Unit Weight of Materials Used at Construction Site

Following table shows unit weight of materials used at construction site. Please note this is for reference purpose only and may vary from place and type of material.

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S.No	Material	Theoretical Weight in(KG/M³)	Approx Weight at Site in		Remarks
			Kg	Per
1	Cement	1440	50	Bag
2	Steel	7850	d²/162		d -dia in mm
3	Sand-
	Dry	1600	50 to 55	farma	1 farma=1.25cft
	River	1840	57 to 63	farma	1 farma=1.25cft
4	Stone(basalt)	2850 to 2960	48 to 52	farma	metal 12mm to 20mm
5	Water	1000	1	liter
6	PCC	2240	8.24 to 8.5	Cube mould	cube mould size=15x15x15cm
7	RCC 2% Steel	2420
8	Bricks	1600 to 1920	1.9 to 2	no	9x4x2 3/4″
			4.8 to 4.9	no	9x6x3 3/4”
9	Brick Masonry	1920
10	Soil(damp)	1760	50 to 55	cft	Black cotton
11	Cement concrete block(solid)	1800	18 to 20	cft	30x15x20 cm
			10 to 11	no	30x10x20 cm
12	Cement Mortar	2080	57 to 62	cft
13	Lime Mortar	1760	48 to 52	cft
14	Lime	640	30	bag
15	Glass	2530	0.9 to 0.95	sft	4mm tk plain
16	Teak Wood	670 to 830	18 to 20	cft
17	Sal Wood	990	22 to 24	cft
18	Marble mosaic tile		2.8 to 3.2	no	25x25x22mm
			4.8 to 5.2	no	30x30x25mm
19	Chequered tile		2.5 to 2.8	no	25x25x22mm
20	Glazed tile15x15cm		0.20 to 0.25	no	5mm tk
21	Marble Stone	2620	5.1	sft	3/4″tk
22	Granite Stone	2460-2800	5.35	sft	3/4″tk
23	Coddappa	2720	6.4	sft	1 1/4″tk
24	A.C.sheet corrugated	16	1.2	sft
25	Bitumen	1040	220	Drum	200liter drum
26	Window frame (simple design)		1.9 to2.1	sft
27	Door Frame
	a)3’00×7’0		25 to 27	no	section 4″x2 1/2″
	b)2’6″x7’0		24 to 26	no	section 4″x2 1/2″