BCT 256 - Bachelor of Science (Hons.

) Construction Technology

BCT 563
MODULAR COORDINATION AND
STANDARDISATIONS

Ts. Dr . Mohd Rofdzi Abdullah

 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOME (CO) : MODUL 3 : MEASUREMENTS

At the end of this course, the students will be able to:-

❑ CLO 1: Explain the principles of modular coordination and

standard used in Industrialised Building System (IBS).

❑ CLO 2: Analyse the rules and standard of Modular Coordination in

building component design for Industrialised Building System (IBS)

❑ CLO 3: Demonstrate the ability to sustain information management in

developing Modular Coordinated manufacturing drawing from
conventional to Industrialised Building System (IBS) component design
MEASUREMENT
 What is
modular
coordination
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 Measurement System
Development in the context of
Construction Industry
▪ Human Anatomy Measurements
▪ Modern Measurement Method/System

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10.2.3 Production drawings
Production drawings (‘blueprints’) are the main vehicle of communicating the
physical layout of the design and the juxtaposition of components to those
responsible for putting it all together on site. Referred to as contract information or
production information, this set of drawings is usually complex and extensive.
Not only does it take a great deal of time and skill to produce the drawings and co-
ordinate them with those produced by other consultants, but also it is a skill to
read all the information contained and encoded in lines, figures and symbols.
It is this set of drawings that the main contractor will use to cost the building work
and (subject to any revisions prior to starting work) will be the set of drawings from
which the building will be assembled. At its most basic, the contract drawings will
comprise drawings produced by the structural engineers, the designers and the
mechanical and electrical consultants. Other contributors to this set of drawings
may include interior designers, landscape designers, specialist sub-contractors,
highway consultants, etc.
10.2.4 Dimensions on drawings and standard
notations
Drawings should never be scaled to ascertain dimensions. Dimensions should be
clearly shown so that there can be no ambiguity. If someone does scale a drawing,
then it is a sure sign that the information provided is inadequate and a vital
dimension is unclear or missing. One of the biggest complaints from site operatives
of designers is that dimensions are missing, or that the drawing has been set out in
such a way as to make the actual setting out on site impossible to complete from
the information provided. Apart from the inconvenience caused to builder and
designer there is always a danger that the dimension given (often verbally) is given
incorrectly, or is interpreted incorrectly, resulting in abortive work on site that
someone has to pay for. All drawings should be checked by someone other than the
originator in the design office prior to issue. Standard notations are a useful
shortcut for designers, ranging from north points, arrows (indicating the rise of a
staircase), hatching on construction drawings to indicate the difference between
brickwork and blockwork, electrical socket positions, etc. They help to save time
and can help with consistency (assuming everyone is using the same
10.7 Co-ordinating production information
Co-ordinated project information (CPI) is a system that categories
drawings and written information (specifications) and is used in British
standards and in the measurement of building works, the Standard
Method of Measurement (SMM7). This relates directly to the
classification system used in the NBS. One of the conventions of CPI is
the ‘common arrangement of work sections’ (CAWS). This lists around
300 different classes of work according to the operatives who will do
the work. This allows bills of quantities to be arranged according to
CAWS and items coded on drawings, in schedules and bills of quantities
can be annotated with reference back to the specification. It is not
unusual to find that this system is adhered to in part, and rarely by all
participants in a particular project.
 Types of drawings for building design
• Measurement is the transformation of drawn information into
descriptions and quantities, undertaken to value, cost,
and price construction work, as well as enabling
effective management.

• Many different types of drawing can be used during the process

of designing and constructing buildings. Some of the more
commonly-used types of drawing are listed below, with links to
articles providing further information.
Working drawings or construction drawings provide
dimensioned, graphical information that can be used; by a
contractor to construct the works, or
by suppliers to fabricate components of the works or
to assemble or install components. Along
with specifications and bills of quantities or schedules of work,
they form a part of the 'production information', that is
prepared by designers and passed to the construction team to
enable a project to be constructed.
Working drawings may include title blocks, dimensions, notation
and symbols. It is important that these are consistent with
industry standards so that their precise meaning is clear and
can be understood. Specification information can be included
on working drawings or in a separate specification,
but information should not be duplicated as this can become
contradictory and may cause confusion.

Source:
https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Working_drawing
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