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4340603
Code: 4340603
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Semester 4
Electronics
Estimating, Costing and Valuation
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Estimating, Costing and Valuation Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Estimating, Costing and Valuation (subject code 4340603) as prescribed for Electronics · Semester 4 divides the course into 6 units, covering 30 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4340603)Unit 1 Basics of Estimating & Costing
- 1.1. Estimating and Costing — definition, purpose and related terminologies like: provisional sum, prime cost, spots item, day work, administrative approval and technical sanction of civil works, etc.
- 1.2. Types of estimates -Approximate estimate and detailed estimate.
- 1.3. Roles and responsibility of Estimator.
- 1.4. Modes of measurement, measurement units, Rules for deduction in Masonry work, Plastering and Pointing and Painting work of different items of work as per IS code.
Unit 2 Specificatio ns of civil engineering works 2a.Describe the Importance, types and principles of specifications
- 2.1. Importance of specifications
- 2.2. Types of specification
- 2.3. Principle of writing specification
- 2.4. Detailed specifications of different construction items: Excavation, cement concrete, Brick masonary, R.C.C. Work, Plastering Work, Painting, Flooring etc.
Unit 3 Detailed Estimate of
- 3.1. Methods of detailed estimation: Individual wall method (Long wall- short wall), centre-line method Estimating, Costing & Valuation Course Code: 4340603 above level) Topics and Sub-topics civil engineering works
- 3.2. Steel requirement for footing, column, beam, Lintel, weather shade and slab
- 3.3. Bar bending schedule
- 3.4. Detailed estimation of a. Two rooms b. RCC footings, Column, beams, slab, lintel with weather shade c. RCC retaining wall and culvert
- 3.5. Estimate of earthwork quantities for roads/canal by: a. Mid-sectional area method b. Mean sectional area method c. Prismoidal method d. Trapezoidal method
Unit 4 Rate Analysis
- 4.1. Rate Analysis: Definition, purpose, importance and factors affecting.
- 4.2. Lead (Standard and Extra), lift, overhead charges, water charges and contractor’s profit
- 4.3. Task work- Definition, factors affecting, types. Task work of different skilled labours for different items.
- 4.4. Importance and use Schedule of Rates (SOR)
- 4.5. Categories of labours, their daily wages as per SOR, types and number of labours for different items of work
- 4.6. Preparing rate analysis of different items of work-Earth work in excavation, PCC,RCC work in (column, beam, lintel, slab), brick masonry, Vitrified tile flooring, plastering, pointing, white washing, painting with stiff paint
Unit 5 Valuation
- 5.1. Cost, Price and Value
- 5.2. Types of property and Objects of valuation
- 5.3. Depreciation and Obsolescence
- 5.4. Different forms of Value
- 5.5. Valuation tables and Valuation methods for property and land Estimating, Costing & Valuation Course Code: 4340603 above level) Topics and Sub-topics the value of property.
- 5.6. Types of rents and fixing standard rents
- 5.7. Numerical of valuation and rent fixation
Unit 6 Rate analysis of Green- Building items
- 6.1. Green building concept
- 6.2. Green building material
- 6.3. Use of Green building material in Construction items
- 6.4. Rate analysis of following items using green building material: a. Plain cement concrete using fly ash b. Distempering with 1st quality Acrylic distemper having low VOC(Volatile Organic Compounds) c. Brick work with clay fly ash bricks d. Fly ash as filling material e. Thermal insulation of roofing with exposed polystyrene Note:TheUOs need to be formulated at the ‘Application Level’ and above of Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy’ to accelerate the attainment of the COs and the competency.
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