Advanced estimate

Step 2 of 2 · Materials

Break concrete volume into its ingredients

Use a nominal planning mix only where the specification permits it. For design concrete, enter the approved quantities per cubic metre and scale them to the pour. Your saved measurements and defaults are already in place; change anything that is different on this job.

What does other mean?
Concrete mix

Use the grade and constituent quantities from the applicable drawing, mix design or supplier schedule.

CPWD concrete specification

Measurements

Measurements

Concrete

These values stay read-only on the material page.

Change measurements or openings
Finished concrete volume
35.3 ft³

Using saved defaults

Standard sizes, ratios, wastage and rates are kept in one place instead of repeated on every item.

1:2:4 nominal mix50 kg cement bag5% wastage
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The method, with an example

Formula

Nominal mode splits adjusted dry volume by ratio parts. Design mode multiplies finished volume by each user-supplied quantity per m³.

Worked example

For 1 m³ at a 1.54 dry factor and 1:2:4 ratio, the loose shares are 0.22 m³ cement, 0.44 m³ sand and 0.88 m³ aggregate.

What this result assumes

  • Finished concrete volume is already measured from the drawing or site geometry.
  • Cement density and bag weight are editable conversion inputs.

What it does not cover

  • This calculator does not design concrete or verify strength, exposure, durability, water content or admixtures.
  • Use an approved design mix wherever structural specifications require one.

Questions that come up on site

Can I use the same nominal mix everywhere?

No. The calculator explicitly avoids that assumption. Use the approved project mix or supplied per-m³ quantities.

Does design-mix mode check or approve the mix?

No. It only scales values you enter from an approved design or specification.