CONCRETE

Volume batching Cement: Sand: Aggregates – 1: 2: 4

Cost of Cement – 29000 per 50kg bag
Transport for mixer – 700 per bag
Unloading of cement – 500 per bag
Densities of Cement – 1400Kg/m3
1m3 of cement = 1400Kg
1bag of cement = 50Kg
1m3 = 1400/50= 28𝑏𝑏𝑎𝑎𝑔𝑔𝑠𝑠

1CM of cement 28bags @ 29,000 812,000/=

Transport for 28 bags @ 500 14,000/=
Unloading of 28 bags @ 50 1,400/=
2CM of sand delivered @ 30,000 1.3*2*30,000 78,000/=
4CM of aggregates delivered 4 x 1.6 x 40,000 256,000/=
Total 1 1,161,400/=

Cost of 1CM of dry concrete with (1,161,400*1.54)/7 255,508/=

Allow 5% waste 12,776/=
Concrete mixer (40000)/(8*2) 2,500/=
Poker vibrator 24000/ (8*2) 1500/=
Unskilled labour 6 @ 700 4,200/=
Skilled Labour 0.3*1500 450/=
Total 2 276,934/=
Add 25% profits and overheads 69,234/
Total 3 346,168/=
Cost per CM of concrete of grade 20 is 346,168/=

Preparation of materials delivery list

cement
There are 28 bags of cement in 1CM and this was used to produce 7CM.
After mixing with water, volume of concrete = 7x0.75 =4.55CM due to 35% shrinkage.
Therefore, 1CM of concrete requires 28/4.55 = 6.16 bags.

sand
4.55CM of wet concrete were given by 2CM of sand
Therefore, 1CM of concrete requires 2/4.55 = 0.44CM of sand 0.44x1.3 = 0.572tons

Aggregates
4.55CM of concrete were given by 4CM of aggregates
Therefore, 1CM of concrete requires 4/4.55 = 0.88CM of aggregates 0.88x1.6 = 1.41tons

Volume of the slab = 0.15x7x15 = 15.75CM Materials required for the 15.75CM of concrete
Cement = 6.16 x 15.75 97.02 bags. Say 98 bags
Sand = 0.572 x 15.75 9 tons.
Aggregates = 1.41 x 15.75 22.21tons. Say 23 tons.

BRICK WORK
Determining the cost of 1CM mortar 1:4
1CM of cement 28 @ 29,000 812,000/=
Offloading 28 @ 500 14,000
Transport 28 @ 700 19600
4CM of sand 1.3x4x30,000 156,000/=
Total 1,001,600/=

Cost of 1CM of dry mortar with (1,001,600x1.33)/5 = 266,426/= with voids catered for
Add 5% waste = 13,322/=
Concrete mixer (40000/8) x 0.5hrs = 2500/=
Unskilled labour 700x6 = 4200/=
Total 286,448/=

Therefore the unit cost of mortar is approximately 286,500/=

Coordinated block = 370x225x170
Area of one block =0.37x0.17 = 0.0629 SM
No of blocks in 1SM = 1/0.0629 = 16blocks.
Volume of mortar = 0.225x1x1 – (16x0.35x0.15x0.225) = 0.04CM/SM

Unit rate of 1sm of wall

Dry Mortar 0.04 @ 286,500 11,460/=
16 blocks delivered @ 3000 48,000/
Add 5% waste for cutting of blocks 2,400/
Unskilled hours 1.2 @ 700 840/
Skilled hour 0.6 @ 5000 3000/
Total 65,700/=
Add 20% profits and overheads 13,140/
Total 78,840/=
Therefore the unit cost of a 225mm thick block wall = 78,900/=

Material Delivery list

Adding water to mortar of 1:4 with the voids of 25%, the wet volume becomes 5x0.75 = 3.75CM
Therefore, 1CM of mortar requires 28/3.75 = 7.5 bags.
3.75CM of mortar were given by 4CM of sand
Therefore, 1CM of mortar requires 4/3.75 = 1.07CM of sand ….1.07x1.3 = 1.391tons
Total wall length is 57.93m and total wall height is 0.57m, therefore area = 33SM and the
volume is 7.61CM.
1SM of a 225mm wall contains 0.04CM of mortar
1SM of a 230mm wall contains (0.04x230)/225 = 0.041CM of mortar
Therefore 1SM of a 230mm wall contains 0.041CM of mortar
33SM of a 230mm wall contains 0.041x33 = 1.353CM of mortar
1SM of a 225mm wall required 16blocks
1SM of a 230mm wall requires (16x230)/225 = 16.4blocks
33SM of wall requires 16.4x33 = 541.2blocks say 542 blocks Materials required
Cement = 7.5x1.353 10.1 bags. Say 11bags.
Sand = 1.391x1.353 1.9 tons. Say 2 tons.