# Brass Measurement in Construction

> Brass measurement is an Indian unit equal to 100 cubic feet, used for sand and aggregate. See a truck-load example and how SuperWise records brass units.

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

A traditional Indian unit of volume, equal to a hundred cubic feet, used to buy and measure sand, aggregate and other loose material.

## What is Brass (Volumetric Measurement)?

A brass is a traditional, non-metric Indian unit of volume for loose bulk materials such as sand, crushed stone aggregate and excavated earth. One brass equals 100 cubic feet (10 ft x 10 ft x 1 ft), about 2.83 cu.m.

## Practical example

A building contractor orders river sand for [brickwork](https://superwise.site/glossary/brickwork/). The supplier delivers it in a standard six-wheel dump truck. The site supervisor measures the inside of the truck's cargo box, works out 300 cubic feet, and logs the receipt in the stock register as 3 brass of sand.

## In SuperWise

In SuperWise a resource can use CuBrass or SqBrass as its unit, alongside cum, cuft and MT. A [material delivery challan](https://superwise.site/glossary/material-delivery-challan/) records length, breadth and height and computes the delivered quantity from them, which suits a truck-load of sand measured by its box. The challan is raised against a PO line and carries a [QC](https://superwise.site/glossary/quality-assurance-quality-control/) status.

[Digital measurement book](https://superwise.site/features/digital-measurement-book/)

## Related terms

- [Measurement Book (MB)](https://superwise.site/glossary/measurement-book/)
- [Quantity Surveyor (QS)](https://superwise.site/glossary/quantity-surveyor/)
- [Brickwork (Chinai)](https://superwise.site/glossary/brickwork/)

## Related
- [Measurement Book (MB)](https://superwise.site/glossary/measurement-book/)
- [Quantity Surveyor (QS)](https://superwise.site/glossary/quantity-surveyor/)
- [Brickwork (Chinai)](https://superwise.site/glossary/brickwork/)
- [Digital measurement book](https://superwise.site/features/digital-measurement-book/)