BCE553

Quantity Estimation and Management Lab

L-T-P0-0-2 Credits1 Session2024-25 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 1 semester

B.Tech Civil Engineering · Sem 5 (Lab)

List of Experiments / Activities

  1. 1Study of DSR, CPWD specifications and NBC.
  2. 2Estimation of quantities for any one of the following: Building/ Septic tank/Water supply pipe line/road/bridge.
  3. 3Preparation of Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for above project.
  4. 4Practice on open source project management software / MS Project/Primavera software for same problem.
  5. 5Study of any full set of tender documents (Institute shall provide the set from ongoing/ completed tenders).
  6. NOTE:-
  7. 1Suitable software must be used to complete the above exercises in 8-10 hours.
  8. 2For open source software the following link of FOSSEE may be used apart from other available resources: https://fossee.in
Course Outcomes (COs)5 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Interpret and analyze DSR (Delhi Schedule of Rates), CPWD (Central Public Works Department) specifications.
  2. CO2Estimate and analyze quantities of various items of work of a building.
  3. CO3Develop and prepare a Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for a project.
  4. CO4Utilize and apply MS Project to manage a project.
  5. CO5Evaluate a complete set of tender documents of a building.

References

  1. FOSSEE: (Free/Libre and Open Source Software for Education), National mission on education through ICT, MHRD, Govt. of India.
  2. Dutta, B.N., “Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering”, UBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2003.
  3. Srinath, L.S., “PERT and CPM Principals and applications” Affiliated East-West Press Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  4. Patil, B.S., “Civil Engineering Contracts and Estimates” University Press India, Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad –500004.
  5. Construction Management by Ojha.
  6. Srivastava, U.K., “Construction Planning and Management”, Galgotia Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
  7. Construction Technology by Sarkar, Oxford.
  8. S V Deodhar and SC Sharma, "Construction engineering and Management", Khanna Publishing House.
  9. Delhi Schedule of Rates (latest version).

Official AKTU syllabus

This subject is on page 7, 8 of the original AKTU PDF.

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