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Calculating Building Materials

This document calculates the quantities of materials needed for various concrete and masonry construction projects. It determines: 1) The cement, sand, and aggregate quantities for a strip foundation, ground slab, and lintel using concrete mix ratios and shrinkage factors. 2) The number of bricks and quantities of cement and sand for brickwork in a plinth wall and superstructure. 3) The cement and sand quantities for plastering an area of 98.272 square meters. 4) The total quantities of cement, sand, aggregates, and bricks for the overall construction project.

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Calculating Building Materials

This document calculates the quantities of materials needed for various concrete and masonry construction projects. It determines: 1) The cement, sand, and aggregate quantities for a strip foundation, ground slab, and lintel using concrete mix ratios and shrinkage factors. 2) The number of bricks and quantities of cement and sand for brickwork in a plinth wall and superstructure. 3) The cement and sand quantities for plastering an area of 98.272 square meters. 4) The total quantities of cement, sand, aggregates, and bricks for the overall construction project.

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Calculating quantities of materials

Density of cement ρc ≔ 1440 kg ⋅ m -3


Density of sand ρs ≔ 1700 kg ⋅ m -3
Density of aggregate ρagg ≔ 1650 kg ⋅ m -3
Shrinkage factor γsh ≔ 1.54
Weight of a bag of cement Wc ≔ 50 kg
a. Concrete in strip foundation
Concrete ratio(1:4:6) R ≔ 1 + 4 + 6 = 11
Cement value in ratio C≔1
Sand value in ratio S≔4
Aggregate value in ratio A≔6
Wet volume Ww ≔ 0.357 m 3
C
Cement Volume Vc ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 0.05 m 3
R
ρc
Cement in bags Bags ≔ Vc ⋅ ―― = 1.439
Wc
Cement in strip Cs ≔ 2
S
Volume of Sand Vs ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 0.2 m 3
R

Weight of sand Ws ≔ Vs ⋅ ρs = 339.864 kg

Sand in strip Ss ≔ 350 kg


A
Volume of aggregates Vagg ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 0.3 m 3
R
Weight of aggregate Wagg ≔ Vagg ⋅ ρagg = 494.802 kg

Aggregates in strip As ≔ 500 kg

b. Concrete in ground slab


Concrete ratio(1:3:6) R ≔ 1 + 3 + 6 = 10
Cement value in ratio C≔1
Sand value in ratio S≔3
Aggregate value in ratio A≔6
Wet volume Ww ≔ 2.067 m 3
C
Cement Volume Vc ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 0.318 m 3
R
ρc
Cement in bags Bags ≔ Vc ⋅ ―― = 9.168
Wc
Cement in Floor slab Cg ≔ 10
Cement in Floor slab Cg ≔ 10

S
Volume of Sand Vs ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 0.955 m 3
R
Weight of sand Ws ≔ Vs ⋅ ρs = ⎛⎝1.623 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ kg
Ws = 1.79 ton
Sand in slab Sg ≔ 1700 kg

A
Volume of aggregates Vagg ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 1.91 m 3
R
Weight of aggregate Wagg ≔ Vagg ⋅ ρagg = ⎛⎝3.151 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ kg

Wagg = 3.474 ton

Aggregates in slab Ag ≔ 3200 kg

c. Concrete in lintel
Concrete ratio(1:3:6) R ≔ 1 + 3 + 6 = 10
Cement value in ratio C≔1
Sand value in ratio S≔3
Aggregate value in ratio A≔6
Wet volume Ww ≔ 0.326 m 3
C
Cement Volume Vc ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 0.05 m 3
R
ρc
Cement in bags Bags ≔ Vc ⋅ ―― = 1.446
Wc
Cement in lintel CL ≔ 2
S
Volume of Sand Vs ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 0.151 m 3
R
Weight of sand Ws ≔ Vs ⋅ ρs = 256.04 kg

Sand in lintel SL ≔ 260 kg


A
Volume of aggregates Vagg ≔ ―⋅ γsh ⋅ Ww = 0.301 m 3
R
Weight of aggregate Wagg ≔ Vagg ⋅ ρagg = 497.02 kg

Wagg = 0.548 ton

Aggregates in lintel AL ≔ 500 kg


d. Brickwork in plinth wall
Volume of Brickwork Vb ≔ 2.452 m 3
Bricks of size 225 x 75 x 112.5
Volume of one brick Vbr ≔ 225 mm ⋅ 75 mm ⋅ 112.5 mm = 0.002 m 3
Mortar thickness of 25mm
Volume of a brick with mortar Vbm ≔ 250 mm ⋅ 100 mm ⋅ 137.5 mm = 0.003 m 3
Vb
No of bricks with mortar Nb ≔ ―― = 713.309
Vbm
Add 15% waste Nw ≔ 15% ⋅ Nb = 106.996
Bricks ≔ Nb + Nw = 820.305
Bricks in plinth Bp ≔ 850

Volume of bricks alone Vbal ≔ Vbr ⋅ Bricks = 1.557 m 3

Volume of Mortar Vm ≔ Vb - Vbal = 0.895 m 3

Mortar ratio(1:4) Rm ≔ 1 + 4 = 5
Cement value in ratio C≔1
Sand value in ratio S≔4
Shrinkage factor γshm ≔ 1.33

Dry volume of Mortar Vd ≔ γshm ⋅ Vm = 1.19 m 3


C
Cement Volume Vc ≔ ―― ⋅ Vd = 0.238 m 3
Rm
ρc
Cement in bags Bags ≔ Vc ⋅ ―― = 6.854
Wc
Cement in plinth Cp ≔ 7
S
Volume of Sand Vs ≔ ―― ⋅ Vd = 0.952 m 3
Rm
Weight of sand Ws ≔ Vs ⋅ ρs = ⎛⎝1.618 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ kg
Ws = 1.784 ton

Sand in plinth Sp ≔ 1700 kg

e. Brickwork in superstructure
Volume of Brickwork Vb ≔ 7.914 m 3
Bricks of size 225 x 75 x 112.5
Volume of one brick Vbr ≔ 225 mm ⋅ 75 mm ⋅ 112.5 mm = 0.002 m 3
Mortar thickness of 25mm
Volume of a brick with mortar Vbm ≔ 250 mm ⋅ 100 mm ⋅ 137.5 mm = 0.003 m 3
Vbm ≔ 250 mm ⋅ 100 mm ⋅ 137.5 mm = 0.003 m 3

Vb
No of bricks with mortar Nb ≔ ―― = 2.302 ⋅ 10 3
Vbm
Add 15% waste Nw ≔ 15% ⋅ Nb = 345.338
Bricks ≔ Nb + Nw = 2.648 ⋅ 10 3

Bricks in walls Bw ≔ 2650

Volume of bricks alone Vbal ≔ Vbr ⋅ Bricks = 5.026 m 3

Volume of Mortar Vm ≔ Vb - Vbal = 2.888 m 3

Mortar ratio(1:4) Rm ≔ 1 + 4 = 5
Cement value in ratio C≔1
Sand value in ratio S≔4
Shrinkage factor γshm ≔ 1.33

Dry volume of Mortar Vd ≔ γshm ⋅ Vm = 3.841 m 3


C
Cement Volume Vc ≔ ―― ⋅ Vd = 0.768 m 3
Rm
ρc
Cement in bags Bags ≔ Vc ⋅ ―― = 22.122
Wc
Cement in walls Cw ≔ 24
S
Volume of Sand Vs ≔ ―― ⋅ Vd = 3.073 m 3
Rm
Weight of sand Ws ≔ Vs ⋅ ρs = ⎛⎝5.223 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ kg
Ws = 5.758 ton

Sand in walls Sw ≔ 5500 kg

f. Plastering
Area of plaster Ap ≔ 98.272 m 2
Plaster thickness Pt ≔ 15 mm = 0.015 m
Volume of cement mortar required Vcm ≔ Ap ⋅ Pt = 1.474 m 3
Add 35% of sand bulking and 20% of wastages

Volume of cement mortar Vw ≔ ((1 + 0.35 + 0.2)) ⋅ Vcm = 2.285 m 3

Mortar ratio(1:4) Rm ≔ 1 + 4 = 5
Cement value in ratio C≔1
Sand value in ratio S≔4
C
Cement Volume Vc ≔ ―― ⋅ Vw = 0.457 m 3
Rm
ρc
Cement in bags Bags ≔ Vc ⋅ ―― = 13.161
Wc
Cement in plaster CPL ≔ 14
S
Volume of Sand Vs ≔ ―― ⋅ Vw = 1.828 m 3
Rm
Weight of sand Ws ≔ Vs ⋅ ρs = ⎛⎝3.107 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ kg
Ws = 3.425 ton

Sand in plaster

SPL ≔ 3200 kg

Total cement Ctot ≔ Cs + Cp + Cg + CL + Cw + CPL = 59

Total sand Stot ≔ Ss + Sp + Sg + SL + Sw + SPL = ⎛⎝1.271 ⋅ 10 4 ⎞⎠ kg


Stot = 14.01 ton

Total aggregates Atot ≔ As + Ag + AL = ⎛⎝4.2 ⋅ 10 3 ⎞⎠ kg

Atot = 4.63 ton

Total bricks Btot ≔ Bp + Bw = 3.5 ⋅ 10 3

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