"Phil L" wrote in message
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michael adams wrote:
"Mary Fisher" wrote in message
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Has anyone a rough idea of how much a 2' x 2' x 2" Concrete block
would weigh, please?

Mary


according to this site -

http://tinyurl.com/gy7xp

for -


http://www.concretenetwork.com/concr...ountertops.htm


" A 1.5" thick standard concrete countertop has an approximate weight
of 18.75 pounds per square foot."

therefore a 1 foot thick countertop i.e. a 1 ft cube would be
8 times as much - 150 pounds

2 square feet = 8 1 foot cubes = 1200 lbs = 10.7 cwt

So Nick is correct.

[ Believe it or not concrete is heavier than granite according to
this site at least - Granite is approximately 18 pounds per square
foot. ]


You're going all over the place with this one, plus you are using an
American site, whose pounds, feet and everything else are different to
ours.

2 square feet isn't 8 cubic feet,

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That was an obvious typo which didn't affect the accuracy of the
calculation as presented. Even if based on a faulty assumption.

Neverthess, do your little lap of honour if you must.

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8 cubic feet is...and a two foot by two
foot flag, 2 inches thick is exactly 43Kg, I lift them all day,
every day.

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Brawn plus brains then. I am impressed!

What with the strong arms from lifting all these flags, and the
highly tuned cardio-vascular system from doing all these laps
of honour, you must truly be at the peak of condition.


michael adams

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