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Mortar Quantity Calculation

The document discusses calculating the quantity of cement and sand needed for mortar. Mortar is used in brickwork and plaster in proportions like 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 etc. To calculate for 1 cubic meter of mortar, the dry volume of materials is assumed to be 1.6 cubic meters accounting for voids in sand. The volume of sand is calculated as (1.6 * X) / (1 + X) where X is the ratio of sand to cement. The volume of cement is calculated as (1.6) / (1 + X). The number of cement bags can then be found using the standard bag volume of 0.0347 cubic meters.

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Mortar Quantity Calculation

The document discusses calculating the quantity of cement and sand needed for mortar. Mortar is used in brickwork and plaster in proportions like 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 etc. To calculate for 1 cubic meter of mortar, the dry volume of materials is assumed to be 1.6 cubic meters accounting for voids in sand. The volume of sand is calculated as (1.6 * X) / (1 + X) where X is the ratio of sand to cement. The volume of cement is calculated as (1.6) / (1 + X). The number of cement bags can then be found using the standard bag volume of 0.0347 cubic meters.

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QUANTITY OF CEMENT & SAND CALCULATION IN MORTAR

Quantity of cement mortar is required for rate analysis of brickwork and plaster or estimation
of masonry work for a building or structure. Cement mortar is used in various proportions,
i.e. 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:6, 1:8 etc.
Calculation of quantity of cement mortar in brickwork and plaster:
For the calculation of cement mortar, let us assume that we use 1m3 of cement mortar.
Procedure for calculation is:
1. Calculate the dry volume of materials required for 1m3 cement mortar. Considering voids
in sands, we assume that materials consists of 60% voids. That is, for 1m3 of wet cement
mortar, 1.6m3 of materials are required.
2. Now we calculate the volume of materials used in cement mortar based on its proportions.
Lets say, the proportion of cement and sand in mortar is 1:X, where X is the volume of sand
required.
Then, the volume of sand required for 1:X proportion of 1m3 cement mortar will be
(1.6*X)/(1+X)
3. Volume of cement will be calculated as:
(1*1.6)/(1+X)
Since the volume of 1 bag of cement is 0.0347 m3, so the number of bag of cement will be
calculated as:
((1*1.6)/(1+X))/0.0347

Example:
For cement mortar of 1:6, the quantity calculated will be as below:
Sand quantity: (1.6*6)/(1+6) = 1.371 m3
Quantity of cement (in bags):
Volume of cement = 1.6/(1+6) = 0.22857
There number of bags required = 0.22857/0.0347= 6.58 bags.

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