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The answer depends on the grain size, lithology, moisture content, and level of compaction of the sand. Generally, one cubic ft of clean (no silt/clay), dry, fine to medium sand that has been compacted to a dense, non-yielding condition will weigh about 110 lbs., while a loose fine to medium sand will weigh about 100 lbs. per cubic foot.
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How do you convert cubic yards of dry sand to imperial tons?
Start with a conversion factor. An "old timer's" view is that a cubic foot of dry sand weighs about 125 pounds. There are 3 feet in a yard. There are 3 x 3 or 9 square feet in a square yard. There are 3 x 3 x 3 or 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard. As there are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard and there are 125 pounds to a cubic foot of our dry sand, there are 27 x 125 pounds of dry sand per cubic yard, or 3,375 pounds of dry sand per cubic yard. (Yes, there are that many.) There are 2,240 pounds in an Imperial ton. There are 3,375 divided by 2,240 Imperial tons in a cubic yard of dry sand, or right at 1.5 Imperial tons of dry sand per cubic yard. To convert cubic yards of dry sand to Imperial tons, multiply the number of cubic yards of dry sand by 1.5 and your answer will appear. Every time.
How many pounds of sand to fill a 30ft round pool floor with 2 inches of sand?
At 12 inch per foot that is 3.14x30x30*2/12/4 = 117.75 cubic feet of sand at 100 pounds per cubic foot = 11,775 pounds (5.88 tons). Since a yard is 27 cubic feet that is 117.75/27 = 4.4 yards
How many tons of sand do you need to cover 100 feet long 50 feet wide and 3 inch deep?
sand weighs 100 pounds per cubic foot you have 100 x 50 x3/12 cu ft = 1250 cubic feet 1250 x 100 = 125,000 pounds = 125000/2000 = 62.5 tons
How do you convert 1m3 sand dry to ton?
1 cubic meter = 35.3 cubic feet sand weighs 100 pounds per cu ft 35.3 x 100 = 3530 pounds 1 ton = 2000 pounds 3530/2000 = 1.76 tons
How many pounds of sand to fill a 7' x 8' x 12 sandbox?
It depends on the density of the sand. Certainly, you are talking about 56 cubic feet, but you will need to know the bulk density of sand to figure out how much that weighs.
How many pounds of sand in 143 cubic feet?
14,300 pounds. Sand has a density of 100 pounds per cubic foot.
How do you convert cubic yards of dry sand to imperial tons?
Start with a conversion factor. An "old timer's" view is that a cubic foot of dry sand weighs about 125 pounds. There are 3 feet in a yard. There are 3 x 3 or 9 square feet in a square yard. There are 3 x 3 x 3 or 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard. As there are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard and there are 125 pounds to a cubic foot of our dry sand, there are 27 x 125 pounds of dry sand per cubic yard, or 3,375 pounds of dry sand per cubic yard. (Yes, there are that many.) There are 2,240 pounds in an Imperial ton. There are 3,375 divided by 2,240 Imperial tons in a cubic yard of dry sand, or right at 1.5 Imperial tons of dry sand per cubic yard. To convert cubic yards of dry sand to Imperial tons, multiply the number of cubic yards of dry sand by 1.5 and your answer will appear. Every time.
How many pounds of sand to fill a 30ft round pool floor with 2 inches of sand?
At 12 inch per foot that is 3.14x30x30*2/12/4 = 117.75 cubic feet of sand at 100 pounds per cubic foot = 11,775 pounds (5.88 tons). Since a yard is 27 cubic feet that is 117.75/27 = 4.4 yards
What volume in cubic yard is 1kilogram of sand?
1 kg = 2.2 pounds sand weighs 100 pounds per cubic foot 2.2/100 = .022 cubic feet one cubic yard = 27 cubic feet .022/27 = 0.00081 cubic yards
How many pounds of play sand is in 5 cubic feet?
Please note that there are different kinds of sand. A table on the site "Engineeringtoolbox" lists densities between about 80 and 125 pounds per cubic foot, depending on the type of sand, and on whether it is dry or wet.
How many cubic feet in a 50 pound bag of sand?
0ne half cubic foot. One cubic foot is 100 pounds
How many pounds of sand sand do you need for a round sandbox that has a diameter of 56 inches to a depth of 3 inches?
You need 4.27 cubic feet. Weight in pounds is deceptive for sand depending on how wet or dry the sand is.
I am allowed 10 cubic yards of sand annually for our beach at cabin how many 50 lb bags would this equate to?
10 cubic yards is 270 cubic feet and sand weighs 100 pounds per cubic feet for total of 27000 pounds which is 27000/50 = 540 bags. Sounds like you need to have it trucked in.
How much sand do I need to cover 2500 square feet 4 deep?
A 2500 square foot area x 4' deep is 10000 cubic feet. So you need 10,000 cubic feet of sand. Dry sand has a density of 80-100 pounds or so per cubic foot, so that's somewhere between 800,000 and a million pounds of sand.
How many tons of sand is 60000 cubic feet?
60,000 cubic feet of dry sand weighs approximately 3000 tons.
How many cubic feet in one ton of m sand?
Masonry sand is estimated to weigh approximately 160 pounds per cubic foot. Therefore, it would take 12.5 cubic feet of masonry sand to equal one ton.
How many cubic yards is 4 yards?
Clean quartz sand weighs 80-125 pounds per cubic foot depending on degree of compaction and moisture content. A cubic yard is made up from 27 cubic feet. So taking a value of about 100 pounds of sand per cubic foot, 1 cubic yards of sand would weigh 2700 pounds or 1.35 ton [short, US]. Thus 4/1.35 = 2.963 So 4 short, US tons of sand would occupy a volume of 2.963 cubic yards.
