HOCHTIEF (INDIA)

PRIVATE LIMITED

TRAINING SESSION

QUANTITY SURVEYING & ESTIMATION

STANDARD METHOD OF MEASUREMENT FOR

BUILDING WORKS – EDITION 7 (SMM7)

SECTION D – GROUND WORK

HOCHTIEF (INDIA) Private Limited

N.Srinivasan

Friday, September 3, 2021

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SECTION D – GROUND WORK

D20 – Excavating and filling

Site preparation

1. Removing trees and tree stumps – measured in numbers (nr)

a) Girth 600 mm – 1.50 m
b) Girth 1.50 – 3.00 m
c) Girth > 3.00m
2. Clearing site vegetation – measured by area (m 2)
3. Lifting turf for preservation – measured by area (m 2), stating the method of preserving
details.
Excavation

1. Top soil preservation – measured by area (m2), stating the average depth.
2. To reduce levels – measured by volume (m3).
3. Basements and the like – measured by volume (m 3)
4. Pits (nr) – measured by volume (m3)
5. Trenches, width < 0.30m – measured by volume (m3)
6. Trenches, width > 0.30m – measured by volume (m3)
7. Pile caps and ground beams between piles – measured by volume (m 3)
8. Bench sloping ground to receive filling - measured by volume (m 3)

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Excavation (cont‘d)

Items above 2 to 8, shall be measured under the catagories as follows:

1. Depth < 0.25 m
2. Depth < 1.00 m
3. Depth < 2.00 m
4. therafter every 2.00m stages

Items extra over any types of excavting irrespective of depth

1. Excavating below ground level – measured by volume (m3)

2. Next existing services – measured in length (m), stating the type of service
3. Around existing services crossing excavation – enumerated (nr), stating the type of
service.

Breaking out existing hard materials and hard pavings

1. Existing material – measured by volume (m 3)

2. Existing hard pavings – measured by area (m2), stating the thickness
Items above 1 to 2, shall be measured for the following classified materials:
1. Rock
2. Concrete
3.
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Breaking out existing hard materials and hard pavings (cont‘d)

4. Brick work, block work or stone work

5. Coated or macadam asphalt

Working space or allowance to excavations

1. Reduce levels, basements and the like – measured by area (m 2)

2. Pits – measured by area (m2)
3. Trenches – measured by area (m2)
4. Pile caps and ground beams between piles – measured by area (m2)

Earthwork support

Sub Heading1 Sub heading 2 Unit Classification of works

1) Depth; < 1.00 m Distance between opposing faces < 2.00m Curved
Distance between opposing faces 2.00 –
2) Depth; < 2.00 m Below ground water level
4.00m
3) and thereafter in 2.00m
Distance between opposing faces > 4.00m m2 Unstable ground
stages
Next to roadways

Next to existing buildings

Left in

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D20 – Excavating and filling

Disposal

1. Surface water, Ground water and the like – measured as an item

2. Excavated material to on site or off-site – measured by volume (m 3)

Filling to excavations,
Filling to make up levels,
Filling to external planters and the like

1. Average thickness < 0.25 m - measured by volume (m3)

2. Average thickness > 0.25 m - measured by volume (m3)

Surface packing to filling

1. To vertical or battered faces - measured by area (m2)

Surface treatments

1. Applying herbicides - measured by area (m2)

2. Compacting – measured by area (m2)
1. Ground
2. Filling
3. Bottoms of excavations

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D20 – Excavating and filling

Surface treatments (cont‘d)

3. Trimming - measured by area (m2)

1. Sloping surfaces; and/or in rock
2. Sides of cuttings
3. Sides of embankments
For Item 2 & 3, the works are classfied as follows:
1. Battered
2. Vertical
3. In rock
4. Trimming rock to produce fair or exposed face - measured by area (m 2)
5. Preparing the subsoil for topsoil - measured by area (m2)

D30 – Cast in place concrete piling

Bored piles
Driven shell piles

1. Bored or driven piles – enumerated (nr), stating the diameter of pile and commencing surface.
2. Bored or driven piles; concrete – measured by total concrete length (m), stating the diameter of pile.
3. Bored or driven piles; boring – measured by total length (m), maximum depth and diameter of pile
stated

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D30 – Cast in place concrete piling

Pre-boring driven piles

Pre-boring driven piles – measured by length (m), stating the diameter of pile and maximum depth

Back filling to empty bores

Backfilling to empty boring – measured by length (m), stating the diameter of pile.

Items extraover piling

1. Breaking through obstructions – measured in hours (h)
2. Enlarging bases for bored piles – enumerated (nr), stating the diameter of enlarged bases.
3. Enlarging bases for driven shell piles – enumerated (nr),stating the diamter of enlarged bases.

Permanent casings
1. Length < 13m (nr) – measured in length (m), stating the internal diameter and wall thickness of casings.
2. Length > 13m (nr) – measured in length (m), stating the internal diameter and wall thickness of casings.

Cutting off tops of piles (nr)

1. Measured in length (m), stating nominal diamter and total length.

Reinforcement to piles
1. Measured in tonnes (t), stating nominal size of bars.
2. Measured in tonnes (t), stating nominal size of helical bars and diamter of piles.

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D30 – Cast in place concrete piling

Disposal
1. Disposal; excavated materials; offsite – measured by volume (m 3)
2. Disposal; excavated materials; onsite – measured by volume (m 3)

Delays
Delay; Rig standing – measured by length (m).

Pile tests
Pile tests; stating the details – enumerated (nr)

D31 – Preformed concrete piling

Reinforced piles
Prestressed piles
Reinforced sheet piles
Hollow section piles

1. Nominal cross section; specified length; commencing surface – measured in number (nr)
2. Nominal cross section; total driven depth – measured in length (m)

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D31 – Preformed concrete piling

Items extra over piling

Redriving piles – enumerated (nr)

Pre-boring
Preboring; stating maximum depth – measured in length (m)

Jetting
Measured in length (m)

Filling hollow piles with concrete

1. Plain – measured by length (m)
2. Reinforced; details stated – measured by length (m)

Pile extensions
1. Stating total number – measured in number (nr)
2. Extension length < 3.00m; – measured by length (m)
3. Extension length > 3.00m; – measured by length (m)

Cutting off tops of piles (nr)

1. Stating total length - measured in length (m), stating nominal diameter.

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D31 – Preformed concrete piling

Cutting off tops of piles (nr)

1. Stating total length - measured in length (m), stating nominal diameter.

Disposal
1. Disposal; excavated materials; offsite – measured by volume (m3)
2. Disposal; excavated materials; onsite – measured by volume (m3)

Delays
Delay; Rig standing – measured by length (m).

Pile tests
Pile tests; stating the details – enumerated (nr)

D32 – Steel piling

Isolated piles

1. Stating mass per metre; cross sectional size or section; Total number driven; specified length and
commencing surface – measured in number (nr).

2. Stating mass per metre; cross sectional size or section; Total driven depth – measured by length (m).

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D32 – Steel piling

Interlocking piles

1. Stating mass per metre; cross sectional size or section; Total number driven; specified length and
commencing surface – measured in number (nr).

2. Stating section modulus and cross-sectional size or section – measured in length (m), and classified as:
1. Total area of specified length < 14.00 m
2. Total area of specified length; 14.00 – 24.00 m
3. Total area of specified length > 24.00 m
4. Total driven area

Items extraover interlocking piles

Measured in length (m), stating the type of interlocking and locations classified as follows:
1. Corners
2. Junctions
3. Closures
4. Tapers

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D32 – Steel piling

Isolated pile extensions

1. Stating mass per metre and cross sectional size or section – measured in number (nr)
2. Stating mass per metre and cross sectional size or section; Extension length < 3.00m; – measured by length
(m)
3. Stating mass per metre and cross sectional size or section; Extension length > 3.00m; – measured by length
(m)

Interlocking pile extensions

1. Stating section modulus and cross sectional size or section – measured in number (nr)
2. Stating section modulus and cross sectional size or section; Extension length < 3.00m; – measured by length
(m)
3. Stating section modulus and cross sectional size or section; Extension length > 3.00m; – measured by length
(m)

Cutting off surplus from specified lengths

1. Stating mass per metre and cross sectional size or section; Isolated piles (nr) - measured in length (m)
2. Stating section modulus and cross sectional size or section; Interlocking piles (nr) - measured in length (m)

Cutting interlocking piles to form holes

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D32 – Steel piling

Isolated pile extensions

1. Stating mass per metre and cross sectional size or section – measured in number (nr)
2. Stating mass per metre and cross sectional size or section; Extension length < 3.00m; – measured by length
(m)
3. Stating mass per metre and cross sectional size or section; Extension length > 3.00m; – measured by length
(m)

Interlocking pile extensions

1. Stating section modulus and cross sectional size or section – measured in number (nr)
2. Stating section modulus and cross sectional size or section; Extension length < 3.00m; – measured by length
(m)
3. Stating section modulus and cross sectional size or section; Extension length > 3.00m; – measured by length
(m)

Cutting off surplus from specified lengths

1. Stating mass per metre and cross sectional size or section; Isolated piles (nr) - measured in length (m)
2. Stating section modulus and cross sectional size or section; Interlocking piles (nr) - measured in length (m)

Cutting interlocking piles to form holes

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D32 – Steel piling

Cutting interlocking piles to form holes

1. Stating dimension - measured in number (nr)

Delays
1. Delay; Rig standing; Isolated piles – measured by length (m).
2. Delay; Rig standing; Interlocking piles – measured by length (m).

Pile tests
Pile tests; stating the details – enumerated (nr)

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