Self Weight of Common Construction Materials

The Self Weight of Different Construction Material must be put into Consideration while Designing a Structure. The Self Weight of these Materials are always considered as Dead Load.

Below are Different Construction Materials with their Self Weight:

[1] CONCRETE

• Plain or lightly reinforced – 24KN/m³
• 2% reinforcement – 25KN/m³
• 4% reinforcement – 26KN/m³

[2] GRANITE ( Stone )

Self Weight – 27KN/m³ to 30KN/m³

[3] BASALT ( Stone )

Self Weight – 27KN/m³ to 31KN/m³

[4] HOT ROLLED ASPHALT

Self Weight – 23KN/m³

[5] BLOCK WORK ( 200mm ) ( per unit area )

• Solid – 3.8KN/m²
• Hollow – 2.6KN/m²

[6] GLASS

Self Weight – 26.7KN/m²

[7] PLASTER

Self Weight – 215N/m² per mm thick

[8] RENDERING, SCREED & TERRAZO

Self Weight – 18.9N/m² to 23.6N/m² per mm thick

[9] CLAY FLOOR TILES

Self Weight – 575N/m² per mm thick

[10] CEMENT

Self Weight – 1440kg/m³

[11] STEEL

Self Weight – 7850kg/m³

[12] WATER

Self Weight – 1000Lt/m³

[13] BRICK

Self Weight – 19KN/m³

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