ABSTRACT
FigureSurface area Volume Cylinder pi×2×radius2×length (curved surface only) pi×radius2× length Sphere pi×diameter2 Diameter3× 0.5236
Weights of materials kg/m3 kg/m2 kg/m Aggregate, coarse 1,500 Ashes 800 Ballast 600 Blockboard, standard 940-1000 Blockboard, tempered 940-1060 Blocks, natural aggregate 75mm 160.00 100mm 215.00 140mm 300.00
Weights of materials kg/m3 kg/m2 kg/m Blocks, lighweight aggregate 75mm 60.00 100mm 80.00 140mm 112.00 Bricks, Fletton 1820.00 Bricks, engineering 2250.00 Bricks, concrete 1850.00 Brickwork, 112.5mm 220.00 Brickwork, 215mm 465.00 Brickwork, 327.5mm 710.00 Cement 1,440 Chalk 2,240 Chipboard, standard 650-750 Chipboard, flooring 680-800 Clay 1,800 Concrete 2,450 Copper pipes, table X 6mm 0.091 8mm 0.125 10mm 0.158 12mm 0.191 15mm 0.280 18mm 0.385
35mm 1.133 42mm 1.368 54mm 1.769 Copper pipes, table Y 6mm 0.117 8mm 0.162 10mm 0.206 12mm 0.251 15mm 0.392 18mm 0.476 22mm 0.697 28mm 0.899 35mm 1.409 42mm 1.700 54mm 2.905
Weights of materials kg/m3 kg/m2 kg/m Copper pipes, table Z 6mm 0.077 8mm 0.105 10mm 0.133 12mm 0.161 15mm 0.203 18mm 0.292 22mm 0.359 28mm 0.459 35mm 0.670 42mm 0.922 54mm 1.334 Flint 2,550 Gravel 1,750 Hardcore 1,900 Hoggin 1,750 Glass, clear sheet 3mm 7.50 4mm 10.00 5mm 12.50 6mm 15.00 10mm 25.00 12mm 30.00 15mm 37.50 19mm 47.50
3mm 7.50 4mm 10.00 5mm 12.50 6mm 15.00 Glass, patterned 3mm 6.00 4mm 7.50 5mm 9.50 6mm 11.50 10mm 21.50 Laminboard 500-700 Lime, ground 750
Weights of materials kg/m3 kg/m2 kg/m Mild steel flat bars 25×9.53mm 1.910 38×9.53mm 2.840 50×12.70 5.060 50×19.00 7.590 Mild steel round bars 6mm 0.222 8mm 0.395 10mm 0.616 12mm 0.888 16mm 1.579 20mm 2.466 25mm 3.854 32mm 6.313 40mm 9.864 50mm 15.413 Mild steel square bars 6mm 0.283 8mm 0.503 10mm 0.784 12mm 1.131 16mm 2.010 20mm 3.139 25mm 4.905 32mm 8.035 40mm 12.554 50mm 19.617 Plaster
Carlite bonding, 8mm thick 7.10 Carlite bonding, 11mm thick 9.80 Thistle hardwall, 11mm thick 8.80 Thistle dri-coat, 11mm thick 8.30 Thistle renovating, 11mm thick 8.80 Sand 1,600 Screed, 12.5mm thick 29.00 Stone, Bath 2,200 Stone, crushed 1,350 Stone, Darley Dale 2,400
Weights of materials kg/m3 kg/m2 kg/m Stone, natural 2,400 Stone, Portland 2,200 Stone, reconstructed 2,250 Stone, York 2,400 Terrazzo, 25mm thick 45.50 Timber Ash 800 Baltic Spruce 480 Beech 815 Birch 720 Box 960 Cedar 480 Ebony 1,215 Elm 625 Greenheart 960 Jarrah 815 Maple 750 Pine, Pitchpine 800 Pine, Red Deal 575 Pine, Yellow Deal 530 Sycamore 530 Teak, African 960 Teak, Indian 655 Walnut 495 Top soil 1,000 Water 950 Woodblock flooring softwood 12.70 hardwood 17.60 Zinc sheeting 4.6
Shrinkage of deposited material
Bulking excavated material
Clay −10% Gravel −7.50% Sandy soil −12.50%
Clay 40% Gravel 25% Sand 20%
Typical fuel comsumption for plant Engine size kW Litres per hour Compressors up to 20 4.00 30 6.50 40 8.20 50 9.00 75 16.00 100 20.00 125 25.00 150 30.00 Concrete mixers up to 5 1.00 10 2.40 15 3.80 20 5.00 Dumpers 5 1.30 7 2.00 10 3.00 15 4.00 20 4.90 30 7.00 50 12.00 Excavators 10 2.50 20 4.50 40 9.00 60 13.00 80 17.00 Pumps 5 1.10
CONCRETE WORK
BRICKWORK AND BLOCKWORK
Bricks per m2 (brick size 215×103.5×65mm)
20 4.20 25 5.50
Concrete mixeMix Cement t Sand m3 Aggregate m3 Water litres 1:1:2 0.50 0.45 0.70 208.00 1:1:5:3 0.37 0.50 0.80 185.00 1:2:4 0.30 0.54 0.85 175.00 1:2:5:5 0.25 0.55 0.85 166.00 1:3:6 0.22 0.55 0.85 160.00
Half brick wall stretcher bond 59 English bond 89 English garden wall bond 74 Flemish bond 79 One brick wall English bond 118 Flemish bond 118 One and a half brick wall English bond 178 Flemish bond 178 Two brick wall English bond 238 Flemish bond 238 Metric modular bricks 200×100×75mm 90mm thick 133 190mm thick 200
200×100×100mm 90mm thick 50 190mm thick 100 290mm thick 150 300×100×75mm 90mm thick 44
MASONRY
Blocks per m2 (block size 414×215mm) 60mm thick 9.9 75mm thick 9.9 100mm thick 9.9 140mm thick 9.9 190mm thick 9.9 215mm thick 9.9
Mortar per m2Wirecut m3 1 Frog m3 2 Frogs m3 Brick size 215×103.5×65mm Half brick wall 0.017 0.024 0.031 One brick wall 0.045 0.059 0.073 One and a half brick wall 0.072 0.093 0.114 Two brick wall 0.101 0.128 0.155
Solid m3 Perforated m3 Brick size 200×100×75mm 90mm thick 0.016 0.019 190mm thick 0.042 0.048 290mm thick 0.068 0.078 Brick size 200×100×100mm 90mm thick 0.013 0.016 190mm thick 0.036 0.041 290mm thick 0.059 0.067
Solid m3 Perforated m3 Brick size 200×100×100mm 90mm thick 0.015 0.018 Block size 440×215mm 60mm thick 0.004 75mm thick 0.005 100mm thick 0.006 140mm thick 0.007 190mm thick 0.008 215mm thick 0.009
Mortar per m2 of random rubble wall m3 300mm thick wall 0.120 450mm thick wall 0.160 550mm thick wall 0.120
ROOFING
Length of boarding required m/m2 Board width, 75mm 13.33 Board width, 100mm 10.00 Board width, 125mm 8.00 Board width, 150mm 6.67 Board width, 175mm 5.71 Board width, 200mm 5.00
Lap mm Gauge mm Nr/m2 Battens m/m2 Clay/concrete tiles 267×165mm 65 100 60.00 10.00 65 98 64.00 10.50 65 90 68.00 11.30
Lap mm Gauge mmNr/m2 Battens m/m2 387×230mm 75 300 16.00 3.20 100 280 17.40 3.50 420×330mm 75 340 10.00 2.90 100 320 10.74 3.10 Fibre slates 500×250mm 90 205 19.50 4.85 80 210 19.10 4.76 70 215 18.60 4.65 600×300mm 105 250 13.60 4.04 100 250 13.40 4.00 90 255 13.10 3.92 80 260 12.90 3.85 70 263 12.70 3.77 400×200mm 70 165 30.00 6.06 75 162 30.90 6.17 90 155 32.30 6.45 500×250mm 70 215 18.60 4.65 75 212 18.90 4.72 90 205 19.50 4.88 100 200 20.00 5.00 110 195 20.50 5.13 600×300mm 100 250 13.4 4.00 110 245 13.60 4.08 Natural slates 405×205mm 75 165 29.59 8.70 405×255mm 75 165 23.75 6.06
PLASTERING AND TILING
PLUMBING AND HEATING
PAINTING AND WALLPAPERING
460×255mm 75 195 20.37 5.20 460×305mm 75 195 17.00 5.00 510×255mm 75 220 18.02 4.60 510×305mm 75 220 15.00 4.00
Lap mm Gauge mm Nr/m2 Battens m/m2 560×280mm 75 240 14.81 4.12 560×280mm 75 240 14.00 4.00 610×305mm 75 265 12.27 3.74 Reconstructed stone slates 380×250mm 75 150 16.00 3.20
Plaster coveragem2per 1000kg Carlite browning, 11mm thick 135-155 Carlite tough coat, 11mm thick 135-150 Carlite bonding, 11mm thick 100-115 Thistle hardwall, 11mm thick 115-130 Thistle dri-coat, 11mm thick 135-135 Thistle renovating, 11mm thick 115-125
Tile coverageNr 152×152mm 43.27 200×200mm 25.00
Roof drainageArea m2 Pipe mm Gutter mm One end outlet 15 50 75 38 68 100 100 110 150 Centre outlet 30 50 75 75 68 100 200 110 150
Average coverage of paints m2 per litre TimberPlastered surfacesBrickwork Primer 10-12 9-11 5-7 Undercoat 10-12 11-14 6-8 Gloss 11-14 11-14 6-8
Wallpaper coverage per roll Rolls nr Wall height m Room perimeter m 4 2.50 8 5 2.50 9 5 2.50 10 6 2.50 11 6 2.50 12 7 2.50 13 7 2.50 14 8 2.50 15 8 2.50 16 8 2.50 17 9 2.50 18 10 2.50 19 10 2.50 20 10 2.50 21 11 2.50 22 11 2.50 23 12 2.50 24 13 2.50 25 13 2.50 26 14 2.50 27 5 2.80 8 5 2.80 9 5 2.80 10 7 2.80 11 7 2.80 12 7 2.80 13 8 2.80 14 8 2.80 15
Rolls nrWall height m Room perimeter m 9 2.8 16 10 2.8 17 10 2.8 18 11 2.8 19 11 2.8 20 12 2.8 21 13 2.8 22 13 2.8 23 14 2.8 24 14 2.8 25 15 2.8 26
EXTERNAL WORKS
Blocks/slabs per m2 nr/m2 200×100mm 50.00 450×450mm 4.93 600×450mm 3.70 600×600mm 2.79 600×750mm 2.22 600×900mm 1.85
Drainage trench widths Under 1.5m deep mm Over 1.5m deep mm Pipe diameter 100mm 450 600 Pipe diameter 150mm 500 650 Pipe diameter 225mm 600 750 Pipe diameter 300mm 650 800
Volumes of filling for pipe beds (m3 per m)
50mm thick
100mm thick
150mm thick
Pipe diameter 100mm 0.023 0.045 0.068 Pipe diameter 150mm 0.026 0.053 0.079 Pipe diameter 225mm 0.030 0.060 0.090 Pipe diameter 300mm 0.038 0.075 0.113
Volumes of filling for pipe bed and haunching (m3 per m) m3 Pipe diameter 100mm 0.117 Pipe diameter 150mm 0.152 Pipe diameter 225mm 0.195 Pipe diameter 300mm 0.279
Volumes of filling for pipe bed and surround (m3 per m) Pipe diameter 100mm 0.185 Pipe diameter 150mm 0.231 Pipe diameter 225mm 0.285 Pipe diameter 300mm 0.391
