CONVERSION TABLES FOR VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

1. CONCRETE (Materials per M3)

Nominal mix Cement Sand Aggregate

by volume 1442kg/M3 1602Kg/M3 1442Kg/M3
Ton M3 Ton M3 Ton M3
a.1:1:2 0.52 0.36 0.58 0.36 1.05 0.73
b.1:11/2:3 0.39 0.27 0.64 0.40 1.15 0.80
c.1:2:4 0.30 0.21 0.69 0.43 1.23 0.85
d.1:3:6 0.22 0.15 0.72 0.45 1.30 0.90
e.1:4:8 0.17 0.12 0.74 0.46 1.34 0.93

Note :

a. Waste Factors (Stockpile)

I) 5% for Cement
ii) 10% for Sand
iii) 10% for aggregate
IV) 2 1/2% waste on all to cover residue waste in barrows and mixer.

2. STEEL REINFORCEMENT

A. Density 7850KG/M3

Bar Round bars Square twisted bar

Kg/M Kg/M

6mm 0.222 0.283

8mm 0.395 0.502
10mm 0.616 0.785
12mm 0.888 1.130
16mm 1.579 2.007
20mm 2.466 3.136
25mm 3.854 4.906
32mm 6.313 8.038
38mm 8.904 11.335
40mm 9.870 12.564
 B. Nominal weights of fabric Mesh
I) A-198 = 1.54 Kg/M2
II) A- 142 = 2.22
III) A- 193 = 3.62
IV) A -252 = 3.95
V) A- 393 = 6.16

For estimating purposes

i) Beams - 220Kg/M3 of concrete

ii) Columns - 150 Kg/M3 of concrete
iii) Floor slabs(125mm) -20 Kg/M3 of concrete

3. Concrete blocks
a) Metric size blocks (390mm x190mm) =12.5 blocks per M2
b) Imperial size blocks (10mm x 9mm) =9.25 ditto.

4. BUILDING STONE
a) Imperial size 9 x18 on the face =10.50No.per SM
Note:
The above is for 18 long stones per SM.

5. CONCRETE ROOFING TILES

TILE SIZE No. PER SM REMARKS

i) 420mm x335mm( Mareba) 9.70 75mm lap

ii) Ditto 10.20 87mm lap

iii) 415mm x240mm(Mangalore 15.48

tiles)

iv) 380mm x230mm(Manson-hart) 16.14 single roll

v) 420mm x330mm(Manson-hart) 9.70 Double roll

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Tonnage No. of Tiles Tonnage No. of Tiles

1 200 8 1600
2 400 10 2000
4 800 12 2400
7 1400 25 5000
NOTE:
a. Allow 2%breakage in Nairobi and upto 5% outside.
b. For half round ridge tile size 408x 204mm, the effective cover per ridge/hip tile is 300x204mm.

6. G.C.I. SHEETING

a. Gauges 24& 26 : Cover width per M =762mm

7. RESINCOT: I.T.4 AND I.T.5

a. I.T.4 gauge 24&26 : Cover width per M= 685mm

b. I.T.5 ditto

8. PLASTER

Material per M3

Nominal mix Cement Sand

by Volume 1442kg/M3 1602kg/M3
Ton M3 Ton M3
1:3 0.48 0.33 1.60 1.00

1:4 0.38 0.27 1.70 1.06

 9. MORTAR AND WALLING

Wall Thickness Volume of dried

Mortar per SM
90mm 0.00675M3

140mm 0.01005M3

190mm 0.01425M3

225mm 0.0017M3

240mm 0.018M3

Notes

a. Joint thickness approx. 10mm

b. Volumes of motar approx. double for stone walling.
c. 1 bag of cement (50kg) constructs approx.8M2 of 225mm thick block walling.

10. PAINT

Application Paint type Coverage per litre

(SM) per Coat

Glass finishes Super gloss 12-14

Wall finishes Nu-plastic 14-16

Vinyl wall sheen 13-15

wood finishes Red wood seal 14-16

polyurethane

Other Data on Paint

1M2 takes approx.0.07 litres/1coat
-Ditto- 0.14 ditto/2 coats
 -Ditto- 0.21 ditto/3 coats

11. STEEL CASEMENT WINDOWS

PANES/M2 STEEL KG/M2

Not exceeding 0.10 1.260

0.10-0.50 0.625

0.50-1.00 0.500

Exceeding 1.00 0.460

Note:
0.9kg of putty will cover 1 meter girth of glass.

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