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Specifications of building construction civil works. Australian standard is a registered trade mark of standards australia limited acn 087 326 690. No extra in any form will be paid unless it is definitely stated as an item in the bill of quantities. Thus the actual volume of concrete for 1 cubic meter of compacted concrete construction will be 1 0. Volumes i, ii and iii are concerned essentially with the principles and sound methods of construction chiefly traditional in character. The difference between specific weight and density is,density multiplied with acceleration due to gravity gives specific gravity.
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