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Specification and Estimation

Course Code A.E.504 Th 2 Pr 2 CrHrs 2

This course is given to the fourth year students of the B.Sc. in Civil Engineering program.

This course enables students to have an experience in quantity surveying measurements and computations. Generally, structure mainly consists of two types which are substructure and superstructure.

Learn the student to prepare the bill of quantities of the engineering projects.

In this course basic skill in estimation and specifications for different items in building construction are given. These skills are starting from general introduction to estimation and ending with construction methods. Also, estimating different items, such as earthwork excavation for foundation, broken stone, reinforced concrete, blocks, and rate analysis of different items and so on are given. 

  • To learn who is the responsible about the estimation, and to determine the quantity of construction materials in the unit of construction activities.
  • To understand students how to determine the rate of any item and prepare bill of quantities
  • To recognize the different types of project execution and preparing contract document.

Distribution of Marks

Final Mark

Final Exam

Second Term

Mid-Year

First Term

100

Prac.

Theor.

Prac.

Theor.

Prac.

Theor.

Prac.

Theor.

0

0

0

0

0

60

0

40

References

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Estimating, Costing & Specification/M. Chakraborty

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Estimating Building Costs for the Residential &Light Commercial Construction Professional, by Wayne J. Del Pico     

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Estimating Building Costs, by Calin M. Popescu, Kan Phaobunjong and Nuntapong Ovarain.

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Course Book Explanation

Introduction

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Definitions of different types of estimation

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Construction Materials in Unit of Measurement (bricks, blocks, concrete reinforcement,)

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Construction Materials in Unit of Measurement (mortars, gypsum, tiles and steel bars)

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scheduling, Estimation of building quantities, Calculation of the quantity of each item

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Preparing bill of quantities

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Rate of Analysis

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Determine the Fees of workers and equipment for each item, determining the total rate of each item

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Floor – Area method. (Price of one square meter of building).

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Cubic method , (volumetric method )

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Measurement of earth work quantities

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Methods of execution engineering projects (Direct method, Thrust method)

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Cost plus method, Contract method, Work with the contract method

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General Specifications

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Course Review

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Final Examinations – First Semester

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