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Calculate Volume

Learn how to calculate the Volume for a Concrete Slab or the amount of Soil in cubic feet or cubic yards.

Compute Volume of a Room or Space for Air Conditioning Design.

The Volume is the Width times the Length time the Height (or thickness) (W x L x H = Volume)

Examples of How to Calculate Different types of Volumes:
  1. Feet (cubic feet)
    1. Problem: Assume a Drive Way of 10 ft by 22 ft = 220 square feet and you need it to be 4 inches thick.
      1. Multiply 10 ft by 22 ft by 4 inches (.33 feet) = 72.6 cubic feet
    2. Problem: Assume a Slab of (10 ft 8 inches) by (22 ft 3 inches) by (6 inch thick) = 118.70375 cubic feet
      1. First convert 8 inches to feet by dividing 8 inches by 12 inches = .67 feet
      2. Next add 10 ft to .67 ft = 10.67 ft
      3. Second convert 3 inches to feet by dividing 3 inches by 12 inches = .25 feet
      4. Next add 22 ft to .25 ft = 22.25 ft
      5. Third convert 6 inches to feet by dividing 6 inches by 12 inches = .5 feet
      6. Finally, multiply 10.67 ft by 22.25 ft by .5 ft = 118.70375 cubic feet
      7. A cubic yard is 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet = 27 cubic feet
      8. To find cubic yards, then divide 118.70375 by 27 cubic feet = 4.3964352 cubic yards
    3. Problem: Assume a Room of (10 ft 8 inches) by (22 ft 3 inches) by (8 ft 6 inch high) = 2017.9638 cubic feet
      1. First convert 8 inches to feet by dividing 8 inches by 12 inches = .67 feet
      2. Next add 10 ft to .67 ft = 10.67 ft
      3. Second convert 3 inches to feet by dividing 3 inches by 12 inches = .25 feet
      4. Next add 22 ft to .25 ft = 22.25 ft
      5. Third convert 6 inches to feet by dividing 6 inches by 12 inches = .5 feet
      6. Next add 8 ft to .5 ft = 8.5 ft
      7. Finally, multiply 10.67 ft by 22.25 ft by 8.5 ft = 2017.9638 cubic feet
      8. A cubic yard is 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet = 27 cubic feet
      9. To find cubic yards, then divide 2017.9638 by 27 cubic feet = 74.7394 cubic yards
  2. Yards (cubic yards)
    1. Problem: Assume a Hole of 7 yards width by 4 yards long by 5 yards high = 140 cubic yards
      1. Multiply 7 yards by 4 yards by 5 yards = 140 cubic yards
      2. A cubic yard is 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet = 27 cubic feet
      3. To find cubic yards, then divide 140 by 27 cubic feet = 5.18519 cubic yards
    2. Problem: Assume a Hole of (7 yards 2 feet) by (4 yards 1 feet) by (5 yards 2 feet) = 188.307 cubic yards
      1. For 7 yards 2 feet
      2. Convert the 2 feet to yards by dividing 2 feet by 3 feet = .67 yards
      3. Add 7 yards to .67 yards = 7.67 yds
      4. For 4 yards 1 feet
      5. Convert the 1 feet to yards by dividing 1 feet by 3 feet = .33 yards
      6. Add 4 yards to .33 yards = 4.33 yards
      7. For 5 yards 2 feet
      8. Convert the 2 feet to yards by dividing 2 feet by 3 feet = .67 yards
      9. Add 5 yards to .67 yards = 5.67 yards
      10. Finally, multiply 7.67 yards by 4.33 yards by 5.67 yards = 188.307 cubic yards
      11. A cubic yard is 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet = 27 cubic feet
      12. To find cubic feet, then multiply 188.307 by 27 cubic feet = 5084.2873 cubic feet
  3. Meters (cubic meters)
    1. Problem: Assume a Hole of 5 meters by 9 meters by 3 meters = 135 cubic meters
      1. Multiply 5 meters by 9 meters by 3 meters = 135 cubic meters
    2. Problem: 5 meters 234 centimeters by 9 meters 158 centimeters 3 meters 365 centimeters = 161.29445 cubic meters
      1. Add 5 meters to .234 meters = 5.234 meters
      2. Add 9 meters to .158 meters = 9.158 meters
      3. Add 3 meters to .365 meters = 3.365 meters
      4. Finally, multiply 5.234 meters by 9.158 meters by 3.365 meters = 161.29445 cubic meters
Other methods of computing Cubic Feet, or Cubic Yards are:

For example, to calculate cubic yards if you have computed the cubic feet then:
(1 cubic yard = 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet = 27 cubic feet)
If you compute an area of 25 feet by 45 feet by 12 feet = 13500 cu.ft.
Divide 13500 cu.ft. by 27 cu.ft. = 500 cubic yards

For example, to calculate square feet if you have computed the square yards then:
(1 cubic yard = 3 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet = 27 cubic feet)
If you compute an area of 6 yards by 11 yards by 5 yards = 330 cu.yds
Multiply 330 cu.yds by 27 cu.ft. = 8910 cubic feet

For example, to calculate square meters if you have computed the square feet then:
(1 meter = 39.36 inches = 3.28 feet)
(1 cubic meter = 39.36 inches x 39.36 inches x 39.36 inches = 60976.89 cu. inches)
(1 cubic meter = 3.28 feet x 3.28 feet x 3.28 feet = 35.287552 cu. feet)
If you compute an area of 25 feet by 45 feet by 12 feet = 13500 cu.ft.
Divide 13500 cu.ft. by 35.287552 cu.ft. = 382.57117 cubic meters