For RCC Beam & Column need 2-3% steel, say 2.5% steel.

So, for 10 cum RCC =10�?2.5%=0.25 cum steel. =1962.5kgm. Steel. [I know 1 cum
steel=7850 kgm]
For, 1 cum RCC =1962.5/10=196.25 kgm. Steel.
So, we are using 196.25 kg steel for 1 cum.RCC work in column & beam.

Steel quantity by thumb rule

How can we get the steel quantity by thumb rule ? I know that it is 1% for slab and
2-3% for RCC column & beams. If I have 10 Cum RCC work for column & beam then how
can we get the steel quantity in kgm or Qntl.?
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rajesh kumar
Jun 11th, 2012

We are using 70kg of steel for 1cum..

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Ravi Chaore
Sep 22nd, 2012

86kg/cum of concrete
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omprakash singh
Oct 23rd, 2013

89
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B.Mohamed mansoor
Nov 3rd, 2013

86 kg/cum of concrete
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Md. Nesar Uddin, PowerPac, Bangladesh.
Jan 12th, 2014

For RCC Beam & Column need 2-3% steel, say 2.5% steel.
So, for 10 cum RCC =10�?2.5%=0.25 cum steel. =1962.5kgm. Steel. [I know 1 cum
steel=7850 kgm]
For, 1 cum RCC =1962.5/10=196.25 kgm. Steel.
So, we are using 196.25 kg steel for 1 cum.RCC work in column & beam.
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premkumar
Feb 24th, 2015

How much steel is required for 600 sqft of roof slab with 4 inch thickness
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siva.n
 Feb 26th, 2015

180 kgs this answer having from of my experience in my site.

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SAINATH JAGUSHTE
Mar 2nd, 2015

around 1600 kg
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zeeshan
Mar 7th, 2015

so first 10cum converted into CFT that is 353.10(10/0.02832)=353.10 Cft x 7 lbs/Cft

=2471.70 then convert in to Kg so =1121.16 Kg is the answer.so in 10cum qty of
concrete required 1121 kg steel.
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Muhammad bilal
May 19th, 2015

1204 kg steel is used in 600sft if we have c/c spacing 4"..

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firzkhan
Jun 17th, 2015

39249.99kgs
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gobin
Jun 26th, 2015

we use 2.5% of steel for column and beam.so for 10 cum of concrete = .025 x 10
=.25cum. 7850kg( vol of steel) x.25 =1962.5kgm
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Jenifer
Jul 9th, 2015

I need same calculation for Slab, Staircase and Shear wall

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padma sri.sonti
Jul 10th, 2015

We have a formula for that i.e is D^2/162

Where D is Diameter of the steel bar
for example: I want 10m length ,one bar having 8mm dia bar weight
then calculcate by using formula 10*1*8^2/162=3.95kg/m
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vishal
Jul 11th, 2015

Square of dia / 162

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Rohit
Jul 14th, 2015

Typical reinforcement weights needed for ordinary works:

Slab & staircase-70kg/m3

Beams- 110/m3
Columns & Concrete wall - 150kg/m3
Concrete foundation- 130kg/m3
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sumit
Jul 21st, 2015

Rohit Sir...You said 150kg for column in 1cum.... but above others say 196.25kg in
1 cum...so plz tell exactly
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SEEPATI JAGANNATHAREDDY
Aug 12th, 2015

Thanks to all for giving this valuable information

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RAJINIKANTH REDDY
Aug 16th, 2015

12m
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raheem uddin
Aug 21st, 2015

How to calculate the steel required for 300 sq yards area of land with columns and
plinth beams.
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sriram
Sep 16th, 2015

No... we are using 80 to 100 kg for 1cum

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Nitin kumar
Oct 8th, 2015

Qntl
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Md. Nesar Uddin
Oct 13th, 2015

When steel quantity is 2.5% for R.C.C. beam and column, we know 1M3 steel=7850 kgs
For 10 m3 RCC work for column & beam then we can get the steel quantity is 1962.5
kgs.
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Kore Pralhad
Nov 30th, 2015
196.2 Kg/m3
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Ishwar Singh
Dec 1st, 2015

The above method is good for quantity calculation

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wajahat
Dec 4th, 2015

1.25 tonnes
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Premjith
Dec 19th, 2015

1% of Steel in 6 Cum of Concrete. What is the weight of steel

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raja
Dec 22nd, 2015

1.12 tone
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gerardo canero
Jan 14th, 2016

For slab reinforcement: 600sq.ft. = 55.77sq.m

Therefore Volume = 55.77 x 0.10m = 5.58cu.m
Steel Quantity = 5.58 cu.m x 100 kg./cu.m = 558kg of diameter 10mm or 12mm.
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Naganagouda
Jan 27th, 2016

480kgs
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Mosses E. Ngendero
Jan 30th, 2016

It vary but it should always not be less than 100kg/m3, general practices range
from 120-125kg/m3 for slab, beams and for soil in pour, massive structures, columns
and RC walls it should be 150kg/m3. Remember those are minimum/threshold values, in
practice one has to be suspicious with RC details once he/she get values less than
above and he/she may consult designer for confirmation.
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ajay
Jan 30th, 2016

8000 sq ft slab I want to calculate all material quantity.

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pushkar das vaishnav
 May 7th, 2016

1101kg
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Mrityunjai
May 27th, 2016

196.25 kg
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manyu saxena
Jul 13th, 2016

Steel is used for 600cft is 1334kgm

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fulkesh
Jul 17th, 2016

It can vary for person to person as its depends on the design of the particular
structure which taking account of other parameters , so this is just the thumb rule
under normal circumstances, as in some project the loading of steel in a roof is
100Kg even goes up to 120kgs
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Husain
Jul 22nd, 2016

2% assume volume of steel =2/100*10m3=.2*7850density of steel =1570

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sagar
Aug 26th, 2016

For slab 1%=10�?1%=0.1

0.1�?7850=785
785÷1000=0.785 quantl

For Column and Beam. 2.5%

10�?2.5%=0.25
0.25�?7850=1962.5
1962.5÷1000=1.96 quantl.