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How Many Cubic Feet In a Yard of Concrete

the volume of fabric that inserts in a very house one yard wide by one yard deep by one yard high? Cubic yards are used to measure the materials required for your garden concrete.

Unit of measurement changes with work, material, state, country-wise, and for some specified work. To perfume that works we have to convert measuring units like length, width, area, and volume to different units.

Common materials that square measure measured in three-dimensional yards include:

Concrete
Gravel
Sand
Rock
Fill dirt
Topsoil
Mulch
Compost

How to Convert Cubic Feet to Yards of Concrete

To determine the number of materials you wish in three-dimensional yards, you need to 1st convert all 3 dimensions to an equivalent unit of measure. There are:

Cubic feet in a Yard of Concrete — **Cubic feet to Cubic Yards of Concrete**

1 cubic yard is equal to 27 cubic feet ( 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet)
1 cubic yard = 46,656 cubic inch (36 inch x 36 inch x 36 inch)
1 yard is equal to 36 inches or 3 feet
1 yard = 3 feet

For example, if we take a volume of concrete 9 inches thick by 12 feet long by 12 feet wide:

Convert the inches to feet = 9 inch ÷ 12 inch = 0.75 feet

Multiply the length, width, and thickness together to find the number of cubic feet = 0.75’ x 12’ x 12 = 108 cubic feet = 0.75’ x 12’ x 12 = 108 cubic feet

Now, we know that 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet, and then divide 108 cubic feet volume of concrete by 27.

= 108 / 27 = 4 cubic yards of concrete.

(Simple Tip: for converting cubic feet to cubic yards divide the volume of concrete which is in cubic feet by 27)

You can try it by converting all units in the cubic yard also,

Convert the dimension in inches to yards = 9” ÷ 36” = 0.25 yards
Convert the dimensions in feet to yards = 12’ ÷ 3 = 4 yards
Multiply the three dimensions together to find the number of cubic yards = 0.25 x 4 x 4 = 4 cubic. yard.

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How to Convert Cubic Feet to Yards of Concrete?

1 cubic yard is equal 27 cubic feet ( 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet)
1 cubic yard = 46,656 cubic inch (36 inch x 36 inch x 36 inch)
1 yard is equal to 36 inches or 3 feet
1 yard = 3 feet