
stating
details of section size of pipe
and mixkof concrete
30.5 m
9.29 ma
Mftric
Untts to
be Used
10 m
10 ms
3) Concrete
4) Effluent
drains
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
Metric
Units to
be, Uskd
1) Overhead
lb
Service
cables
100 rft
30.5 m
10m
100 rft
30.5 m
IO m
4) Flexibles
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
2)
connection
O-454 kg
kg
and
5) Boards
ft*
25
9.3 dms
10 dm
IS:%S-1963
5.17Roadwork
1) Collection of
2) Measurement.
pertaining
wearing coat
aggregate
Corresponding
Metric Value
Metric
Units to
be lJsed
100 fts
2.83 ms
ms
100 fts
9.29 m2
2.83 ms
28 dms
10 m2
0449 kg/m2
kgizsdof
of roadwork
to
building
3) Bases or soling
41 Tar and
surfacing
fps Units
Currently
Used
bitumen
for road
100 fP
fts
{
Ib per iO0
ft of road
10 ?tts
surface
5) Edging
6) Special
of premixed
surface
metal
100 rft
finishings
10 m
100 ft
30.5 m
9.29 m2
10 m2
100 rft
30.5 m
10 m
71 Expansion
joints per mm
Screening
8)
of road
9) Scarifying
and
dummy
per cm depth and
width
and/or
breaking
aggregate
100 fts
100 ft
2.83 ma
9.29 m2
ms
10 m2
shall generally
of material
be in the units of
2) bud
100yd
100 ft
cwt
100 fts
Metric
Units to
be Used
shall
on roofs
4) Supporting
be the aeme
91.4 m
2.83ma
0508 quintal
9*29m2
50 m or
10 m
ma
quintal
10 ma
members,
such
battens,.
purlins,
etc,, of wood or
ft
26
28 dma
10 dm*
IS:965-1%3
5) Stripping
61 Breaking
of ceilings
Metric
Units to
be Used
10 ma
100 fts
2.83lnj
ms
101)fts
2.83m3
ms
concrete
8) Reinforced
tures and reinforced
roofs and walls
strucbrick
under
28 dms
10 dma
ftJ
28 dma
10 dm
40 cm2
section
100 rft
11) Bullies
12) Boarding
13) Steel and iron work
14) Picking up of drains, removal of water pipes, etc
6. CARRIAGE
ftJ
OF MATERIALS
Lime,
moorum,
building
rubbish, earth, manure and
sludge and excavated earth
stone
aggregates,
21 Sand,
soling stone, etc
3) Bricks, tiles, etc
4) Cement, stone blocks, steel
sections,
below
pipes,
100 mm size and
other
heavy materials
5) Timber
6) Tar, bitumen, etc
7! Steam coal
8) All types of pipes above
lOO-mm size
rft
30.5m
0.305m
100 fts
cwt
9.29 me
100 fts
2.83 m*
Os508quintal
10 m
m
10 ma
quintal
ma
Metric
Units to
be Used
100 ft*
2.83ma
ms
100 fts
1OOONo.
2.83ma
Ins
ton
100 ft
ton
ton-
1016 tonnes
2.83 ms
l-016 tonnes
1.016 -tonnes
100 yds
27
91.4 m
lOOON
tonne
ma
tonne
tonne
100 m
IS:%S-1%3
7. WEIGHTS AND STRENGTH
OF MATERIALS
fps Units
cuE3fiy
1) Simple
weights
2) Weight
of materials
3) Density
rton
cwt
4
lb, (ounes)
tonne
q (quintal
lb/yd
{ lb/ft
kg/m
kg/m
O-496
l-488
rib/ins
lb/fP
cwtlyd
1
g/cm
g/ma
q/m
27.680
16.018
O-664
oz/imp
lb/f@
4) Concentrations
strength
5) Compressive
quirements
of materials
strength
6) Tensile
ments of materials
7) Breaking
require-
loads of materials
10) Other
pressure
( head )
pressure
13) Atmospheric
.pressure
head of mercury
14) Moment
15) Section
l-016
O-508
o-454
28.350
6.236
16019
lb/ins
kg/cm
0.070
lb/in.
{ tons/in.s
kg/cm
kg/mm
O-070
1-575
Ib/in.s
{ t0nslin.s
kg
kg/cma
kg/mm
m
ft
pressures
12) Atmospheric
head of water
gal g/l
g/l
lb
pressures
11) Bearing
g (:Zms)
re-
( from fps
unit to
metric
unit )
O-454
@070
1575
o-305
lb/in.*
kg/cm
tons/ft?
lb/f@
tonne/me
kglms
ft
in.
mm
25.4
in.
cm*
-41.623
in.
cm*
16.387
o-070
10-937
4882
in
O-305
in\
of inertia
modulus
28
ls:965-1963
fpsUnits
Currently
Used
17) Bending
cm or mm
254
kib_
I in.-tons
kg-cm
kg-cm
kg-m
l-152
13.825
25.808
f-lb/f@
I tons/fts
4, tonqrft
llb/rft
kg/me
tonneImP
tonne/m
kglm
4.882
10-937
3.333
l-488
in.
and
moments
18) Force
mile/h
ft/s
km/h
m;s
1%09
0.305
20) Acceleration
ft/G
m/G
o-305
Cusec
ms/s
O-028
ft
o-305
21) Discharge
nels, etc
in rivers,
.chan-
foot
pound
hp
Power
kilogram
metre
force
kilowatt
0.138
O-746
8. MISCELLANEOUS
2) Catchment
levels
area
3) Rainfall
29
Metric Value
Metric
Units to
be Used
Height in
ft above
mean
sea level
0.305 m
Height .in
metres
above
mean
sea level
mile2
2.59 km*
kms or
hectare
in..
2%
mm
cm
Is:
965-1963
fps Units Corresponding
Currently
Metric Value
Used
4) Road
length
5) Land
areas
mile
1 furlong
acre
(acre
6) Storage
l-609 km
0.201 km
km
O-2 km
0405 hectare
hectare
hectare
million
m3
4.546 I/s
O-028 ma/s
@028 m3/day
l/s
ms/s
m3/day
0.089 hectare/l/s/
14.464 hectares/m3jda.y
hectare/
l/s
hectares/
m3/day
feet
I million
in reservoir
? ft
[gmillion
a ons
f iiNs
cusec
fts/day
I
[acre/gal/s
7) Flow
8) Duties
4, acre/As/
1 day
9) Viscosity
10) Kinematic
(ibpt)/s
ft/s
viscosity
Ib/ft
(14.88
0.092
929.0s
1459
1 cwt
meg litres
R/cm)/s (g/cmJ/s
903 rnz/s m2js St
( Stokes )
St
N/m
N/m
50 kg
SO.802 kg
APPENDIX
Metric
Units to
be Used
( CZause 0.4 )
BASIC METRIC
UNITS
= 1 centimetre
= 1 decirrletre
( mm )
( cm )
10 decimetres
( dm )
* Third revision issued in 1976
= 1 metre
30
(cm)
( dm )*
(m )
IS : 965 - 1963
10 metres
= 1 hectometre
10 hectometres
= 1 kilometre
A-2. SQUARE
A-3. CUBIC
= 1 decametre
(m )
10 decametres
MEASURES
100 square
millimetres
100 square
centimetres
( mm2 ) = 1 square
( cm2 ) = 1 square
centimetre
decimetre
100 square
decimgtres
( dm2 )
metre
100 square
metres
1 square
1 are (a)
100 ares
1 hectare
100 hectares
= 1 square
MEASURES
( m2 )
( m2 )
kilometre
AND CAPACITIES
( mms )
= 1 cubic
( ems )
= 1 cubic decimetre
1 000 cubic
(dm*)
= 1 cubic metre
1 000 cubic
millimetres
decimetres
10 millilitres
10 centilitres
10 decilitres
( ml )
centimetre
1 centilitre
= 1 hectolitre
= 1 kilolitre
= I meglitre
1 000 kilolitres
( kl)
A-4. WEIGHTS
( mg )
milligrams
milligrams
centigrams
decigrams
=
=
=
=
= 1 kiiogram
10 hectograms
100 kilograms
1 000 kilograms
1 centigram
1 metric carat
1 decigram
1 gram(g)
= 1 decagram
= 1 hectogram
10 grams ( g )
10 decagrams
( kg )
( kg )
= 1 quintal
,= 1 tonne(t)
31
(kg )
(q )
( cm5 )
( dms)
( ms )
= 1 decilitre
= 1 litre ( 1)
= 1 decalitre
10 litres (1)
10 decalitres
10 hectolitres
10
200
10
10
( cm2)
( dm2)
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