1. The document describes the long wall and short wall method for calculating quantities of brickwork in a superstructure. It explains how to calculate the centerline length, length, and final quantities of long walls and short walls based on half widths and centerline distances. 2. For long walls, the length is calculated by adding half the wall width to the centerline distance on each side. For short walls, the length is calculated by subtracting half the wall width from each side of the centerline distance. 3. The lengths are then multiplied by the wall width and depth to calculate the quantities of brickwork for long walls and short walls, with deductions made for openings like doors and windows.

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SESSION: 02 LONG WALL AND SHORT WALL METHOD
Example:
1. Find out quantities of following items of work (See fig. No. 1)
i. Superstructure Brick work
Wall thick-0.3 m
Procedure:
1. To get length of long wall or short wall, calculate first the center line length of
individual walls.
Example: Refer above diagram for detail
Center to center distance of long wall = Length of wall + ½ width of left side wall +
½ width of right side wall
= 5.0 m + ½ x 0.3 + ½ x 0.3
= 5.3 m
Center to center distance of short wall = Length of wall + ½ width of left side wall +
½ width of right side wall
= 5.0 m + ½ x 0.3 + ½ x 0.3
= 5.3 m
2. Then the length of wall, (out to out) calculated after adding half breadth at each side
or end to its center line length. (This is applicable for long wall only)

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Example:
Length of long wall = c/c distance of long wall + ½ width at each side
= 5.3 + ½ x 0.3 + ½ x 0.3
= 5.6 m
3. Thus length of short wall measured (in-to-in) calculated after deducting half breadth
of each side or end to its center line length. (This is applicable for short wall only)
Example:
Length of short wall = c/c distance of short wall - ½ width at each side
= 5.3 - ½ x 0.3 - ½ x 0.3
= 5.0 m
4. These lengths are multiplied by breadth and depth to get quantities of individual item
of work.
Example:
Measurement sheet:
Sr.no.
Work description Unit No’s Length Width Height/Depth Quantity Total
Quantity
1.0 Superstructure
Brick work
long wall M3 2 5.6 0.3 2.75 9.24
17.49short wall M3 2 5.0 0.3 2.75 8.25
Deduction
i. Door M3 1 1.2 0.3 2.1 0.756
2.196ii. Window M3 4 1.2 0.3 1.0 1.44
15.294