18ENG74: Specification, Quantity and Costing of Buildings Syllabus for B.Arch 7th Sem 2018 Scheme VTU

Specification, Quantity and Costing of Buildings detailed Syllabus for B Architecture ARCH, 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all the other VTU 7th Sem Syllabus for B.Arch 2018 Scheme, do visit B.Arch 7th Sem 2018 Scheme. The detailed Syllabus for specification, quantity and costing of buildings is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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MODULE 1

1. Introduction to Estimation: Need for estimation, relationship between choice of materials, their specifications, Bill of Quantities (BOQ), project costing, project quality/cost/ time management.
2. Specifications: How to arrive at abstract and detailed specifications for various materials leading to items of work used in construction?. Including influence and impact of local and national building codes on specifications.

MODULE 2

1. Bill of Quantities (BOQ): Why and how to build flexibility, resilience and redundancy in BOQ.
2. Mandatory tests & Safety Measures in Specifications: Procedures, frequency and submission of results as part of specifications and their inclusion in the BOQ for different materials document. Integrating workers safety and material security into specifications.

MODULE 3

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MODULE 4

1. Introduction to sequence of construction activity: Project time/ labor /materials costing and impact of delay in project on costing.
2. Term project 1: Detailed specifications writing and estimation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for an RCC framed house with an attached temporary shed.
3. Term project 2: Detailed specifications writing and estimation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for an office interior work.

MODULE 5

1. Term project 3: Detailed specifications writing and estimation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for Water supply and sanitary works including overhead tanks and Sump tanks.
2. Term project 4: Detailed specifications writing and estimation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for a typical residential layout plan with roads, culverts, pavements, etc.
3. Billing requirements: Role of the architect in monitoring the specifications follow-up for quality control, the measurement book (MB), RA bills, interim and final checking and certification of works on site based on the BOQ and terms of contracts.

Reference Books:

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For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of B.Arch, 2018 scheme visit B.Arch 7th Sem Syllabus for 2018 Scheme.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) B.Arch results, visit VTU B.Arch all semester results direct links.