Cubic yard

A cubic yard (symbol yd3)[1] is an Imperial / U.S. customary (non-SI non-metric) unit of volume, used in Canada and the United States. It is defined as the volume of a cube with sides of 1 yard (3 feet, 36 inches, 0.9144 meters) in length.

cubic yard
Unit systemImperial and US customary
Unit ofVolume
Symbolyd3, cu yd
Conversions
1 yd3 in ...... is equal to ...
   SI units   0.7645549 m3
   Imperial and US customary   27 ft3

Symbols and abbreviations

The IEEE symbol for the cubic yard is yd3.[1] The following abbreviations are used:

  • cubic yards, cubic yard, cubic yds, cubic yd
  • cu yards, cu yard, cu yds, cu yd, CYs
  • yards/-3, yard/-3, yds/-3, yd/-3
  • yards^3, yard^3, yds^3, yd^3
  • yards3, yard3, yds3

Cubic yard per second

One cubic yard per second (1 yd3/s) is a unit of volume flow rate. It corresponds to one cubic yard passing through a specified area every second.

Cubic yard per minute

One cubic yard per minute (1 yd3/min) is a unit of volume flow rate. It corresponds to one cubic yard passing through a specified area every minute.

  • 1 yd3/s = 60 yd3/min

Conversions
1 cubic yard 
= 27 cubic feet
= 46656 cubic inches
= 0.764554857984 cubic metres
≈ 1.83426465×10−10 cubic miles
≈ 21.0223197 imperial bushels
≈ 21.6962157 US bushels
≈ 168.178557 imperial gallons
≈ 201.974 US liquid gallons
≈ 4.80890476 crude barrels
≈ 764.5549 litres

See also

References
  1. IEEE Std 260.1-2004
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