BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

LAY-OUT & IMPLEMENTATION

PROCESS

(WITH TOTAL STATION & ENGINEER’S AUTOMATIC LEVEL )

 LAY-OUT SUBJECTS:
• 1. REFERENCE ELEVATION
• 2. COLUMN-FOOTING LAY-OUT PROCESS
• 3. COLUMN LAY-OUT PROCESS
 1.0 REFERENCE ELEVATION
• 1.1 TRANSFER ELEVATION-ZERO TO PROJECT SITE PERIMETER FOR
EXCAVATION WORKS REFERENCE
• SEE ILLUSTRATION..
 2.0 COLUMN FOOTING LAY-OUT WITH TOTAL
STATION INSTRUMENT
• 2.1 STAKE OUT COLUMN-FOOTING CORNERS (SEE ILLUSTRATION)
2.2 MONITOR EXCAVATION OF COLUMN-FOOTING WITH ENGINEER’S LEVEL
2.3 STAKE OUT COLUMN-FOOTING CORNERS WITH OFFSET
.500 M BOTH WAYS FROM TRUE COLUMN-FOOTING SIDES.
 3.0 COLUMN LAY-OUT
(GUIDE TO COLUMN VERTICAL MAIN BAR LOCATION )

• 3.1 STAKE-OUT INTERSECTION POINTS OF CALCULATED OFFSET GRADE

LINES RUNNING VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL DIRECTION FROM ORIGINAL GRID
LINES
• 3.2 ESTABLISH POINTS IN A PIECE OF WOODEN BOARD TIED ON BED BARS
• SEE ILLUSTRATION
• 3.3 TIE A STRING AND CONNECT TO LAID COLUMN CORNER POINTS.
• 3.4 LAY-OUT COLUMN DIMENSION MARKED ON FOOTING BED BARS
• 3.5 PLACE LATERAL RING (STIRRUP) AS A COLUMN VERTICAL MAIN BAR
INSTALLATION GUIDE
4.0 COLUMN LAY-OUT AFTER FOOTING
CONCRETE POURING
(guide to column form installation)

• 4.1 STAKE-OUT INTERSECTION POINTS OF CALCULATED OFFSET

GRID LINES RUNNING VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL DIRECTION
FROM GRID LINE’S ORIGINAL DIRECTION.

• 4.2 MARK POINTS WITH CHALKLINE.

• 4.3 LAY-OUT COLUMN DIMENSION AND MARK WITH CHALKLINE FOR

COLUMN FORM INTALLATION GUIDE
OFFSET LAY-OUT PATTERN WITH AZIMUTH
DESIRED OFFSET AZIMUTH TO
STATION
DIRECTION USE

A NORTH B + HD
A NORTH-EAST C + HD
A EAST D + HD
A SOUTH-EAST E + HD
A SOUTH F + HD
A SOUTH-WEST G + HD
A WEST H + HD

A NORTH-WEST I + HD