Shrink & Swell Solutions —
Material Volume
T h e
H e a v y C a l c
is able to convert
among Bank Fill, Compacted Fill and
Loose (or trucked) Fill soil cubic yard
volumes. Once values for %-Shrink
and %-Swell are entered, converting
among these volumes is done with the
press of a single key. Entered values
for Percent Shrink and Percent Swell
will remain in Memory until they are
revised or reset (
[Conv] [x]
).
Finding Loose Volume
How much dry gravel will be trucked
out of a hole to be dug that measures
10 feet long by 35 feet wide by 15 feet
deep? (Assume dry gravel has a swell
factor of 15%.)
Steps/Keystrokes
Display
1. Clear calculator
[On/C] [On/C]
0.
Solve Bank Fill Volume
2. Enter length, width and depth
10 [Feet] [Length]
35 [Feet] [Width]
15 [Feet] [Depth]
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