From the course: Construction Math Foundations
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Calculate weight by volume
From the course: Construction Math Foundations
Calculate weight by volume
- Earlier in the course, I showed you how to calculate the volume of construction materials, and used concrete as the example. I showed you how to calculate the area of a concrete slab and then the volume based on the thickness of that slab. Then we converted our answer which was in cubic feet over to cubic yards because that's how concrete material is priced and ordered from the plant. Some materials though, are priced and ordered by weight, not volume. An example would be the crushed rock or crushed aggregate base material that will be placed underneath that concrete slab. Sand is another good example. This means that after I get the volume of the material, I need to convert it to a weight. Now the weight of the product will usually need to come from the supplier based on the actual density of the material. And it'll be given in a weight per cubic unit such as pounds per cubic foot. Now the density of a material can vary…
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