| Weights of materials | KG/CU M | % Fill | Weights of materials | KG/CU M | % Fill | Aggregate (brick) | 1,820 | 100 | Glass | 2,600 | 85 | Ashes | 600 | 85 | Granite chippings | 2,655 | 85 | Asphalt | 1,600 | 100 | Gravel (dry) | 1,700 | 85 | Beet pulp (nuts) | 600 | 85 | Lime (quick loose) | 850 | 100 | Beet pulp (pressed) | 900 | 110 | Limestone (crushed) | 1,526 | 100 | Bewers grains | 1,110 | 85 | Manure (farmyard) | 900 | 85 | Brick aggregate | 1,830 | 100 | Mortar | 1,600 | 100 | Bricks (common) | 2,450 per 1,000 | - | Oats | 410 | 85 | Brick (facing) | 2,700 per 1,000 | - | Peat (dry) | 400 | 100 | Cement (natural) | 895 | 100 | Potatoes | 690 | 85 | Cement (portland) | 1,440 | 100 | Rubble | 1,025 | 100 | Chalk | 2,200 | 100 | Refuse (dry) | 398 | 100 | Clay (fire) | 2,080 | 100 | Sand (dry) | 1,550 | 100 | Clay (wet) | 1,880 | 100 | Sand (wet) | 1,900 | 110 | Coal (anthracite) | 896 | 100 | Sawdust | 250 | 110 | Coal (bituminous) | 1,261 | 100 | Silage (ensiled) | 730 | 110 | Coal (cannel) | 1,261 | 100 | Silage (green) | 340 | 110 | Coal (newcastle) | 1,261 | 100 | Slate | 2,723 | 100 | Coal (welsh) | 1,261 | 100 | Slurry | 1,740 | 85 | Coke (loose) | 597 | 85 | Snow (fresh) | 141 | 110 | Coke (petroleum) | 700 | 85 | Snow (wet) | 514 | 110 | Copper (concentratre) | 2,300 | 85 | Sodium chloride (dry/salt) | 1,300 | 85 | Earth (dry loose) | 1,112 | 100 | Sugar beet | 540 | 100 | Earth (wet packed) | 1,550 | 100 | Turnips | 540 | 100 | Fertiliser (mixed) | 1,000 | 85 | Wheat | 730 | 85 | Fertiliser (nitrate) | 1,250 | 85 | *These figures are approximate for use as a guide to material density | Flour | 440 | 85 |
| |
