How do you calculate square feet to cubic yards of concrete?

Answer 1

I don't think you can convert a cubic dimension into a squared dimension as a cubic dimension applies to volume and a squared dimension applies to area. Length X Width = Area (squared dimension); Length X Width X Depth = Volume (cubic dimension). One square yard = nine square feet; One cubic yard = 27 cubic feet.

Answer 2

Converting square yards to cubic yards is like converting apples to Oranges or like converting miles per hour to kilograms. The square yard is a unit of area, whereas the cubic yard is a unit of volume. The yard: a unit of distance. The square yard: a unit of area. The cubic yard: a unit of volume. Let's think of some uses for each of those. The first one's easy. If you want to know how far it is from one goal post on a football field to the other goal post, you would use yards. If you want to know how much turf you will need to cover the field, you use square yards. If you want to know how much dirt (or gravel or Jell-O) you would need to cover the whole field to a depth of four inches, you would use cubic yards.

Answer 3

You don't. They're completely different things.

"Square feet" tells you how much paint, carpet, or grass you need to cover it.

"Cubic yards" tells you how much diced onion, pale lager, or concrete you need to fill it.

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Another contributor provided labels, which always make everything crystal clear:

Square feet measures Area whereas cubic yards would measure Volume.

Answer 4

To convert square feet to cubic yards for concrete, you will need to know the thickness of the concrete slab in feet. Multiply the square footage by the thickness in feet to get the cubic feet, then divide by 27 (since 1 cubic yard is equal to 27 cubic feet) to convert to cubic yards.

Answer 5

This is not a valid conversion. Square yards is a measure of area while cubic feet is a measure of volume.

Answer 6

This is not a valid conversion. Cubic units is a measure of volume while square units is a measure of area.