A room with inside dimensions of 5x7m is built from block 30x30x30 cm, using cement sand mortar...

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A room with inside dimensions of 5x7m is built from block30x30x30 cm,
using cement sand mortar 1:2.5, the wall thickness is 30 cm.
The room wall height above the footing concrete is 5 m. The roomhas a
door of size 1.5x2m and a window 3x2m. The room is covered with aslab of
15 cm thick which has a 20 cm extension beyond the outside walledges all
around. The slab is reinforced with 10 mm bars at 15 cm c/c inboth
directions, one bar straight and one bar bent. Estimate:
1. Amount of steel needed for the slab in the short directiononly.
2. Amount of blocks needed for construction.

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