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Volume and Capacity Converter

Convert soil, concrete, water, and storage volumes between metric and US customary units.

Live unit conversion

Converted value

1.3079506

yd3

1 m3 = 1.3079506 yd3

Conversion Basis

Volume conversion is central to earthwork, concrete takeoffs, tank sizing, void calculations, and water storage. Cubic units use the cube of the corresponding length factor.

Vt=Vsfs→m3ft→m3V_t=V_s\frac{f_{s\rightarrow\mathrm{m^3}}}{f_{t\rightarrow\mathrm{m^3}}}

Common Examples

  • 1 m3 = 1.30795 yd3
  • 1 ft3 = 28.3168 L
  • 1 US gal = 3.78541 L

Engineering Use and Limitations

  • Earthwork pay quantities may distinguish bank, loose, and compacted volume; a unit conversion does not apply shrink or swell.
  • US liquid gallons differ from imperial gallons; this converter uses US gallons.
  • Include waste, overbreak, or bulking only when the estimate requires it.

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