Sand Quantity Calculator

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Sand: 7.62 m³ to buySand: 7.62 m³ to buy2 loads of 6 m³myconstructioncalculator.com
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Sand needed (dry)
6.35m³
In cubic feet (cft)224 cft
Loose volume to buy (damp)7.62 m³
Weight10.16 t
Truck loads2 loads
Sand for plaster6.35 m³
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Working
  1. Plaster sand = area × thickness × 1.27 × 5 ÷ 6 = 6.350 m³
  2. Total dry sand = 6.350 m³ + 0.000 m³ = 6.350 m³ = 224 cft (1 m³ = 35.31 cft)
  3. Loose damp volume = × (1 + 20% bulking) = 7.620 m³; weight = dry × density = 10.16 t

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