Most common materials:

Weight in kN/m2
Material Description U.N.O.

10 kN/m3
Blockwork Lightweight
19 kN/m3
Brickwork London stock
24 kN/m3
Concrete Normal reinforcement
25 kN/m3
Glass Clear float
78 kN/m3
Steel Mild
6 kN/m3
Timber Softwood

Full list of materials:

Thickness/ Weight in kN/m2
Material Description quantity of unit U.N.O.

A
16 kN/m3
Aggregate
Cast alloy 27 kN/m3
Aluminium
Longstrip roofing 0.022
0.8 mm
Bronze 76 kN/m3
Roofing - 2 layers 0.58
Asphalt 25 mm
Paving 21 kN/m3

B
Bituminous felt roofing 3 layers and vapour barrier 0.11
Bitumen 11-13 kN/m3
Blockboard Sheet 0.11
Blockwork Aerated concrete 5-9 kN/m3
Dense aggregate 18 mm 20 kN/m3
Lightweight 7-14 kN/m3
Books On shelves 7 kN/m3
 Bulk 8-11 kN/m3
Brass Cast 85 kN/m3
Brickwork Blue 24 kN/m3
Engineering 22 kN/m3
Fletton 18 kN/m3
London stock 19 kN/m3
Sand lime 21 kN/m3
Bronze Cast 83 kN/m3

C
Cast stone 23 kN/m3
Cement 15 kN/m3
Chalk 22 kN/m3
Chippboard 7 kN/m3
Sheet 0.12
18mm
Sheet 0.15
22mm
Chippings Flat roof finish 0.05
1 layer
Clay Undisturbed 19 kN/m3
Concrete Aerated 10 kN/m3
Lightweight aggregate 18 kN/m3
Normal reinforced 24 kN/m3
Coal Loose lump 9 kN/m3
Copper Cast 87 kN/m3
Longstrip roofing 0.05
0.6 mm
Cork Granulated 1 kN/m3

F
Steel framing 0.1
False ceiling Roofing underlay 0.015
Felt Insulating 0.05
50 mm
3 layer plus chippings 0.35

G
 Crushed/refuse 16 kN/m3
Glass
Clear float 25 kN/m3
Single glazing 0.3
Double glazing 0.52
Quilt 0.01
Glass wool
194 kN/m3
Gold
100 mm 27.3 kN/m3
Granite
Loose 16 kN/m3
Gravel
Undisturbed 21 kN/m3

H
6-8 kN/m3
Hardboard
19 kN/m3
Hardcore
Greenheart 10 kN/m3
Hardwood
Oak 8 kN/m3
Iroko, teak 7 kN/m3
Mahogany 6 kN/m3
Including ribs & mortar (but not 300 mm thick overall 12 kN/m3
Hollow clay pot slabs
topping) 100 mm thick overall 15 kN/m3

I
Insulation 0.02
Glass fibre 100 mm 0.03
Glass fibre 150 mm 0.04
Polystyrene
0.01
Rockwool 25 mm
Iron 72 kN/m3
Cast
77 kN/m3
Wrought
Ivory 19 kN/m3

L
Lead Cast 114 kN/m3
Sheet 1.8 mm 0.21
Sheet 3.2 mm 0.36
Lime Hydrate (bags) 6 kN/m3
Lump/quick (powder) 10 kN/m3
Mortar (putty) 18 kN/m3
Linoleum Sheet 3.2 mm 0.05

M
Macadam 21 kN/m3
Magnesium 18 kN/m3
Paving
Metal roof cladding 0.07
MDF 8 kN/m3
Alloys
Mercury 136 kN/m3
Sheet
Mortar 17-18 kN/m3
Mud 17-20 kN/m3

P
Partitions Plastered brick 102 + 2 x 13 mm 2.6
Medium dense plastered block 100 + 2 x 13 mm 2.0
Plaster board on timber stud 100 + 2 x 13 mm 0.35
Patent glazing Single glazed 0.26-0.3
Double glazed 0.52
Pavement stones Cast iron or concrete framed 100 mm 1.5
Peat 11 kN/m3
Plaster Plasterboard 12.5 mm 0.09
Plasterboard 19 mm 0.15
Wallboard and skim coat 13 mm 0.12
Lath and plaster 19 mm 0.25
Traditional lime plaster 20 kN/m3
Traditional lath + plaster ceiling 0.5
Plasterboard on timber stud 0.35
Plastered brick 102 + 2 x 13mm 2.6
Plastered medium density block 2.0
Plastic Corrugated 0.04
Plywood 7 kN/m3
 Sheet 12.5 mm 0.08
Sheet 19 mm 0.12
Polystyrene Expanded sheet 0.2 kN/m3
Precast concrete Beam and block + 50 mm topping 150-225 mm 1.8-3.3
Hollowcore plank 150 mm 2.4
Hollowcore plank 200 mm 2.8
Hollowcore plank 250-450 mm 3.7-5.5
Solid plank plus 50 mm topping 75-300 mm 3.7-7.4

Q
Quarry tiles Including mortar & bedding 12.5 mm 0.32

R
Heavy duty 0.5
Medium weight 0.4
Raised floors
Lightweight 0.3
4.0-5.7
Clay - plain 0.77
Ribbed slab
Clay pantile 250-500 mm 0.42
Roofing tiles
Concrete 0.51
Slate 0.3

S
Sand Dry, loose 16 kN/m3
Wet, compact 19 kN/m3
Screed Sand/cement 22 kN/m3
50 mm 1.15
75 mm 1.8
Slate Slab 28 kN/m3
Snow Fresh 1 kN/m3
Wet, compacted 3 kN/m3
Softwood 6 kN/m3
T&G (Tongue and Groove) 15.5 mm 0.09
 T&G (Tongue and Groove) 22 mm 0.12
Battens for slating & tiling 0.03
25 mm T&G boards on 100x50 timber 0.23
joists @ 400 crs
25 mm T&G boards on 250x50 timber 0.33
joists @ 400 crs
Soils Loose sand & gravels 16 kN/m3
Dense sand & gravels 22 kN/m3
Soft/firm clays & silts 18 kN/m3
Stiff clays and silts 21 kN/m3
Stainless steel roofing Longstrip 0.4 mm 0.05
Steel Mild 78 kN/m3
Stone
Granite Cornish (Cornwall) 26 kN/m3
Rublislaw (Grampian) 25 kN/m3
Limestone Bath (Wiltshire) 21 kN/m3
Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) 22 kN/m3
Portland (Dorset) 22 kN/m3
Marble Italian 27 kN/m3
Sandstone Bramley Fell (West Yorkshire) 22 kN/m3
Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire) 24 kN/m3
Dalrey Dale or Kerridge (Derbyshire) 23-25 kN/m3
Slate Welsh 28 kN/m3
Suspended ceiling Aluminium 0.05
Steel 0.1

T
Timber C16 3.6 kN/m3
C24 4.1 kN/m3
Terracotta 18 kN/m3
Terrazzo Paving 20 mm 0.42
Thatch Including battens 305 mm 0.45
W
Waffle slab 6.0-8.6
Standard moulds
Water 325-525 mm 10 kN/m3
Fresh
Woodwool slabs 6 kN/m3

Z
Cast 72 kN/m3
Zinc
Longstrip roofing 0.8 mm 0.06