Basic Notes for Civil Engineers

 

Notes for Civil Engineers

This article contains the basic points/values that every Civil Engineer must know before/at work.

Concrete Grade:

M5 = 1:4:8

M10 = 1:3:6

M15 = 1:2:4

M20 = 1:1.5:3

M25 = 1:1:2

Standard Conversion Factors:

1 inch = 25.4 millimetre

1 foot = 0.3048 metre

1 yard = 0.9144 metre

1 mile = 1.6093 kilometre

1 acre = 0.4047 hectare

1 pound = 0.4536 kilogram

1 millimetre = 0.0394 inch

1 metre = 3.2808 feet

1 metre = 1.0936 yard

Degree Fahrenheit X 5/9 – 32 = Degree Celsius

Weight of Steel for different Bar Dia:

6 mm = 0.222 Kg

8 mm = 0.395 Kg

10 mm = 0.616 Kg

12 mm = 0.888 Kg

16 mm = 1.578 Kg

20 mm = 2.466 Kg

25 mm = 3.853 Kg

32 mm = 6.313 Kg

40 mm = 9.865 Kg

Clear Cover to Main Reinforcement:

Footing = 50 mm

Raft Foundation (Top) = 50 mm

Raft Foundation (Bottom/side) = 75 mm

Strap Beam = 50 mm

Grade Slab = 20 mm

Column = 40 mm 

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