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Weight of materials

Weight of materials

Bank1) Swell Swell Loose

Material
kg/m3 in % Factor kg/m3
Basalt 2970 52 0,66 1960
Bauxite, kaolin 1900 33 0,75 1420
Carnotite, uranium ore 2200 35 0,74 1630
Cinders 860 54 0,65 1560
Clay - natural bed 2020 22 0,82 1660
- dry 1840 24 0,80 1480
- wet 2080 24 0,80 1660
Clay with gravel - dry 1660 17 0,86 1420
- wet 1840 19 0,84 2540
Coal - anthracite - raw 1600 35 0,74 1190
- washed - 35 0,74 1100
Coal - ash - bituminous coal 590 - 890 8 0,93 550 - 830
Coal - bituminous coal- raw 1280 35 0,74 950
- washed - 35 0,74 830
Earth - dry packed 1900 26 0,79 1510
- wet excavated 2020 26 0,79 1600
- loam 1540 23 0,81 1250
Granite - broken 2730 64 0,61 1660
Gravel - pitrun 2170 12 0,89 1930
- dry 1690 12 0,89 1510
- wet 6-50mm 1900 12 0,89 1690
- dry 6-50mm 2260 12 0,89 2020
Gypsum - broken 3170 75 0,57 1810
- crushed 2790 75 0,57 1660
Hematite, iron ore 2130 - 2900 18 0,85 1810 - 2450
Limestone - broken 2610 69 0,59 1540
- crushed - - - 1540
Magnetite, iron ore 3260 17 0,86 2790
Pyrite, iron ore 3030 18 0,85 2580
Rock - decomposed
2790 42 0,70 1960
75% rock, 25% earth
Rock - decomposed
2280 33 0,75 1720
50% rock, 50% earth
Rock - decomposed
1960 24 0,80 1570
25% rock, 75% earth
Sand - dry , loose 1600 12 0,89 1420
- damp 1900 12 0,89 1690
- wet 2080 13 0,88 1840
Sand with clay - loose 2020 26 0,79 1600
- compacted - - - 2400
Sand with gravel - dry 1930 12 0,89 1720
- wet 2230 10 0,91 2020
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Sandstone 2520 67 0,60 1510

Shale 1660 33 0,75 1250
Slag - broken 2940 68 0,59 1750
Snow - dry - - - 130
- wet - - - 520
Stone - crushed 2670 67 0,60 1600
Top soil 1370 44 0,69 950
Trapp rock - broken 2610 49 0,67 1750

1) Varies with moisture content, grain size, degree of compaction, etc.. Test must be made to determine exact
material characterics.

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