The thickness of a 25 gauge sheet is generally less than 1 mm.
The standard width of asbestos cement corrugated sheet is 1.05 m.
Vertical iron columns required to support the beams and to carry the load of the structures above and to transfer the load to the foundation are called steel stanchions.
The useful area or liveable area of a building is called carpet area.
When canal is fully in blanking, a wall of puddle clay is provided in the centre of the banks to prevent loss of water by seepage. This wall is called core wall.
Workmen’s compensation: insurance, etc. are part of the overhead expenditure in a construction project.
Travelling expenses form part of the general overhead expense.
For any steel pipe work estimates all the dimensions like length, gauge, diameter and type of steel are important considerations.
Brackets are usually measured in terms of weight in kg.
During estimation the flat surface area of sheet is increased by 15 %, whenever white washing and distempering is done on corrugated iron sheets.
Preparatory work for painting involves cleaning, removing, rubbing down and burning.
To account for area of a flush door the flat area is multiplied by 1.
Estimate for electrical wiring is prepared on the basis of points.
Sales Tax is generally not applicable to residential buildings.
The value of a property which can be obtained at any particular time from the open market. When put for sale, is called its market value.
The probability factor Z in PERT is given by the formula (Scheduled time-earliest expected time)/(Standard deviation).
The total float for any activity along the critical path in CPM is Zero.
Cost slope of the direct cost curve is given by (Crash cost-normal cost)/(Normal time – crash time).
Net rent + outgoing = Gross rent.
The thickness of wall for a building depends on its height, load and length.
