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Long Wall Method of Estimate PDF
Long Wall Method of Estimate PDF
Exercise No. 2
1.0 Title:
TAKING OUT QUANTITIES FOR VARIOUS ITEMS OF WORK FOR LOAD BEARING
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
FIGURE 3.1
For the above figure AB, DC and GH are considered as Long walls and AG, EH, GD, HF and BC are
considered as Short walls.
Length of Long wall L1 = AB = DC
= (0.3/2+4.0+0.3+6.0+0.3/2)+0.3/2 +0.3/2
= 10.90 meter.
Length of Long wall L2 = GH
= (0.3/2+4.0 +0.3/2 )+ 0.3/2 +0.3/2
= 4.6 meter
Length of Short wall S1 = BC
= (0.3/2+6.0+0.3/2) -0.3/2-0.3/2.
= 6.0 meter.
Length of Short wall S2 = AG =EH
= (0.3/2+4.5+0.3/2) -0.3/2-0.3/2.
= 4.5 meter
Length of Short wall S3 = GD=HF
= (0.3/2+1.2+0.3/2) -0.3/2-0.3/2.
= 1.2 meter
For the above figure, all walls are of same type. So for determination of quantity, first find the
sum of center line of all walls.
5.0 Procedure :
Long wall and Short wall Method
1) Study the given drawing carefully.
2) Finalize the Items of the work with their units of measurements.
Prepare check list of items of the work.
3) Decide & mark the long walls & short walls on plan (Draw on separate page) as L1, L2, …….
& S1, S2………… respectively.
4) Calculate center to center distance of long walls & Short wall.
5) Write the detailed description of each item of work on measurement sheet.
6) Calculate the lengths of long walls & short walls separately for each item of work.
7) Enter the length, width/breath & depth/thickness (Height) in measurement sheet for each
item.
8) Calculate the quantity of each item of work & enter in measurement sheet.
Quantity = No x L x B x D.
7.0 Result :-
The quantities of each item of work are calculated and entered against each item with units of
measurement.
8.0 Questions :-
Note : Distribute 3-5 questions to each student for writing the answers in the manual.
1) Calculate the quantities of following items by center line method. ( Refer
drawing given for long wall and short wall method. )
i) Excavation for foundation,
ii) Brick masonry in superstructure,
iii) Stone masonry in footing and plinth,
iv) Damp Proof Course
2) Prepare the Plan at following levels and show center to center distances for all walls
in the drawing given for term work.
i) Foundation level,
ii) Steps of footing,
iii) Plinth level,
iv) Roof level.
3) Calculate the quantity of door frame with frame size 10 cm X 7.5 cm and opening
1.0 m X 2.0 m with horn projections of 4 cm on both sides and floor penetrations of
4 cm on each side.
4) How cross walls affects the total length of center line in calculating the quantities by
center line method.
5) State the units of measurements of following items.
i) Sand filling, ii) Door and window shutter, panels, iii) Iron railing,
iv) Steel reinforcement.
6) State the different methods for taking out quantity of item of work ? which is the method
normally adopted in PWD .
9.0 Answer :-