WEIGHT OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND WEIGHT OF STEEL PER METER

 WEIGHT OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS

WEIGHT OF ENGINEERING MATERIALS AND WEIGHT OF STEEL PER METER

Bitumen    = 1040 kg/cu.m

Cement     = 1440 kg/cu.m

Brick        = 1600 kg/cu.m

Sand   

      1. Dry = 1600 kg/cu.m

     2. River = 1840 kg/cu.m

Aggregate  = 1750 kg/cu.m

Steel           = 7850 kg/cu.m

Unit Weight Of Building Materials:

There are many building materials used in construction. In the below table we have tried to cover the unit weight of building materials which are most commonly used at the construction site. Material Unit Weight

Water 1000 Kg/ m3

Bricks (broken) 1420 Kg/ m3

Bricks(common) 1600 Kg/ m3

Cement(ordinary) 1440 Kg/ m3

Cement (rapid hardening) 1250 Kg/ m3

Cement Mortar 2000 Kg/ m3

Cement Concrete (Plain) 2400 Kg/ m3

Cement Concrete (Reinforced) 2500 Kg/ m3

Glass 2500 Kg/ m3

Lime Concrete 1900 Kg/ m3

Cement Plaster 2000 Kg/ m3

Lime Plaster 1700 Kg/ m3

Stones (Ballast) 1720 Kg/ m3

Stones (Aggregates) 1750 Kg/ m3

Stones (Basalt) 2850 Kg/ m3

Stones (Granite) 2450 Kg/ m3

Stones (Marble) 2650 Kg/ m3

Timber (Oak, Sal) 510 Kg/ m3

Timber (Mango) 650 Kg/ m3

Timber (Teak) 625 Kg/ m3

Coal 600 Kg/ m3

Plastics 1250 Kg/ m3

Oils 800 Kg/ m3

Ashes 650 Kg/ m3

Clinker 750 Kg/ m3

Rubber 1300 Kg/ m3

Slag 1500 Kg/ m3

Clay (dry, compact) 14.4 Kg/ m3

Sand (dry) 15.4 – 16 Kg/ m3

Sand (wet) 17.6 -20 Kg/ m3

Steel 78.5 Kg/ m3

Chalk 22.4 Kg/ m3

Bitumen 10.4 Kg/ m3

WEIGHT OF STEEL PER METER

Weight of steel bars per meter – Weight of steel bars formula

Here is a list of mild steel bars weight.

Diameter of bars in millimeter

Weight of bars in kilogram

6 mm 0.22 kg/meter

10 mm 0.62 kg/meter

12 mm 0.89 kg/meter

16 mm 1.58 kg/meter

20 mm 2.469 kg/meter

25 mm 3.858 kg/meter

Weight of steel bars formula

To calculate weight of steel bars, there is a formula used to calculate weight.

W=(D^2 x L)/162

In the above formula:

D is in millimeter.

L is the total length of steel bars of which weight is to be calculated.

For example: if we have to calculate the weight of 10 mm steel bars, then we will proceed as follow:

W=10^2/ 162

W=0.617 kg/meter

In this way we will get steel bars weight per meter. After that multiply unit weight with the total length of steel bars of which weight is to be calculated.

Weight of steel bars per foot in kg

Diameter of bars

Weight of bars

#2 bars (diameter 2/8 inch) 0.075 kg/ft

#3 bars (diameter 3/8 inch) 0.170 kg/ft

#4 bars (diameter ½ inch) 0.30 kg/ft

#5 bars (diameter 5/8 inch) 0.473 kg/ft

#6 bars (diameter 6/8 inch) 0.68 kg/ft

#8 bars (diameter 1 inch) 1.21 kg/ft