HowtoEstimateIngredientsfor3"BrickMasonryWall?

LitonBiswas

Estimation,MasonryWork

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Masonrywallisthemostcommoniteminbuildingconstruction.Weusebricksformakingmasonrywall.
Thecommonsizeofbrickis9"x4"x2"inch.
Mostcommonlyusedwallthicknessinbuildingconstructionare3",5"and10".Wegenerallyusecement
mortarforjointingbrickswithoneanother.Theratioofcementmortar,weuse,for3"and5"thickwallis1:4
andfor10"thickbrickwallis1:6.
Theingredientsormaterialsneededformakingbrickmasonrywallarecement,sandandbricks.So,we
havetoestimatethosematerials.

Toestimatematerialsforbrickmasonrywallweneedtoknowthethicknessofmortarjoint.Weputhalf
inchthicknessofmortarbetweenbricksforjointing.Soourbricksizewithmortarthicknesswillbe
10"x5"x3".
ReadMore:QualityChecklistforBrickWork.
Nowletsestimatethematerials.
Materialsfor100squarefeet3inchthickbrickmasonrywall
Areaofonebrickwithmortar=10"x5"=0.83'x0.42'=0.35squarefeet(asourwallis3"thick,sowe'll
ignorethe3"sideofbricksforestimatingbricks).
Bricksneededfor100sq.ftmasonrywallare=100/0.35=285.71numbers,
say,286numbers.
Ifwetake5%wastageofbricks,thentotalbricksneededfor100sq.ft3"thickmasonrywallare=285.74+
5%=300numbers.

Nowletscalculatethemortarvolume
volumeof1numberofbrickwithmortaris=10"x5"x3"=0.83'x0.42'x0.25'=0.09cubicfeet(cu.ft).
Withoutmortarvolumeofonenumberofbrickis=9"x4"x2"=0.79'x0.38'x0.23'=0.07cu.ft.
For100squarefeet(sq.ft)brickwallbrickneeded286nosexcludingwastage.
So,mortarvolumefor100sq.ftbrickwallis=286x(0.090.07)=5.72cu.ft.
Dryvolumeofmortaris5.72x1.54=8.81cu.ft,
Including5%wastagedryvolumeofmortarwillbe9.25cu.ft.
Asweuse1:4cementsandratiofor3"brickwall,socementwillbe
cement=9.25/5=1.85cu.ft.
1bagcementvolumeis=1.25cu.ft.
So,cementneeded1.85/1.25=1.48bag,
say,1bag.
Sandwillbeneededfor100sq.ft3"thickbrickwallis=9.25/5x4=7.40cu.ft.
Say,8cu.ft.
Summary:
Materialsneededfor100squarefeet3"thickbrickwallare
Brick300numbers,
Cement1bag,and
Sand8cu.ft.
Practicalestimation:
Theaboveestimationof100sq.ft3"thickbrickwalliscorrect.ButpracticallyIfoundthattherequiredsand
quantityis10cu.ft.So,it'llbebettertocalculatetherequiredmaterialsfor100sq.ft3"thickbrickwallby
followingmanner
Cement1bag,
Sand10cu.ft,and
Brick300NOS.
Howtoestimatematerialsfordifferentquantityof3"thickbrickwall?
Supposeyouneedtocalculatetherequiredmaterialsfor"Y"sq.ft3"thickbrickwall.Youcandothisby

followingway
CementYx0.015,
SandYx0.10,and
BrickYx3.