Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
weigh, please?

Mary

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"Mary Fisher" writes:
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| Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
| weigh, please?

Between 9 and 13 cwt, depending on the concrete. A cubic metre of
concrete weighs about 2.7 tons.

Don't try lifting it single-handed :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

A little over half a ton according to calculations I found on google, but I
would have thought heavier

Mike

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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
weigh, please?

Mary

In article ,
(Nick Maclaren) writes:
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| Between 9 and 13 cwt, depending on the concrete. A cubic metre of
| concrete weighs about 2.7 tons.

Damn. A cubic metre of SILICA! Allow 2-3 tons for concrete.

Nick.

Following up to "Mary Fisher" :

Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
weigh, please?

24x24x2 = 1152 cu.ins == 18878 cm3

depending on the sort of concrete - assume density of 2.3g/cm3

2.3x18878 = 43419.4cg = 43.4kg ( ~= 95lbs)

More than you'll probably need to know he
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/KatrinaJones.shtml
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Tim C.

IF IN DOUBT, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

:-(((((

2' x 2' x 2' IS NOT the same as 2' x 2' x 2 INCHES

Sorry. I made a mistake and read it wrong :-((((

Paving slab I can lift ;-)

Mike

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"Tim C." wrote in message
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Following up to "Mary Fisher" :

Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
weigh, please?

24x24x2 = 1152 cu.ins == 18878 cm3

depending on the sort of concrete - assume density of 2.3g/cm3

2.3x18878 = 43419.4cg = 43.4kg ( ~= 95lbs)

More than you'll probably need to know he
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/KatrinaJones.shtml
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Tim C.

"Tim C." wrote in message
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Following up to "Mary Fisher" :

Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
weigh, please?

24x24x2 = 1152 cu.ins == 18878 cm3

depending on the sort of concrete - assume density of 2.3g/cm3

2.3x18878 = 43419.4cg = 43.4kg ( ~= 95lbs)

More than you'll probably need to know he
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/KatrinaJones.shtml

What a nice site! Thanks.

95 lbs is a tad less than Spouse estimated, which is good. He said about 1
cwt - 8 st - 112 lbs.

Mary

"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Mary Fisher" writes:
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| Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
| weigh, please?

Between 9 and 13 cwt, depending on the concrete. A cubic metre of
concrete weighs about 2.7 tons.

Don't try lifting it single-handed :-)

I wouldn't, even at a hundredweight. Long gone are those days!

But Spouse would.

Mary



Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , "Mike" writes:
| IF IN DOUBT, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS
|
| :-(((((
|
| 2' x 2' x 2' IS NOT the same as 2' x 2' x 2 INCHES
|
| Sorry. I made a mistake and read it wrong :-((((
|
| Paving slab I can lift ;-)

Oops. So did I! I can lift one of them, too, but not a 2' cube :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
weigh, please?

Mary


according to this site -

http://tinyurl.com/gy7xp

for -

http://www.concretenetwork.com/concr...ountertops.htm


" A 1.5" thick standard concrete countertop has an approximate weight
of 18.75 pounds per square foot."

therefore a 1 foot thick countertop i.e. a 1 ft cube would be
8 times as much - 150 pounds

2 square feet = 8 1 foot cubes = 1200 lbs = 10.7 cwt

So Nick is correct.

[ Believe it or not concrete is heavier than granite according to
this site at least - Granite is approximately 18 pounds per square
foot. ]


michael adams

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In article ,
"Mary Fisher" writes:
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| Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block
would
| weigh, please?

For the mathematically challenged, that's a medium paving slab.

Oops again.


michael adams

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Between 9 and 13 cwt, depending on the concrete.

I must be stronger than I thought.

Janet

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| Sorry. I made a mistake and read it wrong :-((((
|
| Paving slab I can lift ;-)

Oops. So did I! I can lift one of them, too, but not a 2' cube :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


At least we have the guts to say "We got it wrong" :-))))

Mike


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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
weigh, please?

Mary

Am I the only one.....................why do you want to know ?
Jenny :~))

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"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block would
weigh, please?

Mary

Am I the only one.....................why do you want to know ?
Jenny :~))

To know how many the vehicle can carry without overloading.

Steve

In article ,
Janet Baraclough writes:
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| For the mathematically challenged, that's a medium paving slab.

Thank you SO much! It wasn't my mathematics that failed to meet the
challenge :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.