Material |
Specific weight (KN/m3) |
Concrete and mortars |
|
Light concrete |
5,0 a 20,0 |
Normal concrete |
24,0 |
Reinforced concrete |
25,0 |
Heavy concrete |
>28,0 |
Cement mortar |
19,0 a 23,0 |
Plaster mortar |
12,0 a 28,0 |
Cement and lime mortar |
18,0 a 20,0 |
Lime mortar |
12,0 a 18,0 |
Plaster mortar |
10 |
Material |
Specific weight (KN/m3) |
Metals |
|
Steel |
77,0 a 78,5 |
Aluminium |
27,0 |
Bronze |
83,0 a 85,0 |
Copper |
87,0 a 89,0 |
Tin |
74,0 |
Cast iron |
71,0 a 72,5 |
Forged iron |
76,0 |
Brass |
83,0 a 85,0 |
Lead |
112,0 a 114,0 |
Zinc |
71,0 a 72,0 |
Material |
Specific weight (KN/m3) |
Wood/Timber |
|
Sawn timber types C14 to C40 |
3,5 a 5,0 |
Glulam timber/ Glue laminated timber |
3,7 a 4,4 |
Plywood board |
5,0 |
Grey cardboard |
8,0 |
Agglomerated with cement |
12,0 |
MDF/fibreboard |
8,0 a 10,0 |
Light board |
4,0 |
Material |
Specific weight (KN/m3) |
Plastics |
|
Rubber in plates/sheets |
17,0 |
Acrylic sheets |
12,0 |
Linoleum in plate/sheet |
12,0 |
Expanded polystyrene |
0,3 |
Material |
Specific weight (KN/m3) |
Masonry |
|
Cement hollow block |
13,o a 16,0 |
Plaster hollow block |
10,0 |
Solid ceramic brick |
18,0 |
Perforated ceramic brick |
15,0 |
Hollow ceramic brick |
12,0 |
Sand-lime brick |
20,0 |
Type of enclosures/covers |
Specific weight (KN/m2) |
Enclosures/Covers |
|
Simple flat roof tiles with construction reinforcement |
0.75 |
Double flat roof tiles with construction reinforcement |
0.95 |
fiber cement tiles (Spanish tiles) with construction reinforcement |
1.05 |
Material |
Specific weight (KN/m3) |
Bulk materials |
|
Dry soil |
13.3 |
Humid soil |
18 |
Saturated soil |
21 |
Dry sand |
16 |
Humid sand |
18.6 |
Saturated sand |
21 |
Gravel |
17 |
Dry pebbles |
17 |
Humid pebbles |
20 |
Broken stone |
17 |
Cement/span> |
14 |
Brick dust/Clay |
9 |
Plaster |
9.7 |
Arlita |
0.275 |