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Mazzella LoadWeightPocketGuide 0422

This document provides instructions and examples for calculating load weights based on material volume. It lists common materials and their weights in pounds per cubic foot. To calculate load weight: 1. Determine the volume of the load using length, width, height or other geometry. 2. Look up the material in the table to find its weight per cubic foot. 3. Multiply the volume by the material's weight per cubic foot. Examples calculate weights of an aluminum block, steel pipe, and complex shape using these steps.

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Mazzella LoadWeightPocketGuide 0422

This document provides instructions and examples for calculating load weights based on material volume. It lists common materials and their weights in pounds per cubic foot. To calculate load weight: 1. Determine the volume of the load using length, width, height or other geometry. 2. Look up the material in the table to find its weight per cubic foot. 3. Multiply the volume by the material's weight per cubic foot. Examples calculate weights of an aluminum block, steel pipe, and complex shape using these steps.

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Calculating Load

Weight Pocket Guide


Pounds /
Step 1: Determine the Volume Material
Cubic Ft
of the Load
Aluminum 165
Rectangle/Square: Volume =
Asbestos 153
Length x Width x Height
Asphalt 81
Hollow Cylinder: Volume = 3.14
x Length x Wall Thickness x Brass 524
(Diameter – Wall Thickness) Brick 120
Complex Shapes: In some Bronze 534
instances, imagine the whole Coal 56
object is enclosed in a rectangle Concrete 150
and then calculate the volume
of that rectangle. Crushed Rock 95
Diesel 52
Or, break the object into two
or more smaller rectangles Dry Earth 75
and then calculate the weight Gasoline 45
of each part and add them Iron Casting 450
together.
Lead 708
Step 2: Determine the Lumber (Fir) 32
Material You’ll be Lifting Lumber (Oak) 62
The table can be used for Lumber (RR Ties) 50
approximate weight values of Oil, Motor 58
common loads and materials.
Paper 58
Step 3: Determine the Weight Portland Cement 94
of Object River Sand 120
Multiply the approximate Rubber 94
pounds per cubic foot of the
Steel 480
material times the calculated
volume of the load to get the Water 63
weight of the object or load. Zinc 437

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Example #1: Block of Aluminum

Volume = Length x Width x


Height
Volume = 6 feet x 3 feet x 4 feet
Volume = 72 cubic feet

Block weight = 72 cubic feet x


165 pounds per cubic feet
Block weight = 11,880 lbs. /
5.94 tons

Example #2: Steel Pipe

Volume = 3.14 x Length x Wall Thickness X (Diameter - Wall


Thickness)
Volume = 3.14 x 8 feet x 0.125 feet x (3 feet – 0.125 feet)
Volume = 3.14 x 8 feet x 0.125 feet x 2.875 feet
Volume = 9.03 cubic feet
Steel tube weight = 9.03
cubic feet x 480 pounds
per cubic foot
Steel tube weight = 4,334
lbs. / 2.17 tons

Example #3: Complex Shapes

Volume1 = 4 feet x 2 feet x 3 feet


Volume1 = 24 cubic feet

Volume2 = 9 feet x 2 feet x 3 feet


Volume2 = 54 cubic feet

Total Volume = Volume1 (24 cubic feet) + Volume2 (54 cubic feet)
Total Volume = 78 cubic feet

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