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DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

EARTHWORK EXCAVATION IN FOUNDATION


The excavation in foundation shall be carried out in true line and level and
shall have the width and depth as shown in the drawings or as directed. The contractor
shall do the necessary shoring and shutting or providing necessary slopes to a safe
angle, at his own cost. The payment for such precautionary measures shall be paid
separately if not specified. The bottom of the excavated area shall be 1evelled both
longitudinally and transversely as directed by removing and watering as required. No
earth filling will be allowed for bringing it to level, if by mistake or any other reason
excavation is made deeper or wider that shown on the plan or directed. The extra
depth or width shall be made up with concrete of same proportion as specified for the
foundation concrete at the cost of the contractor. The excavation up to 1.5 m. depth
shall be measured under this item.

CONCRETE FOR FOUNDATION FOOTING


Fine aggregate should be clean, dense, hard and durable. Coarse aggregate
should hard broken stone of granite or similar stone free from dust or other meters.
Size of aggregate shall be 40 mm cement shall be 1:2:8 that is cement: sand: course
by volume. Centring shuttering shall be provided as per standard specification.
Concrete shall be laid gently of 15 mm thick and compacted by roads, tampering with
wooden tampers after about 2 hours layering in concrete the surface should be kept
with water.

RANDOM RUBBLE
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The stone shall be, sound and durable of approved quarry. Stone shall be
hammer dressed to secure close joint so that stones when laid will come in to close
approximately. Stone shall be fairly equal stone shall be fitted to the adjacent stones.
No stone shall be less than 15 cm in size.stone with round surfaecee shall not be used
Face stone shall be comparatively larger and uniform in size and colour to
give a good appearance and breadth face stones shall be greater than the height. face
stone should tied in to wall to the sufficient depth of bond well. Stone shall be laid
with broader face downward to give good bedding. Face joint shall e broken and face
of wall shall be truly in plumb. Corner stone of quoins should be a good stone and
dressed to a correct angle and lay as headers and structures.

BRICK WORK FOR SUPER STRUCTURE


Bricks- All bricks shall be of first class standard specification made of good brick
earth thoroughly burned, and shall be of deep cherry red or copper colour, brick shall
be regular in shape and their edges should be sharp and shall emit clear ringing sound

on being struck and shall be free from cracks, chips, flaws and lumps of any kind.
Brick shall not absorb water more than one-sixth of their weight after one hour of
socking by immersing water. Bricks shall have minimum crushing strength of 105Kg
per sq cm.
Mortar- Mortar shall be specified and materials of mortar shall be of standard
specification. For the cement mortar cement shall be fresh Portland specification clean
and free from organic and foreign matters. Proportion of cement sand mortar may be
(1:3 to 1:6 specified). Materials of mortar shall be measured to have the required
proportion with measuring box and first mixed dry to have a uniform colour in a clean
masonry platform and the mixed by adding clean water slowly and regularly to have
workable and mixed thoroughly by turning at least three times.
Soaking of brick- Bricks shall be fully soaked in clean water by submerging in a tank
for a period of 12 hours immediately before use. Soaking shall be continued till air
bubbling cased.

Lying- Brick shall be bounded and laid in English bond unless otherwise specified.
Every course shall be truly horizontal and wall shall be truly in plumb. Vertical joints
of consecutive course shall not come directly over one another; vertical joints in
alternative course shall come directly over one another.
Curing-The brick work shall be kept wet for a period of at least 10 days after lying.
At the end of day`s works of the tops of the wall shall be flooded with water by
making small weak mortar edging to contain at least 2.5 cm deep water
Protection- The brick work shall be protected from the effect of sun, rain, frost, etc.,
during the construction and until such time it is green and likely to be damaged.
Scaffolding-necessary and suitable scaffolding shall be provided to facilities the
construction of brick wall. Scaffolding shall be sound and strong and supports and
members sufficiently strong as to with stand all load likely to come upon them.
Measurement- Brick shall be measured in cu m(cu ft). Different kinds of brick work
with different mortar shall be taken under separate item. The thickness of wall shall be
taken as multiple of half brick as hall brick 10cm, 1 brick 20cm,1 brick 30cm and so
on.

DAMP PROOF COURSE


This shall be laid to specified thickness over walls for the full thickness of the
super structure walls. The surface shall be leveled and prepared before laying the
cement concrete. Edges of damp proof course shall be straight, even and vertical. Side
shuttering shall consist of wooden form and shall be strong and properly fixed so that
it does not get disturbed during compaction and the mortar does not leak through. The
concrete mix shall be of workable consistency and shall be tamped thoroughly to
make a dense mass. When the sides are removed, the surface should come out smooth
without any honey-combing. The damp proof course shall be laid continuous and the
surface shall be double checked. Damp proof course shall be cured for at least seven
days, after which it shall be allowed to dry. Water proofing materials of approved

quality shall be added to concrete mixture in accordance with the manufacturers


specifications starring the quantity for water proofing materials in litres or kg. per 50
kg. of cement and will be paid for separately. Similarly, polymer based paint used
under damp proof course as per manufacturers specification shall also be paid
separately.
PAINTING
All surfaces which are to be painted, oiled or otherwise treated shall be dry
and thoroughly cleaned to remove all loose scale and loose rust. Surfaces not in
contact but inaccessible after shop assembly, shall receive the full specified protective
treatment before assembly. This does not apply to the interior of sealed hollow
sections. Part to be encased in concrete shall not be painted or oiled. A priming coat of
approved steel primer such as Red Oxide/Zinc Chromate primer conforming to IS
2074 shall be applied before any member of steel structure are placed in position or
taken out of workshop.

WOOD WORK
All wood work of which the scantlings exceeds 20 cm in section and which is
not specially molded or curved under carpenters work. This includes all timber works
in choukhats of door and windows. Timber shall be specified and it will be of best
quality, well seasoned and free from cups, knots, warps, cracks and other defects. The
scantling shall be give in the direction of grains. All joints shall be strongly fitted and
true. All wood works shall be planned and neatly, correctly finished to exact
dimension. Measurement of thick wood shall be made in cu m and thin wood in sq m.
wood works includes sawing, planning, joining nails, screws etc. painting of wood
work shall be measured under special item.

DOORS AND WINDOW


Timber shall be of the kinds as specified, may be Teak, Sal, Deodar, Anjaln
etc. the timber shall be of the best quality, well seasoned and free from sap, warp,
crack and other defects. All wood work shall be planed, neatly and truly finished to
the exact dimension. All joint be neat and strong, truly and accurately fitted and glued
before being fitted together.
The shutters may be paneled, glazed, part paneled and glazed battened, or
venetian as specified. The thickness of shutter shall be of 3cm to 5cm as specified. All
doors provided with handles on inner slab. The necessary hinges and bolts shall be
provided. The work shall be measured in cu m and shuttering measured in sq m.

GLAZING
Glass shall be of the quality and free from bubbles, scratches and other
imperfection the thickness of glass shall be 3mm or as specified. The rebate shall be
painted before glasses are fixed.

RCC FOR ROOF SLAB, FLOOR SLAB, BEAM, LINTEL, ETC


Steel : Steel reinforcement shall be of mild steel of standard specification and
shall be free from corrosion, rust, oils, scales, grease etc. The steel bar shall be round

and capable of being bent without fracture. Bar shall be hooked and bent accurately
and placed in position as per the design and drawing.
Centering and shuttering : These are made with timber or steel plate close and tight
to prevent leakage or mortar, with necessary props, bracing and wedges sufficiently
strong and stable and should not yield on laying concrete and made in such a way that
they can be slackened removed gradually without disturbing the concrete.
Proportion of cement concrete : Cement concrete shall be of 1:2:4 proportion by
volume for slab, beam and lintel, and 1:1.5:3 proportion for columns unless otherwise
specified.
Materials for concrete : Cement, sand and coarse aggregate shall be same as for
cement concreate in item 4. The stone aggregate shall usually be 20mm to 6mm gauge
Unless otherwise specified . for heavily reinforced concrete members as in the case of
ribs of main beams the maximum size of aggregate should usually be restricted to
5mm less than the minimum cleaqr distance between the main bars or 5mm less than
the minimum cover to the reinforcement whichever is smaller. If reinforcement is
widely spaced, limitation of the size of the aggregate may not be important
Mixing : Mixing shall be done in a masonry platform or sheet iron tray in the
proportion of 1:2:4 by measuring with measuring boxes.

WHITE WASHING
Fresh white slaked at site of work should be mixed with sufficient water to make a
thin cream .the approximate quantity of water required in making the cream is 5 liters
of water to 1 kg of lime .the surface should be dry and thoroughly cleaned from dust
and dirt after cleaning the white wash shall be applied two coats .for final coat blue
pigment powder should be mixed to the required quantity with the lime water to give
a bright white surface
PLASTERING WITH CEMENT MORTAR
The proportion of cement of sand shall be as per specified way be 1:3 to 1:6 the
materials shall be done first dry on platform then mixed with water and shall be
measured with boxes to have the proportion .first sand is spread on the platform and
required quantity of cement is spread on the top of the sand and the whole is dry .the
mixture shall be formed roughly into a cone shape .sand water is added slowly and
then the whole mixed toughly to have a uniform color and consistency

POINTING
The joint of the brickwork shall be raked out to a depth of 20mm and the surface of
the wall washed and cleaned and kept wet for two days before pointing .the materials
of mortar are cement and sand ,or kankar lime as of standard specifications .mortar
shall be applied in the joints slightly shall be standard specifications .mortar shall be
applied in the joints slightly in the excess and pressed by a proper tool of the required
shape .extra mortar if any is removed and surface finished .the measurement shall be
taken in sq m

CENTERING AND SHUTTERING


Shuttering shall be either hard wooden plank 30mm thick or steel plate fixed by angle
iron .shuttering shall be supported on battens ,beams ,props and wedges and properly
cross braced together so as to make the form work sufficiently rigid strong and stable
to support the wet concrete and should not yield on working and laying concrete
The shuttering shall be kept clear of wall bearing and made to rest on cross beams or
battens .the shuttering shall have a smooth and even surface and its joints shall be
closed tight and shall not permit leakage of cement if required the joints shall be lined
with any approved material ,the surface should be oiled before concreting to prevent
the adherence of the concrete centering and shuttering shall not be removed before 14
days in general .it shall be measured in sq m and the surface area in contact with
concrete with shall be measured.

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