how many tons of rock are in a yard?
1CY of class II base rock weighs ? tons
You need to know the weight of 1 cub. yard of rock.
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.
A square yard is a unit of area, two dimensional. 3 tons of rock is a unit of mass. The units are incompatible.
A cubic yard of crushed lava rock typically weighs around 2,750 pounds (1.375 tons).
The weight of a yard of red rock can vary depending on the specific type of rock. On average, 1 cubic yard of red rock can weigh between 2,000 to 3,000 pounds or roughly 1 to 1.5 tons.
that's roughly a cubic yard of rock. . .ask the rock dealer what a yard of rock weighs most places will only deliver by half ton, ton. . .etc
There is approximately 1. 35 tons in a cubic yard of fine sand.
Natural rock for landscaping weighs between 1.4 and 1.7 tons
O.K. I can help. Keep in mind that density,compaction, and h2o content are contributing factors. To stay on the safe side calculate all raw rock products as follows: 1 cubic yard=1.8 tons.
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