2 Weights of concrete Non-reinforoed Nominal weight kN/m® tne Plsinormassconcrete Aggregate slimestone 22.6 14 gravel 21.21023.6 13510150 : broken brick 22010236 14010 150 = ‘other crushed stone 19.6(av.), 125(av.) z 22810244 14510155 : ‘Nominal weight 23.6 150 3 Reinforcement: 1% R6t02 Hato 154 i 2% 21t0247 ayes? i % 24010256 153t0 163 g Thickness N/m? Ib/fe E | Reinforced concrete Solidsiabs "2Smmor 3in 130 os ‘ ‘loors,walls 100mmor din | 240, 50 e ste) 1Sommor Gin | 360 3 é 250mm or 10in 6.00 125, z S00mmor [in 720 150 & Ribbedslabs 12Smmor 200 2 150mmor 215 45 225mmor 275 s7 300 mm or in 335 70 ‘Aagemsortype Compressive strength N/mm? Ibjin® kN/m? Ub/fe® Clinker (18) 211062 30010900 | 10210149 651095 | Pumice(1:6semi-dry) 14to38 20010530 TtelLo 451070 E | Foamed blast-furnace slag 1405.5 20010 800 9.410 14.9 601095 g ditto structural 13.810 34.5 2000 to 5000 16.5t020.4 105 to 130 & | expandedclay or shale Sot084 800101200 | Satolls i075 | ditostructaral 1380345, 200005000 | 13440181 SStolls F | Vermicut expanded mic) Ost035 Oto S00 3910110, 251070 2 | Palveried factash sintered) 28069 400101000 | 11 0t0i26 7o1080 S| ° ditostructual 138035 2000105000 | 13440173 sStoll0 > | No-fines (gravel) = = 15.710 18.9 100 to 120 Cellular(acratedorgasconercte) | 14 200 39min) 25(mind “ito structural W3t0155, 1500102250 | 1.110157 50:0 100 Weights and compressive strengths of some proprietary coneretesare given in Table 80. Heavy conerete Aggregates: barytes, magnetite, 31.5(min.) 200(min.) Stee shot, punchings 318 50 & | Leanmixes Dry-lean (gravel agaregate) 220 140 é Soil-cement (normal mix) 157 100 E | Finshesere Rendering, screed. ‘Nim permm thick | Ib/ perinthick Granolithi, terrazzo 18910236 Toto. ri Giass-block (hollow) conerete Wrotapprox.) | Stapprox.) Presresed concrete ‘Weightsas for reinforoed concrete (upper limits) ‘Airentrained concrete ‘Weightsas for pain or reinforced concrete (Concrete block Blockwork:200mm or Sin thick N/m? tne and brick walls Stone agarepats: slid 3h 50 = follow 287 & 4 Lightweight aggregates: solid 2.63 55 ; hollow 2s 45 5 | Weightsofwallsofotherthicknesses | Celllar (aerated gas) 115t01.53 24102 BE) ponu Brickwork: 120mmor4.Sin(nominal) | 2.6 a 8 | other proauce Paving slabs (lags) SOmm or 2in thick | 1.15 mA Roofing tiles: plain 06.1009 12st019 interlocking 06 125 Toconvert valuesin kN to valuesin kg, multiply by 102.Weights of constructional materials Concrete See Table 2 Nim? Ibn zz | Brickwork, plasterete See Tabled Clay Noor tiles 375 R 4 Pavement lights 1200 3 5 kNim | bye Damp-proot course 48 1 2 | Tarmacadam 26 144 Nin permm | tb/t?perin 3 | Macadam(waterbound) | 251 160 thickness | thick eer 3 | Snow: compact 241080 | 15t030 | Felt(insulating) 19 1 E loose 081019 | Stolz | Pavingslabs(stone) 264 ry || Yermicliteagereeate 08 5 Granitesetts 283 15 2 | Terracotta 20.8 132 Asphalt ae 2 2 | class 267 170 Rubber paving 151 5 Cork: granular 12 15 Polyvinyichloride Wav) | tov compressed 38 24 Giass-ibze (forms) 19 ! General 79(a) | Sov | Woodenboardingand | N/m permm| Ib/n® perk blocks: softwood 47 se Douglas fir 47 x0 hardwood 75 4 Yellow pine, spruce 47 0 Hardboard 104 35 | Pitchpine 66 2 Chipboard 73 2 | Larchelm Ss 35 Piywood ot 325 E | oakCngish) 711094 | 451060 | Blockboard 47 25 Teak 631086 | 401055 | Fibreboard 28 is Jarrah 94 “ Wood-wool 57 3 Greeaheart 10200118 | 651075 | Plasterboard 94 5 Quebracho 16 0 Weather boarding 38 2 Natural stone solid) enim? | ion Granite 25110287 | 16010183 | Stonerubble packed) 20 10 & _| Limestone: Bath stone 204 10 Quarry waste 14 %0 2 marble 267 170 Hardcore(consolideted) | 18.9 120 32 Portlandstone | 220 40 Allin aggregate 196 Bs 2 | Sandstone 22010236 | 14010150 22 | slate 283 180 Crushed rock, gravel, See Table 17 é sand,coaleie. (granular materials) Clay,earthete.(cohesive) | See Table 17 Iron: cast 707 450 Structural steelwork: ‘Net weight of member < ‘wrought Ba 480 riveted + 10% forckeats rivets, Z Ore: general 236 150 boltsete = (crushed) Swedish 36.1 230 welded + 125% t02.Sforweldsete z Sicel ee also below) 70 490 Rolled sections: beams | + 2.5% : Copper: cast 856 sas stanchions | + 3% (extra forcaps and bases) é wrought 877 558 Plate-web girders + 10% forrivetsor welds, E Brass 833 530 sllfeners et. & Bronze 877 538 Roof russesand See Tabied z Aluminium 22 173 walltraming g | Lead 1110 707 = = | Zinc rotted) 70.0 446, Steel stairs: industrial Nim byt 2 3 type Imor ft wide 820 56 z gimm? Ibfin® 8 srmetre foot Steel tubes: i ame ici 50mm or 2in bore 4510.60 3104 2 | steetbars 188 a4 Gaspipine 3 20mm or0.75in 6 125 | q 2 | Railtracks, KNimoftrack| Ib/ftof track ' standard gauge Ball-head rails, chairs, transverse timber (Softwood) sleepersete. | "24 165 mainlines Fla-botiom rails, iransversepresiressed concretesleepersetc. | 41 280 ‘Add for electric third rail 05 3 ‘Add for erushed stone ballast 255 1730 kNim? | hyn? Overall average weight:rils,connections sleepers, ballastete. | "7.2 150 at Bai kN/mofrait | Ib ofrait Bridge rails longitudinal imber sleepers te. tl % Toconvert values in KN to values in kg, multiply by 102.Weights of roofs and walls 4 (Weights per m? or per {t? of slope of roof) N/m? Toft? se_| Patent glaring (with led-coveredastragals) 230 6 B | ito including ste! purns ce 380 8 | states or tes, battens, see! purtins ete 670 10 860 lato 8 & | sito with boarding fet et 0 to 1100 171023 Corrugated asbestos or stel sheeting, stel purins etc. 380 to 480 81010 Reinforced concrete slabs, concrete tiles etc. See Table 2 Ey [iste otis 30m | asm | ion | 5h j Approximate weights ‘Span of trusses 15m | 25h 95 ely 1s of steal roof trusses in om | 30n| 0 | m2 | 2s | ts S N/m? or Ib/ft? of 2m 40h 132 84 275 LIS 3 | planarea root ism | son] ts | sos | 3 225 tam | oon | 203 | 14 | 42s | 3 asm | son | 239 | 18 | 5 3s Concrete blocks and bricks See Table? ax ‘N/m? per mm thick | 1b/t per in thick 4 = | Hollow clay blocks 11.3(av.) 6(ay.) = 3 ‘Common clay blocks 189 10 $2 | Engineering clay bricks 226 2 &® | Retactory bricks i13 é Sandb-lime (and similar) bricks 98 tos 5 N/m? Ib/it? | Gypsum: two:coat 12mm or 0.5 in thick 215 45 2 plasterboard 12mm or 0 in thick 108 225 [Lath and plaster (two-faced including studding) 480 10 ‘Corrugated steel or asbestos-cement sheeting aaa 430, # 2 | _ Gncluding bots, sheeting rails ete) | Stel wall raming (or sheeting or brick panels) 240 t0 335 5107 B | Giuo with brick pancls and windows 2400 soiav) 'E | itt with ste or asbestos-cement sheeting 720 1S(av) @ | Windows (industrial type: metal or wooden frames) 240 Slav) Doors (01 wry industrial type: wooden) 380 8 3 ‘hy thickness of partition in millimetres or inches . Mf, weight of partion in N/m or lft a we equivalent uniformly distributed load ia KN/m? of Ibjft? E) ED g [rec psca. rant Nin? wo f) alge §) ‘Additional uniformly distributed load o38M, 10m, B/E EE] Maem imo omer ; 03 e| os ly supported (maximum) = Partition Q er 3 normal to Spencer gS span Yasencte tT online ome 3 cium BE| ¢ both supports ZI E| 4 Free ade ane tee 3] 2 | ranition - +] 2 7S. ent 031th +031+h jee span of slab a (based on BSBII) | | i Load on lintels supporting brickwork (or similarly bonded walls) Lintels supported by lintel To convert values in N to values in kg, divide by 9.81hts of stored materials 5 KN/m? ye? kN/m? Wyn Acids: acetic 04 66 Mineral oils: nitrie IS 96 naphtha 14 a7 a sulphuric 181 us paraffin (kerosene) | 7.9 50 3 | Atcohot commercial) 79 30 petrol (gasoline) 69 “4 = | Ammonia 88 56 petroleum oil 86 55 | Beer:in bulk 10.0 a Pulp (wood) mM 45 § bottled (in cases) 46 2» Slurry:cement 4d 90, 2 inbarrels 55 35 clay 19 16 & | Benzine, benzol 86 55 clay-chalk 157 100 | Bitumen (prepared) Ba 97 Sewage 9710118 21075 | Methylated spirit 32 32 Tar, pitch us 75 J | Linseed oi 88 56 Turpentine 85 4 Milk 102 65 Water: fresh 981 4 sea 100s a Wine:in bulk 97 a bottled incases)} 5.8 37 az | Brewer's grains (wet) 3S 38 Lime (slaked): dry 3s 35 Z| Bricks (stacked) 173 110 wet 149 95 | | Clinker 94t010.2| 601065 __| Paper: packed 94 o Z| Cotton (inbates) 241055 | 151035 waste pressed) | 5.5 35 Flour: in bulk a 45 Salt:dry 38 0 z insacks 63 4 loose M4 %0 | Hay (pressed in bales) 13 8 Sawdust 24 15 | Hops in sacks) 17 10s Slag: basic 173 110 E | ice 90 7 crushed 940141 601090 2 foamed 63 40 3 Sugec(ioou) 9 50 “Tea inchests) 44 28 Uniformly distributed Concentrated Kim? Tt? kN |b | Type (printing works) 2s 261 9.0 | 2023 'S Z| Books on trucks) 48permheightbut 15.0minimum | 30.6perftheight but313 minimum | 7.0 | 1575, ge Bg | Coldstore SOpermbeightbut 15.0 minimum | 31.8perftheight but313minimum | 9.0 | 2023 FS | Paperstore(printing works) | 40perm eight 25.5 perftheight 9.0 | 2023 23 | stationery tore E | Otherstorage(warchouse, | 2.4permheight 15.3 perft height 20 | 1375 industrial, retail) Notation —D, unit weight (density) of liquid (N/m? or Ibyft!) = 9807 Nm? or 624 1/ft for water ‘hy. depth of liquid above top of submerged material (m or f) g ht thickness of layer of submerged granular material (m or ft) 2 ‘Dy, unit weight (density) of granular material in solid (N/m? or Ibjft?) nag] 2 BF volume fraction of voids in unit volume of dry granular material = 45 4, intensity of vertical pressure on bottom of container in N/m? or lb/ft? Hanth ze materials float in liquid (D4 ~ D,): qe =Dihy + (Dyay)h where 2, =F°(I ~f)+ g 8 Materials submerged in water: valves of (D,2,) 3é D, = 9807 N/m? D,= 62415/n os Dy | Percentage of voids = 1006 | D,, | Percentage of voids = 100/ 2 Materials z Njim* 30 40 50 tote 30 40 30 Coal crushed) et. 12570 | 11730 | 11500 | 11200 | 80 15 B 1 Stone crushed), sind ete. 25140 | 20600 | 19000 | 17500 | 16 | 131 | wi | am To convert values in KN to values in kg, multiply by 102,