BFC31602

Taking Off Exercise

Q4 Based on the given figures, perform taking off to determine the quantity of the following items:

(i) Formwork for pad footing, column stump and ground beam.
(8 marks)
(ii) Reinforcement bars in pad footing, column stump and ground beam.
(9 marks)
(iii) Links in column stump and stirrups in ground beam.
(8 marks)

5000

GB1

5000
GB2

GB4

GB3
 FOOTING SCHEDULE

TYPE BxDxH MAIN REINF.

F3 3000 x 3000 x 650 18Y16 0175 (B/W)

COLUMN

40 DIA. LAP LINK

GROUND LEVEL

GROUND BEAM

STUMP
650

MAIN BAR
975

LINK

200
REINFORCEMENT AND SIZE REFER TO
FOOTING SCHEDULE

50MM THK LEAN CONC.

B or L

TYPICAL FOOTING DETAIL

150
300

4T12
350

4T16
300

R6@125
R10 @ 125
50MM THK LEAN
CONC.

1-1 GROUND BEAM 2-2 COLUMN STUMP

 (i) Formwork for pad footing, column stump and ground beam.
(8 marks)

DIMENSION UNIT DESCRIPTION

(i) Formwork for pad footing

4 12.00 3000 x 3000 x 650 mm

48.00 M
Girth
4/3.00 12.00

(2 marks)

(ii) Formwork for column stump

4/ 1.20 300 x 300 x (650+350)mm

1.00
4.80 M2 Girth
4/0.30 1.20

Height
1.00

(3 marks)

(iii)Formwork to both side of ground beam

4/2 4.70 5000 – 300 [column ½ x 300 x 2]

37.60 M
4700 x 350mm
4.70

(3 marks)
 (ii) Reinforcement bars in pad footing, column stump and ground beam.
(9 marks)

DIMENSION UNIT DESCRIPTION

(iv) Main bar in pad footing

4/2/9 3.51 3000 x 3000 x 650mm

252.72 M
(18Y16) – 1.579kg/m

length
3000
399.04 Kg
Less Covers
2/50 100

Add Bend
2/5d
2/5(16) 160

Add Leg
650/2 – 50(cover)
2/225 450

3510

(3 marks)

(v) Main bar in column stump

4/4/ 2.63 (4T16) – 1.579 kg/m

42.08 M
length
650

Add Bend
37.37 Kg 5d = 5(16) 80

Add Leg
200

Add beam high

350
 Add Lapping
50 (16) 600

Add in footing
650 – 50 – 2(16) 568

2488

(3 marks)

(vi) Main bar in ground beam

4/2/2 5.52 (4T12) – 0.888kg/m

88.32 M
length
5000

Add column size

78.43 Kg 2/1/2/300 300

Less Covers
2/50 100

Add Bend
2/5d = 2/5(12) 120

5520

(3 marks)
 (iii) Links in column stump and stirrups in ground beam.
(8 marks)

DIMENSION UNIT DESCRIPTION

(vii) Links in column stump

4/9 1.04 R10-125 - 0.616kg/m

37.44 M length
300

Less covers
2/50 100
23.06 Kg
4/200 800

Add hook
24d = 24/10 240

1040

No. of Links

975 ÷125 + 1 = 9

(4 marks)

(viii) Stirrups in ground beam

4/39 0.75 R6-125 - 0.222kg/m

117.00 M width
150
Less covers
2/50 100
50
25.97 Kg
height
350
Less covers
2/50 100
250

Total length (width + height) 300

2/300 600

Add hook
 24d = 24/6 144

744

No. of Links

Total length of grd beam where stirrups are

placed
5000 – 300 (column) = 4700

4700 ÷125 + 1 = 39

(4 marks)