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POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 40
Finding Trucked Volume/Weight
— Both Swell and Shrink Factors
You need to move wet sand from one
location to another that requires a 4-Inch
fully compacted fill under a 125 Feet long
by 75 Feet wide slab. What is the trucked
(loose fill) Volume? Assume a Swell Factor
of 5% and a Shrink Factor of 10%. What is
the total weight of the sand if it weighs
1.55 Tons per Cubic Yard?
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
1. Clear calculator:
o o 0.
2. Enter Shrink/Swell Factors:
5 Ç L %SWL 5.
1 0 Ç ç %SHR 10.
3. Enter Length, Width and Depth:
1 2 5 f l
LNTH 125 FEET 0 INCH
7 5 f W WDTH 75 FEET 0 INCH
4 i d DPTH 4 INCH
4. Find Compacted Fill Volume and enter
into Compacted Volume:
v = ç COMP 115.7407 CU YD
5. Find Loose Volume:
L LOOS 135.0309 CU YD
6. Enter Unit Weight:
1 • 5 5 Ç % 1.55 Ton Per CU YD
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