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    This document provides thumb rules and guidelines for civil engineers to estimate quantities of materials needed for construction projects. It includes rules for estimating the volume of concrete and steel required based on building area. It also gives the typical percentages of steel used in structural elements like slabs, beams, columns and footings. Further rules are provided for estimating the area of shuttering needed, and quantities of components like ply, battens, nails and oil. Finally, it lists thumb rules for calculating cement quantities for tasks like brickwork, masonry and different types of plastering.

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    Thumb Rules For Civil Engineers and Basic Knowledge

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    This document provides thumb rules and guidelines for civil engineers to estimate quantities of materials needed for construction projects. It includes rules for estimating the volume of concrete and steel required based on building area. It also gives the typical percentages of steel used in structural elements like slabs, beams, columns and footings. Further rules are provided for estimating the area of shuttering needed, and quantities of components like ply, battens, nails and oil. Finally, it lists thumb rules for calculating cement quantities for tasks like brickwork, masonry and different types of plastering.

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    This document provides thumb rules and guidelines for civil engineers to estimate quantities of materials needed for construction projects. It includes rules for estimating the volume of concrete and steel required based on building area. It also gives the typical percentages of steel used in structural elements like slabs, beams, columns and footings. Further rules are provided for estimating the area of shuttering needed, and quantities of components like ply, battens, nails and oil. Finally, it lists thumb rules for calculating cement quantities for tasks like brickwork, masonry and different types of plastering.

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    This document provides thumb rules and guidelines for civil engineers to estimate quantities of materials needed for construction projects. It includes rules for estimating the volume of concrete and steel required based on building area. It also gives the typical percentages of steel used in structural elements like slabs, beams, columns and footings. Further rules are provided for estimating the area of shuttering needed, and quantities of components like ply, battens, nails and oil. Finally, it lists thumb rules for calculating cement quantities for tasks like brickwork, masonry and different types of plastering.

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    Thumb Rules for Civil Engineers and Basic Knowledge

    Thumb rule for estimating the Concrete Volume with respect to the area:

    The volume of concrete required = 0.038 m3/square feet area

    Example:-If Plan Area = 40 x 20 = 800 Sq. m.

    So, for the plan area of 800 Sq. m. the area the total volume of concrete required

    = 800 x 0.038m3 = 30.4m3

    Thumb rule for Steel quantity required for Slab, Beams, Footings & Columns:

    Steel required in residential buildings = 4.5 Kgs – 4.75 Kgs / Sq. Ft.

    Steel required For Commercial buildings = 5.0 Kgs-5.50 Kgs/Sq. Ft.

    Percentage of Steel in Structural Members:

    1) Slab – 1% of the total volume of concrete


    2) Beam – 2% of the total volume of concrete
    3) Column – 2.5% of total volume of concrete
    4) Footings – 0.8% of the total volume of concrete

    Example:

    How to calculate the steel quantity of slab having the Length, width, and depth of the slab is
    5m x 4m x 0.15m

    Step 1: Calculate the Volume of Concrete

    The Total Volume of Concrete for given Slab = 5 x 4 x 0.15

    = 3m3

    Step 2: Calculate the steel quantity using formula

    As per the guidelines are given in the B N Dutta reference book the steel quantity of slab is
    1% of the total volume of concrete utilized.

    Thumb rule to estimate Steel quantity of above slab = Volume of Concrete x Density of Steel
    x % of Steel of Member

    Steel weight required for above slab = 3 x 7850 x 0.01 = 235Kgs


    Thumb Rules For Civil Engineers to estimate the Shuttering area:

    Shuttering costs is taken as 15-18% of the total construction of the building. Shuttering
    work is done to bring the concrete in Shape. Thumb rule to estimate the shuttering required is
    6 times the quantity of concrete or 2.4 times of Plinth area.

    For example, the concrete quantity is 0.5m3, then

    Area of Shuttering is 0.5 x 6 = 3m2

    Components of Shuttering:-

    The Shuttering plate Ply, Battens, Nails are components of Shuttering.

    Shuttering Ply Quantity estimation:

    Suppose, The shuttering Ply has a length, width & depth of 2.44 x 1.22 x 0.012

    The No. of Shuttering Ply sheets = 0.22 times of Shuttering

    Suppose, the shuttering area = 3m

    Then Ply required for shuttering = 0.22 x 3 = 0.66m2

    Battens Quantity Calculation:

    Shuttering batten usually has a length & width of 75mm x 40mm.

    Batten Quantity = 19.82 x No. of Ply Sheets

    If work requires 25 Ply sheets, the total quantity of Battens are 19.82 x 25 = 495 Battens

    Nails & Binding Wire Quantity in Shuttering:

    Approximately, 75 gams of Nails used in the shuttering of the 1m2 area.

    75gms of Binding wire is used for every 1m2 of Shuttering.

    Thumb rule for Shuttering oil estimation :

    Shuttering oil is applied on the shuttering plate surface used to de-frame or de-assemble from
    the concrete easily.

    Total required Shuttering oil  = 0.065 x Total Area of Shuttering

    (or)

    For every 15m2 of shuttering 1 liter of shuttering oil is consumed.

    Example :
    If, total area of shuttering is 15 m2, then Shuttering oil Consumption = 0.065 x 15 = 0.975.

    Thumb rule used for Cement, Sand, Coarse Aggregate Quantity in Different grades of
    Concrete :

    Note: 1 bag of cement = 50Kgs

    Thumb rule for Cement required in Brickwork, Cement Masonry & Plastering work in
    construction:

    Thumb Rules For Civil Engineers for Brickwork:


    Brickwork for 1m3 Cement Qty in m3 Cement Qty in Bags

    230 mm Brickwork 0.876m3 25.4 Bags

    115 mm Brickwork 0.218m3 6.32 Bags

    Thumb Rules For Civil Engineers for Cement Masonry Quantity:


    Cement Masonry Type & Mix Cement Qty in Bags Cement Qty in Kgs

    200mm in Cement Masonry work


    0.124Bags/m2 6.2Kgs/m2
    of ratio 1:6

    150mm in Cement Masonry work


    0.093Bags/m2 4.65Kgs/m2
    of ratio 1:6

    200mm in Cement Masonry work


    0.206Bags/m2 10.3Kgs/m2
    of ratio 1:4

    150mm in Cement Masonry work


    0.144Bags/m2 7.2Kgs/m2
    of ratio 1:4

    100mm in Cement Masonry work


    0.103Bags/m2 5.15Kgs/m2
    of ratio 1:4

    Thumb Rules Plastering Quantity :

    Type of Plastering Cement Qty in Bags Cement Qty in Kgs

    Rough Plastering 0.09 Bags/m2 4. 5Kgs/m2

    Internal Wall Plastering 0.09 Bags/m2 4.5 Kgs/m2

    Duct Plastering 0.09 Bags/m2 4.5 Kgs/m2

    External Wall plastering 0.175 Bags/m2 8.75 Kgs/m2

    Stucco Plastering 0.175 Bags/m2 8.75 Kgs/m2

    Lathen Plastering 0.55 Bags/m2 27.5 Kgs/m2

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