Advance Quantity Surveying Measurement

Open PlanSwift, start a new project with metric settings, browse and open drawings (PDF and JPG), set job quota, and understand basic file handling and import options.

Download PlanSwift to streamline advanced quantity surveying measurement tasks. Learn the essential steps and practical uses of PlanSwift in surveying workflows.

Learn how to set the drawing scale in quantity surveying software, identify scale errors, and prepare measurements for quantities from scaled drawings.

Learn takeoff basics by measuring linear and area quantities, setting scales, creating segments, and exporting results to Excel, with tips on annotations and saving projects.

Read construction drawings to identify gridlines, column layouts, footing details, reinforcement schedules, and section and plan views with level designations (ssl, fgl, ngl).

Explore site clearance and site preparation using the standard method of measurement, detailing vegetation removal, topsoil removal, area calculation, and measurement sheets.

This lecture explains mass excavation in earthworks, deriving ogl, ngl, ssl, and formation levels, calculating depth, and estimating 674 m3 with 202 m3 over-excavation.

After topsoil removal, determine disposal volumes for excavation materials, including blinding concrete, footings, and columns, totaling 54 m3, with rock disposal set at 30% of excavation.

Explains filling methods and volume calculations for selective excavated material, imported soil fill, and hardcore fill with 150 mm layers and 95% MDD.

Calculate and detect volumes for imported soil filling, refills, and blends across ground beams, columns, and blockworks, using depths, areas, and stage levels to derive final quantities.

Master concrete work substructure by calculating volumes and formwork for blinding, footings, columns, ground beams, and RC plinths, using grid measurements and AutoCAD area and length tools.

Advance quantity surveying students learn footing reinforcement measurement using BS 8666 2005 standard to read bar schedules, spacing, and clear cover, and calculate counts, lengths, and total weight.

Learn column measurements and footing calculations, including lap length, reinforcement schedules, bar diameters, clear cover, and strippers, to accurately determine column heights and steel requirements.

Read ground beam drawings and beam schedules to calculate span and clear span lengths, determine reinforcement layouts, including bar diameters, spacing, and Facebook details, for accurate beam design.

Learn to estimate slab and beam quantities from drawings, calculating slab areas for 200 mm and 275 mm thicknesses, and determine concrete volumes, parapet and column details.

Master column measurement by using RSL and cell levels, align with roof slab levels, and handle thickness changes for C1, C2, C3 plinths and formwork.

explore quantities for lintels and sills, coping and parapet coping, and window openings, including span length, wind posts, and door details, with practical measurement methods for quantity surveying.

Master masonry substructure measurement by calculating depths, bottom and ssl levels, isolation joints, pillars, columns, and grid references to derive perimeters and total quantities.

Explore mercenary works for superstructure, focusing on masonry wall types and cavity wall construction, external and internal skin, insulation, height calculations, and door, window, and cavity quantity measurement from drawings.

Explores thermal and moisture protection for the superstructure, detailing roofing and parapet assemblies with bituminous membranes, insulation, geotextile layers, sealants, and aluminum flashing, and covers area-based quantity calculations.

Explore door and window types, frames, ironmongery, glazing, and detailing, and learn to count quantities from plan and elevation views using Excel-based if functions for accurate quantity takeoffs.

Explore metal works in quantity surveying, counting components from handrails and nameplates to framing and fabrication columns, grillage, and cladding, with practical measurement of lengths and counts in drawings.

Explore woodworks and timber framing by examining wall panels, roof members, timber bearers, and floor joists, then compare wood and metal fittings for modern construction.