It is all going to depend on what you put in them. The density of the sand, dirt or mud is what is going to determine that. Sand is the lightest you can use. Getting some nice mud or clay is going to cause it wo weigh a little more. Sand is about 10-13lb Mud or clay is aroun 18-20lbs
A sand bag weighs (55lbs) 25kg.
Sand bags are used in hot air balloons to help control the altitude of the balloon. By adjusting the amount of sand in the bags, the pilot can control the descent of the balloon by releasing sand to increase altitude or dropping sand to decrease altitude.
The sand bags would lesson the impact of a bomb or missile blast due to the fact it absorbs much of the blast.
1 pound.
that depends on th type of sand
The answer will depend on how big (or small) the bags of sand are!
10pounds
About 41 pounds.
A 5 gallon bucket of wet sand can weigh between 40-60 pounds, depending on the moisture content and type of sand.
On average, a grain of sand weighs about 0.25 milligrams. Therefore, one billion grains of sand would weigh around 250 kilograms.
it is 100 bags of sand/ballast
That is approximately 525 Kg depending on dampness of the sand.
@ 1:5 mix, 15 cement and 71 25kg bags of sand (1,175kgs)