CT 04 - FINISHING MASONRY (LABORATORY)

MATERIALS ESTIMATE REVIEWER

 ESTIMATING CHB & MORTAR

Height of CHB core: 8” = 0.20 m

Width of CHB core: 3” = 0.075 m
Length of CHB core:
4” = 0.100 m – 2” or 0.050 m = 0.050 m
5” = 0.125 m – 2” or 0.050 m = 0.075 m
6” = 0.150 m – 2” or 0.050 m = 0.100 m

COMPUTE THE NUMBER OF CHB AND MORTAR NEEDED IN THIS WALL USING 5” CHB
AND 0.012 m THICKNESS OF MORTAR:

5m

6m

STEP 1: COMPUTE THE VOLUME OF MORTAR IN 1 CHB

= L x W x H x cores
= 0.075 x 0.075 x 0.20 m x 4m
= 0.0045 m 3
STEP 2: COMPUTE THE AREA OF THE WALL AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CHB
=LxW
=5mx6m
= 30 m 3 x 12.5 CHB/m 2
= 375 pcs. CHB

STEP 3: COMPUTE THE TOTAL MORTAR OF ALL CHB

= no. of CHB x mortar of 1 CHB
= 375 pcs. x 0.0045 m 3 / pc .
= 1.68 m 3

STEP 4: COMPUTE THE HEIGHT OF 1 LAYER

= h of CHB x t of mortar
= 0.20 m + 0.012 m = 0.212 m

STEP 5: COMPUTE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LAYERS

= H of Wall ÷ H of 1 Layer
= 5 m ÷ 0.212 m/layer = 23.58 layers

STEP 6: COMPUTE THE MORTAR FOR BEDDING WIDTH

= t of mortar x width of wall x l of CHB
= 0.012 m x 6 m x 0.125 m
= 0.009 m 3

STEP 7: COMPUTE THE TOTAL MORTAR FOR BEDDING

= mortar of 1 layer bedding x no. of layer
= 0.009 m 3 x 22.58 layers
= 0.20322 m 3

STEP 8: COMPUTE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MORTAR

= total mortar of CHB x total mortar for bedding
= 1.68m 3 + 0.20322 m 3
= 1.89 m 3

STEP 9: COMPUTE FOR THE CEMENT, SAND, AND WATER USING CLASS B MIXTURE:
Cement: 1.89 m 3 x 12 = 22.68 ≈ 23 bags
Sand: 1.89 m 3 x 1.0 = 1.89 m 3
Water: 23 bags x 20 L/bag: 46 L
 ESTIMATING CEMENT MORTAR IN PLASTERING

SOLVE FOR THE CEMENT, SAND, AND WATER NEEDED IN THIS WALL USING 40 KG
CEMENT AND 16 MM THICKNESS OF PLASTER, CLASS B MIXTURE.

VOLUME METHOD:

5m

6m

STEP 1: FIND THE TOTAL AREA OF THE WALL

AT = L x W x 2 sides
AT = 5 m x 6 m x 2
AT = 60 m2
STEP 2: FIND THE TOTAL VOLUME OF THE PLASTER
V T = total area of wall x thickness of plaster
V T = 60 m2 x 0.016 m
V T = 0.96 m 3

STEP 3: SOLVE FOR THE CEMENT, SAND, AND WATER:

Cement:
= total volume x 12
= 0.96 m 3 x 12
= 11.52 ≈ 12 bags

Sand:
= total volume x 1
= 0.96 m 3 x 1
= 0.96 m 3 fine sand

Water:
= bags of cement x 20 L/bag
= 12 bags x 20 L/bag
= 24 L