You need the density of compressed asphalt for a good estimate.
But let us say it is 3 g/cm³ which is what granite is (By all means hunt down a better number)
density = mass/(unit volume)
or
volume = mass/density
The units need to be the same.****
Convert 3 g/cm³ to lb/ft³
To answer conversion questions like this go to Google.com and in the search window, type in your question like this..
3 g/cm^3 in lb/ft^3
It gave me...3 (g / (cm^3)) = 187.283882 pound / (ft^3)
volume = mass/density
V= 2000lb/187.283882 pound / (ft^3)
You type the following in to the google window.. (It can be used as a calculator)
2000/187.28 =
and it gives you this..
2 000 / 187.28 = 10.6791969
So a ton has a volume of
Now ..
Volume = length x width x thickness
you need to convert 2 inches to ft. (Units must be the same)
google.com > 2 inches in ft
2 inches = 0.166666667 feet
10.679 ft³ = Area x 0.166666667 feet or dividing both sides by 0.166666667 feet
Area= 10.679/0.16666
google.com > 10.679/0.16666 =
output > 10.67900 / 0.16666 = 64.0765631
So assuming the density is 3 g/cm³ the answer would be 64 square ft.
Note that density is probably high. 2.5 g/cm³ may be closer. But you want to error on the safe side.
If the density was 2.5 the answer would be
(64 / 3) * 2.5 = 53.3 ft²
Often a person checks his answer by working the problem backward.
In this case you would calculated the volume, then the density and then the mass
36 tonnes
The amount of square feet in a ton of asphalt will depend on the thickness of the asphalt. If the asphalt is three inches thick it will have to cover the area three times. The type of asphalt used is also a factor towards weight.
5inches
8.25 cubic yards of concrete
6.14 x 2.61 = 16.0254 square inches = 0.00000000399188978 square miles x 1000000000 = 3.99188978 square miles. Call it 4 square miles.
You have not said what substance you are using a ton of to cover the asphalt.
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36 tonnes
The amount of square feet in a ton of asphalt will depend on the thickness of the asphalt. If the asphalt is three inches thick it will have to cover the area three times. The type of asphalt used is also a factor towards weight.
As a rule of thumb, 0.112 tons of asphalt (2" thick) will cover 1 square yard or 9 square feet. Thus 1 tone of asphalt (2" thick) will cover 8.93 square yards or 80.36 square feet. ------------------------------- Another (possibly more accurate) way of doing this is to use standards 1 ton [long, UK] = 2240 pounds Density of compacted Asphalt = 147 pounds per cubic foot (1728 cubic inches) 12 inches times 12 inches times 2 inches = 288 cubic inches Thus the weight of 288 cubic inches of compacted asphalt will be (288/1728)* 147 = 24.5 pounds. Therefore a tone of asphalt will cover 2240/24.5 = 91.43 square feet to a depth of 2 inches.
This depends on many factors like the area of the pavement being covered and the thickness of the pavement. This question is very general and can have many answers. Here are some conversions to help figure out how many sq ft 1 ton of asphalt cover. 0.056 tons asphalt/ SY (1 in thick) and 9 sf/1 SY. using these conversions will yield an answer of 1 ton of asphalt (1 in thick) coverinig 160.7 sf
About 162sf.
One "yard" of dirt (meaning one cubic yard) contains 46,656 cubic inches. Spread 8 inches thick this will cover 5832 square inches or 40.5 square feet.
Aproximately 17.78 Sq Yds of asphalt @ 1" thick per ton. Aproximately 17.78 Sq Yds of asphalt @ 1" thick per ton.
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It depends on what "5 thick" is: 5 inches thick, 5 feet thick, 5 yards thick, 5 miles thick etc.