Originally posted jan 12 2012 11 45 pm.
Weight of a cubic foot of granite.
They average about 175 pounds per cubic foot.
1 1 4 inch 30mm thick granite weighs about 18 pounds 8 16 kg per square ft.
Select the shape or profile of the material for weight calculation.
166 5 lbs on average per cubic foot.
You will need a calculator pencil and paper to do this.
Last updated oct 05 2016.
For estimating purposes most contractor s consider the yield to be 3 000 pounds per cubic yard or 1 5 tons per cubic yard.
You can also select custom in material selection box to start a custom material weight calculation.
Granite is available in different thicknesses and its weight per square foot varies.
Sandstone weighs approximately 155 pounds per cubic foot.
While it is roughly the same weight as most other igneous rocks it weighs less than the 2 9 grams per cubic centimeter of basalt.
Granite weighs approximately 165 pounds per cubic foot.
Limestone boulders and granite boulders in most cases weigh more.
Factors that affect this weight include the size of the rocks and the type of rock.
Calculating the weight of the stone in this step you will be using the cubic feet you obtained from doing step 1 to calculate the approximate weight of the stone.
Tile column hexagon ball etc.
3 4 inch 20mm thick granite weighs about 12 pounds 5 44 kg per square ft.
Granite is slightly heavier than pure silica sand and quartz which as forms of silicon dioxide weigh 2 648 grams per cubic centimeter.
About how many pounds does one cubic foot of granite weigh.
To estimate the quantity you need to convert the area into cubic feet by multiplying length x width x height.
Density of granite solid is equal to 2 691 kg m in imperial or us customary measurement system the density is equal to 168 pound per cubic foot lb ft.
Weight in pounds per cubic foot lbs cf type of stone.
Put in the total quantity or just leave the value at 1 if you wish to make unit weight calculation.
The average weight of a sandstone boulder is approximately 150 pounds per cubic foot.
Now that you have your cubic feet written down all you need to do is use the chart below.
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