Guide Figures for Bulk Density of often used Materials

Other useful density figures

                             Tonnes per cubic metre 

Dense bitumen macadams             2.3 / 2.4    (compacted)Hot rolled asphalts                2.3 / 2.4        "    Open graded bituminous macadams    1.9 / 2.1        "Slurry macadams                    2.2 / 2.3    (after "setting")        Well graded granular sub-base      2.0 / 2.2    (compacted) Concrete                           2.3 / 2.5    (compacted, hardened structural concrete) Pulverised fuel ash                1.2 / 1.4    (drained)Single size aggregate              1.7 / 1.9

                               Tonnes per cubic metre

Bitumen                                   1.0    

Aggregate (most "granite" types)          2.7   ( as solid rock, i.e. density/specific gravity)

Dense bitumen macadams             2.3 / 2.4    (compacted)Hot rolled asphalts                2.3 / 2.4        "    Open graded bituminous macadams    1.9 / 2.1        "Slurry macadams                    2.2 / 2.3    (after "setting")        Well graded granular sub-base      2.0 / 2.2    (compacted) Concrete                           2.3 / 2.5    (compacted, hardened structural concrete) Pulverised fuel ash                1.2 / 1.4    (drained)

Tonnes per cubic metre

Aggregate (most "granite" types)          2.7   ( as solid rock, i.e. density/specific gravity)