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THUMB RULES
THUMB RULE OF CONCRETE MATERIAL REQUIREMENT
Thumb rule to calculate the Steel quantity required for Slab,
Beams, Footings & Columns:
For Residential buildings - 4.5Kgs - 4.75 Kgs /SFT
For Commercial buildings - 5.0Kgs - 5.50 Kgs/SFT
Calculation of quantities of cement, sand and
aggregate in 1㎥of concrete
8 bags of cement required for 1 cu.m of M-20 grade.
concrete.
693 kg of Sand required for 1 cu.m of M-20 grade
concrete.
1344 kg of 20mm Aggregate is required for 1 cu.m of M-
20 grade concrete.
180 litres of water is required for 1 cu.m of M-20 grade
concrete.
Example taken for M-20 (1:1.5:3) grade of concrete:
THUMB RULE FOR BRICK WORK
Size of brick : 190mm x 90mm x 90mm
Number of bricks per cum : 500
THUMB RULE FOR PLASTERING WORK
Rs. 350 only

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Common thumb rules for civil engineering works

  • 2. THUMB RULE OF CONCRETE MATERIAL REQUIREMENT
  • 3. Thumb rule to calculate the Steel quantity required for Slab, Beams, Footings & Columns: For Residential buildings - 4.5Kgs - 4.75 Kgs /SFT For Commercial buildings - 5.0Kgs - 5.50 Kgs/SFT
  • 4. Calculation of quantities of cement, sand and aggregate in 1㎥of concrete 8 bags of cement required for 1 cu.m of M-20 grade. concrete. 693 kg of Sand required for 1 cu.m of M-20 grade concrete. 1344 kg of 20mm Aggregate is required for 1 cu.m of M- 20 grade concrete. 180 litres of water is required for 1 cu.m of M-20 grade concrete. Example taken for M-20 (1:1.5:3) grade of concrete:
  • 5. THUMB RULE FOR BRICK WORK Size of brick : 190mm x 90mm x 90mm Number of bricks per cum : 500
  • 6. THUMB RULE FOR PLASTERING WORK Rs. 350 only