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METHOD OF
MEASUREMENT OF BUILDING AND
CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
PART III BRICKWORK
@ Copyright 1976
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IS .1200 (Part In) ·1976
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Members Representing
SHRI H. K. KHOSLA Irrigation Department, Government of Haryana,
Chandigarh
~HRI S. K. KOGEKAR National Buildings Organization, New Delhi
ASSISTANT DmEOToR (SR) (Alternate)
SHRI V. D. LONDHE Concrete Association of India, Bombay
SHRI N. C. DUGGAL (Alternate)
SHRI K. K. MADHOK Builders' Association of India, Bombay
SHRI DATTA S. MALIK Indian Institute of Architects, Bombay
PROF M. K. GODBOLE (Alternate)
SHRI R. S. MURTHY Engineer-in-Chief's Branch, Ministry of Defence
SHBI V. G. PATWARDHAN (Alternate)
SHRI C. B. PATEL M. N. Dastur & Co Private Ltd, Calcutta
SHRI B. C. PATEL ( Alternate)
SHRI K. G. SALVI Hindustan Housing Factory Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI S. K. CHATTERJI ( Altmlate )
SHRI P. V. SATHE Public Works Department, Government of
Maharllshtra, Bombay
DR R. B. SINGH Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
SHRI S. SRINIVASAN Hindustan Steel Ltd, Ranchi
SUPERINTENDING SURVEYOR OJ' Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
WORKS ( AVIATION)
SURVEYOR OF WORKS (I)
A T TAO H E D TO SSW
( AVIATION) (Alternate)
SUPERINTENDING SURVEYOR OJ' Central Public Works Department, New Delhi
WORKS (I)
SURVEYOR OF WORKS (I)
ATTAOHED TO SSW ( I ) ( Allernate )
SlIBI D. AJITHA SWHA, Director General, DiS:( Ex-oJfido Member )
Director ( Civ Engg )
Secretary
SlIBI K. M. MATHUR
Deputy Director (Civ Engg). BIS
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METHOD uF
MEASUREMENT OF BUILDING AND
CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
PART III BRICKWORK
( Third Revision)
o. FOR E W 0 R D
0.1 This Indian Standard (Part III) (Third Revision) was ad6pted by
the Indian Standards Institution on 19 July 1976, after the draft
finalized by the Civil Works Measurement Sectional Committee' had
been approved by the ,Civil Engineering Division Council.
0.2 Measurement occupies a very important place in planning and
execution of any civil engineering work from the time of first -estimates
to final completion and settlement of payments for the project.
Methods followed for measurement are not uniform and considerable
differences exist between practices followed by one construction agency
and another and also between various Central and State Government
departments; While it is recognized that each system of measurement
has to be specifically related to the administrative and financial organi-
zations within the department responsible for work, a unification of the
various systems at technical level has been accepted as very desirable,
specially as it permits a wider circle of operation for civil engineering
contractors and eliminate~ ambiguities and misunderstandings arising out
of inadequate understanding of various systems followed.
0.3 Among the various civil engineering items, measurement of buildings
was the first to be taken up for standardization and this standard
having provisions relating to all bull ding works, was first published in
1958 and then revised in 1964.
0.4 In the course of usage of this standard by varioWl constructipn
agencies in the country, several clarifications and suggestions for
modifications were received and as a result of study, the Sectional
Committee decided that its scope, besides being applicable to buildings,
should be expanded so as to cover civil engineering works like industrial
and river valley project works.
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0.5 Since various trades are not related to one another, the Committee
decided that method of measurement for each trade as given in IS: 1200-
1964* be issued separately as a different part, which will be helpful to
specific users in various trades. This part covering method of measure-
ment of brickwork applicable to building as well as civil engineering
works was, therefore, issued as a second revision in 1970.
0.6 In the course of use of this standard in the past five years based on
suggestions received, certain amendments were issued to this standard.
This third revision has been prepared to incorporate these amendments.
0.7 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a measurement, shall be rounded off in accordance
with IS : 2-1960t. The number of significant places retained in the
rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in
this standard. '
I •. SCOPE
1.1 This standard (Part III) covers the method of measurement of
brickwork in buildings and civil engineering works.
NOTJ: - The method or measurement of refractory brickwork ia wyered in IS : 1200
( Part VI )-1974f. .
2. GENERAL
2.1 Clubbiug of' Items - I terns may be clubbed together provided that
break up of clubbed items is on the basis of detailed descriptions of items
as stated in this standard.
2.2 Booking of' Dimensions - In booking dimensions, the order shall
be consistent and generally in the sequence of length, breadth or width
and height or depth or thickness.
2.3 Measurement-All work shall be measured net in the decimal
system, as fixed in place, as given below:
a) Dimensions shall be measured to the nearest 0'01 m,
b) Areas shall be worked out to the nearest 0·01 ml, and
c) Cubic contents shall be worked out to the nearest 0·01 m'.
*Method of measurement of building works ( revised).
tRuies for rounding off numerical values ( reuised).
tMethod of measurement of building and civil engineering works: Part VI Refrac-
tory works (s,cond revision).
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2.4 Description or Item ~ Description of each item shall, unless
otherwise stated, be held to include, where necessary, conveyance,
delivery, handli1'lg, unloading, storing, waste, return of packings, neces-
sary scafi'oMing, tools and tackle.
2.7.1 Levels of high and low water tides, where these occur, shall be
stated.
2.7.2 Where springs requmng pumping are encountered, dewatering
shall be measured against a separate specific provision .made for the
purpose [see 2.7 orIS: 1200 ( Part 1)-1974* J.
2.8 . Bills of Q.uantities - Items of work shall fully describe materials
and workmanship, and accurately represent the work to be executed.
3. BRICKWORK GENERAL
3.1 Bricks and. mortar to be used for brickwork shall be fully described.
Where it is proposed to specify a bond other than English bond, it shall
be so stated.
-Method of measurement of building and civil engineering works: Part I EarthWOl
tthird revision).
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3.1.1 The item of general brickwork shall be deemed to include the
following:
a) Raking out joints for plastering or for pointing done as a
separate process or finishing joints flush as work proceeds;
b) Preparing tops of existing walls and the like for raising;
c) Rough cutting and waste for forming gables, cores of arches,
splays at eaves and _the like and all rough cutting in the body
of brickwork, unless otherwise stated;
d) Plumbing to angles;
e) Forming reveals to jambs where fair cutting on exposed faces is
not involved;
f) Leaving holes for pipes, etc;
g) Building in holdfasts, air bricks, fixing bricks, etc;
h) Building in ends of beams, joists, slabs, lintels, sills, trusses, etc;
j) Forming openings and flues for which no deduction is made
(see 4.1.5);
k) Bedding wall plates, lintels, sills, roof tiles, corrugated sheets,
etc, in or on walls if not covered in respective trade; and
m) Leaving chases of section not exceeding 50 em in girth.
3.1.2 The following categories of brickwork shall be included with
general brickwork:
a) Footings;
b) Battered (measured net). Battered surfaces shall, however, be
measured. separately in square metres as an extra-over;
c) Eaves or beam fillings, no deduction being made for joists, rafters,
etc;
d) Brickwork ( excluding refractory brickwork) in chimney breasts,
chimney stacks, smoke or air flues (except independent chimney
shaft as in factories for steam boilers); and
e) Pilasters, plain copings and sills.
NO'l'E - In the case of receding courses of panels, recess shall not be deducted.
4. MEASUREMENT
4.1 Brickwork shall generally be measured in cubic metres, unless
otherwise stated.
4.1.1 Walls one brick thick and less shall each be measured separately
in square metres stating thickness.
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4.1.2 Walls exceeding one brick thick but not exceeding three bricks in
t~ickness shall be measured in multiples of haIr-brick which shall be
deemed to be inclusive of mortar joints. Where fractions of half-brick
OCcur due to architectural or other reasons, measurement shall be'taken
as follows:
a) Up to ~ brick - actual measurement, and
b) Exceeding ~ brick- full half· brick.
t.1.' For walling which is more than three bricks in thickn~ss actual
thickness of wall shall be measured.
4.1.4 No deductions or additions shall be made on any account for the
fo)Jowing:
a) Ends of dissjmilar materials ( that is, joists, beams, lintels, posts,
girders, ~iien, purlins, trusses, corbels, steps, etc); up to 0'1 m 2
in section;
b) Opening up to O:l-m2 - J'1 area (see Note );
c) Wall plates, bed pla~, and bearing of slabs, CHA]]AS and the
like, wher,e thickness does not exceed 10 cm and bearing does
not extend over the full thickness of wall;
d) Cement concrete blocks as for hold fasts and holding down
bolts; -
e) Iron fixtures, such as waH ties, pi~s up to 300 mm diameter and
hold fasts for doors and windows; and
f} Chases of section not exceeding 50 em in girth.
NOTE - In calculating area of an opening, any separate lintel or siils shall be inclu-
ded with the size of the opening but end portions of lintel shall be excluded
[ see • . 1.4(a) ] and extra width of rebated reve~ciLany, shall also be excluded.
4.1.5 Fireplaces, Chimneys, etc - Brickwork (ex~luding refractory brick-
work) in chimney breasts, chimney stack~, smoke or air flues not
exceeding 0'2 m'in sectional area shall be measured as solid, and no
~xtra measurement shall be made for pargetting ap.d coring such flues.
Where flues exceed 0'2 mt in sectional area, deduction shall be made for
the same, and pargetting and coring flues measured in running metres,
stating size of flue. Apertures for fireplaces, shall not be deducted and
no extra labour shall be measured for splaying of jambs and throating.
4.1.6 Pillars /Columns - Pillars shall be fully described and measured
in cubic metres. Where pillars of different sections and shapes are
involved their numbers shall be stated in addition in each case. Pillars
shall be measured and kept separate as under:
a) Rectangular or polygonal on plan,
b) Ourved on plan to any radius, and
c) Any other type.
\NQTE - Rectangular pillar/column shall mean a detached masonry portion such
that, \ts breadth does not exceed 3 times its thickness and thickness itself does not
exce'ed 3-brick lengths. __:r
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5.1 Brickwork circular on plan to a mean radius not exceeding 6 m shall
be measured separately and shall include all cutting and! waste and
'templates.
5.1.1 Brickwork circular on plan to a mean radius exceeding 6 m shall
be measured separately and included with general brickwork.
6. BACKING TO MASONRY
6.1 Brickwork in backing to masonry shall be measured separately stating
average thickness; description shall include all cutting arid waste for
bonding.
7. HONEYCOMB BRICKWORK
7.1 Honeycomb brick walling shall be measured in square ptetres stating
thickness and pattern of honeycombing. Honeycomb opening shall not
be deducted.
8. INDEPENDENTCffiMNEY SHAFTS
8.1 Brickwork in independent chimney shafts (as for large steam boilers)
sh'all be measured net inclusive of all cutting, waste and templates and
kept under the following categories:
a) Rectangular on plan,
b) Polygonal on plan, and
c) Curved on plan to any radius.
8.1.1 Height of chimney from ground/datum line shall be stated
( see 2.9).
9. CAVITY WALLS
9.1 Fornling of cavity shall be measured in square metres stating width
of cavity and shall include ties and their number Per square metre.
Material, size and shape of ties shall be described.
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10. REINlt'ORCED BRICKWORK
10.1 Rei~lforced brickwork shall be measured and kept separate from
general \}rickwork and unless otherwise stated reinforcement shall be
measured separately [see IS: 1200 (Part VIII )-1975* ].
14. UNDERPINNING
14.1 Brickwork in underpinning shall be measured separately and an
item for extra labour and material in wedging up on top of underpinning
shall be measured in square metres as length multiplied by width of top
course.
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