LABOR AND EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION RATES

BRIDGEWORK
Traffic Decking
Installation of temporary traffic decking, consisting of steel beam decking and concrete panels.
A typical rate of = 1.6 m2/hr.

Covered Steel Footbridge

Simple universal beam steel bridge in modular sections, welded on site. 16 truss sections each 15 m in length, supported on H-frame vertical columns / supports.

Support Steelwork Fabrication (4 bays) = 25 days

Support Steelwork Erection (4 bays) = 30 days
Truss erections (4 bays) = 18 days
Paintwork To Steel (16 bays) = 35 days
Bridge Deck Concrete Works (16 bays) = 60 days (staggered)
Bridge Lighting, Roof etc (16 bays) = 40 days
Bridge Finishing, Handrails and Grano = 14 days

Structural Steelwork...
Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
Simple Universal Beam Steel Bridge, erect support steel H frames - 1.2 - days/no
Simple Universal Beam Steel Bridge, erect 15m truss - 3.3 - m/day
Structural Steelwork

Steel Frames
Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
Steel Frame and Roof Members 3.4 - 4.6 Tons/day
Wall Frame, Bow String Truss and Frame - 1.6 - Tons/day
Roof Frame, Curved Truss and Frame - 5.2 - Tons/day
Wall Frame, Glazed Frame and Atrium - 0.3 - Tons/day

Blockwork
Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units
Thermalite Blockwork, under 100mm thick 1.8 2.5 3.2 m2/hr
Thermalite Blockwork, under 100-150mm thick 1.4 1.9 2.5 m2/hr
Thermalite Blockwork, over 150mm thick 1.2 1.6 2.1 m2/hr
Lightweight Concrete Blockwork, under 100mm thick 1.5 2.2 2.9 m2/hr
Lightweight Concrete Blockwork, under 100-150mm thick 1.4 1.9 2.1 m2/hr
Lightweight Concrete Blockwork, over 150mm thick 1.2 1.6 2 m2/hr
Heavyweight Concrete Blockwork, under 100mm thick 1.4 2.1 2.9 m2/hr
Heavyweight Concrete Blockwork, under 100-150mm thick 1.2 1.6 2.1 m2/hr

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Heavyweight Concrete Blockwork, over 150mm thick 1.1 1.4 1.8 m2/hr
Face Finish, Raked Out - 71.4 - m2/hr
Face Finish, Bag Rubbed - 29.4 - m2/hr
Face Finish, Flush Pointing - 17.6 - m2/hr

Curtain Walling
Curtain Walling rate
Assume 30m2 per week for general curtain walling

Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units

Vertical Glazed Lights, 6m x 2.5m - 14.5 - m2/day
Vertical Glazed Walls, large scale - 70 - m2/day
Clerestory Frame/Glazing, 3m x 4m - 28 - m2/day
Oriel Window Frame/Glazing, 4m x 2m - 35 - m2/day
Glazed Curtain Wall, First Fix - 1.2 - m2/hr
Glazed Curtain Wall, Second Fix - 1.1 - m2/hr
High Quality Glazed Curtain Walling - 25 - m2/day

Building Frameworks
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Curtain walling ''catch all'' comment - is it correct?
by Damien Galllagher - 30 Sep 2011 - 15:38
Hi Richard,

I would agree with you, I think the 30m2 for general curtain walling should be per day.

Regards,

Damien

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Curtain walling "catch all" comment - is it correct?
by Richard RJ Tucker - 30 Sep 2011 - 11:07
Assume 30m2 per week for general curtain walling

Compared to the deatiled rates this comment looks like it should be;

Assume 30m2 per DAY for general curtain walling

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Please confirm

Holding Down Bolts Stanchion Bases

Posted Wed, 2009-07-15 10:54 by PP Admin
Bolt Numbers --> 4 No 6 No 8 No
Item
Make Softwood Framework 0.5 0.7 0.93
Fix Bolts / Framework 1.32 1.54 1.73
Strike Framework 0.38 0.44 0.49

DESIGN & Engineering

All Rates in Weeks...
GA drawings 0- 6
Shop Drawings 4 - 13
Buildings Dept Approval 14 - 17
Shop Fabrication 18 - 30
Corrosion Protection 22 - 32
Site Pre-Assembly 32 - 34
Erection Time 35 - 38 (24 hr working)

Structural Steel Structures

For medium sized applications with a single crane and fixing gang.
A typical rate 3.4 - 4.6 tonnes/day.
Structural steel for glazed wall, made of 18 no "bow string" strusses 25 m tall, cross braced and wired together, consisting of 69 tonnes of steelwork. Erection in 6 weeks.
Erection Rate 1.65 tonnes/day
Strucural steelwork for curved building roof, 18 number curved complex trussess and cross pearlins etc.
Consisting of 500 tonnes of steel. Initially programmed for 14 weeks site installation period.
Erection Rate 8.95 tonnes/day
Structural steelwork for glazed wall and atria over, 4 number bow string trussess in wall and in roof. Consisting of 7.5 tonnes of steelwork. Erection in 6.5 weeks.
Erection Rate 0.23 tones/day

Roof Structure
Usually carried out with a minimum of a 2 man gang, sometimes with an additional labourer.
For a typical semi-detached house structure or similar...
Roof Trusses 1.28 no/hr
Wall Plates 2.76 m/hr
Rafters 1.17 m/hr
Ceiling Joists 32.10 m/hr

Timber frame superstructure

Timber framing rates for hospital of 3173m2 GIFA

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Assuming that the labour is a 4 man squad working an 8 hour day as this would be normal practice

Wall panels up to 3m in hieght including both external and internal panels ; 30 panels per day (average panel 3.5m long)
Wall panels over 3m in height including both internal and external panels ; 20 panels per day (average panel 2.5m long)
Loose floor joists position and fix 175m sq per day
Loose floor joists position, fix & position and fix floor decking 125m sq per day
Floor/roof cassette assumed simple 12 X 2.4m 300m sq per day
Floor/roof cassette complex shape 150 – 200 m sq per day
Trussed roof erect, brace,sark and felt 100m sq per day (up to 8m span measured at horizantial)
Trussed roof erect, brace,sark and felt 80m sq per day (up to 12m span measured at horizantial)
Hip or valley up to 12m long 1 man a day
Medium dormer window (2.4m wide) 1 man a day
I hope this helps , but please bare in mind that the more complex projects will take longer.

Timber Frames...

Task / Description Slow Ave Fast Units

Roof Trusses - 1.3 - no/hr
Wall Plates - 2.7 - m/hr
Roof Rafters - 1.2 - m/hr
Ceiling Joists - 32.1 - m/hr
Roof Carcass, Common Rafters, under 3m 18.2 20 21.7 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Common Rafters, 3-6mm 13.3 16.6 18.2 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Common Rafters, over 6m 14.1 15.6 16.1 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Jack Rafters, under 3m 18.8 20.1 21.7 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Jack Rafters, 3-6mm 10.4 16.1 16.6 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Purlins, under 3m 5.1 5.4 5.8 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Purlins, 3-6mm 4.3 4.8 5.1 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Purlins, over 6m 3.5 4.3 4.6 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Binders, under 3m 5.7 6.6 7.6 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Binders, 3-6mm 2.1 2.3 2.5 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Binders, over 6m 1.3 1.5 1.6 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Hangers, under 3m 8.2 9 9.6 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Collars under 3m 7.6 8 9.1 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Collars 3-m 6.5 7.4 8.3 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Ridge Boards under 3m 12 13.1 15.3 no/hr
Roof Carcass, Cut Rafter Feet to line 142 166 175 no/hr
Roof Soffits, Softwood, nailed - 9.2 - m/hr
Roof Soffits, Softwood, screwed - 3.9 - m/hr
Roof Soffits Asbestos, under 300mm nailed - 9.1 - m/hr
Roof Soffits Asbestos, under 300mm screwed - 3.8 - m/hr

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