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How To Calculate Materials In Concrete Foundation.
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Download images here if not visible image 1 image 2 Using images 1 and 2 above and in a bid to also demystify the raft foundation cost, this article will deal extensively on how to calculate your concrete materials like cement, sand and granite that you will use for the foundation. Often time concrete are mostly mixed in 1:2:4 ratio, when you see such specificationit simply means one bag of cement to four headpans of sand and eight headpans of granite. Notice that first number represent a bag of cement which is equivalent to two headpans, hence the sand is taken as four headpanss and the granite represented by 4 in the ratio is taken as eight headpans. Going by this knowledge it is easy for us to do a very fast calculation at least to be close to what we might need on site. To do this calculation, add the sum of ratio 1+2+4=7 Calculate the cubic volume of concrete for foundation. Going by the previous article the total lenght of trench was taken as 65.6m Height of concrete beam is 1.1m or 1100m from image 2 And width is 0.225m or 225mm therefore total volume of concrete beams =65.6m x 1.1 x 0.225 =16.236 Now divide 16.236 by the sum of the ratio which is 7 16.236/7=2.31943m3 Taking a constant, the volume of a bag of cement is 0.035m3 Divide 2.31943 by 0.035 =66 bags of cement to do all the concrete beams , however dont forget that cement and sand will also be used for the blinding before the concrete beams are placed . For the sand reqd.,multiply 2.31943m3 by 2 to know the volume since it is in ratio of 1:2:4 Therefore volume of sand requires =4.63886m3 If we take volume of a tipper as 3.8m3 then 4.63886/3.8=1 1/2 trip of 5 tons tipper for the concrete beam. For the granite use the same ratio of 1 bag of cement to 4 headpans of sand to 8 headpans of granite So for granite reqd, multiply 2.31943m3 by 4 to know the volume since it is in the ratio of 1:2:4 therefore volume of granite requires=9.27772 If we take volume of a tipper as 3.8m3 then, 9.27772/3.8=2 1/2 trips of granite (Disregarding water and and other attending expenses If one bag cost N1,800, then 66 bags =N118,800 And if one trip of sand is N15,000 then 1 1/2 trips =N22,500
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And if one trip of 5 tons of granite=N30,000 then granite cost needed =2 1/2 x N30,000 =N75,000 Total=N118,800 + N22,500 + N75,000 =N216,300 For the german floor or oversite concreteMultiply the lenght by breadth by the thickness or width of the plan from image. Add 3.825 +3.95 +1.375 +1.25+4.975+1.25=16.625 Add 3.825+2.910+3.825=10.560 So multiply the sum for the volume=16.625 x 10.560 x 0.2 =35.112m3 To know the number of cement required divide 35.112 by the sum of the ratio which is 7 =35.112 / 7 =5.016m3 Taking a constant, the volume of a bag of cement which is 0.035m3, divide 5.016m3 by 0.035 =143 bags of cement for the german floor or oversite concrete. Apply the steps above for the sand and granite, For sand, Multiply 5.016 by 2=10.032, now divide by 3.8m3 =3 trips of 5tons sharp sand For granite, multiply 5.016 by 4=20.064, now divide by 3.8m3 =5 1/2 trips of 5 tons granite So if one bag of cement cost N1800 then 143 bags of cement will cost N1800 x 143 =N257,400 And if one trip of sand cost N15,000 then 3 trips of 5 tons sharp sand =N45,000 And if one trip of 5 tons granite cost =N30,000 then 5 1/2 trips of 5 tons granite =N165,000 So total for concrete excluding other attending materials =N216,000+257,000+45,000+165,000 TOTAL=N683,400 This is hard to understand I believe but you can still study it by bits. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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14 Responses to How To Calculate Materials In Concrete Foundation.

1. SOJ Says:
August 19th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
This is great insight coming from you, Odion. You took all concrete technology & estimating and mashed it all into a single whole. Good job, man! 2. abiola tolulope Says:
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:53 am
kidly re-explain your calculations on oversite concrete. The one i saw is for the beam which i really dont get, becos the total bags of 66bags is not straight. thanks.
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emma Says:
June 26th, 2010 at 10:19 am
Yes, I am about to update these calculations for easier understanding. thanks 4. Dare Says:
July 18th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Hello Odion, Could you pls give me total estimate of blocks, cements, sand, & granite that will be needed to complete a three bedroom bungalow with kitchen and store. Kindly note that i have already completed the foundation. I look forward to your favourable reply. Thank you. 5. wale iwakun Says:
bumping into ur site is joy to me. ur artcles sure helps contractor architects like me. 6. emma Says:
Thanks for your comments. I am happy you like the site. 7. emma Says:
I will write comprehensively on it soon but will forward a sample to you. Thanks 8. s2fone Says:
good job and well done 9. wole Says:

the 66 bags for the ground beams need be checked again pls. thank you. 10. emma Says:
Yes I agree I need to recheck this. Though the formular is right but I think the total length of the trenches is not 65m. Thanks for your observation. 11. toyin Says:
October 12th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
this is a well done job! 12. niyi Says:

October 30th, 2010 at 5:50 pm
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this is a very goog job and more explanatory hoever i will like you to take a step further by explaining paint calculations. 13. ogunniyi omotayo gbenga Says:
January 29th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
sir, honestly no doubt you are a great man and blessing to the building world, thanks for caring young generation like our along. More grease to your elbow. Thanks. 14. Steve Says:
February 16th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Thank you so much Emma. I am a young Mechanical Design Eng. based in the US. I am getting ready to embark on a small housing project for my family in the east. I am very happy to come across your writings. I wish to prepare myself with all the tools I need to come out of this with less stress; I understand there are many other Naija factors that are inevitable. With your blog; it think I will not be a total mugu.
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