INTERNATIONAL ISO

STANDARD 4463-1
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ISO 4463-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 59,
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Contents Page

0 Introduction ........................................................

1 Scope .............................................................

2 Field of application ..................................................

3 References .........................................................

4 Definitions.. .......................................................

Section one : General introduction ...................................... 2

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Section two: Planning and organization of setting-out ................... 4
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6 Acquisition of information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Planning the setting-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

7.1 Reconnaissance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

7.2 Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

8 Setting-out drawings ................................................ 7

9 Functional responsibilities ............................................ 7

10 Qualifications ....................................................... 7

11 Survey and site documentation. ....................................... 7

12 Calculation......................................................... 7

Section three: Setting-out and measuring procedures -

Acceptance criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13 Introduction ........................................................

13.1 General......................................................

13.2 Instruments ..................................................

13.3 Methods.....................................................

13.4 Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13.5 Acceptance criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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14 Primarysystem ..................................................... 8

14.1 Introduction .................................................. 8

14.2 Reconnaissance ............................................... 8

14.3 Marking ...................................................... 10

14.4 Measuring-in of the primary System .............................. 10

14.5 Acceptance criteria for the Position of primary Points ............... 10

14.6 Consequences of non-compliance ............................... 11

15 Secondarysystem ................................................... 11

15.1 Introduction .................................................. 11

15.2 Application ................................................. .‘. 11

15.3 Marking ...................................................... 11

15.4 Setting-out of secondary Points ................................. 11

15.5 Acceptance criteria for the Position of secondary Points ............. 14

15.6 Consequences of non-compliance ............................... 14

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16.1 Introduction .................................................. 14

16.2 Application ................................................... ISO 4463-1:1989 14

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16.4 Setting-out of Position Points ................................... 14

16.5 Acceptance criteria for the Position sf Position Points ............... 16

16.6 Consequences of non-compliance ............................... 16

17 Vertical transfer of Points (plumbing) ................................... 16

17.1 Introduction .................................................. 16

17.2 Reconnaissance ............................................... 16

17.3 Measuringmethods ............................................ 17

17.4 Marking ...................................................... 17

17.5 Plumbing ..................................................... 17

17.6 Acceptance criteria for the Position of transferred Points ............ 17

17.7 Consequences of non-compliance ............................... 17

18 Leveliing ........................................................... 17

16.1 Introduction .................................................. 17

18.2 Reconnaissance ............................................... 17

18.3 Marking ...................................................... 17

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18.5 Acceptance criteria for the levels of benchmarks

and Position Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

18.6 Consequences of non-compliance ............................... 20

Bibliography .......................................................... 20

Annex: Example of a working/inspection schedule of setting-out showing

tasks and responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Measurement methods for building - Setting-out

and measurement -
Part 1:
Planning and Organkation, measuring procedures,
acceptance criteria

0 Introduction ISO 7078, Building construction - Procedures for setting-out,

measuremen t and surveying - Vocabulary and guidance no tes.
This part of ISO 4463 forms one of a series concerning the ac-
curacy of measurement methods on building sites. ISO 7976-1, Tolerantes for building - Guidelines indicating
metbods of measurement of buildings and building products -
Part 2 will deal with measuring stations and targets and part 3 Part 7 : Instruments and accuracy.
will deal with setting-out drawings.
ISO 7976-2, Tolerantes for building - Guidelines indicating
methods of measurement of buildings and building products -
Part 2: Position 0 f measuring poin ts.
1 Scope iTeh STANDARDISOPREVIEW 8322 (all Parts), Building construction - Measuring instru-
This part of ISO 4463 deals with the progressive(standards.iteh.ai)
stages of
setting-out work in building construction, i.e. acquisition of in-
ments - Procedures for determining accuracy-in-use. ‘1

formation, establishing the primary System, setting-out the

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System to other levels, and setting-out the Position Points and
For the purposes of this gart of ISO 4463, the definitions of
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the establishment and transfer of levels (bench marks).
ISO 1803 and ISO 7078, together with the following, apply.
In addition it gives values of permitted deviations and guidance
on independent check measurements (quality control) using in- 4.1 site surveyor : Person entrusted with the carrying-out of
struments and methods currently in common use at each Stage one or more of the different measuring operations in the
of the setting-out process. building process.

As practice tan differ from country to country, the term site

surveyor is intended to refer to a competent Operator in this
2 Field of application field irrespective of his formal qualifications.

This part of ISO 4463 applies to common types of building con- 4.2 compliance measurement : Measurement carried out
struction. Special operations such as setting-out of precision to verify compliance with the specified permitted deviation of a
machinery or the legal location of the building, as specified for completed Stage of the construction process (for example,
example in planning laws or local regulations, are not covered building components, setting-out and constructed work).
by this patt of ISO 4463 since all recommendations are subject
to statutory legislation in a particular country. 4.3 check measurement: Independent informal measure-
ment to check the correctness and accuracy of a previous
measurement.

3 References
4.4 secondary line: Any line used for the purpose of
ISO 1803-1, Building construction - Tolerantes - Vocabulary
setting-out the proposed building and for checking and com-
- Part 7: General terms. pliance of the building or building Parts.

ISO 1803-2, Building construction - Tolerantes - Vocabulary 4.5 acceptance criteria: Conditions to be fulfilled Prior to
- Part 2: Derived terms. acceptance of a completed task or process.

1) To be published.

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Section one : General introduction

5 General introduction 5.2 The choice of the number and type of reference Systems
required for a particular building project will be dependent on
the size, complexity, and configuration of the site, the shape,
5.1 The process of setting-out on any building site may be
size and Position of each building, the amount of space
described as the determination and establishment of a well-
available, the proposed methods of construction and the erec-
defined System of lines, distances and planes to provide a
tion sequence. In practice, therefore, the previously established
suitable network for the determination of the accurate Position
reference System from which the secondary setting-out System
and level of buildings and building elements.
tan be established may be either
This International Standard is concerned with the complete - an existing Co-Ordinate System which covers the par-
range of setting-out on building sites and thus adopts a three-
ticu Darsite, that is an official control System ; or
Stage Order of reference Systems which are commonly required
for large and complex building projects. - a network of measuring Points specially established for
the building project, that is a primary System; or
As shown in figure 1, the Order of establish ment connec-
tion of reference Systems is as follows: - corner Points or other important Points relating to a
particular building established for example by the local
a) Primary System, which is connected to the official con-
authority (sec figure 7) ; or
trol System l) and normally covers the whole site and to
which subsequent measurements on that site are related - in the case of an extension of a building or infilling
(sec clause 14) ;
between existing buildings, reference lines established by
extending one or more secondary lines, for example lines
b) Secondary System, which serves as the main reference
parallel to the column centre-lines.
System or grid for the erection of a particular building or
group of buildings and associated works (see clause 15) ;
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Stage 1 Points in primary System, marked at ground level

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Stage 1 Point in primary System, marked with elevated aiming target

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CB---+--- Stage 2 Point and line of secondary System

+ Stage 3 Position Point

NOTE - Some of the Primat-y, secondary and Position Points are shown. Primary Points are marked and measured in. Secondary and Position Points
are set out and marked.

Figure 1 - Example of the three stages of setting-out as adopted in this International Standard
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Section two: Plannina and Organkation of setting-out

6 Acquisition of information 7.2 Grids

Detailed information is required on the size and shape of the Prior to and during the building process, use tan be made of
site, planning regulations, existing Services, adjacent structures the following grids :
above and below ground, and the existing Survey network.
- location grids ;
Some of this information is often available from the statutory - site grids ;
authorities (local authority). A site Survey to tonfirm and up-
date the above information should be carried out. Such infor- - structural grids/system.
mation will enable the designer to relate the Position of the pro-
posed building and ancillary work to the Survey System around
the site and also facilitate the contractor’s reconnaissance for 7.2.1 Location grids
the setting-out work.
Location grids (sec figure 2) are mostly used for large sites or
schemes. Their main function is to assist planning authorities
7 Planning the setting-out and designers in plotting the location of boundaries, buildings,
roads, underground Utilities or other features. On Plans or
7.1 Reconnaissance drawings, a location grid may be presented either by con-
tinuous lines or by the Points of intersection of these lines (grid
A reconnaissance of the site and planning of the setting-out are intersections).
essential. Based on the site Survey drawing relating the building
and ancillary work, a suitable reference System should be
7.2.2 Site grids
selected and established.
Site grids (see figure 3) tan be considered as the transfer of the
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grid from the plan or drawing to the site by setting-out.
This tan be the grid in its whole or a part of it, with the same
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spacing or a closer one.

- the Position of the proposed building and ancillary In those cases where the internal accuracy of a previously
work ;
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setting-out may be done by using one grid intersection as a
reference Point and one grid line through it, as a reference
The Chosen reference System should be such that redundant direction. Such a procedure is only then allowed if no other ac-
observations are possible and that the measuring Points tan be ceptance criteria towards other grid intersections are specified
referred to during construction. or shown to be necessary for the setting-out. Otherwise the site
grid - or the particular part of it - has to be resurveyed.
The positions of the main ground stations should be Chosen
and protected such that they are at minimum risk to darnage or
movement and unobstructed lines of sight tan be maintained. 7.2.3 Structural grids (building grids) and secondary
grids or Systems
Elevated permanent targets on existing buildings could serve
this purpose but may be more difficult to use than protected Structural grids (sec figure 3) are used by designers to define
stations on the ground. the Position of structural elements - usually their centre-lines.

Primary and secondary benchmarks should be positioned such A,setting-out grid (sec figure 3) is one which will generally be
that Change Points are kept to a minimum and sight lengths do parallel to the structural grid; it is used for the setting-out of
not exceed 40 m. Position Points and for compliance measurements, as the
erected elements progressively obscure the structural grid.
The type of instruments and the method of setting-out should Such a grid tan also be projected up and along the building as
be selected to meet the specified accuracy. This may require the construction proceeds.
calculations. A flow diagram similar to that in ISO 8322 should
be used as an aid for such an exercise as weil as for the practical Setting-out related to specially laid out grids follows the same
accuracy test. procedure as described in this International Standard.
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Local authority to be consulted.
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Location Points and lines

Traverse Point
Vandenberg City
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Spot levels
District
Telephone line and pole
Risbergs Centre Property boundary
Parcel number

I- Scale : . . . . . . . . . . .
- - - Proposed building
Location grid : for site,
Manfreds Corner, Parcel 59/4/2 --- Proposed features

Figure 2 - Example of location grid