How to Calculate the Weight of TMT Bar?
Deliveries of steel bar for building houses include slab beams and columns. Concrete structures’ slab, beam, and column are their flexural and compressive components, respectively. Concrete is supported by steel reinforcement bars so that it can withstand tension forces.
Steel bars with diameters ranging from 6 mm to more than 50 mm are used in buildings in Ghana. These bars can be customized to meet the needs of different steel companies and are offered for sale. Although open, 5mm steel bars are not used for structural work. They are perceived as “pencil rods” and have a pencil-like appearance because they are so thin.
Depending on the design, the span between the column and the load bearing on it, and other factors, different sizes and diameters of steel bars are used in building structures like columns, beams, and slabs. However, typically, 12mm, 16mm, 20mm, and 25mm sizes/diameters of steel bars are used for columns and beams and 8mm, 10mm, and 12mm sizes/diameters of steel bars are used in the slab.
The Formula To Calculate Weight of TMT Bar
Due to their widespread use in building construction, TMT bars’ weight is a crucial consideration. The precise formula to determine the mass of steel per square meter is D*D/162. In this equation, D stands for the bar’s diameter in meters, and the mass is expressed in kilograms. Here, W stands for the bar’s weight in kilograms, D for its diameter in millimetres, and L for its length in meters.
Formula for the weight of a steel bar:
The formula for the weight of a steel bar is πD*2/ 4 × L × density
w = weight of steel,
π = 3.14,
L= length of Steel bar =1m,
D = diameter of Steel bar in mm
Calculation of TMT bar section weight:
Using the formula, we can obtain the unit weight for every diameter of steel bar by setting the length at 1 meter. The following formula can be used to determine the weight of one TMT bar:
W = D*D*L / 162
- 6 mm bar = 6² x 1/162 = 0.222 kg/m.
- 8 mm bar = 8² x 1/162 = 0.395 kg/m.
- 10mm bar = 10² x 1/162 = 0.617 kg/m.
- 12mm bar = 12² x 1/162 = 0.888 kg/m.
- 16mm bar = 16² x 1/162 = 1.580 kg/m.
Where W is the bar’s weight in kilograms, D its diameter in millimetres, and L its length in meters.
If you know the diameter and length of the TMT bar in question, along with the fact that the steel was produced in accordance with the required standards, you can use this formula to determine the bar’s weight.
Construction Steel Bar Types
Mild Steel Plain Bars
One of the most basic types of steel bars, it has long been a staple in building construction. Unlike other types of bars, which have ribbed structures, mild steel plain bars have a plain outer surface and a relatively lower tensile yield strength, as their name suggests (which stands at around 40000psi). Small building projects that don’t need a lot of steel strength are frequently constructed using this type of steel bar. Additionally, these bars are less expensive, making them the best choice economically.
Hot Rolled Deformed Bars
The steel gives the building structure excellent strength. One of the most frequently used reinforced steel bars in R.C.C. structures is a hot-rolled deformed bar. These bars are appropriate for all types of buildings and have increased tensile stability (approximately 60000 psi). The holt rolling process used to create these steel bars results in ribs, which are complete deformations on the outside of the bras and enable a secure bond with the concrete. This characteristic is peculiar to hot-rolled deformed steel bars and is not currently in the fashion we previously referenced.
TMT Steel
The most frequently used set of steel bars in contemporary building structures is TMT steel. TMT steel is easy to produce, anti-corrosive, lightweight, and earthquake-resistant. TMT steel offers numerous qualities and effects that other steel bars cannot due to its unrivalled tensile stability. TMT steel is currently the most useful product on the market because of its precise construction and manufacturing process. TMT steel also comes in a variety of sub-virtues with different features and strengths, so you can choose the one that best suits your needs.
