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Most common materials:

Weight in kN/m2
Material Description
U.N.O.

Blockwork
Lightweight
10 kN/m3

Brickwork
London stock
19 kN/m3

Concrete
Normal reinforcement
24 kN/m3

Glass
Clear float
25 kN/m3

Steel
Mild
78 kN/m3

Timber
Softwood
6 kN/m3

Full list of materials:

Thickness/
Weight in kN/m2
Material Description
quantity of unit
U.N.O.

 A

Aggregate
16 kN/m3

Aluminium
Cast alloy
27 kN/m3

Longstrip roofing
0.8 mm
0.022

Bronze
76 kN/m3

Asphalt
Roofing - 2 layers 25 mm 0.58

Paving 21 kN/m3

 B

Bituminous felt roofing

3 layers and vapour barrier
0.11

Bitumen
11-13 kN/m3

Blockboard
Sheet
18 mm 0.11

Blockwork
Aerated concrete
5-9 kN/m3

Dense aggregate
20 kN/m3

Lightweight
7-14 kN/m3

Books
On shelves
7 kN/m3

Bulk
8-11 kN/m3

Brass
Cast
85 kN/m3

Brickwork
Blue
24 kN/m3

Engineering
22 kN/m3

Fletton
18 kN/m3

London stock
19 kN/m3

Sand lime
21 kN/m3

Bronze Cast 83 kN/m3

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 C

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Cast stone
23 kN/m3

Cement
15 kN/m3

Chalk
22 kN/m3

Chippboard
7 kN/m3

Sheet
18mm
0.12

Sheet
22mm
0.15

Chippings
Flat roof finish
1 layer
0.05

Clay
Undisturbed
19 kN/m3

Concrete
Aerated
10 kN/m3

Lightweight aggregate
18 kN/m3

Normal reinforced
24 kN/m3

Coal
Loose lump
9 kN/m3

Copper
Cast
87 kN/m3

Longstrip roofing
0.6 mm 0.05

Cork Granulated 1 kN/m3

 F

False ceiling
Steel framing
0.1

Felt Roofing underlay

0.015

Insulating
50 mm
0.05

3 layer plus chippings 0.35

 G

Glass
Crushed/refuse
16 kN/m3

Clear float
25 kN/m3

Single glazing
0.3

Double glazing
0.52

Glass wool
Quilt
100 mm 0.01

Gold
194 kN/m3

Granite 27.3 kN/m3

Gravel Loose
16 kN/m3

Undisturbed 21 kN/m3

 H

Hardboard
6-8 kN/m3

Hardcore
19 kN/m3

Hardwood
Greenheart
10 kN/m3

Oak
8 kN/m3

Iroko, teak
7 kN/m3

Mahogany
6 kN/m3

Hollow clay pot slabs Including ribs & mortar (but not topping) 300 mm thick overall
12 kN/m3

100 mm thick overall 15 kN/m3

 I

Insulation
Glass fibre
100 mm
0.02

Glass fibre
150 mm
0.03

Polystyrene
0.04

Rockwool
25 mm
0.01

Iron
Cast
72 kN/m3

Wrought
77 kN/m3

Ivory 19 kN/m3

 L

Lead
Cast
114 kN/m3

Sheet
1.8 mm
0.21

Sheet
3.2 mm
0.36

Lime
Hydrate (bags)
6 kN/m3

Lump/quick (powder)
10 kN/m3

Mortar (putty)
18 kN/m3

Linoleum Sheet 3.2 mm 0.05

 M

Macadam
Paving
21 kN/m3

Magnesium
18 kN/m3

Metal roof cladding

Alloys
0.07

MDF
Sheet
8 kN/m3

Mercury
136 kN/m3

Mortar
17-18 kN/m3

Mud 17-20 kN/m3

 P

Partitions
Plastered brick
102 + 2 x 13 mm
2.6

Medium dense plastered block

100 + 2 x 13 mm
2.0

Plaster board on timber stud

100 + 2 x 13 mm
0.35

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Patent glazing
Single glazed
0.26-0.3

Double glazed
0.52

Pavement stones
Cast iron or concrete framed
100 mm
1.5

Peat
11 kN/m3

Plaster
Plasterboard
12.5 mm
0.09

Plasterboard
19 mm
0.15

Wallboard and skim coat

13 mm
0.12

Lath and plaster

19 mm
0.25

Traditional lime plaster

20 kN/m3

Traditional lath + plaster ceiling

0.5

Plasterboard on timber stud

0.35

Plastered brick 102 + 2 x 13mm

2.6

Plastered medium density block

2.0

Plastic
Corrugated
0.04

Plywood
7 kN/m3

Sheet
12.5 mm
0.08

Sheet
19 mm
0.12

Polystyrene
Expanded sheet
0.2 kN/m3

Precast concrete Beam and block + 50 mm topping

150-225 mm
1.8-3.3

Hollowcore plank
150 mm
2.4

Hollowcore plank
200 mm
2.8

Hollowcore plank
250-450 mm
3.7-5.5

Solid plank plus 50 mm topping 75-300 mm 3.7-7.4

 Q

Quarry tiles Including mortar & bedding 12.5 mm 0.32

 R

Raised floors
Heavy duty
0.5

Medium weight
0.4

Lightweight
0.3

Ribbed slab
250-500 mm
4.0-5.7

Roofing tiles Clay - plain

0.77

Clay pantile
0.42

Concrete
0.51

Slate 0.3

 S

Sand
Dry, loose
16 kN/m3

Wet, compact
19 kN/m3

Screed
Sand/cement
22 kN/m3

50 mm
1.15

75 mm
1.8

Slate
Slab
28 kN/m3

Snow
Fresh
1 kN/m3

Wet, compacted
3 kN/m3

Softwood
6 kN/m3

T&G (Tongue and Groove)

15.5 mm
0.09

T&G (Tongue and Groove)

22 mm
0.12

Battens for slating & tiling

0.03

25 mm T&G boards on 100x50 timber 0.23

joists @ 400 crs

25 mm T&G boards on 250x50 timber 0.33

joists @ 400 crs

Soils
Loose sand & gravels
16 kN/m3

Dense sand & gravels 22 kN/m3

Soft/firm clays & silts

18 kN/m3

Stiff clays and silts

21 kN/m3

Stainless steel roofing

Longstrip
0.4 mm
0.05

Steel
Mild
78 kN/m3

Stone

    Granite
Cornish (Cornwall)
26 kN/m3

Rublislaw (Grampian)
25 kN/m3

    Limestone
Bath (Wiltshire)
21 kN/m3

Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)
22 kN/m3

Portland (Dorset)
22 kN/m3

    Marble
Italian
27 kN/m3

    Sandstone
Bramley Fell (West Yorkshire)
22 kN/m3

Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire)

24 kN/m3

Dalrey Dale or Kerridge (Derbyshire)

23-25 kN/m3

    Slate
Welsh
28 kN/m3

Suspended ceiling
Aluminium
0.05

Steel 0.1

 T

Timber
C16 3.6 kN/m3

C24 4.1 kN/m3

Terracotta
18 kN/m3

Terrazzo
Paving
20 mm
0.42

Thatch Including battens 305 mm

0.45

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 W

Waffle slab
Standard moulds
325-525 mm 6.0-8.6

Water
Fresh
10 kN/m3

Woodwool slabs 6 kN/m3

 Z

Zinc Cast
72 kN/m3

Longstrip roofing 0.8 mm 0.06

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