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My eye is twitching remembering a fiasco where someone ordered concrete assuming 1 cubic metre required 1 ton of concrete.

Ever since that I’ve assumed it’s about 2.5 tons per cubic metre. This works much better.

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But concrete is measured by volume at least in the US (cubic yards…sigh). I think this is because different mix designs can change the resulting weight. I’ve even heard of adding air to make for better pumping.

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Air entrainment is critical for freeze-thaw protection, so any exposed concrete in places that have below freezing should have 5-6% air entrained.

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The bags of ingredients at the hardware store are usually 20-25kgs here, and labelled that way.

It’s a silly way to buy a lot of concrete, but does help someone without a tow bar.