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Estimating Concrete Material Fuller Method PDF
Estimating Concrete Material Fuller Method PDF
• E. Fuller method:
• It takes 42 parts of materials to make 27 parts of cement.
• $ Volume = 200 cu. ft.
• $ Cu. ft. of raw materials needed 42/27 ( 200 cu ft.) = 311 cu. ft.
• $ Cu. ft. of raw materials per batch: 1+2 2 +4 = 7 2 cu. ft.
• $ Number of batches = 311 cu. ft. = 41.467
• 7 2 cu. ft.
• $ Sacks of cement = 1 (41.467) = 41.467 or 42 sacks
• $ Cu. ft. of fine aggregate (41.467) (2 2) = 103.66 or 104 cu. ft.
• $ Cu. ft. of coarse aggregate (41.467) (4) = 165.86 or 166 cu. ft.
• $ Water to add per batch 7-5/8 = 6 3/8 gals.
Estimating concrete for a job.
• F. Absolute volume method.
• $ Formula:
• Absolute Volume = Weight of loose materials
• Specific gravity x unit wt. of water
• $ Cement:
• Absolute Volume = 1 cu. ft. x 94 lbs./cu. ft. = 94 = 0.478 cu.ft.
• 3.15 x 62.4 196.56
•
• $ Fine Aggregate:
• Absolute Volume = 2 2 cu. ft. x 100#/cu. ft. = 250 = 1.540 cu.ft.
2.6 x 62.4 162.24
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Estimating concrete for a job.
• $ Water:
• Absolute Volume= 7/7 2 x 62.4 = 7/7 2 = 0.933 cu. ft.
• 1 x 62.4
Estimating concrete for a job.
• 2. Absolute Volume
• Cement 47% Solids
• -ABSOLUTE VOLUME
• FT3 X % SOLIDS = FT3
• Cement ______ 47 ______
• Sand ______ 60 ______
• Gravel ______ 55 ______
• Water ______ 100 ______
•
• TOTAL YIELD (FT3) ______
• (YARD3) ______
•
• MIXES ______
• YARD3
HOW MANY BAGS OF CEMENT ARE NEEDED TO
MIX 1 CUBIC YARD OF CONCRETE USING A 1 : 2 : 3
- 6 GALLON MIX?
(Rule of thumb)
•
• Yield =_______ YD3 = FT3/MIX
• 27 FT3/YARD3
•
• 1 CUBIC YARD = _______1 BAG MIXES
• YARD3/MIX
•
• USE________BAGS OF CEMENT
WHAT WILL A 1 : 2 : 3 - 6 GAL.
MIX YIELD?
FT3
• Cement ________
• Sand ________
• Gravel ________
• Water ________
• Total ________ FT3
• x 60% ________ FT3
•
• Yard3 ________
• Mix
•
• Mixes ________
• Yard3
•
• CALCULATED BY THE RULE OF THUMB