SCALES, DWfENSIONS AND Quantities IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK Third Reprint MARCH 1991 ( Icwwora:inc AsrecdmwrtsNo. 1 and 2) UDC S30814 :69 0 Copyright1979 BUREAU OF I NDI AN ST AN DA-RDS MANAK BKAVAN, s BAHADUR SIfAIf ZAFAR MAIW t+EW DELMS llWJ Z .-- Gr 7 March 1964 r ( Reaffirmed 1995 ) IS:%s-1963 I ndian Standard EQUIVALENT METRIC UNITS FOR SCALES, DIMENSIONS AND QUANTITIES iN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK ( Revised ) Standing Working Committee of the Building Division Council ( SWCB ) Chairman 8m EIA~H A. NADIB~EAH Repr&enting In personal capacity (c/o Nariman Sons Private Ltd., Nariman Building. 1iA, Bomanji Master Rotid, Dhobi Talao, Bombay ) Vice-Chairman SERX C. P. MALIK National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd., New Delhi Members SHI P K. F. ANTIA In personal capacity ( Rock Side , 1 I2 Walkewar Road, Bombay ) SEBX H. K. DASTU~ Cannon Dunkerley & Co. Ltd., Ahmedah8d SHBI S. C. MAZUMDAB ( Alteriati! ) Soar N. G. DEWAX Central Public Works Department Drrmxos STANDARDS ( Cxvrr. ), Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways) Rlrs~rtcri, DESXGNS & STAND- ABMI OR~ANXZATXON, SIMLA SHBX G~~ERD~AN Lar. Reads Wing, Ministry of Transport & Cornmunicn- tions SEBI J. M. TBEEAN ( Alternate ) SHBI C. L. HANDA Centrril Water & Powrr Commission MAJ -GEN HAR~I~AT S~NOR Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headqunrtcrs MAJ -G$N R. A. LOOMSA i Alternate ) Sam B. P. KAPADIA In personal capacity I co Hinclustbrr Construction Company Ltd., Construction House, Ballard Estate, Fort, Bombay-l I SEBI N. J . MASASI Forest Research 1rrr;titute 6 Col~cgc~, Dehrn Durt Sasr K. K. NAXBXAI ~ l!he Concrete Aasociu!ion of India, Bomha> Srrnr R. N. ~ARXA Directorate Curter111 of Supplies 8;. Disposals SktSl g. S. %l Ar l . Burmeh-Shell Oil Storegct R Distrit,uting Co. of India Ltd., Benltr~l> i Continued on page 2 ) BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 . IS:%5-1963 ( Contimtedjiom pugc 1) Mam~ers LT-GEN H. WILLIAMS Representing Council of Scientific & Industrial Raearch, New Delhi DB. II. C!. VIBVEBVABAYA, Deputy Director ( Bldg ) ( Secretory ) Direptor, IS1 ( Ex-oficio Member ) Panel for Revision of IS : 965-1958 Convener LT-GEN H. WILLIAMS Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Eew Delhi Members SHRI P. D. bOWLA REPRICSE~TAT~VE SERX 0. P. $EARMA Central Public Works Department Engineer-in-Chiefs l%rsrwh, Auny Headquarters Iridian Standards Institution, Sew Delhi 2 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. ls:96!5-1963 CONTENTS FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCOPE . . . .*. .:. . . . . . . 6 SCALES FOR SURVEY PLANS AND BUILMNG AIW ARCHITEC- TIJRALDRAWINCS . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Topographical Maps *.. . . . . . . Town Surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . Large Scale Surveys and Layouts . . . . . . Preliminary or Sketch Drawings Dependent on the Subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working Drawings: Plans, Elevations and Sections I~... Large Scale Drawings: General Details _.. . . . Enlarged Details . . . r.. . . . SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS . . . 3.1 Levelhng Staff . , . 3.2 Measuring Tapes . . . 3.3 Measuring Chains . . . DIMENSIONS . . . . . . 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 Flooring Materials . . . Walling Materials . . . Assembled Components Builders Hardware Roofing Materials . . . Ceiling Boards . . . Furniture . . . Sanitary Appliances Pipes, Gutters, etc . . . Miscellaneous . . . _.* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*. . . . . . . 3 . . . ,.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a. PAGE 5 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 b 12 12 13 13 ls:965-1963 PAGE 5. QUANTITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5.1 General ............ 13 5.2 Excavation aid Earthwdrk ......... 14 5.3 Concrete ............ 14 5.4 Brickwork and Stone Masonry ...... 16 5.5 Woodwork and Joiner)- ( Measurements ) ...... 18 .5.6 Steel and Iron Work ......... _( 20 5.7 Roof Coverings ............ 2 1 5.8 Ceilings and Linings .......... 22 5.9 Pavings and Floor Finishes ......... 23 5.10 Plastering and Pointing . . . . . . . . . 5.11 White Washing, Colour Washing and Distempering . . . 5.12 Glazing . . . . . . . . . ..* 5.13 Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.14 Wood Preservative Treatment, Varnishing and Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15 Water. Supply, Plumbing, Drains and Sanitary . Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.16 Electrical Work. . . . ,... . . . .,. 5.17 Roadwork . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.18 Demolition and Dismantling . . . . . . . . . 24 24 24 24 25 25 25 26 .26 6. CARRIAGE OF MATERIALS . . . . . . . . . 27 7. WEIGHTY AND STRENGTH OF MATERIALS . . . . . . 28 8. MIXELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 APPENDIX .4 BASIC METRIC UNITS . . . . . . . . . 30 1s: %5- 1963 I ndian Standard EQUIVALENT METRIC UNITS FOR SCALES, DIMENSIONS AND QUANTITIES IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK ( Revised ) 0. FOREWORD 0.1 This revised Indian Standard was ad pted by the Indian Standards Institution on 12 November 1963, after the draft finalized by the Stand- ing Working Committee of the Building Division Council had been approved by the Building,DiviSion Council. 0.2 This standard .was first issued in 1958. Since the issue of the standard considerable experience has been gained with regard to actual working to the standard during the last few years. The various Public Works Departments and other concerned organizations adopted this /standard and difficulties in implementation of certain proposed metric units were experienced. The Committee has taken note of these and has issued this revision which in addition to some minor modifications incorporates an additional item on carriage of materials for which also metric units have been suggested. 0.3 Dimensions of. building materials and components, quantities of constru one a nc tion work and strength of materials bear close inter-relation to other and influence preparation of material specifications and codes of practice. Further, the units of length, area or volume used today, have significance in terms of the actual quantity implied, and while making conversion, care has to be exercised as to what the equivalent quantity would mean in the new system. A concrete grasp of the quantity eferred to by the units by reading a description of the quantity is an essential requirement in evolving standard units; for instance one cubic yard is vividly grasped as the volume of a cube having a length; breadth and height equal to one yard. When convert- ing into metric units, and choosing a rationalized value, two require- ments are to be fulfilled; firstly the equivalent unit should be in round number, and secondly the equivalent unit should have an easily under- stood direct relationship to the original unit. One cubic metre which is nearly equivalent to one cubic yard fuliils both these requirements; the tonne which is equivalent to the present ton is also another instance. The ddvantage in choosing such units as cubic metre and tonne is that 5 iS : 965 - 1963 the numerical value expressing the quantity either in the foot-pound system or in the metric system will not change much and the quantity specified can be easily imagined. In many other cases such a direct conversion into a convenient metric unit is not possible, and consequ- ently the conception of the actual quantity specified takes time to grasp. In the preparation of estimates for construction work where certain units and rates in terms of such units have been established by tradition, the importance of choosing new units in the metric system which have a simple and convenient relationship to these units is further emphasized. The new unit will have a derived rate and the familiari- zation of this derived rate will be quicker if the relationship between the former units and the metric units is direct and simple, preferably in whole numbers. On account of this close inter-relationship between materials and quantities of construction work carried out and also in view of the variety of materials and types of constructional quantities which even a very simple type of construction involves, the necessity has been felt to establish, as a first step, equivalent metric units which should be used for dimensions, scales, quantities, etc, generally met with in the building field. The proposed equivalent metric units in place of the existing units take note of the practices at present being followed in the metric countries and the units which have become familiar and conver- sant over a period of their use. 0.4 This standard has been prepared with the purpose of guiding the various technical committees under the Building Division Council in selecting the equivalent metric units for dimensions and quantities which they come across while preparing standard specifications and codes of practice. For convenience of reference, a tabulation of basic metric units in regard to length, area, volume and weight is given in Appendix A. 1. SCOPE 1.1 This standard lays down equivalent metric units for the various dimensional values met with in general construction .work and at present expressed inthe foot-pound-second ( fps ) system. 6 2. SCALES FOR SURVEY PLANS ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS 2.1 Topographical Maps fps Scale Currently Used 1 in. =4 miles ( 2531440) lin.=2miles (j&m) 1 in. = 1 mile (w-&i> !.2 Town Surveys fps Scale Currently Used 1 in. = 1 mile (-GAO-) 3 in. = 1 mile ( 21 I20 ) 6 in. = 1 mile (-+_& ) 8;; i,: x lg~} (_&_!O_ ) 2.3 Large Scale Suheys and Layouts fps Scale Currently Used 1 in. = 100 ft ( 1 fO0 ) 1 in. = 6J ft ( 71s8) 1 in. = 32 ft (A-r) IS : 965 - 1963 AND BUILDING AND Metric Scale to be Used lcm=2*5km (-&$m) 1 cm = 1 km (i&G) lcm=0*5km ( 50\oo) Metric Scale to be Used 2cm=lkm (AaT) 4cm=lkm ( 25&U ) lOcm= I km ( 1oLb0 ) 1 cm = 50 m ( 5LO) Metric Scale to be Used lcm= 10m (A,) lcm= 5m ( 5:o ) NOTE - Metric scale 1 cm = 20 m no corresponding fpescele currently used. may also be used though there is 7 IS : 965 - 1963 2.4 Preliminary or Sketch Drawings Dependent on the Subject fps Scale Metric Scale Currently Used to be Used 1 in. I= 32 ft lcm-: Sm (,- A--) lcm= 2m 1 in. = 8 ft lcm= lm 2.5 Working Drawings: Plans, Elevations and Sections fps Scale Metric Scale Currently Used to be Used 1 in. = 16 ft ( A2 ) lcm= 2m, ( -&) 1 in. = 8 ft ( .9!G.-_) lcm= lm ( 100 > 1 in. = 4 ft ( -+----) lcm==0*5m ( lo ) 2.6 Large Scale Drawings: General Details ? s Scale Cu rent/y Used Metric Scale to be Used 1 in. 1 ft ( 1 1 = 24 J 1 cm = 20cm($j) 1 in. = 1 ft & ( > 1 cm = lOcm,(-$) 2.7 Enlarged Details fps Scale Currently Used Metric Scale to be Used 1 in. = 1 ft ( & ) 1 1 cm =lOcm ( z ) 3 in. = 1 ft ( -d -) 1 cm = 5cm(+) 4 in. -^ 1 ft f ( ) 1 cm = 25 cm (&) 6 in. = 1 ft ( ) 2. 1 cm = 2cm <f) 1 in, =. 1 in. lcm= Icm FulPrSize FulPrSize IS:!&!-1963 3. SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS 3.1 Le&l@ StaR ( see IS : 1779-1961 Specification for 4-Mctre Levelling Staff, Folding Type ) Height Divisioh 3.2 b&am&Tapes I) for Metric Steel Tape Measures ( Winding Type )]: Lengths Woven Metallic Tapes ( see *IS : 1269-1958 Specification for Metric Woven Metallic Tape Measures ): Lengths Division Division fps stalp Currently Used 5+51f4-14ft O-01 fr fps Tape Cumntfy Used ioo ft 50 ft t in. 200 ft 100 ft 50 ft 25 ft 6 ft 3 ft 4 in. 2+ 2=4m Smm 30m 20 m lcm ii2 20 m 10 m 2m lm 5 mm 3.3 Measariog chab (see IS : 1492-1959 Specification for Metric Surveying Chains ) fps iUeasuring Chain Currently Used Metric Measuring Chain to be Used Lengths Link *Sina revised. 100 ft 30 m 66 ft 20 m 1 ft 200 mm 9 IS : 965 --1963 4. DIMENSIONS 4.1 Flooring Materials . Slabs, tiles, etc: Length, breadth and thickness 4.2 Walling Materials 1) Stone blocks, bricks, etc: All dimensions 2) Wall boards: Length Breadth Thickness 3) Piaster: Length and breadth Thickness 4.3 Assembled Components 1) 2) Doors, windows and ventilators: Height and breadth Thickness Parts of doors, windows, ventilators, etc ( such as glass panes, panels, shutters and frames ) fps Units Currently Used in. fps Units Currently Used in. ft in. in. ft in. fps Units Currently Used ft in. in. or ft Metric Units to be Used mm or cm Metric Units to be Used mm or cm m mm or cm mm m mm Metric Units to be Used mm or cm mm mm or cm 10 ls : 965 -.1963 4.4 Bailders Hardware 1) E*panded metal: Size of mesh Dimensions of strands in. in. 2) Wires: Length Diameter ft SWG 3) Wire products: Length Diameter ft or in. SWG 4) Mild steel bars: Length ft Diameter or side of square in. 5) Rivets, boits, nuts and washers: All dimensions in. 6) Rolled steel sections: Length ft Size in. X in. andlbperft run 7) Tower bolts, hinges, handles, etc: All dimensions in. 45 Roofing Materials jps .UWitS Currently Used 1) Tiles, slabs, etc: Length and breadth in. or ft Thickness in. 2) Asbestos cement sheets: Length ft Breadth. in Thickness in. 11 fps units Currently Used mm mm m mm morcm mm m mm mm m mmxmm and kg per m run mm Metric Units to be Used mm or cm mm m mmorcm mm 3) 4) 5) 6) Plain and corrugated galva- nized rtcel rhcet: hn8th Bpdth Thickness Copper roofing sheet: hgh Breadth Thickness Lead sheet: Length Breadth Thickness zinc- sheet: Length Breadth Thickness Length and breadth Thicknesr 47 Fwaitue 1) Overall dimensions 2) Parts: fps Units Current fy Used in. Length and other dimensions .dn. ,, 4.8 Smitary Applianch fps Units Currently Used Length, breadth and thickness in. 12 fps .unit., Currently Used ft . iii ft . Sk ft in. in. ft in. Zinc gauge fps Units CurrentJ y Used it in. m mm or cm mm m mm or cm mm m mm or cm mm m mm or cm mm Metric Units to be Used m mm Metric-Units to be Used rnE or cm mm or cm Metric Unit: to be Used mm 4.9 Pipes, Caters, ctc 1) 2) Pipes ( asbestos, stoneware or metallic ): Length Other dimensions Gutters, Metallic: Length Other dimensions 4.10 Miacellaneo~ I) Aggregates for concrete ( size ) 2) Timber: Length Girth Cross-sectional dimensions 5. QUANTITIES 311 General fps units Metric Units Currently Used to be Used ft in. m mm it in. m mm fps Units Currently Used in. Metric units robe used mm ft . In. in. morcm cm mm 1) 2) 3) Dimensions shall be mea- sured to the nearest Areas shall be worked out to the nearest Cubic contents shall be worked out to the nearest fps Units Corresponding Metric Cur~enrly Metric Value Units to Used ;bc Used OTl ft O-03 m 0.01 In 0.1 fts WO!I ma 001 ins o-1 fts 0903 ma O-01 mJ N0~~-Thew, Ij,ovidoncl will epply only to rruah items for whioh a de&nib degree of acomaoy hav not been apeoified. 13 lS:%5-1963 5.2 Excavation and Earthwork fps Units Corresponding Metric Currently Metric Value Units to be Used Used 2) 3) 4) 51 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) Rough excavation, found- ation trenches, and exca- 1 000 fts 28.3 ms 10 ma vation over areas 100 fts 2.83 mS ma Surface excavation 9 0.765 ms ms 100 ft2 9.29 ma 10 ma Surface dressing 1 000 ft 92.9 ma 100 ma Trenches for pipes, cables, etc 100 rft 30.5 m m Return, fill and ram 100 fts 2.83 m* ms Forming embankments 1 000 fts 28.3 ms 10 m8 100 ftJ 2.83 ms ms Removal of excavated ma- terial; the distance (lead ) of removal shall be in units of 100 rft 30.5 m 50mor 10m Lifting of excavated ma- terial; the height ( lift) shall be in units of 5 ft l-52 m 1 mor 1.5m Planking and strutting to uphold the face of loose earth 100 fL2. 9.29 ma lOmsorm* Puddling 100 ft* 2.83 ms m* Hard core and floors of shingle, ballast, moorum, red bajri !OO fts 2.83 ms m* Filling in soakage pits 100 fts 2.83 m? ma Hand-packed filling of stone, brick-ballast, etc 100 ft* 2.83 ms ms 5;3 concrete fps Unirs Corresponding etric Currew;ly Metric Value tY nits to be Used 1) Concrete work O-765 m* ms 28 hms 10 dms 14 IS : 965 - 1963 2) 3) . 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) fps Units Corresponding Currentlv Metric Value Used * Concrete cast-in-situ in solid articles ( reinforced or other- ft* wise ) Precast cement concrete solid articles ( reinforced or fts otherwise ) Precast concrete block 100 fta construction { ft* Special finish to concrete block construction 100 fts Reinforced cement con- fts Crete-in-situ chajjar { rft Expansion joints in con- crete work: (4 lb) Length per mm width and per cm depth 100 rft Concrete casing to 100 ft beams and the like ft Wrapping of netting, expanded metal, for 1oo ftz concrete Casing, etc ft2 Cavity walls of concrete, 100 fts stone, brick, etc ft2 Surface channels 100 rft Damp-proof course { 100 ft2 ft2. Waterproofing: Waterproofing agent g::tp:; cement Surface treatment { loo::: 15 O-028 ma ms 28 dm8 10 dms O-028 m* ma 28 dms 10 dms 2.83 ms ma 28 dma 10 dma 9.29 ma 10 m2 28 dma 10 dms O-305 m m 3@5 m 10 m 2.83, ma ms 28 dm* 10 dma 9.29 m2 10 ms 9.3 dm8 10 dms 9.29 mz 10 mz 9.3 dm2 10 dm2 30.5 m 10 m 9 29 m2 10 m2 9.3 dms 10 dm2 Metric Units to be Used 8.95 litres litre per F;; quin- 40 kg of of cement cement or kg per SQ kg of cement 0.093 ms me 9.29 me 10 m2 13) 14) 15) 16) 17) 18) 19) Jallias and lowres of con- crete, wood, etc Fencing posts of: Concrete Wood Piles: Concrete piles Wood piles Sheet piles 1) 2) ..- 3) rts AJ rft ft9 rfc 1 100 ft rts Pitching and driving of piles: Whole piles ft3 Sheet piles ft2 Cement breeze blocks ftS Cutting in concrete, brick masonry per mm width and per cm depth 100 rft Toothing and bonding in brick masonry, stone masonry, concrete work, etc 100 ft* 5.4 Brickwork and Stone Masonry fps Units Currently Used Brickwork and stone masonry 100 rta Honeycomb brickwork of specified thickness 100 rts Under pinning 100 ft 16 Corresponding Metric Metric Value units to be Used 9.3 dma 28 dm Q305 m O-028 ma 28 dma 0,305 m 9.29 ma 9.3 dms 28 dms 9.3 dms 28 dms 3@5 m 9.29 ma 10 dma 10 dma m , ma 10 dma m 10 ma 10 dm* 10 dms 10 dm* 10 dms 10 m 10 ma Corresponding Metric Metric Value Units to be Used 283 ms ma 2.83 ms m2 9-29 ma 10 ma 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9). 10) 11) 12) Used - Biick or sione edging 100 rft 100 fP Filleting 100 rft grickwork or stone masonry aroupd steel joists 100 ft8 283 ma m* Extra labour for stone masonry or brickwork around steel joists 100 ft Extra labour in dressed stonework: Sunk to faces, beds and joints and moulded work in cornices and the like CFotnnii- arrises, splays, bullnosc angle, rebates, grooves and cutting ft 9.3 d+ 10dma rft Levelling up in stonework with lime or cement con- crete Dressing to arches in faced work Dressed stonework 100 ft 9.29 ma io ma ft 9.3 dma IO dm* fta 28 dma 10 dma Angles in facings: External angles Squints, birds-mouths, splayed or rounded angles rft 100 rft 13) Stops, mitt-es, ctc 14) Boulder work rft 100 ft8 17 36.5 m 2.83 ma 3@5 m Metric units to be C&d 10 m 10 m 9.29 mg lOm* O-305 m .i m O-305 m m 30-5 m 10 m O-305 rn. m 2.83 m* In* IS:%S-1963 5.5 Woodwork and J olnery ( Measrrements ) 1) 2) 3) 4) 8 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) f ps Units Currently Used Lengths shall be measured to the nearest in. Width of surfaces to the nearest 4 in. Width of single or detached boards and thickness of all boarding to the nearest d in, Framework fts Shoring and strutting 100 fts Rough boarding in tempo- rary partition 100 ft Centering to brick or stone arches 100 fts Formwork to: Concrete { 100 ft ft Moulding ft Fillets required to produce throating 100 rft Planing of timber 100 ft Scribing, notching and circular cutting in: Cubic timber ft Boarding rft Rebates, tongues, grooves, beads, staff beads and flutes and mouldings 100 rft Roof battens Corresponding Metric Value Metric Units to be Used 254 cm cm l-27 cm cm 3.2 mm mm 28 dm* 10 dms 2.83 ma .ma 9.29 ms 9.29 ms 9.29 ma 9.3 dma 9.3 dms 10 ma 10 ma 10 ma 10 dma 10 dm 30.5 m 10 m 9.29 m2 lQma 9.3 dm: 10 dma o-305 m m 30-S m 9:29 mz 28 dma 10 m 10 ma 10 dm8 18 ls:%S-1963 14) 18 161 17) 18) J 9) 20) 21) 22) 23) 24) Trellis work: Generally Doors. and windows formed in trellis work Pluggingto walls Bauier Rough-hewn scantlings Rough planking fps Units cuKZy Corresponding Metric Value 100 ft 9-29 m* ft 9.3 dms 100 rft 30.5 m rft 0.305 m ft 28 dms 100 ft: 9.29 m* Wood piles [ ( see 5.3 ) ( item 15 ) ] Door and window chodats Fitting frames, fixing and hanging with pivots, etc hinges, ft ft Cased frames of vertical sliding windows ft Skirting cornices, picture and dado rails, etc rft Staircases: Wall strings, outer strings and cut strings rft Hand-rails rft Turned work rft Treads, risers ft Circular cutting and waste IO0 rft Scaling joints of plaster or fibre boards 100 rft Chamfering or rounding edges of fibre boarding and cutting v-groove lb0 rft 19 28 dms 9-3 dms 9.3 dms O-305m O-305 m @305 m @305 m 9.3 dms 30-5 m 30.5 m 30.5 m Metric Units to be Used 10 n? 10 dms 10 m m 10 dms 10 m* 10 dm 10 dms 10 dms m rn: m m I O dma 10m 10 m 10 m 2) 3), 4) Plates, fiats, angles, bars for reinforcement and genc- ral purpose, channels, etc cwt Mild steel beams, joists, ton etc cwt Gates ft Spirai staircases; centre shaft CWt 5) Railings rft 6) x7) 8) 9) .Flue pipes Expanded metal Fabric reinforcement { % 100 ft 100 fi 10) Wire netting in wrappings to steel work embedded in concrete Hoop iron 11) 12) 13) 14) 1.5) 16) Bolts, nuts and washers Wire fencing Patent plain wire fencing Wire mattresses, nets, etc Rolling shutters Collapsible gates 100 ft* 100 rft CWt cwt 1CO rft 100 ft 100 ft ft cwt ft ft be Used 17) Steel doors and windows 0508 quintal quintal l-01 6 tonnes tonne O-508 quintal- quintal 9.3 dms 10 dm 0508 quintal @305 m j@Srn @305 m 929 ma 9.29 ms quintal m 10 m m 10 m* 10 ms 9.29 m8 10 ma 305 m 10 m O%B quintal quintal 0508 quintal quintal 305 m 10 m 929 mg 10 ma 9-29 m* 10 ma 9.3 dmg 10 dms 0508 quintal quintal 93 dms 10 dms 9.3 dm* 10 dms 20 B:965-1963 s.7 Roofcoveriugs fps units corresponding cw~rm~ly Metric valuf? 1) R*f coverings 100 ft 9.29 m* 2) Sheet roofing: Ridges. hips and valleys rft @305 m Rolls, drips and flashings 100 ft 9.29 rn 3) Raking cutting and waste 100 rft 3&S m to hips, valleys, etc rft @305 m l 4) Asbestos-cement sheets: Filler pieces, aprons, barge boards, corner pieces, flashings, louv- 100 rft 30-S m res and similar specials rft O-305 n. Ridges, hips and raking cuttirig, etc ( see items 2 & 3 above ) 5) Roof tiling: Ridges,*hips, etc Hips and ridges formed in plaster Rave tiles bedded in mortar Filling ends and spaces Screwing cave tiles to battens Half tiles or 14 tiles at verges Tiles at verges bedded in mortar on walls Cutting and waste to square abutments - chimney stacks, and the like 100 rft 100 rft 100 rft 100 rft 100 left 100 rft 100 rft 100 rft 30.5 m 30.5 m 30.5 m 30.5 m 309 m 309 m 309m 30.5 m Metric Units to be Used 10 ma m ,iii da 10 m m 10m. m 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m 10 m 1Q lb 10 m 21 6) Jack arches Terraced roofing: 7) Lime concrete in terrac- ing over jack arching, RCC slab roof, etc Fair finish or trowelled smooth to surface of lime concrete Mud layer on terraced verges Waterproofing layer Felt-work: Dressing or sealing top of felt by bitumen Felt strips 8) Matting, thatch and bam- boo work: Ridges and hips Matting, cover strips and cross bracings of split bamboos Bamboo work Bamboo-framing and trellis or jaffri work 5.8 Ceilings and Linings fis Units Corresponding Metric Currently Metric Yalue units to Used be Used fts !!E, ma s 10 dms 100 fts 2.83 ma ma or ma 100 ft 9.29 nis 10 m* 100 fts 929 ma 10 ms 100 fts 9.29 m* 10 ms Weight of Weight of Weight of felt in felt felt in lb per O-049 kg kg per 100 ft per m* ma 100 ft 929.m 10 ms 100 ft 9.29 ma lOm* 100 rft 30-S m 10 m 100 fts 9.29 ma 10 m* 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m 100 ft 9.29 ma 10 m2 11 2) 3) 4) fps Unilr Corresponding Metric , Currently Metric Value Units to Used be Used Ceilings and linings 100 fts 9.29 ms 10 ma Cover fillets, sealing joints, chamfeting, rounding, etc 100 rft 30*5 m 10 m Iisulatiom board, slabs, etc 100,ft 9.29 ms 10 m* Hollow insulation blocks 100 fts 2.83 m* ma 22 Is:965-1963 5.9 Pavings aoa;l Floor Finislm fps Units Corresbondinn h&WC Met& Vu& Units to 1) 2) 3) 4j 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) 16) Paving and floor finishes l&l ft Treads, risers, etc ft Moulded nosings rft Surface finish to concrete floors 100 fts Cement-concrete coved skirting 100 rit Building paper 100 ft2 Underlayer of sand to paving 100 ft Granolithic finish 100 ft Terrazzo laid on floors 100 ftt Lxtra for internal and external angles in terrazzo floor 100 rft Narrow bands in terrazzo finish 100 rft Coloured topping to cement floors 100 fts Mosaic finish 100 rts Brick paving: Raking or circular fair cutting 100 rft Wood block paving and parquet finish: Forming of expansion joints per mm width and her cm depth 100 rft Asphalt paving: Internal angle fillets, 100 rft Skirting 100 rft 23 9.29 m* 9:3 dms 0.305 m 9.29 ms 30.5 Iu 9.29 ma 2.83 ma 9.29 ma 929 ms 30.5 m 30.5 m 9.29 ms 9.29 ma 30.5 m 30.5 m 365 m 30.5 m be Used 10 ms 10 dm:* m 10 Ins ma 10 ms m8 10 m* 10 ma 10 m 10 m l+O m* 10 m* or ma 10 m 10 m 10 m ma 5.10 Plaahg and Poidog fps Units Corresponding Metric Cwr;ly Metric V&he Ess;; 1) Plastering and pointing. generally 100 ft 9*29 m* 10 ma 2) Pointing in single detached joints 100 rft 30-S m 10 m 3) Raking out joints 100 ft* 929 rnq 10 m* 4) Plastering bands not ex- ceeding 30 cm in widthi- per cm depth and per mm projection 100 rft 30;s m 10 m 5) Stone imitation looft 929 rn 10 ms 6) Flush or staff beads 100 rft 30.5 m IO m 5.11 White Washhg, Coloar W&g and D&tempt&g fps units Corre~pontiihg AI rtrJ c Cu;mretly Metrrc Value ppMy Generally 100 ft* 929 m 10 ms 5.12 Glazing fps Units Coire~ponding Afffrfc Cuk4dtly Metric Value Unrts to be Used 1) Generally 100 ft 9.29 mi 10 m* or me 2) Hacking out old broken glass loo ft 929 m8 10 m.* or ms 5.13 Pahfing fps @its Corresponding Metrii: Cu4;tly Metric Value Units to be Used 1) Painting 100 fts 9.29 m* 10 ms or m* 2) Painting up to 150 mm in width or girth not in con- junction with similar paint- ed work 100 rft 305 m 10 m 24 Is:%S-1%3 5.14 Wood Preservative Treatment, Varnishing and Polisbing ypfps Units Corresponding Metric Cu;e;tly Metrrc Value Units10 be Used Generally 100 fts 9.29 m* 10 m* 5.15 Water Supply, Plumbing, Drains and Sanitary Fittings 1) 2) 3) 4) Pipes Insulating coverings Concrete beds, haunchings and coverings stating de- tails of section size of pipe and mixkof concrete Effluent drains fps Units Correfponding Mftric Cuwrrr;ly Metm Value Untts to be Used 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m 100 fts 9.29 ma 10 ms 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m 5.16 Electrical Work fps Units Cohesponding Metric Currently Metric Value Units to Used be, Uskd 1) 2) 3) Overhead earth wire, bearer wire, cradle, anti-climbing device, over-head conduc- tor, etc Service connection and cables Ducts, cover tiles and other form of protection for underground cables lb O-454 kg kg 100 rft 30.5 m 10m 100 rft 30.5 m IO m 4) Flexibles 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m 5) Boards ft* 9.3 dms 10 dm 25 IS:%S-1963 5.17 Roadwork 1) 2) 3) 41 5) 6) 71 8) 9) 10) Collection of aggregate Measurement. of roadwork pertaining to building wearing coat Bases or soling Tar and bitumen for road surfacing Edging of premixed metal Special surface finishings Expansion and dummy joints - per cm depth and per mm width Screening and/or breaking of road aggregate Scarifying Berms [ ( see 5.2 ) (item 3) ] 5.18 Demolition aod Dismratliog fps Units Currently Used 100 fts 100 fts { 100 fP fts Ib per iO0 ft of road 100 rft 100 ft 100 rft 100 fts 2.83 ma ms 100 ft 9.29 m2 10 m2 Corresponding Metric Metric Value Units to be lJ sed 2.83 ms ms 9.29 m2 2.83 ms 28 dms 10 m2 10 ?tts 0449 kg/m2 kgizsdof surface 30.5 m 10 m 9.29 m2 10 m2 30.5 m 10 m NOTE - The unite of meeaurement where applicable shall generally be the aeme ,ac tboee employed for construction of the work. fps Units Corresponding Metric Currently Metric Value Units to Used be Used 1) Removal of material shall 2) 3) 4) be in the units of bud on roofs 100yd 91.4 m 100 ft 2.83 ma 50 m or 10 m ma Sheet, lead in roofs cwt 100 fts 0508 quintal quintal 9*29m2 10 ma Supporting members, such as roof battens,. purlins, beams, etc,, of wood or concrete 26 ft 28 dma 10 dm* IS:965-1%3 fps Units Corresponding Metric Currently Metric Value Units to Used be Used 100 ft* 9-29 m2 10 ma 5) 61 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) Stripping of ceilings Breaking down floors, roofs of brick or concrete Taking down walls, piers, etc, of brick or concrete Reinforced concrete struc- tures and reinforced brick roofs and walls Woodwork including rough .hewn scantlings average 40 cm2 section Woodwork under 40 cm2 section Bullies Boarding Steel and iron work Picking up of drains, re- moval of water pipes, etc 100 fts 101) fts 2.83 m3 ms ftJ 28 dms 10 dma ftJ 28 dma 10 dm 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m rft 0.305 m m 100 fts 9.29 me 10 ma cwt Os508quintal quintal 100 fts 6. CARRIAGE OF MATERIALS - 21 3) 4) 5) 6) 7! 8) Lime, moorum, building rubbish, earth, manure and sludge and excavated earth Sand, stone aggregates, soling stone, etc Bricks, tiles, etc Cement, stone blocks, steel sections, pipes, below 100 mm size and other heavy materials Timber Tar, bitumen, etc Steam coal All types of pipes above lOO-mm size fps Units Corresponding Metric Currently - Metric Value Units to Used be Used 100 ft* 100 fts 1OOONo. ton 1016 tonnes tonne 100 ft 2.83 ms ma ton l-016 tonnes tonne ton- 1.016 -tonnes tonne 100 yds 91.4 m 100 m 2.83 lnj ms 2.83 m* ma 2.83 ma ms 2.83 ma Ins - lOOON 27 IS:%S-1%3 7. WEIGHTS AND OF MATERIALS STRENGTH fps Units Metric Units Conversion cuE3fiy to be Used Factor ( from fps unit to rton tonne 1) Simple weights of materials 4 cwt q (quintal ) lb, (ounes) g (:Zms) 2) Weight per unit length { lb/yd lb/ft kg/m kg/m 3) Density rib/ins g/cm lb/fP 1 g/ma cwtlyd q/m 4) 5) Concentrations oz/imp gal g/l lb/f@ g/l Compressive strength re- quirements of materials lb/ins 6) 7) 8) Tensile strength require- ments of materials Breaking loads of materials Stresses ( tensile, compres- sive bearing or shear ) Hydraulic pressure ( head ) Other pressures { lb/in. tons/in.s lb 9) 10) 11) 12) { Ib/in.s t0nslin.s ft Bearing pressures lb/in.* tons/ft? lb/f@ Atmospheric pressure in head of water ft 13) Atmospheric .pressure in\ head of mercury in. 14) Moment of inertia in. 15) Section modulus in. 28 kg/cm 0.070 kg/cm O-070 kg/mm 1-575 kg O-454 kg/cma @070 kg/mm 1575 m o-305 kg/cm o-070 tonne/me 10-937 kglms 4882 m O-305 mm 25.4 cm* -41.623 cm* 16.387 metric unit ) l-016 O-508 o-454 28.350 O-496 l-488 27.680 16.018 O-664 6.236 16019 ls:965-1963 16) 17) Radius of gyratidn in. Bending moment _ moments and kib I in.-tons 18) Force 19) 20) 21) Speed and velocity 22) .23) Acceleration ft/G Discharge in rivers, .chan- nels, etc Cusec Velocity head ft Work and energy foot pound Power h p f ps Units Currently Used f-lb/f@ I tons/fts 4 , tonqrft llb/rft mile/h ft/s 8. MISCELLANEOUS fps Units Metric Units Conversion to be Used Factor ( from fps unit to metric unit ) cm or mm 254 kg-cm l-152 kg-cm 13.825 kg-m 25.808 kg/me 4.882 tonneImP 10-937 tonne/m 3.333 kglm l-488 km/h 1%09 m;s 0.305 m/G o-305 ms/s O-028 m o-305 kilogram force 0.138 metre kilowatt O-746 Correspond@g Metric Currently Metric Value Units to Used be Used 1) Reduced levels Height in 0.305 m ft above mean sea level 2) Catchment area mile2 2.59 km* 3) Rainfall in.. 2% cm 29 Height .in metres above mean sea level kms or hectare mm Is: 965-1963 fps Units Corresponding Metric Currently Metric Value Units to Used be Used 4) Road length 5) Land areas 1 mile l-609 km furlong 0.201 km acre 0405 hec- tare (acre feet 0.123 3 hec- km O-2 km hectare hectare m 6) Storage in reservoir I tare metre million ? ft 0.028 32 million ms million m3 [gmillion 4.55 meg meg litres a ons litres f iiNs 4.546 I/s l/s 7) Flow I cusec O-028 ma/s ms/s fts/day @028 m3/day m3/day [acre/gal/s 0.089 hec- hectare/ 8) Duties 4 tare/l/s/ l/s , acre/As/ 14.464 hec- hectares/ 1 day tares/m3jda.y m3/day 9) Viscosity (ibpt)/s (14.88 R/cm)/s (g/cmJ/s 10) Kinematic viscosity ft/s 0.092 903 rnz/s m2js St 929.0s St ( Stokes ) 11) Surface tension Ib/ft 1459 N/m N/m 12) Cement bag_ ( weight ) f see IS : 269-1958* Specification for Ordinary, Rapid Har- dening and Low Heat Port- land Cement ( Revised) J 1 cwt SO.802 kg 50 kg APPENDIX A ( CZause 0.4 ) BASIC METRIC UNITS A-l. LINEAR MkiASURES 10 millimetres ( mm ) = 1 centimetre (cm) - 10 centimetres ( cm ) = 1 decirrletre ( dm )* 10 decimetres ( dm ) = 1 metre ( m ) * Third revision issued in 1976 30 IS : 965 - 1963 10 metres ( m ) = 1 decametre 10 decametres = 1 hectometre 10 hectometres = 1 kilometre A-2. SQUARE MEASURES 100 square millimetres ( mm2 ) = 1 square centimetre ( cm2) 100 square centimetres ( cm2 ) = 1 square decimetre ( dm2) 100 square decimgtres ( dm2 ) 3 1 square metre ( m2 ) 100 square metres ( m2 ) = 1 are (a) 100 ares - 1 hectare 100 hectares = 1 square kilometre A-3. CUBIC MEASURES AND CAPACITIES 1 000 cubic millimetres ( mms ) = 1 cubic centimetre ( cm5 ) 1 000 cubic centimetres ( ems ) = 1 cubic decimetre ( dms) 1 000 cubic decimetres (dm*) = 1 cubic metre ( ms ) 10 millilitres ( ml ) = 1 centilitre 10 centilitres = 1 decilitre 10 decilitres = 1 litre ( 1) 10 litres (1) = 1 decalitre 10 decalitres = 1 hectolitre 10 hectolitres = 1 kilolitre ( kl) 1 000 kilolitres = I meglitre A-4. WEIGHTS 10 milligrams ( mg ) 200 milligrams 10 centigrams 10 decigrams 10 grams ( g ) 10 decagrams 10 hectograms 100 kilograms ( kg ) 1 000 kilograms ( kg ) = 1 centigram = 1 metric carat = 1 decigram = 1 gram(g) = 1 decagram = 1 hectogram = 1 kiiogram (kg ) = 1 quintal ( q ) ,= 1 tonne(t) 31 BUREAU OF I NDI AN STANDARDS Headquarters: Manak Bhavan, 9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, NEW DELHI 110002 Telephones : 331 01 31, 331 13 75 Telegrams : Manaksanstha ( Common to all offices ) Regional Ofices: Central : *Eastern : Northern : Manak Bhavan, 9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, NEW DELHI-110002 l/14 C.I.T. Scheme VII M, V. I. P. Road, Maniktola, CALCUnA 700054 SC0 445-446, Sector 35-6, CHANDIGARH 160036 Telephones [ 331 01 31 331 1375 36 24 99 Southern : C. I. T. Campus, MADRAS 600113 tWestern : Manakalaya, E9 MIDC, Marol, Andheri (East), BOMBAY 400093 Branch Ofices: Pushpak Nurmohamed Shaikh Marg, Khanpur. 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