Quantity Surveying & Estimation for Road Works with AutoCAD

Create a simple quantity sheet in excel for quantity surveying, inserting columns. Merge cells, apply borders, and set up page layout for printing.

Master Excel formulas for infrastructure numbers, including sum, average, count, and sumproduct, to speed quantity surveying and project cost estimates with accurate, one-line calculations.

Master essential excel shortcuts for quantity surveying and road works, including copy-paste, formatting, currency and number formats, filters, insert cells, and freeze panes to streamline repeated tasks.

Leverage AutoCAD to extract road project quantities from approved drawings, focusing on identifying items, using colors and commands, and applying units such as cubic meter, linear meters, kilograms, and tons.

Master AutoCAD line and polyline techniques to measure areas for road works, using boundary and trim commands for accurate boundary creation and instant area calculations.

Learn to represent road area with AutoCAD hatch to distinguish materials, adjust hatch scale and pattern, and annotate excavation zones using leader and text for clear quantity verification.

Learn to speed up roadworks estimation in AutoCAD by mastering arc and circle tools, automatically placing curves, creating accurate boundaries, and calculating areas and lengths.

Master drafting settings to trace accurate points using end point, midpoint, center, and intersection markers, and ensure all signs are checked for precise line placement.

Learn to read road plans by identifying the plan, location, and title, then study cross sections and details to understand road structures, slopes, drainage, curbstones, and barriers.

Perform quantity takeoff from road drawings by mastering plans, sections, and details; interpret two-dimensional plans, cross and longitudinal sections, and height (z) for accurate estimates.

Learn to perform a demolition quantity takeoff for roads and structures by interpreting the buku, specifications, and drawings, inspecting site conditions, and calculating cubic meter volumes in AutoCAD.

Learn to perform a quantity takeoff for road earth excavation, identify soil and rock types, level and compact, and dispose surplus material per owner-approved sites.

Perform a takeoff for earth excavation to rough grade by calculating plan width, station-based length, and depth from existing ground level to proposed line, yielding road volume.

Identify the plan and cross sections to perform take-offs for imported filling on road works. Calculate volume by multiplying cross-sectional area by length, using ground levels to define fill.

Identify backfilling versus imported filling and perform take off for road works by tracing material transport from source, spreading, leveling, and compacting to achieve the designed grade.

Explore how measurement defines quantity and volume for road works, enabling quantity surveyors to estimate, procure materials, manage variations, evaluate progress, and support cost control.

This lecture defines the bill of quantities and its two principal types: measured quantities and approximate quantities. It explains measurement from contract drawings, lump-sum pricing, and remeasurement as work progresses.

Learn how to perform a takeoff for asphalt concrete road layers, including surface course, base course, aggregate base, and sub-base, with quantity checks against drawings.

learn to calculate road quantities for bituminous prime and tack coats and aggregate base by cross-sectioning into triangles and rectangles, then multiply area by length in AutoCAD.

Calculate asphalt quantity in tons from a given volume by deriving volume from drawings and applying asphalt density of 2.243 kg per cubic meter to get mass.

Learn to specify and quantify precast concrete curb stones for 15 cm raised edges, including drivable variants, by detailing dimensions (30x30x50 cm), concrete base, expansion joints, and linear-meter measurement.

Quantify road markings for project estimation by identifying non-reflective ceramic white markers and reflective thermoplastic types, measuring surface area in square meters, and planning installation from drawings.

Calculate road marking quantities using span plus one with uniform spacing, and organize AutoCAD layers to isolate and quantify white non-reflective ceramic markers and non ceramic tiles.

Learn to quantify tubular posts with traffic signs for road works in AutoCAD, covering single, double, and triple post configurations, backplates, and plan-based identification across site drawings.