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Most common materials:

Weight in kN/m2
Material Description U.N.O.

Blockwork Lightweight 10 kN/m3

Brickwork London stock 19 kN/m3
Concrete Normal reinforcement 24 kN/m3
Glass Clear float 25 kN/m3
Steel Mild 78 kN/m3
Timber Softwood 6 kN/m3

Full list of materials:

Thickness/ Weight in kN/m2
Material Description quantity of unit U.N.O.

A
Aggregate 16 kN/m3
Aluminium Cast alloy 27 kN/m3
Longstrip roofing 0.8 mm 0.022
Bronze 76 kN/m3
Asphalt Roofing - 2 layers 25 mm 0.58
Paving 21 kN/m3

B
Bituminous felt roofing 3 layers and vapour barrier 0.11
Bitumen 11-13 kN/m3
Blockboard Sheet 18 mm 0.11
Blockwork Aerated concrete 5-9 kN/m3
Dense aggregate 20 kN/m3
Lightweight 7-14 kN/m3
Books On shelves 7 kN/m3
Bulk 8-11 kN/m3
Brass Cast 85 kN/m3
Brickwork Blue 24 kN/m3
Engineering 22 kN/m3
Fletton 18 kN/m3
London stock 19 kN/m3
Sand lime 21 kN/m3
Bronze Cast 83 kN/m3
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C
Cast stone 23 kN/m3
Cement 15 kN/m3
Chalk 22 kN/m3
Chippboard 7 kN/m3
Sheet 18mm 0.12
Sheet 22mm 0.15
Chippings Flat roof finish 1 layer 0.05
Clay Undisturbed 19 kN/m3
Concrete Aerated 10 kN/m3
Lightweight aggregate 18 kN/m3
Normal reinforced 24 kN/m3
Coal Loose lump 9 kN/m3
Copper Cast 87 kN/m3
Longstrip roofing 0.6 mm 0.05
Cork Granulated 1 kN/m3

F
False ceiling Steel framing 0.1
Felt Roofing underlay 0.015
Insulating 50 mm 0.05
3 layer plus chippings 0.35

G
Glass Crushed/refuse 16 kN/m3
Clear float 25 kN/m3
Single glazing 0.3
Double glazing 0.52
Glass wool Quilt 100 mm 0.01
Gold 194 kN/m3
Granite 27.3 kN/m3
Gravel Loose 16 kN/m3
Undisturbed 21 kN/m3

H
Hardboard 6-8 kN/m3
Hardcore 19 kN/m3
Hardwood Greenheart 10 kN/m3
Oak 8 kN/m3
Iroko, teak 7 kN/m3
Mahogany 6 kN/m3
Hollow clay pot slabs Including ribs & mortar (but not topping) 300 mm thick overall 12 kN/m3
100 mm thick overall 15 kN/m3

I
Insulation Glass fibre 100 mm 0.02
Glass fibre 150 mm 0.03
Polystyrene 0.04
Rockwool 25 mm 0.01
Iron Cast 72 kN/m3
Wrought 77 kN/m3
Ivory 19 kN/m3

L
Lead Cast 114 kN/m3
Sheet 1.8 mm 0.21
Sheet 3.2 mm 0.36
Lime Hydrate (bags) 6 kN/m3
Lump/quick (powder) 10 kN/m3
Mortar (putty) 18 kN/m3
Linoleum Sheet 3.2 mm 0.05

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M
Macadam Paving 21 kN/m3
Magnesium 18 kN/m3
Metal roof cladding Alloys 0.07
MDF Sheet 8 kN/m3
Mercury 136 kN/m3
Mortar 17-18 kN/m3
Mud 17-20 kN/m3

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Partitions Plastered brick 102 + 2 x 13 mm 2.6
Medium dense plastered block 100 + 2 x 13 mm 2.0
Plaster board on timber stud 100 + 2 x 13 mm 0.35
Patent glazing Single glazed 0.26-0.3
Double glazed 0.52
Pavement stones Cast iron or concrete framed 100 mm 1.5
Peat 11 kN/m3
Plaster Plasterboard 12.5 mm 0.09
Plasterboard 19 mm 0.15
Wallboard and skim coat 13 mm 0.12
Lath and plaster 19 mm 0.25
Traditional lime plaster 20 kN/m3
Traditional lath + plaster ceiling 0.5
Plasterboard on timber stud 0.35
Plastered brick 102 + 2 x 13mm 2.6
Plastered medium density block 2.0
Plastic Corrugated 0.04
Plywood 7 kN/m3
Sheet 12.5 mm 0.08
Sheet 19 mm 0.12
Polystyrene Expanded sheet 0.2 kN/m3
Precast concrete Beam and block + 50 mm topping 150-225 mm 1.8-3.3
Hollowcore plank 150 mm 2.4
Hollowcore plank 200 mm 2.8
Hollowcore plank 250-450 mm 3.7-5.5
Solid plank plus 50 mm topping 75-300 mm 3.7-7.4

Q
Quarry tiles Including mortar & bedding 12.5 mm 0.32

R
Raised floors Heavy duty 0.5
Medium weight 0.4
Lightweight 0.3
Ribbed slab 250-500 mm 4.0-5.7
Roofing tiles Clay - plain 0.77
Clay pantile 0.42
Concrete 0.51
Slate 0.3

S
Sand Dry, loose 16 kN/m3
Wet, compact 19 kN/m3
Screed Sand/cement 22 kN/m3
50 mm 1.15
75 mm 1.8
Slate Slab 28 kN/m3
Snow Fresh 1 kN/m3
Wet, compacted 3 kN/m3
Softwood 6 kN/m3
T&G (Tongue and Groove) 15.5 mm 0.09
T&G (Tongue and Groove) 22 mm 0.12
Battens for slating & tiling 0.03
25 mm T&G boards on 100x50 timber 0.23
joists @ 400 crs
25 mm T&G boards on 250x50 timber 0.33
joists @ 400 crs
Soils Loose sand & gravels 16 kN/m3
Dense sand & gravels 22 kN/m3
Soft/firm clays & silts 18 kN/m3
Stiff clays and silts 21 kN/m3
Stainless steel roofing Longstrip 0.4 mm 0.05
Steel Mild 78 kN/m3
Stone
Granite Cornish (Cornwall) 26 kN/m3
Rublislaw (Grampian) 25 kN/m3
Limestone Bath (Wiltshire) 21 kN/m3
Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) 22 kN/m3
Portland (Dorset) 22 kN/m3
Marble Italian 27 kN/m3
Sandstone Bramley Fell (West Yorkshire) 22 kN/m3
Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire) 24 kN/m3
Dalrey Dale or Kerridge (Derbyshire) 23-25 kN/m3
Slate Welsh 28 kN/m3
Suspended ceiling Aluminium 0.05
Steel 0.1

T
Timber C16 3.6 kN/m3
C24 4.1 kN/m3
Terracotta 18 kN/m3
Terrazzo Paving 20 mm 0.42
Thatch Including battens 305 mm 0.45

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W
Waffle slab Standard moulds 325-525 mm 6.0-8.6
Water Fresh 10 kN/m3
Woodwool slabs 6 kN/m3

Z
Zinc Cast 72 kN/m3
Longstrip roofing 0.8 mm 0.06

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