Weights of materials |
KG/CU M |
% Fill |
Weights of materials |
KG/CU M |
% Fill |
| Aggregate (brick) |
1,820 |
100 |
Glass |
2,600 |
85 |
| Ashes |
600 |
85 |
Granite chippings |
2,655 |
85 |
| Asphalt |
1,600 |
100 |
Gravel (dry) |
1,700 |
85 |
| Beet pulp (nuts) |
600 |
85 |
Lime (quick loose) |
850 |
100 |
| Beet pulp (pressed) |
900 |
110 |
Limestone (crushed) |
1,526 |
100 |
| Bewers grains |
1,110 |
85 |
Manure (farmyard) |
900 |
85 |
| Brick aggregate |
1,830 |
100 |
Mortar |
1,600 |
100 |
| Bricks (common) |
2,450 per 1,000 |
- |
Oats |
410 |
85 |
| Brick (facing) |
2,700 per 1,000 |
- |
Peat (dry) |
400 |
100 |
| Cement (natural) |
895 |
100 |
Potatoes |
690 |
85 |
| Cement (portland) |
1,440 |
100 |
Rubble |
1,025 |
100 |
| Chalk |
2,200 |
100 |
Refuse (dry) |
398 |
100 |
| Clay (fire) |
2,080 |
100 |
Sand (dry) |
1,550 |
100 |
| Clay (wet) |
1,880 |
100 |
Sand (wet) |
1,900 |
110 |
| Coal (anthracite) |
896 |
100 |
Sawdust |
250 |
110 |
| Coal (bituminous) |
1,261 |
100 |
Silage (ensiled) |
730 |
110 |
| Coal (cannel) |
1,261 |
100 |
Silage (green) |
340 |
110 |
| Coal (newcastle) |
1,261 |
100 |
Slate |
2,723 |
100 |
| Coal (welsh) |
1,261 |
100 |
Slurry |
1,740 |
85 |
| Coke (loose) |
597 |
85 |
Snow (fresh) |
141 |
110 |
| Coke (petroleum) |
700 |
85 |
Snow (wet) |
514 |
110 |
| Copper (concentratre) |
2,300 |
85 |
Sodium chloride (dry/salt) |
1,300 |
85 |
| Earth (dry loose) |
1,112 |
100 |
Sugar beet |
540 |
100 |
| Earth (wet packed) |
1,550 |
100 |
Turnips |
540 |
100 |
| Fertiliser (mixed) |
1,000 |
85 |
Wheat |
730 |
85 |
| Fertiliser (nitrate) |
1,250 |
85 |
*These figures are approximate for use as a guide to material density |
| Flour |
440 |
85 |
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