Cubic Yard Calculator

Cubic Yard Calculator

Need to figure out how much cement, mulch, or concrete you’ll need? The cubic yard calculator makes it easy. Just punch in your measurements feet, inches, or meters and you’ll get the volume in cubic yards. You can use whole numbers or decimals, whatever works for you.

What’s a Cubic Yard?

Picture a cube that’s one yard on each side. That’s a cubic yard. In numbers:

• 1 yard = 3 feet = 36 inches
• 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet (since 3 x 3 x 3 = 27)

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.

1 cubic yard = 1 yard × 1 yard × 1 yard

• 1 cubic yard = 3 ft × 3 ft × 3 ft
• 1 cubic yard = 36 in × 36 in × 36 in
• 1 cubic yard ≈ 0.764 cubic meters

How to Calculate Cubic Yards

1. Measure length, width, and depth in feet.
2. If you have inches, divide by 12 to convert to feet.
3. Multiply length × width × depth (in feet) to get cubic feet.
4. Divide that result by 27 to get cubic yards.

Volume Formula: [Length (ft) × Width (ft) × Depth (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

Conversion Table: Cubic Feet to Cubic Yards

FAQs

• Is 1 Yard the Same as 1 Cubic Yard?

  Nope. 1 yard measures length; 1 cubic yard measures volume.

• Why Use Cubic Yards?

  It’s the standard for ordering materials like concrete, sand, and mulch.

Cubic Feet To Cubic Yard Conversion:

References

• Wikipedia: Cubic Yard