Willis's elements of quantity surveying / Sandra Jean Lee, James Andrew Willis, William Trench.

Based on an original work: Elements of quantity surveying / Arthur James Willis. 1935.

Includes index.

Detailed measurement -- The use of the RICS new rules of measurement (NRM) -- Setting down dimensions? -- Alternative systems -- Preliminary calculations -- General principles for taking-off -- Substructures -- Walls -- Floors -- Roofs -- Internal finishes -- Windows and doors -- Reinforced concrete structures -- Structural steelwork -- Plumbing -- Drainage -- External works -- Demolitions, alterations and renovations -- Preliminaries and other priced bill sections -- Bill preparation.

The measurement of building elements is a core subject forquantity surveying students. Responding to the recently publishedsecond volume of the New Rules of Measurement (NRM2) by the RoyalInstitution of Chartered Surveyors, the 12th edition of Willis'sElements of Quantity Surveying explains, from first principles andto NRM2 standards, the measurement process for all the key buildingelements.

This edition begins with an overview of the need for measurementand the differing rules governing measurement at different stagesof the design or project cycle. As in previous editions the focusremains the detailed measurement of building elements, but the texthas been fully revised in line with the NRM2 rules. A range of newand revised examples illustrating the use of NRM2 rules are a keyfeature of the book, which concludes with guidance on how to usethe data collected during the measurement process to create thetender documents.

In the 12th edition the hallmarks of previous editions –clarity and practicality – have been maintained whileensuring the book is fully up to date, providing the student ofquantity surveying with a first class introduction to themeasurement of building elements.