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IS 1200-6 (1974): Method of measurement of building and

civil engineering works, Part 6: refractory work [CED 44:
Methods of Measurement of Works of Civil Engineering]

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 IS : 1200 (Part 6) -1974
( Reaffirmed 2007 )

Indian Standard
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
PART 6 REFRACTORY WORK

( Second Revision)
Fifth Reprint JANUARY 2000
( Incorporating Amendment No. I )

UDC 69.003.12 : 666.76

Copyright 1980
BUREAU OF INDIAN ST ANDARDS
MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
Gr 2 April 1974
 III 1200 ( Part VI ) 117t

Indian Standard
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINSBRING WORKS
PART VI REFRACTORY WORK

( Second Revision)
Civil Worb Measurement Sectional Committee, BDC 44
a.n.. Rl/JrUIII"
5Hal V. R. VAIIH Bureau of Public Enterpriaes. Ministry oC Finance
MIffIlMr,
SOl N. P. ACHARYYA The Commissioner Cor the Port of Calcutta
AaaIlTANT AnVIlS.(PHE) Ministry of Health It Family PlanniDI
SH" B. G. BALl.ItA. Vija)'DagarSteel Project
SHU P. L. BHASIN lnltitute or Surveyors, New Delhi
CHI.' MOIII&8 HaADQuAaftu Rea\')' Engineering Corporation Ltd. Ranchi
emu ENOIJdU, (R & B) PubUc Works Department, Government of Andhra
Pradesh
SUIMTBNDIRO EN"'.
( It &. D) (~IInuI,,)
S.a. R.. K. CHOUDHRY Bhakra Management Board, Nanp! TOWDIhip
SURI I. P. PUIU (AlImuItI)
Ssal W.]. DAGAMA Bombay Port Trult
SHU V. B. DBIAI HiDdUItaD Construction Co Ltd, Bombay
DICTOR. fRI Irription Department, Government 01 Uttar
Pradeah ~
DIRECTOR ( RATa ar. Com) Central Water at Power Commission, New D4bi
DINn D!RBQTOll ( R.AfES It
CosTl) (~IIlm4")
SRRI P. K. OoCrOR Goncrete Auociation of India, Bombay
SHillD. S. VQAYBNDRA ( Al",,** )
S.a.J. DuaAI!lAJ HindUitaDSteelworks Construction Limited, Qalcutta
SXBCUTlVS ENOllftER ( PLANNING Ministry of Railways
& DaIIOHl), NORTHBaN
RAIL\YAY
SRRI P. N. GAOl lnautution of Engineen ( India). C':alcutta
80r V. G. HaoDI National Buildings Organization, New Delhi
SRRI J. P. ShaM" ( AlUrull )
SRIU G. V. BINGO.AIt. Gammon India Ltd, Bombay
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SHaw K. N. T ANB)A ( AI"",." )
SHIllC. B. PAT&L M. N. Dutur at Co Pvt Ltd. Calcutta
Saal B. C. PAUL ( AI",." )
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Limited, New Delhi
SHU K. G. SALVI HindUitan Housing Factory Ltd, New Delhi
SIIJU G. B. SDlo. ( AI..... )
SBaa.TAIlY Central Board or Irription and Power, New Delhi
napUTY Sacan.ay (I) (AllmItIll)
DR R. B. SINOS Banaru Hindu Univenity, Varanui
Ssal S. SalNlvAIAN HiDduatan Steel Ltd, Ranchi
SUPBIlDITBNDINO SURftYOa c. Central Public \Vorb Department (Aviation),
WOUI (AVIA'I10N) New Delhi
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Govemment of Maharashtra
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Director ( Civ Eng)
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Deputy Director ( Civ EOlg ), lSI

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 Af.NDMENT NO. 2 M\ Y 1986
TO
IS:1200( Part 6)-1974 tCHOD OF MEASlJREt'ENT OF
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING \llRKS
PART 6 REFRACTORY WORK

lPczgB D. oZawa, 3.1(fl)] - Add the follovint at

the end:
'tor up to 0.1 m2 each (sse- 3.3)'.

(BDC 44)
 IS I 1200 ( Part VI ) 1974

Indian Standard
METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF
BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS
PART VI REFRACTORY WORK

( Second Revision)
o. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Part VI ) (Second Revision) was adopted by
the Indian Standards Institution on 8 February 1974, r.flV4 the draft finalized
by the Civil Works Measurement Sectional Committee had been approved
by the Civil Engineering Division Council.
0.2 Measurement occupies a very important place in the planning and
execution of any civil engineering work from the time of first estimates to the
final completion and settlement ofpayments for a project, Methods followed
for measurement are not uniform and considerable differences exist among
practices followed by different construction agencies and also among various
Central and State Government departments. While it is recognized that
ach system of measurement has to be specificaJly related to administrative
and financial oranizations within a department responsible for the work, a
unification of various s~tems at technical level has been accepted as very
desirable specially as it pennits a wider range of operation for civil engineer-
ing contractors and eliminates ambiguities and misunderstanding of various
systems followed.
03 Among various civil engineering items, measurement of buildings was
the tint to be taken up for standardization and this standard having provisiolll
ralating to building work was first published in 1958 and was revised in1964.
In the course ofusage of this standard by various construction agencies In the
country, several clarifications and suggestions for modifications were received
and as a result of study, the technical committee responsible for this standard
decided that its scope besides being applicable to buildings should be
expanded to cover method of measurement of civil engineering works like
industrial and river valley projects.
O.t Since different trades are not related to one another, the Sectional Com-
mittee decided that each trade as given in IS: 12001964 shall be issued
separately as a different part. This will also be helpful to users in using the
specific standard. This part covers method of measurement of refractory work.
M~thod of measurement of buildinl works (".utJ).

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0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular ~uirement of this
ltandard is compliedwith, the final value, observed.or calcUlated, expreuihg
the result of a meuurement, .h.11 be rounded off' in accordance with
IS : 21960. The Dumber ofsipificant places retained in the rounded off
value should be the same as that of the specified value in this standard.

I. SCOPE
1.1 This standard (Part VI) coven the method of measurement of
refractory work.

2. 0ENBIlAL ItULBI
2.1 ChaWtIaI oIlteIDa - Items may be clubbed together provided that
the br:eak up of the clubbed items is agreed to be on the basis of the detailed
description Ofthe items atated in this standard.
2.2 .oId-,elDIm_.t. . - In booking dimensionl, the order shall be
CODIiItent and generally in the sequence of.lengtll, breadth or width and
height or depth or thickness.
2.1 _ - Unless otherwise stated hereinafter all work ,hall be
measured net in the decimal system, as fixed in place, as given in 2.3.1 to
2.1A.
2.1.1 DimeaUoI1l shall be measured to the nearest 001 m,
2.1.2 Areal shaD be worked out to the nearest 001 mi.
2.3.3 Cubic contentishaU be worked out to the nearest 0-01 mi.
2.3 Weight sball be worked out to the nearest 0-001 tonne.
2.t DMatpdoa 011.... - The description of each item iliaD, UBless
otherwise ltated be deemedto include, where necessary, conveyance, delivery,
bandliag, unloading .toring watel !etum of PMking, necessary scafFoldingl,
platforms, walkways, tools and taCkles, stacking item wise, opening of pack.
agesand disposal Ofwood,straw etc. This shall.1so include useof necessary
equipmenu, safety applianees,lighting at place of work, ventilatioD facilities,
where necessary.
2.5 W.... - AU measurement of cutting shaU, unless otherwise stated, be
deemed to include conaequent wastap.
2.1 Dell. . . . - Where a minimum area is defined for the deduction of
opening voids or both, such area shall refer onlyto oporainpor voids within
die space measured.
1luIeI for rouDdiDa 08'auaaerica1 val... ("""').

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2.7 W.-k .. be Mea. . . . ~t.1y- The refractory work to be
carried out in hot conditions shall be 10 specified indicating range of
temperature and work shall be measured separately.
2.1 . . of Q.taaaddH - The bills of quantities shan fully describe the
materials and workmanship and accurately represent the work to be
executed.

3. METHOD or MEASUREMENT
3.1 The items of work wherever nec~"ary and unless otherwise stated shall
be deemed to include the following:
. a) Dressing of the brick.'1/blocks including cutting, grinding and
chipping to achieve proper thickness of joint and alignment as
required in the drawings for all classes of work.
b) Dressing of bricks/blocks including cutting, grinding and chipping
wherever necessary for expansion joints, sliding joints, binding
joints, etc, to ensure proper curvature and keying in arches,
curved surface, etc.
c) Forming of expansion joints, sliding joints, etc, excluding filling
(for filling s" 3.8 ).
d) Finishing, pointing, clearing and cleaning of masonry joints, gaps,
hollows, cavities, opening passages, ducts etc.
3.2 The refractory and insulation bricks and blocks, types of mortars and
powden to be used shall be fully described. Other auxiliary and fi1lin8
materials, such as paper, cardboard, asbestos materials, mineral wool, water
glass, coke pitch, carbon mass.speeia! sands, crumbs, powders) admixtures anel
plasticizers required to be in('drporated in the works shall also be described.
3.3 All refractory work wl1eas otherwise specified shall be measured in
cubic metres. The measurement shall be inclusive of mortar joints
expansionjoints and sliding joints. Deductions for voids, openings, etc, shall
be made only when the area of each such opening and voids exceeds aor
square metre.
3.4 The method of measurement on volumetric basis as specified in 3.3 shall
also apply for eastable refractory work or refractory concreting, rammed,
mass filling; filling of loose insulation materials, such as mica crumbs, slag
wools, asbestos powders, fil-eclay mass and carbon mass.
3.5 Where the brick/blocks lining is separated from the shell 01" wall surface
by the usc of asbestos, cardboard, etc, such insulating material shall be fully
described and measured separately in square metres,
3.8 Where intulation plaster is applied over the refractory surface. the same
shall be fullv described and measured ~c~pa1"at(~I\' in square metres.
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1.7 llehctoty ~t work shall be tully clelcribecl uul meuurecl ill cubic
metreI 011 the bUis or theoretical volume to be srouted.
1.8 Fillinlof ~on jointl, aliclina joints with pa~, cardboarcI, etc,
shall be fiiIIy cleIcribecl and measured aeparately in numiDg tquare metres.
1.1 Unleu otherwile ltated fixina of anchon, ~ and IU~
members for the rehctory. briCkwork shall be lIepar_tely mOun r'"
IS: 1200 (Part VIII) - 1974* l.
3.10 Unl. otherwise ltated painting of finished muonry with cement or
fireclay mortars. water IIua. ete.1baIl be ~ured aaparately ( ",IS: 1200
(Part KIlll-1976t J.

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