Instruction Manual

POCKET REFERENCE GUIDE — 36
Finding Loose Volume
How much dry gravel will be trucked out of
a hole to be dug that measures 10 Feet
long by 35 Feet wide by 15 Feet deep?
Assume dry gravel has a swell factor of
15%.
KEYSTROKES DISPLAY
1. Clear calculator:
o o 0.
Solve Bank Fill Volume
2. Enter Length, Width and Depth:
1 0 f l
LNTH 10
FEET 0 INCH
3 5 f W
WDTH 35
FEET 0 INCH
1 5 f h
HGHT 15
FEET 0 INCH
3. Solve for Volume:
h VOL 5250. CU FEET
Ç y 194.4444 CU YD
4. Enter as Bank Volume:
= b BANK 194.4444 CU YD
Solve Loose Fill Volume
5. Enter 15% swell factor:
1 5 Ç L (%Swell)
%SWL 15.
6. Find Loose Volume:
L LOOS 223.6111 CU YD
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