Willis’s Elements of Quantity Surveying has become a standard text in the teaching of building measurement – a core part of the degree curriculum for quantity surveyors. The book will be fully updated to follow the guidance given by RICS NRM 1 & 2. As in previous editions the focus remains a logical approach the detailed measurement of building elements and copious use of examples to guide the student. The text has been fully revised in line with the NRM guidance and includes many new and revised examples illustrating the use of NRM. The hallmarks of previous editions – clarity and practicality – are maintained, while ensuring the book is fully up to date, providing the student of quantity surveying with a first class introduction to the measurement of building elements.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgements ix
Abbreviations xi
About the Companion Website xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Detailed Measurement 5
3 The Use of the RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM) 11
4 Setting Down Dimensions 21
5 Alternative Systems 41
6 Preliminary Calculations 49
7 General Principles for Taking-Off 57
8 Substructures 73
9 Walls 103
10 Floors 127
11 Roofs 139
12 Internal Finishes 173
13 Windows and Doors 185
14 Reinforced Concrete Structures 207
15 Structural Steelwork 221
16 Plumbing 231
17 Drainage 251
18 External Works 261
19 Preliminaries and Other Priced Bill Sections 273
20 Bill Preparation 279
Appendix: Mathematical Formulae and Applied Mensuration 297
Index 315
