User's Guide — 35
Volume / Weight Calculations
Concrete Footing
Find the total volume* of concrete
required to pour five 24 inch by 12
inch footings, each 2 feet deep. Then
find the weight of the concrete (use
1.5 tons per cubic yard).
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0.
1. Enter Weight Per Volume
1.5 [Conv] [%] †
1.5 Tons Per CU YD
2. Find Volume of Footings
2 [Feet]
2 FT
[x] 24 [Inch]
24 IN
[x] 12 [Inch] [=]
4 CU FT
[Conv] [Yds]
0.148148 CU YD
[x] 5 [=]
0.740741 CU YD
3. Find the Weight of Concrete
[Conv] [Weight]
1.111111 Ton
[Weight]
2222.222 LB
[Weight]
1.008 M Ton
[Weight]
1007.983 KG
* See Appendix B for other geometric shape formulas.
† Continue pressing the [%] key if the units are not
shown as Tons/Yd³