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In science and engineering, the weight of an object is the force acting on the object due to gravity.Some standard textbooks define weight as a vector quantity, the gravitational force acting on the object. Others define weight as a scalar quantity, the magnitude of the gravitational force. Yet others define it as the magnitude of the reaction force exerted on a body by mechanisms that counteract the effects of gravity: the weight is the quantity that is measured by, for example, a spring scale. Thus, in a state of free fall, the weight would be zero. In this sense of weight, terrestrial objects can be weightless: ignoring air resistance, the famous apple falling from the tree, on its way to meet the ground near Isaac Newton, would be weightless.
The unit of measurement for weight is that of force, which in the International System of Units (SI) is the newton. For example, an object with a mass of one kilogram has a weight of about 9.8 newtons on the surface of the Earth, and about one-sixth as much on the Moon. Although weight and mass are scientifically distinct quantities, the terms are often confused with each other in everyday use (i.e. comparing and converting force weight in pounds to mass in kilograms and vice versa).Further complications in elucidating the various concepts of weight have to do with the theory of relativity according to which gravity is modeled as a consequence of the curvature of spacetime. In the teaching community, a considerable debate has existed for over half a century on how to define weight for their students. The current situation is that a multiple set of concepts co-exist and find use in their various contexts.
There seems to be some confusion on weight of tiles that can be used on plaster board with a number of figures being banded around from varying sources.
These are extracts from British Gypsum plaster board manufacturers tiling document issued April 2006 and is their current standing on the...
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Hi all, got a job to do using a marble tile onto stud walls,12mm plasterboard with a skimcoat on. The spec on the box says its weighing in at 18.2 kg for .89m2. Maths is one of my weaker points:dizzy2: Can any of you tell me if this will be over the recommended weight of 20kg per m2 for laying...
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have these polished marble tiles to fix , i spent alot of time making sure everything was done properly as this is my first time fixing marble.
i went to get a sample tile yesterday to check the weight, jesus the thing is 5.2 kgs 400x400 tile 10mm thick. well by my reckoning...
I've read many times to visit a proper tiling shop and to take their advice but I'm confused because the Bal website offers different advice.
I have a shower area that has two walls of 12.5mm plasterboard fixed to a timber studwork with a new plaster skim over. I was planning on tanking it...
I want to tile a wet room using a 10mm stone tile, the walls are 2.6 meters high and rendered.
I was thinking of dry lining the wall with 12.5mm plasterboard. What concerns me is will the plasterboard take the weight of the tiles or should I go with batons and backer boards. I have looked at...
i have just been to look at a possible job and the tiles are 50cmx50cm porcelain. The walls are skimmed and have paint on. The tiles weigh around 5kg each.
Therefore this is overloading the wall when adhesive is applied, yes ?
The shower tray is fitted and the walls have been tanked for shower...
Hi all,
I'm refitting my bathroom as a (slow) DIY job at the moment, but am probably going to get a tiler to do the tiling work. I know all the right questions to ask them now!
I am plasterboarding the walls, which should take the weight of the 10mm travertine + cement based adhesive I...
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HI all,
I know it depends on the thickness but anyone got a rough idea of what a meter square of slate would weigh. Tiles are 500mm x 500mm and 330mm x 500mm.
Thanks,
Nick
There's been a fair bit of debate on this one, So I phoned British Gypsum and spoke to there tech line, Is as follows;
They reccomend that you don't tile directly to standard plasterboard, Should be skimmed first. 20kg
Moisture resistant board can be tiled onto directly at 32kg
Float and...
Hi all,
I looked at a job last week that was to tile a bathroom with travetine, tile size 400x300 roundabout, by 12mm thick
The walls were mostly 9mm ply with I think 6 mm no more ply over that as well, all screewed to studs. One of the existing walls was plaster and I was concearned about the...
Hi Folks
Gotta tile an en-suite tomorrow with 400 x 300 marble and was a bit concerned about the wieght issue. 1 box of tiles containes 6 tiles and comes in at 22kg. 3 of the walls are studded, then plasterboard which has then been skimmed. As i,m right on the limit for a skimmed plasterboard...
Does anyone have a calculation to estimate approx. m2/kg weight of tiles ?
Customer has asked for 300 x 560 x 10.5 porcelain tiles to go onto skimmed plasterboard. have advised him that these walls will only take up to 20kg.....:out:
There's been a lot of discussion recently about tile to weight ratio on walls, Is it now time for the manufactures to put the weight of tiles per sqm on their packaging to stop any confusion
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Great forum with lots of good advice and know how. I am hoping to tap into this now with the question. I have an en-suite with my new loft conversion where the walls are plasterboarded with a skim on top. We had set our hearts on having either Limestone or Travertine tiles on the walls and...
i am not going to ask any of you fellas if you think i need to go on a diet as i already know the answer to that i just want to start a debate about the weight ratings of substrates ,skim plaster over plaster board 20kgs per sq m skim and set plaster 28kgs per sq m please correct me if i am...
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Im supposed to be doing a job next week where two of the walls (bathroom) are tiled and the customer doesnt want to take them off.
The existing tiles are bog standard thin ceramic tiles on plasterboard but the new tiles to be fixed are 400x400 x10 ceramic tiles.
After getting the customer...
The maximum weight of tiling which can be supported by a dry, well-adhered plaster background is 20kg/m². This is equivalent to ceramic tiles with a maximum thickness of 8mm plus tile adhesive or natural stone tiles with a maximum thickness of 7mm plus tile adhesive
The weight of tiling to a...
I need to work out whether I can fit travertine tiles in a bathroom,
but i dont understand how you work out the total weight of the tiles
to see if it comes under the acceptable limit.
The wall is platerboard - so how do I work out whether the tiles are going to work out less than 32kg?
The...
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Hi all
I understand all the weight ratios regarding plasterboard and plaster etc but i was just wondering............... plasterboard can hold 32kg per sm but what if the plasterboard has been dry-lined and the plaster adhesive is rubbish and hasn't bonded very well to wall behind it, is there a...
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