Unit Weight of Materials Used at Site

Sr.No.    Material                            Unit Weight

    1.        Water                                  1000Kg/m³  

    2.        Brick (broken)                   1420Kg/m³

    3.        Brick (common)                1600Kg/m³

    4.        Cement (ordinary)            1440Kg/m³

    5.        Cement (rapid hardening)1250Kg/m³

    6.        Cement Concrete (R.C.C.)2500 Kg/m³

    7.        Cement Concrete (P.C.C.) 2400Kg/m³

    8.        Cement Plaster                  2000Kg/m³

    9.        Lime Plaster                       1700Kg/m³

   10.       Lime Concrete                   1900Kg/m³

   11.       Stone (granite)                   2450Kg/m³

   12.       Stone (marble)                   2650 Kg/m³

   13.       Stone (basalt)                     2850Kg/m³

   14.       Ballast                                  1720Kg/m³

   15.       Aggregate                            1750Kg/m³

   16.       Timber (teak)                     625Kg/m³

   17.       Timber (oak, sal)               510Kg/m³

   18.       Timber (mango)                650Kg/m³

   19.       Glass                                    2500Kg/m³

   20.       Plastic                                  1250Kg/m³

   21.       Coal                                      600Kg/m³

   22.       Oil                                         800Kg/m³

   23.       Ash.                                      650Kg/m³

   24.       Clicker                                 750Kg/m³

   25.       Slag                                      1500Kg/m³

   26.       Rubber                                1300Kg/m³

   27.       Dry Sand                    1540-1600Kg/m³

   28.       Wet Sand                    1760-2000Kg/m³

   29.       Steel                                     7850Kg/m³

   30.       Bitumen                              1040Kg/m³

   31.       Chalk                                   2100Kg/m³

Note: Above material unit weight are subject to site.

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Fire Hydrant System

Fire hydrant system name indicates it is related to fire. Yes it is related to fire safety and also used in water transfer, irrigation, etc. It is known as safety equipment or equipment which are used in emergency condition that is emergency equipment.

It is mostly used in urban, suburban & rural areas. It is effectively used for fire fighters & transfer of water It improve the fire fighting ability on the place where it is installed.

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How can it help ? 

Suppose a 10 storeyed building and fire emergency is happening on the 8th floor then water is transfer from municipal fire extinguisher to that floor & every corner or place that is not possible in that case use the fire hydrant. The water tank in the vehicle of fire extinguisher is connected to fire hydrant & it (water) is transferred through that hydrant pipe on every corner of that floor with a massive force.

 

Advantages :

It has ability to fight fire.

It is also used for water transfer, irrigation purpose.

It reach every place of the building.

In that the water force is high.

High accessibility.

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