I’ve got to grout 40 CMUs tomorrow and need to know the interior volume of a single
8x8x16 block.
Anyone know.
Constructing in metric…
every inch of the way.
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try eight cubed times two. That won't allow for the web or the wall thickness.
1024 CI.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
" I am not an Activist, I am, a Catalyst. I lay around and do nothing, until another ingredient is added"
I don't have a block here with me but I was thinking each cavity in a block is roughly
8x6x6 which is 288 cu inches times two cavities per block = 576 cu inches per block.
The walls of each cmu are tapered so this is a rough guess but it's always better to order more concrete than not enough.
Constructing in metric...
every inch of the way.
Then why the hell did ya ask? LOL
Yer right I doubled and can't see, much less calculate.
Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
" I am not an Activist, I am, a Catalyst. I lay around and do nothing, until another ingredient is added"
a block will be close to 400 cubic inches per block400 x40 = 16000/1728 =9.25(cubic ft)/27 = 0.34 cubic yards.
Dude...
You were just attacked by killer bees. Don't worry about my little problem. Go to bed.
Hope you feel better.Constructing in metric...
every inch of the way.