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Self Weight

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Concrete slab self-weight calculation

Slab self-weight is thickness times density. Reinforced concrete is about 25 kN per cubic metre, so a 150 mm slab weighs about 3.75 kN per square metre. Here is how to get it right.

Sam Rivera··4 min
Fundamentals

How to calculate a wall line load

A wall's line load is its weight per metre of length: height times thickness times unit weight. Here is the method, typical material weights, and a worked example.

Sam Rivera··4 min

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