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Concrete Material Estimator

Turn a wet concrete volume into cement bags, sand and aggregate. Dry volume is 1.54 times the wet volume, and one bag is 0.035 m³.

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How to use the Concrete Material Estimator

  1. 1Enter the wet volume in cubic metres.
  2. 2Choose 1:1.5:3, 1:2:4 or 1:3:6.
  3. 3Read dry volume, bags, sand and aggregate.

Questions

Why is the dry volume larger?

The factor 1.54 allows for the bulked sand and aggregate before they pack into the wet volume.

How many bags are in 1 m³ of 1:2:4?

About 6.3 bags of 50 kg.

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