Mode and Method of Measurement:

1. Earthwork and Backfilling:a. Blocks levels has to be taken at the start of the work. The intervals can
be of 3mtr or 5mtr
b. The UOM is in CUM and should be rounded off nearest two decimals
c. For Pit excavation an offset of 30cm can be taken on either side of the
footing up to 1.5m depth and for more than 1.5m depth it can be taken
as 50 to 60cm.
d. For pit excavation Depth can be arrived by taking = Avg top level Avg
Bottom level
e. For mass excavation earth work quantity can be calculated by using any
of the rules, like Trapezoidal or simsons rule etc, Proper CVI(Reasons)
has to be maintained for Mass excavation.
f. For Hard rock and soft rock the top levels and bottom levels should be
taken with consultant approval. The quantity can be arrived with top and
bottom levels or the quantity can be arrived by stacking the hard rock.
The place for stacking should be selected in accordance with clients
approval must be recorded with joint measurement from client and
contractor.
g. Backfilling quantity can be arrived using trapezoidal or Simson rule.
h. Final quantity is arrived by deducting the volume of concrete and size
stone masonary below the ground level from the total quantity.
i. Earth Brought from Outside or to be carted away is calculated by
=Total Excavated Qty Total Backfilling Qty
IF value is Ve :- It is Earth Brought from Outside
IF Value is +Ve:- It is Earth to be carted away.
j. For Junglee clearance item, the area to be considered as 5mtr off set all
round the building and if for road works, 1m offset should be considered
on either side.
k. For Example: The below is the block level of area 40m X 20m with
levels of 5m interval with mass excavation to be done for entire area
with excavation bottom level as 95.2
98.7
98.68
98.54
98.65
98.65 98.55

98.35

98.45
98.54

98.58
98.64

98.7

98.60
98.68

98.45

98.68
98.28

98.95

98.75

98.78

98.80

98.75

98.90

98.85

98.65

98.38

98.85

98.68

98.72

98.76

98.78

98.80

98.92

98.93

98.75

98.75

98.7

98.65

98.55

98.78

98.85

98.95

98.98

98.95

The Volume can be founded by taking average rectangle/square method.

The depth of excavation =
( 98.85+98.68+98.75+98.7)/4 95.2(i.e Avg top lvl- Avg Bottom Lvl)
Total depth of excavation = 3.545mtr
Area = 5 X 5 = 25 Sqm
Volume of Earth = Area X Depth = 25 X 3.545 = 88.63 CUM
Similarly volume of earth has to be calculated for other squares area and
to be added to get the total quantity, if there is hard rock, it can be
stacked separately. The volume of Hard rock stacked can be found by
taking site measurements,
The Hard rock is stacked in trapezoidal shape generally,
Stacked Quantity = H / 3 (A1 + A2 + SqRoot(A1 + A2))