Quantity of Materials for the Construction of Ground floor

The ground floor construction as a section will comprise of the foundation, the footing course, the hardcore filling and the concrete slab.

The over site concrete functions as the barrier among the ground floor and the occupants of the room. It therefore resists the uprising of moisture or other forms of chemicals in the soil underneath. The footing course transfers the load of the floor securely to the foundation concrete. The hardcore filling functions as the solid base to obtain the concrete slab and retain it in position to get rid of any settlement.

The foundation concrete functions as the overall support and conductor of all loads to the natural ground. In this regard, the foundation concrete will make sure that the ground floor acts perfectly devoid of any failure.

The following materials are applied for construction of ground floor base area - Cement Concrete, Lime Concrete, Stones, Bricks.

This civil engineering article teaches you how to determine the quantity and cost of cement, sand and aggregates required for concreting work of ground floor in a 1000 square feet house.

The calculation is done based on the following data :-

Depth of footing for column = 1.8 meter
Size of plinth beam = 0.250 x 0.300 meter
Size of column = 0.250 x 0.250 meter
Size of beam = 0.250 x 0.450 meter (provided over the plinth beam on four sides of the slab)
Thickness of slab = 0.125 meter

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After excavation, PCC work is started at base. The size of PCC is given as follow :-

PCC = 1 x 1 x 0.1 = 0.1 m³ (for one column)
As there are 12 columns, so 12 x 0.1 m³ = 0.243 m³ x 12 = 1.2 m³
The size of footing for first pedestal = 0.9 x 0.9 and height = 0.3
Now, RCC work for first pedestal = 0.9 x 0.9 x 0.3 = 0.243 m³
RCC work for second pedestal = 0.7 x 0.7 x 0.3 = 0.075 m³
RCC work for third pedestal = 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.3 = 0.075 m³

Now, the size of column = 0.25 x 0.25 x 0.9 = 0.056 m³

To learn the complete calculation process, go through the following video tutorial.

Video Source: Civil Engineer Deepak Kumar