What is Unit Weight of Steel Bars ? : With Numerical Examples ( Specific Weight)
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Steel is a variety of iron, containing 0.1 to 1.5% carbon in the form of cementite. It is the most used element in civil engineering construction work. After knowing the unit weight of steel, we can determine the total weight of steel bars required for the project construction.
1. Unit Weight of Steel Bars – In kg/m³
It is the ratio of the weight of steel per unit volume.
It is also called the specific weight of steel.
Its SI unit is kg/m³.
Unit weight of steel is 7850 kg/m³.
2. Unit Weight of Steel Bars – In Kg/m
It is the ratio of the weight of steel per unit length.
It is expressed in kg/m.
a. Determination of unit weight of flat steel bars
For determining the unit weight of flat steel bars; the thickness and width of the flat bar should be known. Take steel density as 7850 kg/m³ and length of the bar as unity.
The formula for calculating the weight of the flat bar,
Weight = Volume × Density
Weight of flat steel bar= (Length × Width × Thickness) × Density of steel
Unit weight of flat steel bar = ( 1 × Width × Thickness) × Density of steel
Numerical
Determine the unit weight of flat steel of thickness 10 mm and width 20 mm.
Solution,
Weight of flat steel = Volume of steel × Density of steel
Weight of flat steel = (Length × Width × Thickness) × Density of steel
Unit weight of flat steel = ( 1 × 0.02 × 0.01) × 7850
= 1.57 kg/m
b. Determination of unit weight of circular steel bars
This function is only applicable for circular steel bars whose density is 7850 kg/m³.
Consider,
The length of the rod is unity ( 1m ).
The density of steel is 7850 kg/m³.
Take d as the diameter of the rod (in mm).
The weight of the steel rod is calculated as:
Weight of steel rod = Volume of steel rod × Density of steel
Weight of steel rod = (Cross-sectional Area of rod × Length) × Density of steel
