The Concrete Calculator calculates the volume and weight of concrete required to cover a specified area. Purchase somewhat more concrete than the predicted outcome to lessen the likelihood of having insufficient concrete.
Concrete is cemented together with cement and is made up of a variety of coarse aggregates (particulate materials like sand, gravel, crushed stone, and slag). Cement is a compound that adheres to other materials, such as aggregate, and then hardens over time. While there are different forms of cement, Portland cement is the most often used and is found in concrete, mortar, and plasters.
Concrete can be purchased in a variety of sizes, including 60 or 80-pound bags, or supplied in huge quantities by specialized concrete mixer trucks. Proper mixing is required for the creation of robust and homogenous concrete. It entails combining water, aggregate, cement, and any desired additives. Concrete production is time-sensitive, and because it is often prepared as a viscous fluid, it must be poured before it hardens. Some concretes are even engineered to harden faster for applications that demand a quick set time. Alternatively, in some factories, concrete is blended into drying shapes to make precast concrete goods like concrete walls.
Curing is the slow process by which concrete hardens after being laid. Concrete usually takes four weeks to attain more than 90% of its final strength, and the strengthening process can last up to three years. Keeping the concrete damp can boost its strength in the early stages of curing. This is accomplished by spraying concrete slabs with compounds that form a water-retaining film over the concrete and by ponding, which involves submerging concrete in water and wrapping it in plastic.
Calculate the volumes of concrete slabs, walls, footers, columns, steps, curbs, and gutters. Enter your concrete structure's size in US units (inches or feet) or metric units (centimetres or meters) to calculate the cubic yards of concrete required to build it. Enter quantity and price to determine total volume and material cost when you enter price per cubic foot, price per cubic yard, or price per cubic meter.
For example, suppose you have 50 spherical concrete form tubes, sonic tubes, Sonotubes, or cement tubes to fill. They are 4 feet tall and 10 inches across (diameter), or 4' x 10".
Select Round Column (or Round Slab) on the calculator.
Enter Height 4 feet (48 inches)
Entering Diameter 10 in Calculate yields 0.08 cubic yards for one concrete tube.
Multiply 0.08 by 50 to get four cubic yards of concrete for 50 tubes.
Please keep in mind that this calculation takes into account the volume of your tubes and does not consider any overflow or loss at the bottom of your tubes.