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Various types of rock are used as construction and landscaping materials. For example, crushed granite is a convenient and inexpensive material for paving driveways and garden paths. It is necessary on such projects to figure out the cubic yards of material needed, and rock is usually sold in cubic yards. A cubic yard is a measurement of volume, rather than area, and it tells you how much material is needed to fill a space, instead of just covering the surface.
Measure the length and width, in feet, of the area to be covered.
- Multiply the length by the width to get the square footage. For example, 20 feet multiplied by 10 feet is 200 square feet.
- Measure the depth you want, in inches--how high you want the layer of crushed granite or other rock. Multiply this number by the square footage. For example, 200 square feet multiplied by 2 inches is 400.
- Divide this by 324, the number of inches in a cubic yard (a cubic yard is 27 cubic feet). For example, 400 divided by 324 is 1.2 cubic yards
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How many square yards does 1 yard of landscape rock cover?
1 cubic yard of crushed rock fills 3/depth in feet square yards.
How many yards of crushed rock do you need for 52' x 18' 12 inches deep?
About 35... there are 27cubic feet in one cubic yard so determine how many cubic feet you need and divide by 27... in your case 52x 18x 1= 936 cubic feet 936/27= 34.66 cubic yards
How many yard of rock to cover 38ftx6ft 1.5 inch deep?
38ft*6ft*1.5inch = 38/3 yards*2yards*1.5/36yards = 1.055... cubic yards.
How many square yards of sidewalk will a five-pound bag of rock salt cover when using it as a deicer?
Square footage is only PART of the equation. You also need to know the temperature of the ice you're trying to melt.
How many yards of rock will cover 600 sq feet?
The answer will depend on the depth of the covering that is required. Without that information, the question cannot be answered.
How many tons is 50000 cubic yards of granite rock?
You need to know the weight of 1 cub. yard of rock.
How many yards is in 337 tons of rock?
Unless the rock is completely flat, there is no point in measuring the rock in yards.
How many yards of half inch rock in a ton?
1
How many square yards does 1 yard of landscape rock cover?
1 cubic yard of crushed rock fills 3/depth in feet square yards.
How many cubic yards of small rock are in 22.50 tons?
there is about 1.25 yards to a ton,so 22.5 tons would be approx 18 yards
What does a scientist need to know to figure out the absolute age of rock?
They need to determine the amount of radioactive decay of a specific isotope in the rock since its formation.
How much dose 2144 cubic yards of fractured rock weigh?
For the calculus you need the density of this rock: M = V x d.
How do you figure out how much rock you need to fill a hole?
how much 1" rock will I need to fill in a hole 20' long, 2' wide' and about 2' deep
How many yards of crushed rock do you need for 52' x 18' 12 inches deep?
About 35... there are 27cubic feet in one cubic yard so determine how many cubic feet you need and divide by 27... in your case 52x 18x 1= 936 cubic feet 936/27= 34.66 cubic yards
How many yards are in a tandam dump truck?
Provided it's not a short tandem, 15 yards with a 'rock tub' dump body and 16 yards with a 'dirt tub' dump body are typical.
How many yards of three quarter rock to fill 460 sq ft 4 inches?
Almost 6 yards, or about a medium dump truck load.
How do you convert tons of rock to square yards?
This depends on how much rock you will use per square yard. Suppose you intend to use 1/100 tons (=20 lb) per square yard. Then if you have one ton of rock, it will cover 100 square yards. Similarly, if you intended to use 1/50 tons per square yard, 1 ton will cover 50 square yards. In general you want to use factor labeling: If you are using x tons per square yard, then write this as (1 square yard) / (x tons of rock) = (1/x)*(square yards/tons of rock) This is called a conversion factor. Now, if you have some quantity of rock, say y tons of rock, and you want to see how many square yards it would cover you just multiply (y tons of rock)*(1/x)*(square yards/tons of rock) = y/x (square yards*tons of rock/tons of rock) = y/x square yards since the labels just divide out.
