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Weights of Various Materials

Material
Weight per cubic foot
Asphalt, compacted
147
Asphalt, crushed
103
Cement, Portland, mix design only
197
Cement, Portland/cu. foot sack
94
Cement, slurry
90
Clay, compacted
109
Clay, dry, excavated
68
Clay, dry, lump
67
Clay, fire
85
Clay, wet, excavated
114
Clay, wet, lump
100
Concrete, Asphaltic
140
Concrete, Gravel
150
Concrete, heavy, w/baryte aggregate
200
Concrete, lightweight, w/expanded clay agg.
68
Concrete, limestone agg. w/Portland cement
148
Earth, dense
125
Earth, Fuller's raw
42
Earth, loam, dry, excavated
78
Earth, moist, excavated
90
Earth, packed
95
Earth, soft, loose, mud
108
Earth, wet, excavated
100
Feldspar, pulverized
77
Feldspar, solid
160
Granite, broken
103
Granite, solid
168
Gravel, dry, 1/4 to 2 inch
105
Gravel, loose, dry
95
Gravel, w/sand, natural
120
Gravel, wet, 1/4 to 2 inch
125
Limestone, broken
97
Limestone, pulverized
87
Limestone, solid
163
Magnetite, broken
205
Magnetite, solid
315
Mica, broken
100
Mica, solid
180
Mortar, sand and cement, set
135
Mortar, sand and cement, wet
150
Mud, fluid
108
Mud, packed
119
Phosphate Rock, broken
110
Porphyry, broken
103
Porphyry, solid
159
Pulverized Asphalt Concrete (PAC @5.5% moisture)
154
PVC (Polyvinyl chlorde)
81.2
Quartz, sand
75
Quartz, lump
97
Quartz, solid
165
Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP)
130
Reclaimed Concrete Material (RCM)
129
Rip-rap
100
Sand and Gravel, dry
108
Sand and Gravel, wet
125
Sand, damp
120
Sand, dry
100
Sand, loose
90
Sand, rammed
105
Sand, water filled
120
Sand, wet
120
Sand, wet (2nd source)
130
Sand, wet packed
130
Sandstone, broken
94
Sandstone, solid
145
Shale, broken
99
Shale, solid
167
Slag, broken
110
Slag, crushed 1/4 inch
74
Slag, furn., granulated
60
Slag, solid
132
Slate, broken
104
Slate, pulverized
85
Slate, solid
168
Stone, crushed
100
Trap rock, broken
109
Trap rock, solid
180
All material weight per cubic foot taken from Pocket Ref, compiled by Thomas J. Glover, Third Edition
Sequoia Publishing, Inc., Littleton, Colorado, U.S.A.