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Quantity of Bricks

This document provides a step-by-step calculation for determining the quantity of bricks, cement, and sand needed to construct a wall with a volume of 1 cubic meter. It involves calculating the volume of individual bricks including mortar thickness, then determining the number of bricks needed to fill the 1 cubic meter volume. From this, the mortar volume is calculated and then used to find the quantities of cement and sand required based on a 1:4 mortar ratio. The summary calculations are 526 bricks, 1.5 bags of cement, and 7.1 cubic feet of sand for a wall with the given brick and mortar specifications.

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Quantity of Bricks

This document provides a step-by-step calculation for determining the quantity of bricks, cement, and sand needed to construct a wall with a volume of 1 cubic meter. It involves calculating the volume of individual bricks including mortar thickness, then determining the number of bricks needed to fill the 1 cubic meter volume. From this, the mortar volume is calculated and then used to find the quantities of cement and sand required based on a 1:4 mortar ratio. The summary calculations are 526 bricks, 1.5 bags of cement, and 7.1 cubic feet of sand for a wall with the given brick and mortar specifications.

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QUANTITY OF BRICKS CALCULATION

Engineer Moid | October 13, 2017 | Quantity Surveying | 1 Comment


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 1 Quantity of bricks Formula
o 1.1 1. Step: (Bricks Calculation)
o 1.2 2. Step: (Mortar Calculation)  
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The Quantity of bricks calculation is very important because most of the buildings are to be constructed
with 75% of brickwork especially (In the Asian countries). So it is very important for us to know how
many bricks are required in 1-meter cube volume.

After knowing the 1-meter cube volume we can calculate the remaining quantity very easily my just
multiplying 1-meter cube result to the desired volume.

The calculation is quite simple means how many numbers of the bricks you will require to build your
wall and others, but there are a few important considerations you must always consider when you are
calculating the quantity.

1.  The width of the wall which going to be built.


2.  Number of the openings in the wall like (Door, Windows, etc.)
3.  Size or which Type of the brick going to use.

Let’s take this example to understand well.

EXAMPLE:

Suppose we have to construct the wall having a volume of the 1-meter cube, the size of brick is going
to use is 190 mm ×90 mm ×90 mm and mortar is 8 mm thick with the ratio of 1: 4.  So

1.) Calculate the number of bricks?

2.) The quantity of cement?

3.) The quantity of sand?

GIVEN DATA:

Volume (L x W x H) = 1 meter cube.

Mortar thickness = 8 mm.

Mortar Ratio = 1:4

Size of brick = 190 mm ×90 mm ×90 mm. or (0.19 m x 0.09 m x 0.09 m).

Size of brick with mortar = 198 mm × 98 mm× 98 mm. or (0.198 m x 0.098 m x 0.098 m).

QUANTITY OF BRICKS FORMULA


SOLUTION:

This calculation can take place into 2 steps.


1. STEP: (BRICKS CALCULATION)
1. Volume of 1 brick = (0.19 m x 0.09 m x 0.09 m) = 0.001539 meter cube.
2. Volume of 1 brick with mortar = (0.198 m x 0.098 m x 0.098 m) = 0.0019 meter cube.
3. No of bricks in 1 cum = volume/volume of bricks with mortar = 1/0.0019 = 526 Bricks.

2. STEP: (MORTAR CALCULATION)  
1. Volume covered by 526 bricks in 1 Cum Volume = (Bricks number x Volume of 1 brick).
2. 500 Bricks Volume  = 526 x 0.001539 = 0.81 meter cube.
3. Volume  = (Total volume – volume of bricks).
4. Mortar volume = 1 – 0.81 = 0.19 meter cube. (wet volume).
5. Dry Volume = 0.19 x 1.33 = 0.2527 meter cube (dry Volume).   Where (1.33 is a constant)

CEMENT:

Cement: = (dry volume x Ratio x Density of cement in 1 cum)/Sum of Ratio.

= (0.2527 x 1 x 1440)/5

= 72.77  kg /50   <1 bag = 50 kg>

= 1.5 bags

SAND:

Sand: = (dry volume x Ratio x 35.3147)/Sum of Ratio. (1 Cum = 35.3147 cubic feet.)

= (0.2527 x 4 x 35.3147)/5

= 7.1 cubic feet

Conclusion:

BRICKS = 526

CEMENT = 1.5 bags.

SAND = 7.1 cubic feet.

Note: These ratios may change by changing the dimension of the mortar thickness or size of the bricks
as well as the mortar ratios 1: 4, 1: 6 etc.

This quantity of bricks calculation is based on experience and some practical Knowledge. The exact
quantity may be less of or more.

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