How To Estimate Yards of Concrete?

Pouring a slab for your foundation, driveway or sidewalk starts with estimating the amount of concrete you will need for the job. Estimating the number of square feet your project will cover is usually easy but meaningless when you discover that concrete is sold by the cubic yard. You can make the conversion yourself and save the time and aggravation of a professional concrete estimate if you grab an estimator.

A cubic yard is one of the most popular, oldest, non-standard units based on the imperial/ US customary measurement system used for measurement of the volume of material which is widely used in the United States, Canada, and some Imperial states in the united kingdom, do not very popular in the European country and it is uncommon in Asian countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, majority of the countries of the world follow their SI standard unit for measuring the volume of material in cubic meter and liter.

Cubic yard formula

The formula for number of cubic yard = length (in feet) × width (in feet) × depth (in feet) ÷ 27, simply multiply the all three dimension length, width and their depth together to find the number of cubic feet, then divide by 27 to find the number of cubic yard.

Volume in cu ft = length × width × height
Formula for volume in cubic yard = length (in feet) × wide (in feet) × height (in feet) ÷ 27

Generally, the dimension of a concrete slab is measured in cubic feet, you need to convert cubic feet into cubic yards, you can easily calculate cubic yardage by converting all three dimensions of your material into yards and then multiplying.

How to calculate cubic yards of concrete

To calculate cubic yards of concrete, first multiply the length & width (in feet) of concrete slab to get square footage, then square footage multiply with their depth in feet to get cubic feet, then resulting cubic feet is divided by 27 to get volume of concrete slab in cubic yards.

● square footage = length × width (in feet)
● inches depth in feet = depth/12
● volume of concrete slab in cubic feet = square footage × depth in feet
● volume of concrete slab in cubic yards = volume in cubic feet ÷27 = number of cubic yards. This is your required quantity of concrete in cubic yards.

Suppose you have a standard concrete Patio of dimension 10 feet in length by 10 feet in width by 4 inches depth, then how to calculate cubic yards of concrete and how much concrete do you need for casting.

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