Factors that affect this weight include the size of the rocks and the type of rock.
Weight of granite per cubic foot half.
Granite weighs approximately 165 pounds per cubic foot.
The following are approximate weights for most of our bulk materials.
Density is in pounds per cubic feet and volume is given in cubic yards.
There are multiple options for the units of each measurement that are available to use.
1 cubic meter of stone crushed weighs 1 602 kilograms kg 1 cubic foot of stone crushed weighs 100 00959 pounds lbs stone crushed weighs 1 602 gram per cubic centimeter or 1 602 kilogram per cubic meter i e.
Most of our bulk materials with the exception of mulch are sold by the weight.
I was not aware that granite decomposed.
You can also select custom in material selection box to start a custom material weight calculation.
The average weight of a sandstone boulder is approximately 150 pounds per cubic foot.
Calculating the weight of the stone in this step you will be using the cubic feet you obtained from doing step 1 to calculate the approximate weight of the stone.
1435 sq ft 3 inches 1435 9 3 36 13 29 cubic yards approx.
Limestone boulders and granite boulders in most cases weigh more.
To estimate the quantity you need to convert the area into cubic feet by multiplying length x width x height.
Sandstone weighs approximately 155 pounds per cubic foot.
Density of granite solid is equal to 2 691 kg m in imperial or us customary measurement system the density is equal to 168 pound per cubic foot lb ft.
For estimating purposes most contractor s consider the yield to be 3 000 pounds per cubic yard or 1 5 tons per cubic yard.
You will need a calculator pencil and paper to do this.
Now that you have your cubic feet written down all you need to do is use the chart below.
Sand 1 10 1 25 tons 2 200 2 500 lb per cubic yard planting mix 1 ton 2 000 lb per cubic yard lawn dressing 90 tons 1 800 lb per cubic yard compost 40 tons 800 lb per cubic yard.
Select the shape or profile of the material for weight calculation.
Note that in the above two examples the units of each measurement are not the same e g.
Put in the total quantity or just leave the value at 1 if you wish to make unit weight calculation.
A yard is sometimes used in the building trade as an abbreviation for cubic yard.
They average about 175 pounds per cubic foot.
Most of harmony sand gravel s products will weight approximately 2 840 pounds per cubic yard or about 1 42 tons per cubic yard.