Cubic yard
Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox unit A cubic yard (symbol yd3)<ref name=":0">IEEE Std 260.1-2004</ref> 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.
Symbols and abbreviationsEdit
The IEEE symbol for the cubic yard is yd3.<ref name=":0" /> A non-standard abbreviation is cu yd.
Cubic yard per secondEdit
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 minuteEdit
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
ConversionsEdit
1 cubic yard |
≡ 27 cubic feet |
≡ Template:Val cubic inches |
≡ Template:Val litres |
≈ Template:Val imperial bushels |
≡ Template:Sfrac US bushels |
≈ Template:Val imperial gallons |
≡ Template:Sfrac US gallons |
≡ Template:Sfrac oil barrels |
See alsoEdit
- cubic foot
- cubic inch
- Square yard
- Orders of magnitude (volume)
- Conversion of units
- Cube (arithmetic), cube root
ReferencesEdit
Template:Imperial units Template:United States Customary Units