Units & Conversions

feet - Skirting

Linear Measurements

MKS • Metric System sq. feet – Flooring

Surface Areal Measurements

FPS • Imperial System cubic feet - Earthwork

Cubical Measurements
 1 Km – 1000 m
MKS 1 m – 100 cm
1 cm – 10 mm
Linear

FPS 1 ft. – 12 inches

 1 sq.m – 1000 * 1000 sq.mm
MKS
1 sq.cm – 10 * 10 sq.mm
Surface
Area
1 cent – 435.6 sq.ft
FPS
1 acre – 100 cents
 Conversion

Linear Area

1 inch = 2.54 cm 1 sq.m = 10.76 sq.ft.

1 m = 3.28 ft. 1 sq.ft. = 0.092 sq.m

1 ft. = 0.304 m
MKS
1 mile = 1.61 Km
FPS
 150mm cube at
Reinforced Cement Concrete
28 days

Concrete Grade Mix Ratio Specified Characteristic

(Cement: FA : CA) Compressive Strength
M5 1 : 5 : 10 5
M7.5 1:4:8 7.5
M10 1:3:6 10
M15 1:2:4 15
M20 1 : 1.5 : 3 20
M25 1:1:2 25
< M20 Ordinary Concrete

M25 Example:
– Standard Concrete M – Mix
M55 20 - fck

>M55 High Strength Concrete

 Reinforcement

Length – 12 m or 40 feet's

Dia. of bar – 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25 & 32 mm

50d
 Unit Weight of Basic Building Materials

Material Unit Weight in Kg/m3

Cement 1440
PCC 2400
RCC 2500
Brick ≈1660

Reinforcement 7850
Water 1000
 Unit Weight/metre of Reinforcement Bars

Dia. of Bar Unit Weight Kg/m Weight / Rod in Kg No. of Bars in a Splice Length
Bundle (mm)
(50 / Wt. per rod)
6 mm 0.222 2.66 300
8 mm 0.395 4.74 400
10 mm 0.617 7.404 500
12 mm 0.888 10.66 600
16 mm 1.580 18.96 800
20 mm 2.469 29.63 1000
25 mm 3.858 46.30 1250
 Brickwork

Standard Size of a Brick – 19 x 9 x 9 cm

Mortar Thickness – 1 cm

C
Brick wall – 9” (230 mm)
FA
Brick wall - 4½” (115 mm) FA
C FA
CM Ratio – 1:3, 1:5, 1:6 FA FA
FA FA
FA FA
Calculating Bricks…..

5
4
3
2
1
500 Bricks in 1 cubic metre.

1/(l*b*d) = 1/(0.20 * 0.10 * 0.10)

Where; l, b & d is the dimension of brick in the

respective orientation which includes “1 cm” mortar
thickness
 Plastering

Internal plastering – 12 mm
External plastering – 15 & 18 mm
Ceiling plastering – 10 mm

Plastering CM Ratio – 1:3, 1:5, 1:6