Calculate the weight of one square foot of the tile you plan to use.
Weight of marble per cubic foot.
Calculating the weight of the stone in this step you will be using the cubic feet you obtained from doing step 1 to calculate the approximate weight of the stone.
At 25 2 c 77 36 f or 298 35k at standard atmospheric pressure in imperial or us customary measurement system the density is equal to 169 2 pound per cubic foot lb ft or 1 567 ounce per cubic inch oz inch.
You will need a calculator pencil and paper to do this.
To determine the weight of quarter inch thick marble tile multiply 0 25 inches by 13 34 or 3 34 lbs.
Density of marble is 2 6 gms per cubic cm aprox 1 feet is 12 2 54 30 48 cm 1 sq feet is 30 48 30 48 929 sq cm total volume is 929 1 5 1393 5 cubic cm weight is 2 6.
At 25 2 c 77 36 f or 298 35k at standard atmospheric pressure.
1 cubic meter of marble solid weighs 2 711 kilograms kg 1 cubic foot of marble solid weighs 169 2422 pounds lbs marble solid weighs 2 711 gram per cubic centimeter or 2 711 kilogram per cubic meter i e.
Weight in pounds per cubic foot lbs cf type of stone.
Density of marble solid is equal to 2 711 kg m.
Marble tile weighs 13 34 pounds per square foot for each inch of thickness.
Multiply the thickness in inches by 13 34 to find the weight of a single square foot of tile.