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Indian Standard
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF BUILDING
AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
PART 27 EARTH WORK DONE BY MECHANICAL APPLIANCES

© Bis 1992

BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAPAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

March 1992

2. Methods of Measurement of Works of Civil Ensinsring ( Excluding River Valley Prost) Sectional
Comme CED at

FOREWORD

Tas nga Sanar was apd by ie Buren of indian Sonar, fey he df ale
Math of Meysurenent of Works af Ci Engincrng Excluding River Valley Projet) Sexo

Comte nd Geen appron bythe Chit Enpeerng Division Coda

Messurencn ocsups very important lie inthe planning und cxccuion of any civil engcering
o fom theme of Pt css tothe Anal comple and semen of payent he prot
NEBEN fala y ncacreens ste ot ufo and Cria ins ei ace e
price flloued by ane comen agency and the Sate Government Departien Wile Hi
om tat ten of Pannen: hes 1 bapa raed the sant and
ancla erganzatonc win the Deparimen response fr be work iso of Ihe varius
Ste tei lea has en. air m Je, detal pei i es wider Seton
Sang of various Sytem folowed. ET

Messurrien of exh work baca related 10 the manual method of excavation, caras and in
Konrad in Port. With te advent OÙ machines far is operon, many crass I E
hehodolog Tor the remurement have become uprayet and thie nes Bis ben fet Ermua
à Sarat tana for menturemen ol arth Ok By meshanial spans

For the purpose of deciding wheter a particular reqiroment of this stand is compl with the
fina vate served “e cute, excressing the rel of mesurement. shal Be founded. it
ordenes Wak 18 21960 Rules fo sounding off menso values (model) ThE number of
Sct ces rete in he rounded ff shal beth same tha of Me sped val m

3. 1S 1200 (Par 27) : 1992

Indian Standard

METHOD OF MEASUREMEN

T OF BUILDING

AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS

PART 27 EARTH WORK DONE BY MECHANICAL APPLIANCES

1 score

1.1 Thisstandard (Part 27) covers the method
3 measurement of erdhwork cued os by
‘Decanical means in ding and Sl coger
1.2 The machines employed for earthwork may be
Ario gen, semper: pers shovel onde
‘Eng lines pers and ober ike

2 GENERAL RULES

21 Chbbing of ms

ems ray be lubed together provided the break
up of cubbed items are based on the detled
tipo of tems sated in the standard

22 Booking of Dimensions

la booking of dimensions the order sal be con
Eten and generally da (be sequence of length,
‘read or wad and height or dept or nes

23 Measaremeot
Al works shall be measured net in decimal sys
Len as ed in poston as gies below

à ah dncosions bal be mesure 0 the
ne Sol m ve any dimension à
Ba an 25°m Wr al be mena
pattem,

1 Aras shall be worked out tobe mare
orm and

©) Cubical contents halle worked out to the
Bein

24 Work excouted in tbe following conditions
‘Ban be measured separat:

a) work in or under water,

D Workin or under fol poston,

©) Work under ies, and

(8) work under snow.

25 The bil of quam shall fly descrito the
FAC workosanship. and rare) Pont
Ibe work Yo the need

24 The description of items shall include loading
And onde

27 Tee following work shall not be measured

separately and allowance for the same sha be
med to have been tude I the desrinien of

3) Sting out of work, roils ec

nection,

©) Unauthorized battering

or benching of

Excavation for insertion of planing or

©) Unless otherwine specified removing sips
orf in excavations

1) Baling out or pumping out of water in
avion om ins,

2 Rain ou oF pumpin out of water wen

© mess under red and

DW) Slinging pipes electric cables, ete, met

3 CLASSIFICATION OF
‘The cart work shall be elsiGed under the
{Bllowing categories and measured separately für
cach ete

Ieincodes various types of soils, mud concrete
alow the ‘pound el, Shingle and eher or
alah bed Boueresoling of rod, paths and
fa core, mscadam surace of any" description
15 Sof eonslonerate sod Lente when te sone
fan be detached from the mates With pics and
Sos

M2 Mal
À mixture of soil and water in ui or wenk slid
31.3 Foul Condon

Means a minture of soil and sewerage or sigh
E

Implements abd incttes “ene "stone, cement
Re pans reinforced and proce, Blow
Hegel ii requve. asp may Be
cdo for measuring the mater

4. 1S 1200 Part 27)

3.15 Hard Rock

Hard rock can be excavated by machines and
egestas cling acing oi nr
lite comiera oda ok

4 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT

A1 The measurement of earthwork hal be done
neue met aies otherwise mentioned

42 The messureiat 1 be taken with sta and
ipl i fsb be eee aa
Sam of euting and height of ee

calculos correct to 3 mn. Goblet contents hall
done o the nearest place of desimals In cube
mueres. Where ordinary rock and sol le mich
{he measurement ofthe excavation wall be eer
Ear bn entire cms. Exeavated mater
SÍ ordinary rock tall de” stacked, separately
Mitre nd reseed y D erent fo Mo fot
‘oid to are st quatty payable under ordinary
Tock The diference betwen the ele excavation
Sed dome ofthe quant payable under orina

Fock shall be payae as excnvation in ordinary
E

443 Wee is not possible or convenient Lo take
ensure rom brew pl or Ei, volume of
‘ork done sal be vor out fom Sig. The
nai messurement of he fil shall be calls
‘er tag the levels ofthe original grounds. Be,
rower Of the work alter Me claras ond
‘er compaquon of Mi st the dered density
Sahih should be speed io advance,

192

441 Forming embankments and tng shallbe
mill USE te and al te a
Sd in lapas ade described tang
Glace of sub age. The method of consola.

on sal de den. The measurements ball

be take, in successive stages of 1 m stating
commenting lve.

442 Backing done by mechnical means should
Be calculated by dedacting the volume of stroctare
Slr he add fm he origina mad
4s tea

4541 Toe lead for filing and removal shal be
‘Reisued ove tbe spented roue or over the
Shores proche Toute to" be travred by
machen) The leads exceeding 500m should Be
treasured ia ‘units of 500 m. Where the ead
cedo Sk teal be measured im unt O1 Em,
si km and above Bold berestoned st one and
Tes an hal km sopa,

452 Tewveling distance by reasonable path fom
Sante of pav ofthe excavated pond to contre
‘of ravayof he dumping ground be taken as ead,
46 Spoil besp when it has become consolidated
ue 1e passe of time or others shall bese
Sted and mare separately

In cart work de by mechanical means, A shall
not be measured separately

44 The planking and string require to uphold
die feo exe ted sath hb ein
‘inode use and ge fa wens cluding
tc board nce of ng and ora
Planking and trating required toe ft perma
ently in position sal te ensued separo,

49 Remo

491 res excding Wen in gr measured at
‘Sac neve aboveground eve babe premeasured
By numbers and shall deen to include removal
and deporting within SO a

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