building estimations fifth sem
BUILDING ESTIMATING COSTING AND SPECIFICATIONS L/s: 4/Wk Int: 50 End Exam: 50 Total: 100 End Exam: 3 hrs Cr:4 Course Overview: The course deals with various methods of quantity surveying, rate analysis of building and valuation and specifications for different materials used. Expected Skills / Knowledge Transferred: Techniques of estimating and costing and writing specification related to building construction. Course Contents: Unit - I Quantity Surveying: Introduction - Definitions and terms used, principles, units of measurements. Methods of preparing approximate estimates (plinth area and cubic content method), basic differences and advantages. Unit - II Detailed Building Estimation: Method of obtaining detailed quantities of building items (center line method, long wall and short wall method) PWD System to be followed. Unit - III Detailed estimation for load bearing structures framed structure (ground floor only) Unit ...