Cement Required for Various Types of

Construction Works.
A) Cement Mortar and Concrete
Sr.
No.

Type of Mix

Proportion/Grade

Cement Required in
Bags per cubic metre

Cement
Mortar

Nominal Mix
Concrete

1: 8

4.49

1: 6

5.83

1: 5

6.89

1: 4

8.69

1: 3

10.25

1: 2

13.96

1: 11/2

16.43

1: 1

20.32

1 : 5 : 10

2.60

1:4:8

3.40

1:3:6

Controlled
Concrete

4.40

1:2:4

6.40

1 :1 1/2 :3

8.00

M - 10

4.40

M - 15

6.40

M - 20

7.20

M - 25

8.20

M - 30

9.20

M - 35

10.20

M - 40

10.50

M - 45

10.80

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B) Stone Masonry
Sr.
No.

Cement Required in
Bags per cubic metre

Description of Mixture

Stone masonry 1st sort in c.m.1:6 with pointing

1.50

Stone masonry 1st sort in c.m.1:5 with pointing

1.90

Stone masonry 1st sort in c.m.1:4 with pointing

2.40

Stone masonry 1st sort in c.m.1:3 with pointing

2.58

Stone masonry 2nd sort in c.m.1:6 with pointing

1.70

Stone masonry 2nd sort in c.m.1:5 with pointing

2.10

Stone masonry 2nd sort in c.m.1:4 with pointing

2.42

Stone masonry 2nd sort in c.m.1:3 with pointing

3.20

U.C.R. masonry in c.m.1:6

1.60

10

U.C.R. masonry in c.m.1:5

1.90

C) Cement Plaster
Sr.
No.

Plaster
Thickness
in mm.

Cement Consumption per sq. metre for various proportions

of cement to sand
1:1

1:2

1:3

1:4

1:5

1:6

6 mm

--

--

0.070

0.0450

--

--

12 mm

0.286

0.202

0.140

0.1100

0.090

0.082

20 mm

0.435

0.300

0.210

0.1800

0.145

0.121

25 mm

0.496

0.341

0.254

0.1970

0.180

0.145

25 mm
sand face

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--

--

0.2500

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