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I assumed here that you wanted a wall six inches thick...the answer is "more bags than you want to deal with." Specifically, at least 125 80-pound bags. The formula is: first, determine the volume of the item by multiplying the height (3 feet) by the length (50 feet) by the thickness (0.5 feet). This gives you 75 cubic feet. If the wall's thinner or thicker, of course this is going to change. Next, divide this by the number of cubic feet in a bag-- 0.30 cf per 40 pound bag 0.45 cf per 60 pound bag 0.60 cf per 80 pound bag This gives us our total bags...125 80-pound, 167 60-pound or 250 40-pound. Then add 10 percent more, just in case. This is the time I'd start thinking of other things to make from concrete, so I could order five yards of it. Five yards of premixed concrete will be cheaper than the three yards of bagged concrete you'll need, and you can't mix concrete fast enough to pour something this big.

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What is the ratio for rubble concrete?

162. Comparison Of Quantities Of Materials - The mixture of concrete used for this class of work is often 1 part Portland cement, 3 parts sand, and 6 parts stone. The quantities of materials required for one yard of concrete (www. books.google.com) ("Cement and Concrete") 495. The concrete was one part Portland Cement; three parts sand; three parts gravel and three parts broken stone. (www.books.google.com) ("Cement and Concrete")


What is the mix proportion of concrete?

The standard mix is 123 That is one cement two sand three gravel


What kinds of materials do engineers use to build walls?

There are many types of materials engineers use to build walls. Three possible construction materials are wood, brick, and concrete.


What raw materials are in concrete?

Concrete is an aggregate (like sand, crushed rock or the like), water and (usually Portland) cement plus a little bit of a couple or three other other chemicals to adjust the consistency of the final product. Basically we just use sand, water and cement to mix up this familiar construction material. A link to the Wikipedia article is provided.


What is a yard of cement?

Premixed concrete and cement is usually ordered in quantities referred to as yards. A yard is basically a cubic yard of volume, a three dimensional square box that is 3' x 3' x 3', or 27 square feet. If an area to be poured requires the coverage of 27 square feet with a thickness of 4", then the amount of concrete required would be 1/3 yard.

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Is a compound irreversible?

That depends on what is being mixed together. Two examples of this are: If you mix sand, gravel, and water it is reversible and you can separate the mixture back to its original three parts. If you mix sand, gravel, water, and cement powder it is not reversible as the water will react with the cement powder creating liquid cement and the sand and gravel will form concrete with the liquid cement. After a few hours the liquid cement in the concrete will set and the concrete mixture will become as hard as rock. It is now no longer possible to separate the mixture back to its original four parts.