Name
Formation Level
Subgrade Level
Natural Ground Level (NGL)
Finished Ground Level (FGL)
Ground Level (GL)
Building Ground Level (BGL)
Finished Floor Level(FFL)
Plinth Level
Description
It is the Deepest point of excavation, where construction starts. Usually it is the level after th
It is the naturally occuring grond level at site
NGL is the condensing of the normal ground level. It is the regular degree of gro
The term FGL Finish ground level alludes to the ground that has been done with
The term ground level alludes to the structure's level at the ground or closest to
The Level of land or the completed floor level inside the structure is known as th
The structure's inward floor is done with tiles, marble, stone, or different means;
Usually it is the level after the subgrade was prepared by filling/cutting to make a flat surface for construction, i.e. prepared subgrade lev

he regular degree of ground before any filling or uncovering. i.e it is the ground level naturally found before use of m
that has been done with tiles, grass, paver squares, arranging, or different means. i.e it is Final GL after filling/cutting/
the ground or closest to the ground level around it. It is usually the level situated over the outside street and benea
structure is known as the Building Ground Level (BGL). In most of the cases it is same as that of FFL
tone, or different means; from that point forward, no further completing work is required, known as the completed floor
on, i.e. prepared subgrade level

ally found before use of machinary

al GL after filling/cutting/leveling etc
outside street and beneath the completed floor level is named ground level.(this level is used as the datum to m

wn as the completed floor level. i.e. it is the final level where humans live.
used as the datum to measure any storey or building height)
Subgrade The subgrade is the compacted natural soil below the pavement layers and it is the finished or compacted surface o
Sub-base The sub-base course comes between the base coarse and sub-grade.
base The base course is a layer or layers of specified or select material of designed thickness placed on a subbase or subg
surface co The surface course is multiple layers of pavement structure where the top layer is directly exposed to traffic. The su
nished or compacted surface on which the pavement rests. They are also known as the formation and serve as the foundation of pavemen

ss placed on a subbase or subgrade (if a subbase is not used) to provide a uniform and stable support for binder and surface courses.
ectly exposed to traffic. The surface course is also called the wearing course. For flexible pavements, the bituminous surface is the wearing
 as the foundation of pavement layers.

nder and surface courses.

uminous surface is the wearing course whereas in rigid pavement the concrete surface act as the base course cum wearing course.
e cum wearing course.