Unit Weight of construction Materials

Unit Weight of Materials Used at Construction Site

In this article, I discussed unit weights of different construction materials used in civil engineering  in detail.

 

Materials	Unit weight (Kg/m^3)
Water	1000
Bricks (broken)	1420
Bricks(common)	1600
Cement(ordinary)	1440
Cement (rapid hardening)	1250
Cement Mortar	2000
Cement Concrete (Plain)	2400
Cement Concrete (Reinforced)	2500
Glass	2500
Lime Concrete	1900
Cement Plaster	2000
Lime Plaster	1700
Stones (Ballast)	1750

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Stones (Aggregates)	1750
Stones (Basalt)	2850
Stones (Granite)	2450
Stones (Marble)	2650
Timber (Oak, Sal)	510
Timber (Mango)	650

Methods of estimation short wall and long wall

Timber (Teak)	625
Coal	600
Plastics	1250
Oils	800
Ashes	650
Clinker	750

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Rubber	1300
Slag	1500
Clay Soil	1900
Sand (dry)	1540- 1600
Sand (wet)	1760- 2000
Steel	7850
Chalk	2100

 

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