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Preliminary Quantity Estimates

Preliminary Quantity Estimates

Preliminary Quantity Estimates

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Folks,
Are there good published documents that you have successfully used in the past to estimate reinforcing quantities in psf or plf for various concrete framing systems such as.
1. Beams and One way slabs (reinforced and PT Beams)
2. Two way post tensioned slabs
3. Two way conventionally reinforced slabs
4. Concrete columns (based on building height and tributary)
5. Concrete shear walls
6. Footings
etc.

We get into doing some preliminary work prior to getting the actual job to help owners/contractors with pricing. Obviously, since we don't have the job and we are only pursuing it, we cannot really spend the time to model everything and determine quantity estimates.

What recommendations do you have?

RE: Preliminary Quantity Estimates

For conventional concrete systems you may be able to pull some quick designs out of CRSI and use that as a guide for quantity estimates.

For the PT systems you may want to talk to one one of your local PT contractos, they may have someone knowledgeable on staff to help and may be able to provide answers based on their past experience.  The last PT project I worked on here in the Northeast our local rep for the PT company was able to help out considerably.

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