how many tons in a cubic yard of decomposed granite?
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Free ! A cubic yard or often called a square yard of decomposed granite or crushed stone fines material typically weighs 3,000 pounds or 1-1/2 tons and will typically cost from 37.99 to 74.99 per yard depending upon where the job site is located, how many yards you purchase and how far away the quarry is.
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Converting Cubic Yards to Tons A general rule of thumb when converting cubic yards of gravel to tons is to multiply the cubic area by 1.4. For your reference, gravel typically weighs 2,800 pounds per cubic yard.
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Calculations Yards Per Ton for Crushed Stone Let's look at a quick example: Crushed stone is quoted at a weight of 2700 pounds per cubic yard. Your stone dealer tells you he has a truck that can deliver 20 tons of stone per load. You need to know who many cubic yards that comes out to.
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The following density conversion factors for estimating the amount of material needed once compacted are: Granular A & B = 2.4 tonnes/m3. ¾” Clear Stone = 1.8 tonnes/m3. Asphalt – 2.5 tonnes/m3.
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Ask your supplier what figure is used for the weight of the stone per cubic yard. The figure may vary from around 2,700 to 28,00 pounds per cubic yard. Some companies will just use a round figure of 3000 pounds per cubic yard. Not all trucks will hold 20 tons per load.
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Weight per cubic yard is approximately 2500 lbs. One ton will cover approximately 130 square feet at 2" deep.
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You now have your answer in tons per cubic yard (1.15 US tons or 1.04 metric tonnes)
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In general, 1 yard of concrete weighs about 4050 pounds. 1 cubic yard of concrete equals 27 cubic feet. 4050 lbs divided by 27 cubic feet = 150 lbs. per cubic foot.
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Originally Answered: How many 80-pound bags of concrete does it take to make a yard? 45 bags would give you 1 cubic yard of concrete.
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Compacted Aggregates ONE (1) Yard of COMPACTED Aggregate will cover approximately: 1" thick = 200 sq. ft. 2" thick = 100 sq. ft.
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Sold by the ton, approximately 1.5 tons per cubic yard. # 57 [3/4" to 1"], Base for concrete or asphalt, Driveways or parking lots, or Under decks (not visible).
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A cubic yard of concrete is to contain 6 bags of cement and 39 gallons of water. The absolute volumes of the fine and coarse aggregates.
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Greely Sand & Gravel's tandem truck is unloading 16 metric tonnes (approximately 11 cubic yards) of 7/8" crushed stone. Once dumped, the load size measures 17 ft wide X 17 ft long X 5 ft high.
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A cubic yard of typical sand weighs about 2700 pounds or 1.35 tons.
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In our equations, 1 cubic yard of hot asphalt mix weighs 2.025 tons, or 4050 lbs.
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Converting Cubic Yards to Tons Most gravel and crushed stone products have similar weights per ton. A general rule of thumb when converting cubic yards of gravel to tons is to multiply the cubic area by 1.4.
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yd. Most of Harmony Sand & Gravel's products will weight approximately 2,840 pounds per cubic yard or about 1.42 tons per cubic yard. For estimating purposes, most Contractor's consider the yield to be 3,000 pounds per cubic yard or 1.5 tons per cubic yard.