GRAVITY LOADS [IS:875 (PARTS 1&2)-1987] Table Alt Unit Weights of Common Building Materials Material ‘Unit weight (kNim®) 1. Bituminous substances Asphalt 128 Bitumen 402 2. Bricks ‘Common bumt clay bricks 15.8-19.2 Refractory bricks 17.3-19.6 Brick ballast 18 Brick dust (suri) 444 3. Brick masonry 19.0-21.0 4. Cement 144 5. Gement plaster, 10 mm thick 226 Nim? 6. Concrete Plain 24.0 Reinforced 25.0 7. Excavated earth Earth (dry), loose 128 compact 155 Earth (moist), loose 14.1-16.7 compact 178-184 SRN co a tr ei nko Fags aE TORN 6Table Al-1 Unit Weights of Common Building Materials (Contd) Metaie Unit weight (KNNIm*) Gravel, loose 167 rammed 192-204 Send, dry, clean 164-180 fiver sand 18.4 8 Floor finishes, 22-24 mm 216-236 Nim? 9. Glass sheets 23-265 Thickness, mam Weight (N/m?) 13 334 20 520 26 648 32 785 10. Granite 26.4-28.0 1. Liquids Water, fresh 981 Salt 10.0 Vegetable cil 92 12. Mortars Cement send mortar 204 Lime mortar 176 13. Stones Marble 267 Sandstone, chalk 220-235 Limestone 24.0-28.4 Stone ballast 157-188 ‘Stone masonry 20.8-27.0 14. Stool 78.0 45. Timber Fir 456 Deodar 5.60 Sissom 7.55 Chir 5.65 Sal 7.85 Teak 6.13 DEAD LOADS (1S:875-PART 1) ‘These are the loads which permanently act on the structure. The most important dead load is the self weight of the structure, The unit weights of the common building macerials are listed3. BUILDING PARTS AND COMPONENTS 3.1 The unit weights of bu \ding parts or components are specified in Table 2, TABLE 2 UNIT WEIGHTS OP BUILDING PARTS OR COMPONENTS Manna Nowa Sa enone wewmekies os wy te = 1. catims ue ca oy enero rym as 2 ~ pany Hoo z " Sopdet cme BS oR # : mt a a ep ne oe » . 2. omen Conte, ln 1 20°Cenet Nt ta iS 3. Ct Conte, Roel “ “Cement concrete, reinforced’ dia rabie 1) 4 Damp rg 28 el rea ete epee mers eh Png A'S * Ptvel is fable 1) ing (seals Boot, © Palin ita vider? Fleeing TSE ain ae Aurion it - -———— ects ~ . Pe aie 10 008 : s sar 8 oe i AE Siena 8 a x ee 8 oa 3 i Gaps or oe 8 oa 3 ‘ Ee comet i oR 3 : acl Se 8 8 3 ; ott en word ema eine = ‘ Is used, add 008 . 1 Pewne ‘ep ig on 2 . 2 Menta Sah a He 3 : Scored ct oe % : PERL eA Vick inating rose (60 19 19 . Hee eo eteamictnecee: (18 ig 8 : ES Dates S18 ig 8 ‘ sone pnt 338 8 2 : Mora ~ Adder fr ener pla 109 ut 2 ‘3 Pe B HH 8 3 ie ie 8 is ig 2 # i is bY fo 8 Nort — Add extra for covert opting (Contineed )Piven rey Los BBE in Table ALL. The weights of finishes depend on the types of floor finish:The commonly available commercial Terrazzo floor tiles are 225 x 225 x 18 mm and 300 % 300 © 26 ne, size which are usually laid in cement slurry on 1:3 cement mortar of atleast. 18 mm thickness, The dead load of this finish is approximately 0.72 to 0.75 kNém?. The minimum nominel weight of light partitions is generally taken as 1.0 kNim?, In the roof finish the dead weights due to 125 mm thiek weathering course in brick jelly conerete is generally taken as 2.25 kN/m?, 20 men thick asphalt as 0.48 kN/m?, 5O mm thick insulating screed as 0.72 kNim? and special ceiling finish as 0.25 kN/or?. For illustration, typical characteristic loads for the roof and floor slabs of 125 mm thickness cach can be estimated as: Roof slat: Dead load due to self weight of 125 mm slab = 0,125 « 25 = 3.125 kNim? Weight of 20 mm asphalt 0.480. kN/m? ‘Weight of 50 mm screed 0.720 kNim* ‘Weight of special ceiling finish 0.240 KN/m* Total dead load from roof slab w,, 4.565. KNim? Floor stab: & Dead load due to self weight of 125 mm slab = 0.125 x 25 = 3.125 kNim? Weight of Terrazzo floor finish 0.720 kNin? Weight of special ceiling finish = 0240 kN? Weight due to partitions = 1,000 kN/mn? 2 Total dead load from floor slab wy, = 5.085 KNir!