Wall Load on Beam
Dead load per running metre from masonry and plaster on a beam.
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Guide — Wall Load on Beam
The wall load calculator below follows standard Indian construction practice and the relevant IS-code conventions. Enter the site dimensions exactly as measured, press Calculate Now, then refine the quantities line by line in the live sheet before you export.
Wall load per running metre is thickness × height × unit weight. A 230 mm brick wall three metres high delivers about 13.1 kN/m before plaster — the single largest dead load a typical residential beam carries.
Add 12 mm plaster on both faces at 20.4 kN/m³, which contributes roughly 1.5 kN/m on a 3 m wall. It is small individually but adds up across a whole floor plate.
Switching to AAC blocks cuts the same wall to about 4.1 kN/m. On a large frame, that reduction alone can drop one bar diameter from most beams and shrink the foundation loads meaningfully.
Treat every output as an indicative pre-tender estimate. Site conditions, wastage allowances, specification changes and local market rates all move the final figure, so validate against your drawings and approved rate analysis before procurement.
Master Measurement Sheet
| Sr. No. | Description | Unit | NOS 1 | NOS 2 | L | B | D | QTY | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.000 |
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About the Wall Load on Beam
This tool is built for site engineers, quantity surveyors, contractors and property investors who need dependable numbers fast. Every input is reactive — changing a single field instantly recomputes the full output set, so you can run sensitivity checks on dimensions, grades and rates before committing to an estimate.
Keep unit consistency in mind: metric inputs (metres, square metres, cubic metres) produce metric outputs, with imperial and Indian trade units shown alongside where they are commonly used on site.