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Dead Load Specifications for Materials

This document provides dead load reference values for various building materials used in masonry, partitions, roofing, false ceilings, floor finishes, metals, concrete, and earthwork. It lists the unit weight and density ranges for common construction materials like concrete blocks, bricks, tiles, boards, sheets, and finishes. The table serves as a quick reference for approximating dead loads in structural design.

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Dead Load Specifications for Materials

This document provides dead load reference values for various building materials used in masonry, partitions, roofing, false ceilings, floor finishes, metals, concrete, and earthwork. It lists the unit weight and density ranges for common construction materials like concrete blocks, bricks, tiles, boards, sheets, and finishes. The table serves as a quick reference for approximating dead loads in structural design.

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  • Dead Load Reference

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Dead Load Reference


Masonry

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Dense conc. block (gravel and limestone)


Light weight concrete block (clinker)
Light weight concrete block (foamed slag)
Light weight concrete block (Aerated)
Engineering bricks
Facing bricks
Limestone
Sandstone
Granites
Marbles
Slates

= 20 - 24 KN / m3
= 10.5 - 15.2 KN / m3
= 9.5 - 20 KN / m3
= 4 - 8 KN / m3
= 21 - 23 KN / m3
= 15.5 - 21 KN / m3
= 21 - 23.5 KN / m3
= 24 - 30 KN / m3
= 24 - 29 KN / m3
= 27.25 - 29 KN / m3
= 24 - 29 KN / m3

Partitions

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Asbestos cement sheets (4.8 mm)


Asbestos cement sheets (6.4 mm)
Asbestos cement sheets (9.5 mm)
Asbestos cement sheets (12.7 mm)
Asbestos insulating board (6.4 mm)
Asbestos insulating board (9.5 mm)
Asbestos insulating board (12.7 mm)
Gypsum board (9.5 mm)
Fiber boards
Fiber wall boards
Fiber insulating boards

= 0.084 KN / m2
= 0.112 KN / m2
= 0.168 KN / m2
= 0.224 KN / m2
= 0.046 KN / m2
= 0.068 KN / m2
= 0.092 KN / m2
= 0.065 - 0.1 KN / m2
= 4.8 - 8 KN / m3
= 2.5 - 4.8 KN / m3
= 3.5 - 4.5 KN / m3

Roofing

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Asbestos cement sheets (4.8 mm)


Bitumen felt (3 mm)
Clay tile (plain 9-15 mm)
Clay tile (single lap)
Expanded PVC = 0.24 - 1.2 KN / m2
Plastic glass fiber reinforced sheet (1.6 mm)
Concrete tile (plain 9 mm)
Slate
Aluminum sheet
Copper sheet
Steel sheet
Zinc sheet

= 0.084 KN / m2
= 0.009 - 0.036 KN / m2
= 0.6 - 0.7 KN / m2
= 0.34 - 0.4 KN / m2
= 0.014 - 0.016 KN / m2
= 0.6 - 0.8 KN / m2
= 24 - 29 KN / m3
= 27 KN / m3
= 89.4 KN / m3
= 78 - 78.5 KN / m3
= 71.4 KN / m3

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False Ceilings

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Asbestos insulating board (6.4 mm)


Asbestos insulating board (9.5 mm)
Asbestos insulating board (12.7 mm)
Gypsum board (9.5 mm)
Plywood

= 0.046 KN / m2
= 0.069 KN / m2
= 0.092 KN / m2
= 0.065 - 0.1 KN / m2
= 4 - 8 KN / m3

Floor Finishes

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Ceramic tile (12 mm)


Concrete (25 mm)
Cork tile (7.5 mm)
Emulsion cements (6mm)
Linoleum (3.2 mm)
Mastic asphalt (25 mm)
Rubber (6 mm)
Thermoplastic tile (3 mm)
Timber (hard wood)
Timber (soft wood)
Vinyl asbestos tile (3 mm)

= 0.3 KN / m2
= 0.55 - 0.65 KN / m2
= 0.028 KN / m2
= 0.17 KN / m2
= 0.056 KN / m2
= 0.6 KN / m2
= 0.11 - 0.12 KN / m2
= 0.05 - 0.06 KN / m2
= 6.5 - 7.5 KN / m3
= 4 - 5 KN / m3
= 0.05 - 0.06 KN / m2

Metals

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Aluminum
Copper
Chromium
Gold
Iron
Magnesium
Nickel
Steel
Silicon
Tin
Silver
Zinc

= 27 KN / m3
= 89.4 KN / m3
= 71.9 KN / m3
= 193 KN / m3
= 78.6 KN / m3
= 18.1 KN / m3
= 89 KN / m3
= 78.5 KN / m3
= 23.3 KN / m3
= 73 KN / m3
= 105 KN / m3
= 71.4 KN / m3

Concrete

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Normal weight
Aerated (pulverized fuel ash)
Aerated (sand)
Autoclaved aerated
Foamed slag
Rotary kiln expanded clay
Rotary kiln expanded slate
Pumice aggregate

= 24 KN / m3
= 7.5 KN / m3
= 9 KN / m3
= 8 KN / m3
= 17 - 21 KN / m3
= 6.5 - 13 KN / m3
= 17 - 17.5 KN / m3
= 12 - 14.5 KN / m3
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Exfoliated vermiculite aggregate


Scoria aggregate

= 3 - 5 KN / m3
= 9 - 15 KN / m3

Earthwork (max dry density)

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Clay
Silty clay
Sandy clay
Sand
Gravel-sand-clay mix

= 15.2 KN / m3
= 16.3 KN / m3
= 18.1 KN / m3
= 15 KN / m3
= 20 KN / m3

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False Ceilings 
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Asbestos insulating board (6.4 mm)  
= 0.046 KN / m2 
Asbestos insulating board (9.5 m
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Exfoliated vermiculite aggregate  
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Scoria aggregate  
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Earthwork (max dry

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