Measurement using the new rules of measurement

Content: Preface ix     Acknowledgements xi     List of Drawings xiii     List of Tables xv     List of Diagrams xix     Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations xxi     1 Introduction 1     1.1 Introduction 1     1.2 Standard methods of measurement 4     1.3 Contract documentation 7     2 A Practical Introduction to Measurement 9     2.1 A practical introduction to measurement 9     2.2 Measurement procedure 14     2.3 Self-assessment exercise: Protocols 18     3 Corners 19     3.1 Measurement information 19     3.2 Methodology 20     3.3 Practical application: Corners 21     3.4 Self-assessment exercise: Internal and external dimensions 27     4 Substructure 29     4.1 Measurement information 29     4.2 Technology 33     4.3 Practical application: Substructure to doctors    surgery 36     4.4 Self-assessment exercise: Trench foundations 50     5 Basement 51     5.1 Measurement information 52     5.2 Technology 55     5.3 Practical application: Brick basement to adjacent building 56     5.4 Self-assessment exercise: Basement to offi ce building 65     6 Sloping Site 67     6.1 Measurement information 67     6.2 Technology 71     6.3 Practical application: Pair of houses 72     6.4 Self-assessment exercise: Grid of levels 88     7 Underpinning 89     7.1 Measurement information 90     7.2 Technology 93     7.3 Practical application: Underpinning to basement 95     7.4 Self-assessment exercise: Trench excavation 104     8 Reinforced Concrete Frame 105     8.1 Measurement information 105     8.2 Technology 108     8.3 Practical application: Reinforced concrete frame 109     8.4 Self-assessment exercise: Formwork 124     9 Brickwork 125     9.1 Measurement information 125     9.2 Technology 132     9.3 Practical application: Brickwork 133     9.4 Self-assessment exercise: Structural openings in brickwork 148     10 Openings, Doors and Windows 149     10.1 Measurement information 150     10.2 Technology 153     10.3 Practical application: Openings, doors and windows 154     10.4 Self-assessment exercise: Openings and doors 161     11 Flat Roofs 163     11.1 Measurement information 164     11.2 Technology 167     11.3 Practical application: Flat roof 168     11.4 Self-assessment exercise: Gutters 172     12 Pitched Roofs 173     12.1 Measurement information 174     12.2 Technology 176     12.3 Practical application: Pitched roof 177     12.4 Self-assessment exercise: Tiling to roof 185     13 Steelwork 187     13.1 Measurement information 187     13.2 Technology 189     13.3 Practical application: Agricultural building 190     13.4 Self-assessment exercise: Steelwork to pergola 196     14 Partitions 197     14.1 Measurement information 198     13.2 Technology 203     14.3 Practical application: Hostel first floor 205     14.4 Self-assessment exercise: Hostel ground floor 210     15 Curtain Walling 211     15.1 Measurement information 211     15.2 Technology 215     15.3 Practical application: Aircraft showroom gridline 1 216     15.4 Self-assessment exercise: Gridline A 218     16 Finishes 219     16.1 Measurement information 219     16.2 Technology 223     16.3 Practical application: Medical centre 223     16.4 Self-assessment exercise: Floor, wall and ceiling finishes 235     17 Drainage 237     17.1 Measurement information 237     17.2 Technology 240     17.3 Practical application: West wing 241     17.4 Self-assessment exercise: Drainage to patio and drive 254     18 Domestic Plumbing 255     18.1 Measurement information 255     18.2 Technology 261     18.3 Practical application: Penthouse hot and cold water and soil and waste pipework 262     18.4 Self-assessment exercise: Two bed house 274     19 Mechanical Services 275     19.1 Measurement information 275     19.2 Technology: Air conditioning 279     19.3 Practical application: Penthouse air conditioning 280     19.4 Self-assessment exercise: Ventilation 284     20 Electrical Services 285     20.1 Measurement information 285     20.2 Technology 288     20.3 Practical application: Penthouse small power 289     20.4 Self-assessment exercise: Lighting 292     21 External Works 293     21.1 Measurement information 294     21.2 Technology 297     21.3 Practical application: Retaining walls 298     21.4 Self-assessment exercise: Fencing 304     22 Preliminaries 305     22.1 Introduction 305     22.2 Overheads and profi t 314     22.3 Practical application: Schedule of preliminaries 314     22.4 Self-assessment exercise: Weekly costs 316     23 Computer Aided Taking Off 317     23.1 Introduction 317     23.2 Screen based learning 317     23.3 Practical application: Click by click guide to CATO 319     23.4 Self-assessment exercise: CATO 327     24 Preparation of Bills of Quantities 329     24.1 BQ preparation 329     24.2 Practical application: Abstract and BQ for reinforced concrete frame 331     24.3 Self-assessment exercise: Abstract and BQ for substructure 338     References 339     Index 341