What does a cubic yard equal?

Answer 1

None, since there can be no conversion.

A pound is a measure of mass. A cubic yard is a measure of volume. The two measure different things and, according to basic principles of dimensional analysis, conversion from one to the other is not valid. If you are not convinced, consider a cubic yard of air. How many pounds? Next consider a cubic yard of lead. How many pounds?

The masses of equal volumes of the two substances will clearly be very different. So there is no direct conversion between mass and volume: you need to know the density of the substance to enable you to carry out the conversion.

Answer 2

A cubic yard is a unit of volume that is equal to 27 cubic feet or roughly 764.55 liters. It is commonly used in the United States for measuring large quantities of materials like concrete, soil, or gravel.

Answer 3

That completely depends on what's in the cubic yards.

-- If they're full of water, they weigh about 3,790 pounds.

-- If there's gold in them, then they weigh about 72,400 pounds.

-- If there's nothing in them but air, they weigh about 4.9 pounds.

-- If the cubic yards are completely empty, then they weigh no pounds at all.

Answer 4

1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet. Look at it in this perspective, 1 cubic yard is the equivalent of a cube that is 3 ft long x 3 ft wide x 3 feet deep.