It's no secret that during construction every detail is important. Without this, not a single industrial facility can be built, not even a small house. It is extremely important to consider the volumetric weight of building materials in the construction of any buildings and objects.
What is it for? Firstly, it will greatly help with the choice of the necessary transport for transportation. Secondly, knowing the volumetric weight of a building material, it is possible to choose the right lifting mechanisms for their installation (if, of course, they are needed at all). Among other things, this value must be known in order to correctly calculate all the necessary parameters of the building.
So what is volumetric weight and where does such an indicator come from? This parameter represents the total weight of the material per cubic meter or per square meter (depending on what kind of material in question). For example, if we need a volumetric weight of concrete, then this will necessarily be a cubic meter, and if we need a volumetric weight of slate, then we will talk about a square meter. It is also worth considering that the bulk density includes all kinds of unfilled spaces (air pores), in other words, the calculation does not include the clean (the term "specific" is used in construction ) material weight .
As an example, consider the bulk density of crushed stone, in particular granite. Granite crushed stone is a very popular material used in the construction of any scale.
In turn, this popularity is due to its high technical characteristics. It is durable, frost-resistant and has a grain composition. These same grains are presented in cuboid form, and it is precisely this form that is most convenient for use in construction. Another important positive point is its sufficiently large volumetric weight. Thus, granite crushed stone with a volume of one cubic meter is approximately 1.4 tons, which is a decent indicator.
Such a large bulk density of crushed stone is caused by the insignificant presence of voids between its grains. And this is an indisputable advantage. Firstly, if you use granite crushed stone to create all kinds of
building mixtures such as concrete, you can count on the special strength of the finished product. Secondly, due to the presence of only insignificant free voids, there is a significant saving of cement mortar. And this is again beneficial, but from an economic point of view.
Knowing such a parameter as the volumetric weight of a building material helps to use it with maximum efficiency, taking into account its advantages (like in the case of crushed granite) or possible disadvantages.
It is worth noting that, to simplify the work of designers, architects and just builders, there are special tables that indicate the volume weight of a material.
Construction work also requires knowledge of other characteristics of materials: density, porosity, frost resistance, thermal conductivity, heat capacity, strength, hardness, elasticity, water permeability, etc.