965

IS: 965 w 1963 .
--
( Reaffirmed 2000 )
EQUIVALENT METRIC tiNITS FOR
SUPPLIED BY BOOK SUPPLY BUREAU TO L&T LIMIED ECC DIVISION

UDYOG VIHAR GURGAON FOR INTERNAL USE AT THIS LOCATION ONLY
SCALES, DWfENSIONS AND Quantities
IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK
Third Reprint MARCH 1991

( Icwwora:inc AsrecdmwrtsNo. 1 and 2)
UDC S30814 :69
0 Copyright1979
BUREAU OF INDIAN ST AN DA-RDS

MANAK BKAVAN, s BAHADUR SIfAIf ZAFAR MAIW
t+EW DELMS llWJZ
Gr 7 March 1964
r
IS:%s-1963
Indian Standard
EQUIVALENT METRIC UNITS FOR
SCALES, DIMENSIONS AND QUANTITIES
iN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK
( Revised )

Standing Working Committee of the Building
Division Council ( SWCB )
Chairman Repr&enting
8m EIA~H A. NADIB~EAH In personal capacity (c/o Nariman Sons Private
Ltd., Nariman Building. 1iA, Bomanji Master
Rotid, Dhobi Talao, Bombay )
Vice-Chairman
SERX C. P. MALIK National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd.,
New Delhi
Members
SHIP K. F. ANTIA In personal capacity ( Rock Side , 1 I2 Walkewar
Road, Bombay )
SEBX H. K. DASTU~ Cannon Dunkerley & Co. Ltd., Ahmedah8d
SHBI S. C. MAZUMDAB ( Alteriati! )
Soar N. G. DEWAX Central Public Works Department
Drrmxos STANDARDS ( Cxvrr. ), Railway Board ( Ministry of Railways)
Rlrs~rtcri, DESXGNS& STAND-
ABMI OR~ANXZATXON,SIMLA
SHBXG~~ERD~AN Lar. Reads Wing, Ministry of Transport & Cornmunicn-
tions
SEBI J. M. TBEEAN ( Alternate )
SHBI C. L. HANDA Centrril Water & Powrr Commission
MAJ-GEN HAR~I~AT S~NOR Engineer-in-Chiefs Branch, Army Headqunrtcrs
MAJ-G$N R. A. LOOMSA i Alternate )
Sam B. P. KAPADIA In personal capacity I co Hinclustbrr Construction
Company Ltd., Construction House, Ballard
Estate, Fort, Bombay-l I
SEBI N. J. MASASI Forest Research 1rrr;titute 6 Col~cgc~, Dehrn Durt
Sasr K. K. NAXBXAI~ l!he Concrete Aasociu!ion of India, Bomha>
Srrnr R. N. ~ARXA Directorate Curter111 of Supplies 8;. Disposals
SktSl g. S. %lArl. Burmeh-Shell Oil Storegct R Distrit,uting Co. of
India Ltd., Benltr~l>
i Continued on page 2 )
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
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IS:%5-1963
( Contimtedjiom pugc 1)
Mam~ers Representing
LT-GENH. WILLIAMS Council of Scientific & Industrial Raearch, New
Delhi
DB. II. C!. VIBVEBVABAYA, Direptor, IS1 ( Ex-oficio Member )
Deputy Director ( Bldg )
( Secretory )
Panel for Revision of IS : 965-1958
Convener

LT-GEN H. WILLIAMS Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, Eew
Delhi
Members
SHRI P. D. bOWLA Central Public Works Department
REPRICSE~TAT~VE Engineer-in-Chiefs l%rsrwh, Auny Headquarters
SERX 0. P. $EARMA Iridian Standards Institution, Sew Delhi
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CONTENTS
PAGE
0. FOREWORD . . . ... . .. ... ... 5
1. SCOPE . .. .*. .:. ... . .. 6

2. SCALESFOR SURVEY PLANS AND BUILMNG AIW ARCHITEC-
TIJRALDRAWINCS ... ... ... ...
2.1 Topographical Maps *.. . .. . ..
2.2 Town Surveys .. . .. . ... ...
2.3 Large Scale Surveys and Layouts . .. .. .
2.4 Preliminary or Sketch Drawings Dependent on the
Subject .. . ... ... . .. .. .
2.5 Working Drawings: Plans, Elevations and Sections I~...
2.6 Large Scale Drawings: General Details _.. . ..
2.7 Enlarged Details ... r.. ...
3. SURVEYINGINSTRUMENTS... . .. . .. 9
3.1 Levelhng Staff ., . ,.. .. . 9
3.2 Measuring Tapes . .. . .. .-. 9
3.3 Measuring Chains ... .. . ... 9
4. DIMENSIONS ... ... _.* ... 10

4.1 Flooring Materials . . . ... ... 10
4.2 Walling Materials . . . ... ... ... 10
4.3 Assembled Components ... .. . . .. 10
4.4 Builders Hardware ... ... . .. 11
4.5 Roofing Materials . . . ... ..- . .. 11
4.6 Ceiling Boards . .. .. . . .. ... 12
4.7 Furniture . .. .. . . .. b12
4.8 Sanitary Appliances .*. ... ... 12
4.9 Pipes, Gutters, etc . . . .. . . .. . .. 13
4.10 Miscellaneous .. . ... ... .a. 13
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PAGE
5. QUANTITIES . . . ... ... ... ... 13
5.1 General ............ 13

5.2 Excavation aid Earthwdrk ......... 14
5.3 Concrete ............ 14
5.4 Brickwork and Stone Masonry ...... 16
5.5 Woodwork and Joiner)- ( Measurements ) ...... 18

......... _( 20

.5.6 Steel and Iron Work
5.7 Roof Coverings ............ 21
5.8 Ceilings and Linings .......... 22
5.9 Pavings and Floor Finishes ......... 23
5.10 Plastering and Pointing ... . .. ... 24
5.11 White Washing, Colour Washing and Distempering ... 24
5.12 Glazing . .. ... ... ..* 24
5.13 Painting . . . . . . . . . . .. 24
5.14 Wood Preservative Treatment, Varnishing and
Polishing . .. .. . . .. .. . 25
5.15 Water. Supply, Plumbing, Drains and Sanitary
. Fittings . . . ... ... ... ... 25
5.16 Electrical Work. ... ,... ... .,. 25
5.17 Roadwork ... . .. ... . .. 26
5.18 Demolition and Dismantling ... ... ... .26
6. CARRIAGEOF MATERIALS ... ... ... 27
7. WEIGHTYAND STRENGTHOF MATERIALS ... ... 28
8. MIXELLANEOUS ... ... ... ... 29
APPENDIX.4 BASICMETRIC UNITS ... ... ... 30

1s: %5- 1963
Indian Standard
EQUIVALENT METRIC UNITS FOR
SCALES, DIMENSIONS AND QUANTITIES
IN GENERAL CONSTRUCTION WORK
( Revised )

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This revised Indian Standard was ad pted by the Indian Standards
Institution on 12 November 1963, after the draft finalized by the Stand-
ing Working Committee of the Building Division Council had been
approved by the Building,DiviSion Council.
0.2 This standard .was first issued in 1958. Since the issue of the
standard considerable experience has been gained with regard to actual
working to the standard during the last few years. The various Public
Works Departments and other concerned organizations adopted this
/standard and difficulties in implementation of certain proposed metric
units were experienced. The Committee has taken note of these and
has issued this revision which in addition to some minor modifications
incorporates an additional item on carriage of materials for which also
metric units have been suggested.
0.3 Dimensions of. building materials and components, quantities of
constru tion work and strength of materials bear close inter-relation to
one a ncother and influence preparation of material specifications and
codes of practice. Further, the units of length, area or volume used
today, have significance in terms of the actual quantity implied, and
while making conversion, care has to be exercised as to what the
equivalent quantity would mean in the new system. A concrete grasp
of the quantity eferred to by the units by reading a description of the
quantity is an essential requirement in evolving standard units; for
instance one cubic yard is vividly grasped as the volume of a cube
having a length; breadth and height equal to one yard. When convert-
ing into metric units, and choosing a rationalized value, two require-
ments are to be fulfilled; firstly the equivalent unit should be in round
number, and secondly the equivalent unit should have an easily under-
stood direct relationship to the original unit. One cubic metre which
is nearly equivalent to one cubic yard fuliils both these requirements;
the tonne which is equivalent to the present ton is also another instance.
The ddvantage in choosing such units as cubic metre and tonne is that
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the numerical value expressing the quantity either in the foot-pound
system or in the metric system will not change much and the quantity
specified can be easily imagined. In many other cases such a direct
conversion into a convenient metric unit is not possible, and consequ-
ently the conception of the actual quantity specified takes time to
grasp.
In the preparation of estimates for construction work where
certain units and rates in terms of such units have been established by
tradition, the importance of choosing new units in the metric system

which have a simple and convenient relationship to these units is further
emphasized. The new unit will have a derived rate and the familiari-
zation of this derived rate will be quicker if the relationship between
the former units and the metric units is direct and simple, preferably
in whole numbers.
On account of this close inter-relationship between materials and
quantities of construction work carried out and also in view of the
variety of materials and types of constructional quantities which even
a very simple type of construction involves, the necessity has been felt
to establish, as a first step, equivalent metric units which should be
used for dimensions, scales, quantities, etc, generally met with in the
building field. The proposed equivalent metric units in place of the
existing units take note of the practices at present being followed in the
metric countries and the units which have become familiar and conver-
sant over a period of their use.
0.4 This standard has been prepared with the purpose of guiding the
various technical committees under the Building Division Council in
selecting the equivalent metric units for dimensions and quantities
which they come across while preparing standard specifications and
codes of practice. For convenience of reference, a tabulation of basic
metric units in regard to length, area, volume and weight is given in
Appendix A.
1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard lays down equivalent metric units for the various
dimensional values met with in general construction .work and at
present expressed inthe foot-pound-second ( fps ) system.
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2. SCALES FOR SURVEY PLANS AND BUILDING AND

ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS
2.1 Topographical Maps
fps Scale Metric Scale

Currently Used to be Used
1 in. =4 miles ( 2531440) lcm=2*5km (-&$m)

lin.=2miles (j&m) 1 cm = 1 km
(i&G)
1 in. = 1 mile lcm=0*5km ( 50\oo)

(w-&i>
!.2 Town Surveys

1 in. = 1 mile 2cm=lkm

(-GAO-) (AaT)
3 in. = 1 mile 4cm=lkm

( 21 I20 ) ( 25&U )
6 in. = 1 mile (-+_& ) lOcm= I km

( 1oLb0 )
8;; i,: x lg~} (_&_!O_) 1 cm = 50 m

( 5LO)
2.3 Large Scale Suheys and Layouts

1 in. = 100 ft
( 1 fO0 )
lcm= 10m
(A,)
1 in. = 6J ft
( 71s8)
1 in. = 32 ft lcm= 5m
(A-r) ( 5:o )
NOTE - Metric scale 1 cm = 20 m may also be used though there is
no corresponding fpescele currently used.
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2.4 Preliminary or Sketch Drawings Dependent on the Subject

1 in. I= 32 ft lcm-: Sm
(,- A--)
lcm= 2m
1 in. = 8 ft lcm= lm

2.5 Working Drawings: Plans, Elevations and Sections
1 in. = 16 ft lcm= 2m,

( A2 ) ( -&)
1 in. = 8 ft ( .9!G.-_) lcm= lm
( 100 >
1 in. = 4 ft ( -+----) lcm==0*5m ( lo )
2.6 Large Scale Drawings: General Details

s Scale Metric Scale
Cu?rent/y Used to be Used
1 in. = 1 ft (241 J 1
1 cm = 20cm($j)
1 in. = 1 ft & 1 cm = lOcm,(-$)

( >
2.7 Enlarged Details

1
z
1 in. = 1 ft ( & ) 1 cm =lOcm ( )
3 in. = 1 ft ( -d -) 1 cm = 5cm(+)
4 in. -^ 1 ft f 1 cm = 25 cm (&)
( )
6 in. = 1 ft ( ) 1 cm = 2cm <f)
2.
1 in, =. 1 in. lcm= Icm
FulPrSize FulPrSize
IS:!&!-1963
3. SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS
3.1 Le&l@ StaR ( see IS : 1779-1961 Specification for 4-Mctre Levelling

Staff, Folding Type )
fps stalp
Currently Used
Height 5+51f4-14ft 2+ 2=4m
Divisioh O-01 fr Smm
3.2 b&am&Tapes

fps Tape
Cumntfy Used
I) Woven Metallic Tapes
( see *IS : 1269-1958
Specification for Metric
Woven Metallic Tape
Measures ):
Lengths iooft 30m
50 ft 20 m
Division t in. lcm
for Metric
Steel Tape Measures
( Winding Type )]:
Lengths 200 ft
100
50
ft
ft
ii2
20 m
25 ft 10 m
6 ft 2m
3 ft lm
Division 4 in. 5 mm
3.3 Measariog chab (see IS : 1492-1959 Specification for Metric

Surveying Chains )
fps iUeasuring Metric Measuring
Chain Currently Used Chain to be Used
Lengths 100 ft 30 m
66 ft 20 m
Link 1 ft 200 mm
*Sina revised.
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4. DIMENSIONS
4.1 Flooring Materials

fps Units Metric Units
. Currently Used to be Used
Slabs, tiles, etc:

Length, breadth and
in. mm or cm

thickness

4.2 Walling Materials
1) Stone blocks, bricks,

etc:
All dimensions in. mm or cm
2) Wall boards:
Length ft m
Breadth in. mm or cm
Thickness in. mm
3) Piaster:
Length and breadth ft m
Thickness in. mm
4.3 Assembled Components

fps Units MetricUnits
1) Doors, windows and

ventilators:
Height and breadth ft mm or cm
Thickness in. mm
2) Parts of doors, windows,

ventilators, etc ( such as
glass panes, panels,
shutters and frames ) in. or ft mm or cm
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4.4 Bailders Hardware

fps units
Currently Used
1) E*panded metal:
Size of mesh in. mm
Dimensions of strands in. mm
2) Wires:
Length ft m
mm

Diameter SWG

3) Wire products:
Length ft or in. morcm
Diameter SWG mm
4) Mild steel bars:
Length ft m
Diameter or side of square in. mm
5) Rivets, boits, nuts and washers:
All dimensions in. mm
6) Rolled steel sections:
Length ft m
Size in. X in. mmxmm
andlbperft and kg per m
run run
7) Tower bolts, hinges, handles,
etc:
All dimensions in. mm
45 Roofing Materials
jps .UWitS Metric Units
1) Tiles, slabs, etc:
Length and breadth in. or ft mm or cm
Thickness in. mm
2) Asbestos cement sheets:
Length ft m
Breadth. in mmorcm
Thickness in. mm
11
fps.unit.,
Currently Used
3) Plain and corrugated galva-
nized rtcel rhcet:
hn8th ft m
.
Bpdth mm or cm
Thickness iii mm

4) Copper roofing sheet:

hgh ft m
.
Breadth mm or cm
Thickness Sk mm
5) Lead sheet:
Length ft m
Thickness in. mm
6) zinc- sheet:
Length ft m
Thickness Zinc gauge mm

CurrentJy Used to be Used
Length and breadth it m
Thicknesr in. mm
47 Fwaitue
fps Units Metric-Units
Currentfy Used to be Used
1) Overall dimensions in. rnE or cm
2) Parts:
Length and other dimensions .dn.
mm or cm
,,
4.8 Smitary Applianch
fps Units Metric Unit:
Length, breadth and thickness in. mm
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4.9 Pipes, Caters, ctc
fps units Metric Units
1) Pipes ( asbestos, stoneware or

metallic ):
Length ft m
Other dimensions in. mm

2) Gutters, Metallic:
Length it m
Other dimensions in. mm
4.10 Miacellaneo~
fps Units Metric units
Currently Used robe used
I) Aggregates for concrete ( size ) in. mm

2) Timber:
Length ft morcm
.
Girth In. cm
Cross-sectional dimensions in. mm
5. QUANTITIES
311 General
fps Units Corresponding Metric
Cur~enrly Metric Value Units to
Used ;bc Used
1) Dimensions shall be mea-

sured to the nearest OTl ft O-03 m 0.01 In
2) Areas shall be worked out
to the nearest 0.1 fts WO!I ma 001 ins
3) Cubic contents shall be
worked out to the nearest o-1 fts 0903 ma O-01 mJ
N0~~-Thew, Ij,ovidoncl will epply only to rruah items for whioh a de&nib
degree of acomaoy hav not been apeoified.
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5.2 Excavation and Earthwork
Currently Metric Value Units to be
Used Used
Rough excavation, found-
ation trenches, and exca- 1 000 fts 28.3 ms 10 ma
100 fts 2.83 mS ma
vation over areas
9 0.765 ms ms

2) Surface excavation
100 ft2 9.29 ma 10 ma
3) Surface dressing 1 000 ft 92.9 ma 100 ma
4) Trenches for pipes, cables,
etc 100 rft 30.5 m m
51 Return, fill and ram 100 fts 2.83 m* ms
Forming embankments 1 000 fts 28.3 ms 10 m8
6) 100 ftJ 2.83 ms ms
7) Removal of excavated ma-
terial; the distance (lead )
of removal shall be in
units of 100 rft 30.5 m 50mor 10m
8) Lifting of excavated ma-
terial; the height ( lift)
shall be in units of 5 ft l-52 m 1 mor 1.5m
9) Planking and strutting to
uphold the face of loose
earth 100 fL2. 9.29 ma lOmsorm*
10) Puddling 100 ft* 2.83 ms m*
11) Hard core and floors of
shingle, ballast, moorum,
red bajri !OO fts 2.83 ms m*
12) Filling in soakage pits 100 fts 2.83 m? ma
13) Hand-packed filling of stone,
brick-ballast, etc 100 ft* 2.83 ms ms
5;3 concrete
fps Unirs Corresponding etric
Currew;ly Metric Value tYnits to be
Used
O-765 m* ms
1) Concrete work
28 hms 10 dms
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Currentlv Metric Value Units to
Used * be Used
2) Concrete cast-in-situ in solid
O-028 ma ms
articles ( reinforced or other- ft*
28 dm8 10 dms
wise )
3) Precast cement concrete

O-028 m* ma
solid articles ( reinforced or fts
28 dms 10 dms
. otherwise )

4) Precast concrete block 100 fta 2.83 ms ma

construction { ft* 28 dma 10 dma
5) Special finish to concrete

block construction 100 fts 9.29 ma 10 m2
6) Reinforced cement con- fts 28 dma 10 dms

Crete-in-situ chajjar { rft O-305 m m
7) Expansion joints in con-

crete work:
Length per mm width
and per cm depth 100 rft 3@5 m 10 m
8) (4 Concrete casing to 100 ft 2.83, ma ms

beams and the like ft 28 dm* 10 dma
lb) Wrapping of netting, 1oo ftz
9.29 m2 10 ms
expanded metal, for
ft2 9.3 dm8 10 dms
concrete Casing, etc
9) Cavity walls of concrete, 100 fts 9.29 mz 10 mz

stone, brick, etc ft2 9.3 dm2 10 dm2
10) Surface channels 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m

100 ft2 9 29 m2 10 m2
11) Damp-proof course
ft2. 9.3 dms 10 dm2
{
12) Waterproofing:
Waterproofing agent 8.95 litres litre per
g::tp:; F;; quin- 40 kg of
cement of cement
cement or kg
per SQ
kg of
cement
0.093 ms me
Surface treatment
{ loo::: 9.29 me 10 m2
15
Corresponding Metric
Metric Value unitsto
be Used
13) Jallias and lowres of con-

crete, wood, etc rts 9.3 dma 10 dma
14) Fencing posts of:
Concrete AJ 28 dm 10 dma
Wood rft Q305 m ,m

15) Piles:
Concrete piles O-028 ma ma
ft9
28 dma 10 dma
Wood piles rfc 0,305 m m
100 ft 9.29 ma 10 ma
Sheet piles
1 rts 9.3 dms 10 dm*
16) Pitching and driving of
piles:
Whole piles ft3 28 dms 10 dms
Sheet piles ft2 9.3 dms 10 dm*
17) Cement breeze blocks ftS 28 dms 10 dms
18) Cutting in concrete, brick
masonry per mm width and
per cm depth 100 rft 3@5 m 10 m
19) Toothing and bonding in
brick masonry, stone
masonry, concrete work,
etc 100 ft* 9.29 ma 10 ma
5.4 Brickwork and Stone Masonry

Currently Metric Value Units to
Used be Used
1) Brickwork and stone

masonry 100 rta 283 ms ma
2) Honeycomb brickwork of
specified thickness 100 rts 2.83 ms m2
..-
3) Under pinning 100 ft 9-29 ma 10 ma
16
Metric
unitsto
Used - be C&d
100 rft 36.5 m 10 m
4) Biick or sione edging 100 fP 2.83 ma
5) Filleting 100 rft 3@5 m 10 m
6) grickwork or stone masonry

aroupd steel joists 100 ft8 283 ma m*

7) Extra labour for stone
masonry or brickwork
around steel joists 100 ft 9.29 mg lOm*
8) Extra labour in dressed

stonework:
Sunk to faces, beds and
joints and moulded
work in cornices and
the like ft 9.3 d+ 10dma
CFotnnii- arrises, splays,
bullnosc .i
angle, rebates, grooves
and cutting rft O-305 m m
9). Levelling up in stonework

with lime or cement con-
crete 100 ft 9.29 ma io ma
10) Dressing to arches in faced
work ft 9.3 dma IO dm*
11) Dressed stonework fta 28 dma 10 dma
12) Angles in facings:

External angles rft O-305 m m
Squints, birds-mouths,
splayed or rounded
angles 100 rft 30-5 m 10 m
13) Stops, mitt-es, ctc rft O-305 rn. m
14) Boulder work 100 ft8 2.83 m* In*
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5.5 and Jolnery ( Measrrements)

Woodwork
fpsUnits Corresponding Metric
Used be Used
1) Lengths shall be measured

to the nearest in. 254 cm cm
2) Width of surfaces to the

nearest 4 in. l-27 cm cm
3) Width of single or detached

boards and thickness of all
boarding to the nearest d in, 3.2 mm mm
4) Framework fts 28 dm* 10 dms
8 Shoring and strutting 100 fts 2.83 ma .ma
6) Rough boarding in tempo-

rary partition 100 ft 9.29 ms 10 ma
7) Centering to brick or stone

arches 100 fts 9.29 ms 10 ma
8) Formwork to:
100 ft 9.29 ma 10 ma
Concrete
{ ft 9.3 dma 10 dma
Moulding ft 9.3 dms 10 dm
9) Fillets required to produce

throating 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
10) Planing of timber 100 ft 9.29 m2 lQma
11) Scribing, notching and

circular cutting in:
Cubic timber ft 9.3 dm: 10 dma
Boarding rft o-305 m m
12) Rebates, tongues, grooves,

beads, staff beads and
flutes and mouldings 100 rft 30-S m 10 m
9:29 mz 10 ma
13) Roof battens
28 dma 10 dm8
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Metric Value Units to
cuKZy be Used
14) Trellis work:
Generally 100 ft 9-29 m* 10 n?
Doors. and windows
formed in trellis work ft 9.3 dms 10 dms
18 Pluggingto walls 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m

161 Bauier rft 0.305 m m
17) Rough-hewn scantlings ft 28 dms 10 dms
18) Rough planking 100 ft: 9.29 m* 10 m*
J9) Wood piles [ ( see 5.3 ) ( item 15 ) ]
20) Door and window chodats ft 28 dms 10 dm
21) Fitting frames, fixing and

hanging with hinges,
pivots, etc ft 9-3 dms 10 dms
22) Cased frames of vertical

sliding windows ft 9.3 dms 10 dms
23) Skirting cornices, picture

and dado rails, etc rft O-305m m
24) Staircases:
Wall strings, outer strings
and cut strings rft O-305 m rn:
Hand-rails rft @305 m m
Turned work rft @305 m m
Treads, risers ft 9.3 dms IO dma
Circular cutting and
waste IO0 rft 30-5 m 10m
Scaling joints of plaster
or fibre boards 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
Chamfering or rounding
edges of fibre boarding
and cutting v-groove lb0 rft 30.5 m 10 m
19
be Used
Plates, fiats, angles, bars
for reinforcement and genc-
ral purpose, channels, etc cwt 0508 quintal quintal
2) Mild steel beams, joists, ton l-01 6 tonnes

tonne

etc cwt O-508 quintal- quintal
3), Gates ft 9.3 dms 10 dm
4) Spirai staircases; centre

shaft CWt 0508 quintal quintal
5) Railings rft @305 m m
j@Srn 10 m
6) .Flue pipes
{ % @305 m m
x7) Expanded metal 100 ft 929 ma 10 m*
8) Fabric reinforcement 100 fi 9.29 ms 10 ms
9) Wire netting in wrappings

to steel work embedded in
concrete 100 ft* 9.29 m8 10 ma
10) Hoop iron 100 rft 305 m 10 m

CWt O%B quintal quintal
11) Bolts, nuts and washers cwt 0508 quintal quintal
12) Wire fencing 1COrft 305 m 10 m
13) Patent plain wire fencing 100 ft 929 mg 10 ma
14) Wire mattresses, nets, etc 100 ft 9-29 m* 10 ma
1.5) Rolling shutters ft 9.3 dmg 10 dms
16) Collapsible gates cwt 0508 quintal quintal

ft 93 dms 10 dms
17) Steel doors and windows ft 9.3 dm* 10 dms
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s.7 Roofcoveriugs
fps units corresponding Metric
cw~rm~ly Metric valuf? Units to
be Used
1) R*f coverings 100 ft 9.29 m* 10 ma
2) Sheet roofing:
Ridges. hips and valleys rft @305 m m

Rolls, drips and flashings 100 ft 9.29 rn ,iiida
3) Raking cutting and waste 100 rft 3&S m 10 m
to hips, valleys, etc rft @305 m l m
4) Asbestos-cement sheets:
Filler pieces, aprons,
barge boards, corner
pieces, flashings, louv- 100 rft 30-S m 10m.
res and similar specials rft O-305 n. m
Ridges, hips and raking
cuttirig, etc ( see items 2 & 3 above )
5) Roof tiling:
Ridges,*hips, etc 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
Hips and ridges formed
in plaster 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
Rave tiles bedded in
mortar 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
Filling ends and spaces 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
Screwing cave tiles to
battens 100 left 309 m 10 m
Half tiles or 14 tiles at
verges 100 rft 309 m 10 m
Tiles at verges bedded in
mortar on walls 100 rft 309m 1Qlb
Cutting and waste to
square abutments -
chimney stacks, and
the like 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
21
fis Units Corresponding Metric
Currently Metric Yalue units to
Used be Used
6) Terraced roofing:
Jack arches fts

!!E, s 10 ma
dms
Lime concrete in terrac-
ing over jack arching,
RCC slab roof, etc 100 fts 2.83 ma ma or ma
Fair finish or trowelled

smooth to surface of
lime concrete 100 ft 9.29 nis 10 m*
Mud layer on terraced
verges 100 fts 929 ma 10 ms
Waterproofing layer 100 fts 9.29 m* 10 ms
7) Felt-work: Weight of Weight of Weight of
felt in felt felt in
lb per O-049 kg kg per
100 ft per m* ma
Dressing or sealing top
of felt by bitumen 100 ft 929.m 10 ms
Felt strips 100 ft 9.29 ma lOm*
8) Matting, thatch and bam-
boo work:
Ridges and hips 100 rft 30-S m 10 m
Matting, cover strips and
cross bracings of split
bamboos 100 fts 9.29 ma 10 m*
Bamboo work 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
Bamboo-framing and
trellis or jaffri work 100 ft 9.29 ma 10 m2
5.8 Ceilings and Linings

fps Unilr Corresponding Metric
, Currently Metric Value Units to
Used be Used
11Ceilings and linings 100 fts 9.29 ms 10 ma
2) Cover fillets, sealing joints,
chamfeting, rounding, etc 100 rft 30*5 m 10 m
3) Iisulatiom board, slabs, etc 100,ft 9.29 ms 10 m*
4) Hollow insulation blocks 100 fts 2.83 m* ma
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5.9 Pavings aoa;l Floor Finislm
fps Units Corresbondinn h&WC
Met& Vu& Units to
be Used
1) Paving and floor finishes l&l ft 9.29 m* 10 ms
2) Treads, risers, etc ft 9:3 dms 10 dm:*
3) Moulded nosings rft 0.305 m m

4j Surface finish to concrete

floors 100 fts 9.29 ms 10 Ins
5) Cement-concrete coved
skirting 100 rit 30.5 Iu ma
6) Building paper 100 ft2 9.29 ma 10 ms

7) Underlayer of sand to
paving 100 ft 2.83 ma m8
8) Granolithic finish 100 ft 9.29 ma 10 m*

9) Terrazzo laid on floors 100 ftt 929 ms 10 ma
10) Lxtra for internal and
external angles in terrazzo
floor 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
11) Narrow bands in terrazzo
finish 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
12) Coloured topping to cement

floors 100 fts 9.29 ms l+Om*
13) Mosaic finish 100 rts 9.29 ma 10 m* or ma
14) Brick paving:
Raking or circular fair
cutting 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
15) Wood block paving and
parquet finish:
Forming of expansion
joints per mm width
and her cm depth 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
16) Asphalt paving:
Internal angle fillets, 100 rft 365 m 10 m
Skirting 100 rft 30.5 m ma
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5.10Plaahg and Poidog
Cwr;ly Metric V&he Ess;;
1) Plastering and pointing.

generally 100 ft 9*29 m* 10 ma
2) Pointing in single detached
joints 100 rft 30-S m 10m
3) Raking out joints 100 ft* 929 rnq 10 m*

4) Plastering bands not ex-
ceeding 30 cm in widthi-
per cm depth and per mm
projection 100 rft 30;s m 10 m
5) Stone imitation looft 929 rn 10 ms
6) Flush or staff beads 100 rft 30.5 m IOm
5.11 White Washhg, Coloar W&g and D&tempt&g
fps units Corre~pontiihg AIrtrJc

Cu;mretly Metrrc Value ppMy
Generally 100 ft* 929 m 10 ms
5.12 Glazing
fps Units Coire~ponding Afffrfc
Cuk4dtly Metric Value Unrts to
be Used
1) Generally 100 ft 9.29 mi 10 m* or me
2) Hacking out old broken
glass loo ft 929 m8 10 m.* or ms
5.13 Pahfing
fps @its Corresponding Metrii:
Cu4;tly Metric Value Units to
be Used
1) Painting 100 fts 9.29 m* 10 ms or m*
2) Painting up to 150 mm in
width or girth not in con-
junction with similar paint-
ed work 100 rft 305 m 10 m
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5.14 Wood Preservative Treatment, Varnishing and Polisbing

ypfpsUnits Corresponding Metric
Cu;e;tly Metrrc Value Units10
be Used
Generally 100 fts 9.29 m* 10 m*

5.15 Water Supply, Drains and Sanitary Fittings

Plumbing,
fps Units Correfponding Mftric

Cuwrrr;ly Metm Value Untts to
be Used
1) Pipes 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
2) Insulating coverings 100 fts 9.29 ma 10 ms
3) Concrete beds, haunchings

and coverings stating de-
tails of section size of pipe
and mixkof concrete 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
4) Effluent drains 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
5.16 Electrical Work
fps Units Cohesponding Metric

Used be, Uskd
1) Overhead earth wire, bearer

wire, cradle, anti-climbing
device, over-head conduc-
tor, etc lb O-454 kg kg
2) Service connection and

cables 100 rft 30.5 m 10m
3) Ducts, cover tiles and other

form of protection for
underground cables 100 rft 30.5 m IO m
4) Flexibles 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
5) Boards ft* 9.3 dms 10 dm
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5.17Roadwork
Used be lJsed
1) Collection of aggregate 100 fts 2.83 ms ms
2) Measurement. of roadwork
pertaining to building
wearing coat 100 fts 9.29 m2 10 m2

100 fP 2.83 ms
3) Bases or soling fts 28 dms 10 ?tts
{
41 Tar and bitumen for road Ib per iO0
surfacing ft of road 0449 kg/m2 kgizsdof
surface
5) Edging of premixed metal 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
6) Special surface finishings 100 ft 9.29 m2 10 m2
71 Expansion and dummy
joints - per cm depth and
per mm width 100 rft 30.5 m 10 m
8) Screening and/or breaking
of road aggregate 100 fts 2.83 ma ms
9) Scarifying 100 ft 9.29 m2 10 m2
10) Berms [ ( see 5.2 ) (item 3) ]
5.18 Demolition aod Dismratliog
NOTE - The unite of meeaurement where applicable shall generally be the aeme
,ac tboee employed for construction of the work.

Used be Used
1) Removal of material shall
be in the units of 100yd 91.4 m 50 m or
10 m
2) bud on roofs 100 ft 2.83ma ma
cwt 0508 quintal quintal
3) Sheet, lead in roofs 100 fts 9*29m2 10 ma
4) Supporting members, such
as roof battens,. purlins,
beams, etc,, of wood or
concrete ft 28 dma 10 dm*
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Used be Used
5) Stripping of ceilings 100 ft* 9-29 m2 10 ma
61 Breaking down floors, roofs
of brick or concrete 100 fts 2.83lnj ms
7) Taking down walls, piers,
etc, of brick or concrete 101)fts 2.83m3 ms

8) Reinforced concrete struc-
tures and reinforced brick
roofs and walls ftJ 28 dms 10 dma
9) Woodwork including rough
.hewn scantlings average
40 cm2 section ftJ 28 dma 10 dm
10) Woodwork under 40 cm2
section 100 rft 30.5m 10 m
11) Bullies rft 0.305m m
12) Boarding 100 fts 9.29 me 10 ma
13) Steel and iron work cwt Os508quintal quintal
14) Picking up of drains, re-
moval of water pipes, etc 100 fts 2.83 m* ma
6. CARRIAGE OF MATERIALS -
Currently - Metric Value Units to
Used be Used
Lime, moorum, building
rubbish, earth, manure and
sludge and excavated earth 100 ft* 2.83ma ms
21 Sand, stone aggregates,
soling stone, etc 100 fts 2.83ma Ins
3) Bricks, tiles, etc 1OOONo. - lOOON
4) Cement, stone blocks, steel
sections, pipes, below
100 mm size and other
heavy materials ton 1016 tonnes tonne
5) Timber 100 ft 2.83 ms ma
6) Tar, bitumen, etc ton l-016 tonnes tonne
7! Steam coal ton- 1.016 -tonnes tonne
8) All types of pipes above
lOO-mm size 100 yds 91.4 m 100 m
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7. WEIGHTS AND STRENGTH

OF MATERIALS
fps Units Metric Units Conversion
to be Used Factor
cuE3fiy ( from fps
unit to
metric
unit )

rton tonne l-016

1) Simple weights of materials cwt q (quintal ) O-508
4 o-454
lb, (ounes) g (:Zms) 28.350
kg/m O-496
2) Weight per unit length lb/yd
{ lb/ft kg/m l-488
rib/ins g/cm 27.680
3) Density lb/fP g/ma 16.018
1 cwtlyd q/m O-664
oz/imp gal g/l 6.236
4) Concentrations lb/f@ g/l 16019
5) Compressive strength re-

quirements of materials lb/ins kg/cm 0.070
6) Tensile strength require- lb/in. kg/cm O-070

ments of materials { tons/in.s kg/mm 1-575
7) Breaking loads of materials lb kg O-454
8) Stresses ( tensile, compres- Ib/in.s kg/cma @070

sive bearing or shear ) { t0nslin.s kg/mm 1575
9) Hydraulic pressure ( head ) ft m o-305
10) Other pressures lb/in.* kg/cm o-070

tons/ft? tonne/me 10-937
11) Bearing pressures
lb/f@ 4882
kglms
12) Atmospheric pressure in

head of water ft m O-305
13) Atmospheric .pressure in\
head of mercury in. mm 25.4
14) Moment of inertia in. cm* -41.623
15) Section modulus in. cm* 16.387
28
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fpsUnits Metric Units Conversion

Currently to be Used Factor
Used ( from fps
unit to
metric
unit )
16) Radius of gyratidn in. cm or mm 254

kg-cm l-152
17) Bending moment and kib_

kg-cm 13.825

moments
I in.-tons kg-m 25.808
f-lb/f@ kg/me 4.882
I tons/fts tonneImP 10-937
18) Force 4, tonqrft tonne/m 3.333
llb/rft kglm l-488
mile/h km/h 1%09
19) Speed and velocity ft/s m;s 0.305
20) Acceleration ft/G m/G o-305
21) Discharge in rivers, .chan-

nels, etc Cusec ms/s O-028
22) Velocity head ft m o-305

.23) Work and energy foot kilogram force 0.138
pound metre
Power hp kilowatt O-746
8. MISCELLANEOUS
fps Units Correspond@g Metric

Used be Used
1) Reduced levels Height in 0.305 m Height .in

ft above metres
mean above
sea level mean
sea level
2) Catchment area mile2 2.59 km* kms or
hectare
3) Rainfall in.. 2% cm mm
29
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Used be Used
mile l-609 km km
4) Road length 1 furlong 0.201 km O-2 km
5) Land areas acre 0405 hec- hectare
tare
(acre feet 0.123 3 hec- hectare m
I million tare metre

0.028 32 million m3
6) Storage in reservoir million ms
? ft
[gmillion 4.55 meg meg litres
a ons litres
f iiNs 4.546 I/s l/s
7) Flow cusec O-028 ma/s ms/s
I fts/day @028 m3/day m3/day
[acre/gal/s 0.089 hec- hectare/
tare/l/s/ l/s
8) Duties 4, acre/As/ 14.464 hec- hectares/
1 day tares/m3jda.y m3/day
9) Viscosity (ibpt)/s (14.88 R/cm)/s (g/cmJ/s
10) Kinematic viscosity ft/s 0.092 903 rnz/s m2js St
929.0s St ( Stokes )
11) Surface tension Ib/ft 1459 N/m N/m
12) Cement bag_ ( weight ) f see
IS : 269-1958* Specification
for Ordinary, Rapid Har-
dening and Low Heat Port-
land Cement ( Revised) J 1 cwt SO.802 kg 50 kg
APPENDIX A
( CZause 0.4 )
BASIC METRIC UNITS
A-l. LINEAR MkiASURES

10 millimetres ( mm ) = 1 centimetre (cm) -
10 centimetres ( cm ) = 1 decirrletre ( dm )*
10 decimetres ( dm ) = 1 metre (m )
* Third revision issued in 1976
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10 metres (m ) = 1 decametre
10 decametres = 1 hectometre
10 hectometres = 1 kilometre
A-2. SQUARE MEASURES
100 square millimetres ( mm2 ) = 1 square centimetre ( cm2)

100 square centimetres ( cm2 ) = 1 square decimetre ( dm2)
100 square decimgtres ( dm2 ) 3 1 square metre ( m2 )

100 square metres ( m2 ) = 1 are (a)
100 ares - 1 hectare
100 hectares = 1 square kilometre
A-3. CUBIC MEASURES AND CAPACITIES
1 000 cubic millimetres ( mms ) = 1 cubic centimetre ( cm5 )

1 000 cubic centimetres ( ems ) = 1 cubic decimetre ( dms)
1 000 cubic decimetres (dm*) = 1 cubic metre ( ms )
10 millilitres ( ml ) = 1 centilitre
10 centilitres = 1 decilitre
10 decilitres = 1 litre ( 1)
10 litres (1) = 1 decalitre
10 decalitres = 1 hectolitre
10 hectolitres = 1 kilolitre ( kl)
1 000 kilolitres = I meglitre
A-4. WEIGHTS
10 milligrams ( mg ) = 1 centigram
200 milligrams = 1 metric carat
10 centigrams = 1 decigram
10 decigrams = 1 gram(g)
10 grams ( g ) = 1 decagram
10 decagrams = 1 hectogram
10 hectograms = 1 kiiogram (kg )
100 kilograms ( kg ) = 1 quintal (q )
1 000 kilograms ( kg ) ,= 1 tonne(t)
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EQUIVALENT METRIC tiNITS FOR

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UDC S30814 :69

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Panel for Revision of IS : 965-1958

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1. SCOPE . .. .*. .:. ... . .. 6

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4. DIMENSIONS ... ... _.* ... 10

5. QUANTITIES . . . ... ... ... ... 13

5.1 General ............ 13

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7. WEIGHTYAND STRENGTHOF MATERIALS ... ... 28

8. MIXELLANEOUS ... ... ... ... 29

APPENDIX.4 BASICMETRIC UNITS ... ... ... 30

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2. SCALES FOR SURVEY PLANS AND BUILDING AND

2.1 Topographical Maps

fps Scale Metric Scale

1 in. =4 miles ( 2531440) lcm=2*5km (-&$m)

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1 in. = 1 mile lcm=0*5km ( 50\oo)

!.2 Town Surveys

fps Scale Metric Scale

1 in. = 1 mile 2cm=lkm

3 in. = 1 mile 4cm=lkm

6 in. = 1 mile (-+_& ) lOcm= I km

8;; i,: x lg~} (_&_!O_) 1 cm = 50 m

2.3 Large Scale Suheys and Layouts

fps Scale Metric Scale

NOTE - Metric scale 1 cm = 20 m may also be used though there is

no corresponding fpescele currently used.

2.4 Preliminary or Sketch Drawings Dependent on the Subject

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1 in. = 16 ft lcm= 2m,

2.6 Large Scale Drawings: General Details

1 in. = 1 ft & 1 cm = lOcm,(-$)

2.7 Enlarged Details

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3.3 Measariog chab (see IS : 1492-1959 Specification for Metric

4.1 Flooring Materials

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1) Stone blocks, bricks,

4.3 Assembled Components

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2) Parts of doors, windows,

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fps Units Metric Units

1) Pipes ( asbestos, stoneware or

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