Monday, August 30, 2010

Hong Kong CESMM rev. 9 ( Updated July 2007)

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Standard Method of Measurement for Civil Engineering Works



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Menghindari tuntutan dalam Design Bangunan: Pengurusan Risiko dalam Amalan

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The chance of being claimed against is now a major risk factor for every building designer, engineer, quantity surveyor and project manager. Apart from the cases that go to court, many other claims are settled before they reach that stage. The cost of insurance to meet claims is now a substantial component of every practice’s overheads. Sensible risk management can identify the potential sources of claims, reduce their likelihood, warn of impending trouble and control how the claim is to be defended.

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Civil Engineering - Taking Off Quantities

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This book provides a thorough understanding of the general principles of measurement for taking off quantities. An essential guide to any quantity surveyor, architrect or engineer Taking off quantities: Civil Engineering demonstrates, through a series of detailed worked examples from a range of civil engineering projects, how the measurement techniques are actually used.

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Buku Poket Jurukur Bahan

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The Quantity Surveyor's Pocket Book outlines all the practical skills, contractual and management techniques needed by a student studying quantity surveying in a handy-sized format for quick reference. Arming you with a complete toolbox to each project stage, this book brings together both the measurement and consultancy aspect of QS in a compact pocket book. Covering material key topics such as forecasting, measurement, estimation and contracts in the order it arises in a typical surveying project cycle ensures understanding of key processes and techniques, as well as when and how to use them.

Recommended forms for reports, cost plans, final accounts and financial statements are also covered. A no-nonsense how-to approach makes this book an ideal companion to any course textbook. Perfect if you are on a quantity surveying degree, HNC/HND or 1-2 year post-graduate conversion course and require a simple guide to fundamental quantity surveying skills and procedures, also ideal if you are newly-qualified and need an on-site/on-the-job reference. This is a concise, affordable pocketbook bringing together practical, contractual and management techniques. It Covers skills and processes needed at each stage of a project and is ideal if you have just qualified as a quantity surveyor and need an on-site/on-the-job reference.

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Monday, June 21, 2010

Useful Calculator for conversions, health, mathematics, accounts and hardwares (on excel)

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- By Norman May (ncmay@yahoo.com)



This handy excel math sheets contains assorted helpful calculators and conversions :-

Checkbook Balance
Loan Payment
BMI & Calorie
Blood Pressure
Conversion
Convert
Right Triangle
Tap Drill
Dril Bit Eequivalance
Chart1
Chart2
Bolt Circle
Spiral
Rotate
Cone Fab
Circle Segment
Polygon
Trig Function

Just enter the required information to obtain a solution to an assortment of mathematical problems :-)

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Convert for Windows

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- A Very Useful Free Tools for QS Tool by JOSH MADISON

Convert is a free and easy to use unit conversion program that will convert the most popular units of distance, temperature, volume, time, speed, mass, power, density, pressure, energy and many others, including the ability to create custom conversions!



Convert runs on the following operating systems:-

  • Windows 95
  • Windows NT 4
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 98SE
  • Windows ME
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2003
  • Windows Vista (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Windows 7 (32-bit & 64-bit)
  • Linux/UNIX/anything that runs Wine
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