Table Of Weights

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This section is from the book "The American House Carpenter", by R. G. Hatfield. Also available from Amazon: The American House Carpenter.

Table Of Weights

Materials Used In The Construction Or Loading Of Buildings

Weights per Cubic Foot.

As per Barlow, Gallier, Haswell, Hurst, Rankine, Tredgold, Wood and the Author.

Material.	From	To	Average.
WOODS.
Acacia.......................................	41	51	46
Alder ............. .......	35	51	38
Apple-tree.....................................	49	51	50
Ash.......................	41	57	49
Beech............................................	39	53	46
Birch......................	35	49	42
Box.......................	59	65	62
" French.................	....	...	83
Brazil-wood..................................	....	. .	64
Cedar.....................	27	35	31
" Canadiam.............................	47	57	52
" Palestine.............	30	38	34
" Virginia Red ..............	.....	...	40
Cherry.....................................	32	46	39
Chestnut, Horse.......................	29	41	35
" Sweet.......................	27	55	41
Cork,.........................................	....	...	15
Cypress.....................................	27	41	34
" Spanish..........	....	...	40
Deal, Christianai...........................	. .	...	44
" English.............	..	....	29
" (Norway Spruce)........	21	33	27
Dogwood.................................	......	...	47
Ebony......................................	69	83	76
Elder..........................................	...	...	43
Elm............................................	33	59	46
Fir (Norway Spruce).......	21	33	27
" (Red Pine).............	30	44	37
" Riga.............:...	....	...	47
Gum, Blue...................................	.....	..	53
" Water................................	.....	...	62
Hackmatack...............................	.....	...	37
Hemlock.....................................	21	31	26
Hickory.....................................	40	58	49
Lance-wood.............................	41	63	52
Larch........................................	31	35	33
" Red.................	31	54	43
" White..................................	....	....	23
Lignum-vitae...........................	41	83	62
Locust......................................	41	51	46
Logwood....................................	....	....	57
Mahogany, Honduras.................	35	40	38

Material.	From	To	Average.
Mahogany, St. Domingo....	45	65	55
Maple...................................	33	49	41
Mulberry................................	35	55	45
Oak, Adriatic..........................	...	...	62
" Black Bog............	60	66	63
" Canadiam.......................	...	...	54
" Dantzic...........................	...	...	47
" English............................	38	70	54
" Live................................	57	79	68
" Red...................	47	54	51
" White.................	43	57	50
Olive......................	....	...	58
Oranage......................................	...	...	44
Paper-tree.....................................	40	44	42
Pine, Georgia (pitch)........	38	58	48
" Mar Forest ..........	....	...	43
" Memel and Riga......	29	35	32
" Red.................	....	....	37
" Scotch................	27	51	39
" White...............	21	35	28
" Yellow................	27	39	33
Plum.......................	41	49	45
Poplar............................................	23	37	30
Quince........................................	....	...	44
Redwood,....................................	...	...	23
Rosewood..................................	....	....	45
Sassafras..................................	...	...	30
Satinwood................................	55	59	57
Spruce.......................................	24	36	30
Sycamore..................................	36	40	38
Teak.........................................	41	61	51
Tulip-tree..................................	....	...	30
Vine.........................................	77	83	80
Walnut, Black............	26	40	33
White.............	40	58	49
Whitewood.................	25	29	27
Yew.............................................	.....	...	50
METALS.
Bismuth, Cast..............	....	.....	614
Brass, Cast...............	487	525	506
" (Gun-metal)......................	....	...	544
" Plate................................	S28	534	531
Bronzo.....................................	508	524	516

Weights per Cubic Foot.

As per Barlow, Gallier, Haswell, Hurst, Rankine, , Wood and the Author.

Material.	From	To	Average.
Copper, Cast.............................	537	549	543
" Hammered.................	....	....	556
" Plate.........................	...	...	544
Gold......................................	....	....	1206
" Standard.............	...	...	1108
Gun-metal................	...	....	509
Iron, Bar....................................	475	487	481
" Cast..................	434	474	454
" Malleable.........................	...	....	475
" Wrought........................	474	486	480
Lead, Cast.................................	474	....	709
" Englihs ...........................	....	....	717
" Milled..........................	....	....	713
Mercury at 32o ..............,......	..	....	851
" " 60o ..............,.......	....	....	849
" " 212°...........	....	....	837
Nickle, Cast................................	....	....	488
Pewter.......................................	...	....	453
Platina, Crude............................	...	...	975
" Pure............................	...	....	1345
" " Rolled.............	...	....	1379
Plumbago.....................................	...	...	142
Silver, Parisian Standard.............	. ..	....	636
" Pure Cast.........	...	....	655
" " " Hammered	...	....	658
" Standard...........................	....	....	644
Steel......................	486	492	489
Tin, Cast......................................	456	488	462
Zinc, Cast.....................................	429	449	439
STONES, EARTHS, Etc.
Alabaster.................................	165	180	173
Asphalt, Gritted........................	....	....	156
Asphaltum................	57	103	80
Barytes, Sulphate of ..................	250	304	277
Basalt.........................................	155	187	171
Bath Stone...............................	122	156	139
Beton Coignet............................	124	134	129
Blue Stone, Common.................	....	...	160
Brick.......................	85	1:9	102
" Fire...................................	....	....	138
" N. R. common hard...	....	...	107
" Salmon.........	.....	...	100
" Philadelphia Front....	...	...	105

Material.	From	To	Average.
Brick-work.............................	96	112	104
" dry ..................................	...	...	100
" in Cement.......	...	...	112
" in Mortar..................	100	120	110
Caen Stone.................................	...	...	130
Cement, Portland........................	...	...	8 1
Roman, Cast......	...	...	100
" " and Sand, equal parts......	...	...	113
Chalk.......................................	116	174	145
Clay......................	119	125	122
" with Gravel..........................	...	...	160
Coal, Anthracite..........................	90	102	96
" Brtuminous.........................	76	90	83
" Cannel...............	77	81	79
" Cumberland........................	...	...	85
Coke.........................................	46	62	54
Concrete, Cement.......................	125	185	130
Coquina....................................	...	...	106
Earth, Common.........................	95	125	110
" Loamy..........................	...	...	126
" with Gravel.......................	...	...	126
Emery..........................................	...	...	250
Feldspar....................................	...	...	160
Flagging, Silver Gray.................	...	...	185
Flint........................................	...	...	163
Glass, Crown...............................	155	165	160
" Flint.................	171	195	183
" Green................	...	...	165
" Plate................	153	173	163
" White.............................	167	181	174
Granite.....................................	158	172	165
" Aberdeen......................	...	...	164
" Egyptian Red................	...	...	166
" Guernsey......................	...	...	185
" Quincy...........................	...	...	166
Gravel.....................................	90	120	105
Grindstone.............................	...	....	134
Gypsum..................................	135	145	140
Lime, Unslaked.......................	...	...	52
Limestone...............................	139	199	169
" Aubigne.................	...	....	146
" Limerick................	...	...	162
Marble.......................................	161	178	170
" Brocatel.....................	...	...	166
" Carrara........................	...	...	170

Weights per Cubic Foot.

As per Barlow, Gallier, Haswell, Hurst, Rankine, Tredgoid, Wood and the Author.

Material.	From	To	Average.
Marble, Eastchester.......................	167	178	173
" Egyptian........................	...	...	167
" French...........................	...	...	166
" Italian......................................	165	169	167
Marl.....................	100	179	140
Masonry.....................................	110	140	125
Mica.........................................	...	...	175
Millstone.................................	...	...	155
Mortar......................................	87	109	98
" dry...............................	83	118	103
" new...........................	...	...	107
" Hair, incl. Lath and Nails, per foot sup.	7	11	9
" Hair, dry...........	...	....	86
" " new....................	...	...	105
" Sand 3 and Lime paste 2	...	...	100
" " 3 " " " 2 well beat together.......	...	...	118
Peat, Hard.................................	...	...	83
Petrified Wood..........................	...	...	146
Pitch.......................	...	...	72
Plaster, Cast.................................	...	...	80
Porphry, Green.............................	...	...	180
" Red..........................................	...	...	175
Portland Stone............................	132	161	147
Pumice-stone.............................	...	...	56
Puzzolana..................................	...	...	165
Quartz, Crystallized..................	...	...	165
Rotten-stone............................	...	...	124
Sand, Coarse...........................	...	...	112
" Common......................	92	118	105
" Dry..................	90	120	105
" Moist................	118	128	123
" Mortar..............................	...	...	105
" Pit..................	92	101	97
" Quartz..............................	...	...	172
" with Gravel......................	...	.. .	126
Sandstone.................................	130	158	144
" Amherst, 0.. ..	...	...	133
" Belleville, N.J...	...	...	142
" Berea, O....................	...	...	134
" Dorchester, N. S...	...	....	141
" Little Falls, N. J......	...	...	134
" " " Marietta, O. . ..	...	...	162
" Middletown, Ct..	...	...	150

Material.	From	To	Average.
Serpentine...................................	...	...	165
" Chester, Pa...................	...	...	144
" Green.....................	...	..	152
Shingle...................................	...	...	95
Slate......................	137	l8l	159
" Common..........................	...	...	167
" Cornwall.......................	...	...	157
" Welsh ............................	...	...	180
Stone Artifical.........................	120	150	135
" Paying............................	...	...	151
Stone-work...............................	120	160	140
" Hewn............................	...	...	160
" Rubble..........	...	...	140
Sulphur, Melted........................	...	...	124
Tiles, Common plain.......	...	...	115
Trap Rock...................................	...	...	170
Tufa, Roman..............................	...	...	76
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ashes, Wood...........................	...	...	58
Bark, Peruvian.............	...	...	49
Butter.........................................	...	...	59
Camphor....................................	...	...	62
Charcoal....................................	17	34	26
Cotton, baled...............................	14	25	20
Fat..............................................	...	...	58
Gunpowder...............................	52	62	57
Gutta-percha..................................	...	...	61
Haybaled....................................	10	24	17
India Rubber.............................	56	66	61
Isinglass....................................	...	...	69
Ivory........................................	...	...	114
Plaster of Paris.............	...	...	73
Plumbago...................................	...	...	131
Red Lead .................	...	...	559
Resin.........................................	...	...	68
Rock Crystal............	...	...	171
Salt........................	...	....	133
Saltpetre....................................	...	...	131
Snow........................................	8	20	14
Sugar.......................................	60	100	80
Water, Rain...............................	...	...	62 1/2
" Sea................................	...	...	64
Whalebone...............................	...	...	81

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