Typical weights of building materials

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="paragraph" style="background-color: white; color: #303030; font-family: Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <span style="color: black;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Most common materials:</b></u></span></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 175px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Material</span></em></div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 249px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Description</span></em></div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 143px;"><div class="wsite-spacer" style="height: 50px;"> </div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 143px;"><div class="paragraph"> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weight in kN/m2 U.N.O.</span></em></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div style="height: 0px; overflow: hidden; width: 800px;"> </div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.129412); border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.129412); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 800px;" /> <div style="height: 0px; overflow: hidden; width: 800px;"> </div> </div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 174px;"><div class="paragraph"> Blockwork<br /> Brickwork<br /> Concrete<br /> Glass<br /> Steel<br /> Timber</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 251px;"><div class="paragraph"> Lightweight<br /> London stock<br /> Normal reinforcement<br /> Clear float<br /> Mild<br /> Softwood</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 142px;"><div class="wsite-spacer" style="height: 50px;"> </div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 143px;"><div class="paragraph"> 10 kN/m3<br /> 19 kN/m3<br /> 24 kN/m3<br /> 25 kN/m3<br /> 78 kN/m3<br /> 6 kN/m3<br /> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Full list of materials:</span></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Material</span></em></div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 251px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Description</span></em></div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 138px;"><div class="paragraph"> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Thickness/ </span></em><br /> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">quantity of unit</span></em></div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 143px;"><div class="paragraph"> <em style="position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weight in kN/m2 U.N.O.</span></em></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div style="height: 0px; overflow: hidden; width: 800px;"> </div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.129412); border: 0pt none; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.129412); height: 1px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 800px;" /> <div style="height: 0px; overflow: hidden; width: 800px;"> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> A</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Aggregate<br /> Aluminium<br /> <br /> <br /> Asphalt</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 251px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> Cast alloy<br /> Longstrip roofing<br /> Bronze<br /> Roofing - 2 layers<br /> Paving</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 137px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> 0.8 mm<br /> <br /> 25 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 144px;"><div class="paragraph"> 16 kN/m3<br /> 27 kN/m3<br /> 0.022<br /> 76 kN/m3<br /> 0.58<br /> 21 kN/m3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong>B</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Bituminous felt roofing<br /> Bitumen<br /> Blockboard<br /> Blockwork<br /> <br /> <br /> Books<br /> <br /> Brass<br /> Brickwork<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Bronze</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 253px;"><div class="paragraph"> 3 layers and vapour barrier<br /> <br /> Sheet<br /> Aerated concrete<br /> Dense aggregate<br /> Lightweight<br /> On shelves<br /> Bulk<br /> Cast<br /> Blue<br /> Engineering<br /> Fletton<br /> London stock<br /> Sand lime<br /> Cast</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 135px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> 18 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 144px;"><div class="paragraph"> 0.11<br /> 11-13 kN/m3<br /> 0.11<br /> 5-9 kN/m3<br /> 20 kN/m3<br /> 7-14 kN/m3<br /> 7 kN/m3<br /> 8-11 kN/m3<br /> 85 kN/m3<br /> 24 kN/m3<br /> 22 kN/m3<br /> 18 kN/m3<br /> 19 kN/m3<br /> 21 kN/m3<br /> 83 kN/m3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wsite-adsense" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong>C</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Cast stone<br /> Cement<br /> Chalk<br /> Chippboard<br /> <br /> <br /> Chippings<br /> Clay<br /> Concrete<br /> <br /> <br /> Coal<br /> Copper<br /> <br /> Cork</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 251px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Sheet<br /> Sheet<br /> Flat roof finish<br /> Undisturbed<br /> Aerated<br /> Lightweight aggregate<br /> Normal reinforced<br /> Loose lump<br /> Cast<br /> Longstrip roofing<br /> Granulated</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 136px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 18mm<br /> 22mm<br /> 1 layer<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 0.6 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 145px;"><div class="paragraph"> 23 kN/m3<br /> 15 kN/m3<br /> 22 kN/m3<br /> 7 kN/m3<br /> 0.12<br /> 0.15<br /> 0.05<br /> 19 kN/m3<br /> 10 kN/m3<br /> 18 kN/m3<br /> 24 kN/m3<br /> 9 kN/m3<br /> 87 kN/m3<br /> 0.05<br /> 1 kN/m3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> F</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> False ceiling<br /> Felt</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 249px;"><div class="paragraph"> Steel framing<br /> Roofing underlay<br /> Insulating<br /> 3 layer plus chippings</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 139px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> 50 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 144px;"><div class="paragraph"> 0.1<br /> 0.015<br /> 0.05<br /> 0.35</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong>G</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Glass wool<br /> Gold<br /> Granite<br /> Gravel</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 250px;"><div class="paragraph"> Crushed/refuse<br /> Clear float<br /> Single glazing<br /> Double glazing<br /> Quilt<br /> <br /> <br /> Loose<br /> Undisturbed</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 136px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 100 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 146px;"><div class="paragraph"> 16 kN/m3<br /> 25 kN/m3<br /> 0.3<br /> 0.52<br /> 0.01<br /> 194 kN/m3<br /> 27.3 kN/m3<br /> 16 kN/m3<br /> 21 kN/m3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong>H</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Hardboard<br /> Hardcore<br /> Hardwood<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Hollow clay pot slabs</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 251px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> Greenheart<br /> Oak<br /> Iroko, teak<br /> Mahogany<br /> Including ribs & mortar (but not topping)</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 138px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 300 mm thick overall<br /> 100 mm thick overall</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 143px;"><div class="paragraph"> 6-8 kN/m3<br /> 19 kN/m3<br /> 10 kN/m3<br /> 8 kN/m3<br /> 7 kN/m3<br /> 6 kN/m3<br /> 12 kN/m3<br /> 15 kN/m3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> I</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Insulation<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Iron<br /> <br /> Ivory</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 249px;"><div class="paragraph"> Glass fibre<br /> Glass fibre<br /> Polystyrene<br /> Rockwool<br /> Cast<br /> Wrought</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 138px;"><div class="paragraph"> 100 mm<br /> 150 mm<br /> <br /> 25 mm<br /> <br /></div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 145px;"><div class="paragraph"> 0.02<br /> 0.03<br /> 0.04<br /> 0.01<br /> 72 kN/m3<br /> 77 kN/m3<br /> 19 kN/m3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> L</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Lead<br /> <br /> <br /> Lime<br /> <br /> <br /> Linoleum</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 246px;"><div class="paragraph"> Cast<br /> Sheet<br /> Sheet<br /> Hydrate (bags)<br /> Lump/quick (powder)<br /> Mortar (putty)<br /> Sheet</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 141px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> 1.8 mm<br /> 3.2 mm<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 3.2 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 145px;"><div class="paragraph"> 114 kN/m3<br /> 0.21<br /> 0.36<br /> 6 kN/m3<br /> 10 kN/m3<br /> 18 kN/m3<br /> 0.05</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wsite-adsense" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> M</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Macadam<br /> Magnesium<br /> Metal roof cladding<br /> MDF<br /> Mercury<br /> Mortar<br /> Mud</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 250px;"><div class="paragraph"> Paving<br /> <br /> Alloys<br /> Sheet</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 137px;"><div class="wsite-spacer" style="height: 50px;"> </div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 145px;"><div class="paragraph"> 21 kN/m3<br /> 18 kN/m3<br /> 0.07<br /> 8 kN/m3<br /> 136 kN/m3<br /> 17-18 kN/m3<br /> 17-20 kN/m3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> P</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Partitions<br /> <br /> <br /> Patent glazing<br /> <br /> Pavement stones<br /> Peat<br /> Plaster<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Plastic<br /> Plywood<br /> <br /> <br /> Polystyrene<br /> Precast concrete</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 248px;"><div class="paragraph"> Plastered brick<br /> Medium dense plastered block<br /> Plaster board on timber stud<br /> Single glazed<br /> Double glazed<br /> Cast iron or concrete framed<br /> <br /> Plasterboard<br /> Plasterboard<br /> Wallboard and skim coat<br /> Lath and plaster<br /> Traditional lime plaster<br /> Traditional lath + plaster ceiling<br /> Plasterboard on timber stud<br /> Plastered brick 102 + 2 x 13mm<br /> Plastered medium density block<br /> Corrugated<br /> <br /> Sheet<br /> Sheet<br /> Expanded sheet<br /> Beam and block + 50 mm topping<br /> Hollowcore plank<br /> Hollowcore plank<br /> Hollowcore plank<br /> Solid plank plus 50 mm topping</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 140px;"><div class="paragraph"> 102 + 2 x 13 mm<br /> 100 + 2 x 13 mm<br /> 100 + 2 x 13 mm<br /> <br /> <br /> 100 mm<br /> <br /> 12.5 mm<br /> 19 mm<br /> 13 mm<br /> 19 mm<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 12.5 mm<br /> 19 mm<br /> <br /> 150-225 mm<br /> 150 mm<br /> 200 mm<br /> 250-450 mm<br /> 75-300 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 144px;"><div class="paragraph"> 2.6<br /> 2.0<br /> 0.35<br /> 0.26-0.3<br /> 0.52<br /> 1.5<br /> 11 kN/m3<br /> 0.09<br /> 0.15<br /> 0.12<br /> 0.25<br /> 20 kN/m3<br /> 0.5<br /> 0.35<br /> 2.6<br /> 2.0<br /> 0.04<br /> 7 kN/m3<br /> 0.08<br /> 0.12<br /> 0.2 kN/m3<br /> 1.8-3.3<br /> 2.4<br /> 2.8<br /> 3.7-5.5<br /> 3.7-7.4</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> Q</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Quarry tiles</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 249px;"><div class="paragraph"> Including mortar & bedding</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 138px;"><div class="paragraph"> 12.5 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 145px;"><div class="paragraph"> 0.32</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> R</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Raised floors<br /> <br /> <br /> Ribbed slab<br /> Roofing tiles</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 251px;"><div class="paragraph"> Heavy duty<br /> Medium weight<br /> Lightweight<br /> <br /> Clay - plain<br /> Clay pantile<br /> Concrete<br /> Slate</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 138px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> <br /> 250-500 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 143px;"><div class="paragraph"> 0.5<br /> 0.4<br /> 0.3<br /> 4.0-5.7<br /> 0.77<br /> 0.42<br /> 0.51<br /> 0.3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong>S</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Sand<br /> <br /> Screed<br /> <br /> <br /> Slate<br /> Snow<br /> <br /> Softwood<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Soils<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Stainless steel roofing<br /> Steel<br /> Stone<br />     Granite<br /> <br />     Limestone<br /> <br /> <br />     Marble<br />     Sandstone<br /> <br /> <br />     Slate<br /> Suspended ceiling</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 249px;"><div class="paragraph"> Dry, loose<br /> Wet, compact<br /> Sand/cement<br /> <br /> <br /> Slab<br /> Fresh<br /> Wet, compacted<br /> <br /> T&G (Tongue and Groove)<br /> T&G (Tongue and Groove)<br /> Battens for slating & tiling<br /> 25 mm T&G boards on 100x50 timber joists @ 400 crs<br /> 25 mm T&G boards on 250x50 timber joists @ 400 crs<br /> Loose sand & gravels<br /> Dense sand & gravels<br /> Soft/firm clays & silts<br /> Stiff clays and silts<br /> Longstrip<br /> Mild<br /> <br /> Cornish (Cornwall)<br /> Rublislaw (Grampian)<br /> Bath (Wiltshire)<br /> Mansfield (Nottinghamshire)<br /> Portland (Dorset)<br /> Italian<br /> Bramley Fell (West Yorkshire)<br /> Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire)<br /> Dalrey Dale or Kerridge (Derbyshire)<br /> Welsh<br /> Aluminium<br /> Steel</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 139px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> <br /> 50 mm<br /> 75 mm<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 15.5 mm<br /> 22 mm<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 0.4 mm<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 144px;"><div class="paragraph"> 16 kN/m3<br /> 19 kN/m3<br /> 22 kN/m3<br /> 1.15<br /> 1.8<br /> 28 kN/m3<br /> 1 kN/m3<br /> 3 kN/m3<br /> 6 kN/m3<br /> 0.09<br /> 0.12<br /> 0.03<br /> 0.23<br /> <br /> 0.33<br /> <br /> 16 kN/m3<br /> 22 kN/m3<br /> 18 kN/m3<br /> 21 kN/m3<br /> 0.05<br /> 78 kN/m3<br /> <br /> 26 kN/m3<br /> 25 kN/m3<br /> 21 kN/m3<br /> 22 kN/m3<br /> 22 kN/m3<br /> 27 kN/m3<br /> 22 kN/m3<br /> 24 kN/m3<br /> 23-25 kN/m3<br /> 28 kN/m3<br /> 0.05<br /> 0.1</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> T</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Timber<br /> <br /> Terracotta<br /> Terrazzo<br /> Thatch</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 249px;"><div class="paragraph"> C16<br /> C24<br /> <br /> Paving<br /> Including battens</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 139px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> <br /> <br /> 20 mm<br /> 305 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 144px;"><div class="paragraph"> 3.6 kN/m3<br /> 4.1 kN/m3<br /> 18 kN/m3<br /> 0.42<br /> 0.45</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"><strong> W</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Waffle slab<br /> Water<br /> Woodwool slabs</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 252px;"><div class="paragraph"> Standard moulds<br /> Fresh</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 135px;"><div class="paragraph"> 325-525 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 145px;"><div class="paragraph"> 6.0-8.6<br /> 10 kN/m3<br /> 6 kN/m3</div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <br /> <span style="font-size: medium;"> <strong>Z</strong></span></div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> <div class="wsite-multicol" style="direction: ltr; position: relative;"> <div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin: 0px -15px;"> <table class="wsite-multicol-table" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; position: relative; table-layout: fixed; width: 830px;"><tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> <tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 178px;"><div class="paragraph"> Zinc</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 252px;"><div class="paragraph"> Cast<br /> Longstrip roofing</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 134px;"><div class="paragraph"> <br /> 0.8 mm</div> </td><td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="border: 0px !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px 15px; vertical-align: top; width: 146px;"><div class="paragraph"> 72 kN/m3<br /> 0.06</div> <div class="paragraph"> <br /></div> <div class="paragraph"> <br /></div> <div class="paragraph"> <br /></div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wsite-adsense" style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 11.68px; line-height: 17.52px;"> </div> </div> Main Post From </div>

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