BUILDING ESTIMATES

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 concrete
a. Compute for the tons of
cement for a 3000 PSI 5”
thick concrete slab base on
the given illustration.

b. Compute for the weight

(in kgs) of rebar required if
the slab requires 15 kgs of
12mm Ꝋ rebar for every 1
cubic meter of concrete
slab.

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 masonry
a. Compute for the number
of 5”thick CHB considering
5% wastage factor.

b. Compute for the number

of 10mm Ꝋ x 6m length
rebar required if every 1
square meter of chb wall
requires a 3m total length of
horizontal and vertical
dowels.

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 roofing
a. Compute for the longest span of the G.I. roof sheet to be
ordered cut-to-size if the roof height is 2.4m and the building
projects 1.2m eaves on all sides.

b. Compute for the number of G.I. gutter required if the

effective length of every sheet is 2.35m.

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 stairs
a. Compute for the Total Run of stairs
having a tread width of 300mm and
a floor to floor height of 3m.
(landing is not being considered)

b. Compute for the angle of

inclination of the given stair.

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 truckload
a. If 160 cubic yards of concrete are needed and one truck carries 8 cubic
yards of concrete, how many trucks should be assigned to the job per
batch? Compute also for the number of trips per batch considering that
the round trip time takes 95mins during peak hours and unloading at the
jobsite happens every 15 minutes.

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 earthworks
a. Given the figure, compute for volume of earthwork needed to be cut if
the entire area of the lot requires to elevate its grade +1.0m from the
sidewalk? The lot is sloping at 10% towards the sidewalk.

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 flooring
a. Compute for the number of
boardfoot of T&G flooring required for
the ballroom floor if every planks has a
dimension of 1”x6”x16’”and have an
effective width of 5.5”.

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 paintworks
a. Compute for the gallons of acrylic paint needed for the interior wall. The
room has openings for 0.9 x 2.1m door, 1.2 x 2.0 window, and 2 windows
of 1.2 x 1.2m. It requires 2 coatings and every gallon of paint has a
25sqm coverage.
b. Compute for the total length of 100mm height skirting required for the
interior wall.

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