Cubic Yard Calculator

The cubic yard calculator helps you find the volume of cement, mulch, concrete, or other landscape material in cubic yards. You can enter dimensions in multiple units available and the tool will function to calculate cubic yards for them. With that, you can input values as whole numbers or decimals. The calculator will give you accurate results for your convenience.

How Much Is a Cubic Yard?

“A cubic yard is a cube with a length, width, and height of 1 yard”

• 1 Yard = 3 ft = 36 inches
• 1 Cubic Yards = 27 Cubic Feet (3 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 3 feet high)

Cubic Yard Measurements In Other Units:

Except for these standard measurements, you can get cubic yardage volume for any custom inputs with our cubic yard calculator.

How to Calculate Cubic Yards Using Feet and Inches?

• First of all, measure the length, width, and depth of the area or container in feet
• If you have measurements in feet and inches, divide inches by 12 to convert your readings to feet
• Multiply all measured values in feet to get the cubic feet
• At last, divide the result by 27 to calculate cubic yards

Mathematically: Cu ft = [Length (ft) × Width (ft) × Height (ft)]/27

Cubic Yard Formulas For Different Shapes:

Rectangle The area of the rectangular area in (ft^2)= Length x Width The volume (ft^3)= Depth x Area The volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Square The area of the square area in (ft^2)= 2 x Side length The volume (ft^3)= Depth  x Area The volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Rectangular Border Area Inner Area (ft^2)= Length x Width Total area (ft^2) = Length+(2 x Border width)) x(Width +(2 x Border width)) Area (ft^2) = Total area- Inner area Volume (ft^3)= Depth x Area Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Circle Area of the circle (ft^2)= Pi x radius^2 Where Pi=3.14 Volume (ft^3)= Depth x Area Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Circular Border Area of the outer diameter(ft^2)= Inner diameter +(2x Border width) Outer area (ft^2)= Pi x outer radius^2 Inner (ft^2)= Pi x inner radius^2 Where Pi=3.14 Area (ft^2) = outer area- Inner area Volume (ft^3)= Depth x Area Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Circular Annulus Area of the outer diameter(ft^2)= Inner diameter +(2x Border width) Outer area (ft^2)= Pi x outer radius^2 Inner (ft^2)= Pi x inner radius^2 Where Pi=3.14 Area (ft^2) = outer area- Inner area Volume (ft^3)= Depth x Area Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Triangle Inner Area (ft^2)= (¼)x square root[ (a+b+c) x (b+c-a) x (c+a-b) x (a+b-c) ] Volume (ft^3)= Depth x Area Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Trapezoid Inner area (ft^2)= ((a + b) / 2 )h Volume (ft^3)= Depth x Area Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Cube Volume (ft^3)=L^3 Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Cylinder Circle area in (ft^2)= Pi x radius^2 x h Where Pi=3.14 Volume (ft^3)= Depth x Area Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Hollow Cylinder Area of the hollow cylinder in (ft^2)=  π (R2 – r2) Where π =3.14 Volume (ft^3)= Depth  x Area=π (R2 – r2) h Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Hemisphere Volume (ft^3)= V = (2/3)πr3 Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27
Pyramid Volume (ft^3)= V = (1/3) (Base area x  h) Volume in cubic (yard^3)= (volume ft^3)/27

Example:

How to find cubic yards for a land space with the following dimensions?

• Length = 9 feet
• Width = 17 feet
• Depth = 4 inches

Solution:

Step # 01:

First of all, convert depth measurement to feet: 4 inches = 4/12 = 0.33 feet

Step # 02:

Calculating area in cubic feet: Cubic Feet = Length (ft) × Width (ft) × Height (ft) Cubic Feet = 9ft × 17ft × 0.33ft Cubic Feet = 50.49 cu ft

Step # 03:

Calculating Cubic Yards: Cubic Feet = [50.49 cu ft]/27 Cubic Yard= 1.87 cu yd

Is 1 Yard The Same As 1 Cubic Yard?

No! Where 1 yard is equal to 3 feet (36 inches), 1 Cubic yard is the volume of a cube with length, width, and height of 3 feet (36 inches) each.

How Many Yards of Concrete Do I Require For a 24x24 Slab?

You need around 7.11 yards.

Why Do We Need Cubic Yards?

Most of the materials used in the construction are measured in cubic yards. Among these include:

• Concrete
• Sand
• Rock
• Gravel
• Fill dirt
• Topsoil
• Mulch
• Compost

Cubic Feet To Cubic Yard Conversion: