Concrete Columns - Calculated Industries Pocket Handyman IV User Manual

Concrete Columns

You're going to pour five columns,
each of which has a diameter of 3 feet
4-1/2 inches and a height of 11 feet 6
inches. How many cubic yards of con-
crete will you need for all five columns?
Steps
Clear calculator
1 — Find Surface Area of Column
Enter diameter
Find surface area [Circ]
2 — Find Volume
Multiply by
height
Convert to yards
Multiply by 5 columns to find total cubic yards
of concrete
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Keystrokes
[On/C] [On/C]
3 [Feet] 4 [Inch]
1 [/] 2 [Circ]
DIA
[x] 11 [Feet]
6 [Inch] [=]
[Conv] [Yds] 3.810408
[x] 5 [=]
IV
®
3- 4 1/2
FEET INCH
8.946176
102.881
19.05204
Display
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SQ FEET
CU FEET
CU YD
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