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Editor:Ivor H.Seeley  \nEmeritus Professor,Trent Polytechnic  \nAdvanced Building Measurement,second edition Ivor H.SeeleyAn Introduction to Building Services Christopher A.HowardApplied Valuation Diane ButlerAsset Valuation Michael Rayner  \nBuilding Economics,third edition Ivor H.SeeleyBuilding Maintenance,second edition Ivor H.Seeley  \nBuilding Quantities Explained,fourth edition Ivor H.SeeleyBuilding Surveys,Reports and Dilapidations Ivor H.SeeleyBuilding Technology,third edition Ivor H.SeeleyCivil Engineering Contract Administration and ControlIvor H.Seeley  \nCivil Engineering Quantities,fourth edition Ivor H.SeeleyCivil Engineering Specification,second edition Ivor H.SeeleyContract Planning and Contract Procedures B.CookeContract Planning Case Studies B.Cooke  \nEnvironmental Science in Building R.McMullanIntroduction to Valuation D.Richmond  \nPrinciples of Property Investment and Pricing W.D.FraserQuantity Surveying Practice Ivor H.SeeleyStructural Detailing P.Newton  \nUrban Land Economics and Public Policy,fourth editionP.N.Balchin,J.L.Kieve and G.H.Bull  \n1980 JCT Standard Form of Building Contract,second editionR.F.Fellows  \n# Building QuantitiesExplained\n\nIVOR H.SEELEY  \nBSc(EstMan),MA,PhD,FRICS,CEng,FICE,FCIOB,MIHChartered Quantity SurveyorEmeritus Professor of Trent Polytechnic,Nottingham  \nFourth Edition  \nC Ivor H.Seeley 1965,1969,1979,1988  \nAll rights reserved.No reproduction,copy or transmissionof this publication may be made without written permission.  \nNo paragraph of this publication may be reproduced,copiedor transmitted save with written permission or in accordancewith the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956(as amended),or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copyingissued by the Copyright Licensing Agency,33—4 Alfred Place,London WC1E 7DP.  \nAny person who does any unauthorised act in relation tothis publication may be liable to criminal prosecution andcivil claims for damages.  \nFirst edition 1965Reprinted 1966SI edition 1969  \nReprinted 1972(with corrections),1973,1974,1976,1977(twice)Third edition 1979  \nReprinted 1981,1982,1983,19841985,1987Fourth edition 1988  \nPublished by  \nMACMILLAN EDUCATION LTD  \nHoundmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire RG212XSand London  \nCompanies and representativesthroughout the world  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nSeeley,Ivor H.(Ivor Hugh),19234一  \nBuilding quantities explained.4th ed.  \n1.Great Britain.Buildings.Construction.Bills of quantities  \nI.Title692'.5  \nISBN 978-0-333-48206-3  \nISBN 978-1-349-19343-1(eBook)  \nDOI 10.1007/978-1-349-19343-1  \nThis bookis dedicated to those numerous graduates,diplomatesand students inquantity surveying of Trent Polytechnic,with whomIhave had the privilegeand pleasure to be associated.  \n\n| Series Standing Order  \u003Cbr>If you would like to receive future titles in this series as they are  \u003Cbr>published.you can make use of our standing order facility.To place a  \u003Cbr>standing order please contact your bookseller or,in case of difficulty,  \u003Cbr>write to us at the address below with your name and address and the  \u003Cbr>name of the series.Please state with which title you wish to begin your  \u003Cbr>standing order.(If you live outside the United Kingdom we may not  \u003Cbr>have the rights for your area,in which case we wil forward your order  \u003Cbr>to the publisher concerned.)  \u003Cbr>Customer Services Department,Macmillan Distribution Ltd  \u003Cbr>Houndmills,Basingstoke,Hampshire,RG212XS,England.   |\n| --- |\n\nEst modus in rebuswhich can be translated as'there is measure/method in all things'(motto of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors)  \nContents  \nList of FiguresList of ExamplesPrefaceAcknowledgements  \n1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION  \nHistorical Background of Quantity Surveying—Pur-poses of Bill of Quantities—Processes used in QuantitySurveying Work—Standard Method of Measurement ofBuilding Works—Co-ordinated Project Inform","cbCaig102mS1A89X","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig102mS1A89X","pdf",27177973,"English","# Contents\n## List of Figures and Examples\n## Preface and Acknowledgements\n## 1 General Introduction\n## 2 General Principles of Taking Off\n## 3 Use of Mensuration in Quantities\n## 4 Measurement of Excavation and Foundations\n## 5 Measurement of Brick and Block Walling","[{\"question\":\"What topics are covered in the general introduction of Building Quantities Explained?\",\"answer\":\"It covers the historical background of quantity surveying, the purposes of bills of quantities, processes used in quantity surveying work, standard methods of measurement for building works, and modern preparation techniques and bill formats.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book describe taking off quantities from drawings?\",\"answer\":\"It explains general rules and basic principles, including tabulated rules, dimensions paper, how to enter dimensions, spacing, waste, order of dimensions, abbreviations 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