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WEIGHT PER VOLUME CALCULATIONS
Example: Convert 7 Cubic Yards of concrete to Pounds, Kilograms, Tons and Metric Tons, if concrete
weights 2.0 Tons per Cubic Yard.
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
1. Enter Tons per Cubic Yard:
On/C
On/C
.
2
0
0
Stor
2. Enter number of Cubic Yards
7
Yds
Yds
Yds
3. Covert to Pounds, Kilograms, Tons and Metric Tons:
1
(kg)
Conv
1
(kg)
Conv
6
(tons)
Conv
3
(met tons)
Conv
*If calculator does not display Tons per Cubic Yard, keep pressing the
Per CU YD, LB Per CU YD, LB Per CU FEET, MET Ton Per CU M or kG Per CU M).
Blocks/Bricks
Remember to press
NUMBER OF BLOCKS, BASED ON ENTERED LENGTH AND HEIGHT
Example: You are building an "L" shaped retaining wall out of standard 8-Inch x 16 Inch size blocks
(Note: this is the default block size of 128 Square Inches). One side of the retaining wall is 24 Feet
long, and the other side is 10 Feet 6 Inches long. The wall is to be 5 Feet high. How many blocks are
required to build this wall? Add 5% waste allowance.
Note: The calculated area from an entered length and height will be used for calculating blocks if these values exist.
KEY INPUT & DISPLAY
1. Find total wall length:
On/C
On/C
4
(Blk Size)
Rcl
Conv
+
2
4
1
Feet
Length
2. Enter wall height as height:
5
Feet
Height
3. Find the number of blocks and add 5% waste allowance:
Conv
On/C
Length
+
5
%
(wt/vol)
to clear entries in between problems.
On/C
On/C
0
6
Feet
Inch
key until the desired format is displayed (e.g., Ton
0
=
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2.0
STORED
Ton Per CU YD
7
CU YD
28000
12700.59
14
Ton
12.70059
MET Ton
B--AR
128.
STORED
SQ Inch
34
6
Feet
Inch
LNTH 34
6
Feet
Inch
HGTH 5
0
Feet
Inch
BLKS 194.0625
203.7656
(204 Blocks)
Cont'd on Page 10
0
LB
kG
0
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