Different works are carried out in the civil engineering sectors. All different works have different units; some works’ units may be the same. Some of the units in civil engineering are:
1. Units in Civil Engineering
| S.N. | Particulars of items | Units of measurement | Unit of payment |
| 1 | Earthwork: Excavation, filling, cutting, banking | m³ | 100 m³ |
| 2 | Surface dressing | m² | m² |
| 3 | Cutting of trees | Number | Per number |
| 4 | Stones: quarrying, blasting | m³ | m³ |
| 5 | Concrete: PCC, RCC, Precast | m³ | m³ |
| 6 | Jail works | m² | m² |
| 7 | Damp proof course | m² | m² |
| 8 | Brickwork of any description | m³ | m³ |
| 9 | Thin partition wall | m² | m² |
| 10 | String course, drip course, watercourse coping, etc | m | m |
| 11 | Stonework of any description | m³ | m³ |
| 12 | Stonework in wall facing (thickness specified) | m² | m² |
| 13 | Woodwork: truss, rafter, beam, etc | m³ | m³ |
| 14 | Door, window shutters | m² | m² |
| 15 | Door, window fittings | Number | Per number |
| 16 | Timbering, boarding, sawing of timber, timbering of trenches, partition, etc | m² | m² |
| 17 | Steelwork | Quintal | Per quintal |
| 18 | Expanded metal, fabric reinforcement, cutting angles, plates, tees | cm² | cm² |
| 19 | Threading; welding; solder of sheets | cm | Per cm |
| 20 | Iron gate, grill collapsible gate, rolling shutter | m² | m² |
| 21 | Iron railing | m | m |
| 22 | Roofing: tiled, corrugated iron, caves board (thickness specified) | m² | m² |
| 23 | Centering, shuttering | m² | m² |
| 24 | Ridges; valleys; gutters (girth given) | m | m |
| 25 | Expansion and contraction joints | m | m |
| 26 | Ceiling timber, A.C. sheet, board, etc | m² | m² |
| 27 | Plastering; pointing; whitewashing; distempering; painting; varnishing; polishing; coal tarring; removing of paints | m² | m² |
| 28 | Flooring of any kind | m² | m² |
| 29 | Pipes, laying of pipes | m | m |
| 30 | Dismantling of brick masonry | m³ | m³ |
| 31 | Grouting | m² | m² |
| 32 | Grouting of cracks, joints | m | m |
| 33 | Supply of sand; brick ballast; aggregates; timber | m³ | m³ |
| 34 | Supply of cement | Bag | Per bag |
| 35 | Supply of steel, G.I. sheet, bare electric line | Quintal | Per quintal |
| 36 | Supply of GI sheet | m² | m² |
| 37 | Supply of sanitary items | Number | Per number |
| 38 | Supply of paint, varnishes | Litre | Per litre |
| 39 | Supply of explosives, stiff paint | Kg | Per kg |
2. Basic Standards
The basic standards units are as follows:
1 inch = 25.4 millimeters = 2.54cm.
1 meter = 39.37 inches =1.09 yards.
1 liter = 0.22 galls (imp.)
1 gallon (imp.) = 4.546 liters.
1 gallon (US) = 3.785 liters.
1 Kilogram (kg) = 2.2046 pounds (lb).
3. Metric Unit of Weight/Mass
The metric unit of weight/mass is as follows:
1 tonne = 1000 kilograms = 1,000,000 grams.
1 quintal = 100 kilograms = 100,000 grams.
1 Slug = 14.606 kg
1 Slug = 32.2 lb
4. Measurement of Length
These are the majorly used units in civil engineering. The measurement of length is done in the following ways:
1 foot = 12 inches.
1 yard = 3 feet.
1 furlong = 220 yards.
1 mile = 8 fulongs.
1 Kilometer (Km) = 1000 meters.
1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm).
1 cm = 10 millimeter (mm).
5. Metric Units For Liquid Measurements
The metric units for liquid measurements are as follows:
1 liter = 1000ml.
1 liter = 1kg.
1 kiloliter (1000 liters) = 1 cubic meter/ 1 cu.m/ 1 m³.
6. Conversion Factors
The conversion factors are as follows:
1 cu. ft. = 28.317 liters.
1 cu. ft. = 0.028 cu. meters.
1 cu. ft. = 6.24 galls (imperial).
1 cu. ft. = 7.48 galls (US).
1 imp. gall = 1.20 galls (US), liquid.
1 imp. gall = 1.03 galls (US), dry.
7. Measurement of Area
The measurement of the area is as follows:
1 Acre = 43560 sq. ft
1 Acre = 4046.46 sq. m
1 Acre = 8 Kanals.
1 Kanal = 20 Marlas.
1 Marla = 225 sq. ft (* in some regions 272 sq. ft)
1 Marla = 15.50 sq.m
Hope you got the idea of units in civil engineering.
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