Willis's Elements of Quantity Surveying

Willis’s Elements of Quantity Surveying has become a standard text in the teaching of building measurement – a core part of the degree curriculum for quantity surveyors. The book will be fully updated to follow the guidance given by RICS NRM 1 & 2. As in previous editions the focus remains a logical approach the detailed measurement of building elements and copious use of examples to guide the student. The text has been fully revised in line with the NRM guidance and includes many new and revised examples illustrating the use of NRM. The hallmarks of previous editions – clarity and practicality – are maintained, while ensuring the book is fully up to date, providing the student of quantity surveying with a first class introduction to the measurement of building elements.

SANDRA LEE is a retired Chartered Quantity Surveyor but continues to be involved with surveying education and the associated professional bodies.

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Chapter 2 - Detailed Measurement

Chapter 3 - The Use of the RICS New Rules of Measurement (NRM)

Chapter 4 - Setting Down Dimensions

Chapter 5 - Alternative Systems

Chapter 6 - Preliminary Calculations

Chapter 7 - General Principles for Taking-off

Chapter 8 – Substructures

Chapter 9 – Walls

Chapter 10 – Floors

Chapter 11 – Roofs

Chapter 12 - Internal Finishes

Chapter 13 - Windows and Doors

Chapter 14 - Reinforced Concrete Structures

Chapter 15 - Structural Steelwork

Chapter 16 – Plumbing

Chapter 17 – Drainage

Chapter 18 - External Works

Chapter 19 - Preliminaries and Other Priced Bill Sections

Chapter 20 - Bill Preparation

Appendix

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