A cubic yard (symbol yd
3)
[IEEE Std 260.1-2004] is an
imperial /
U.S. customary (non-
SI non-
metric
Metric or metrical may refer to:
Measuring
* Metric system, an internationally adopted decimal system of measurement
* An adjective indicating relation to measurement in general, or a noun describing a specific type of measurement
Mathematics
...
) unit of
volume
Volume is a measure of regions in three-dimensional space. It is often quantified numerically using SI derived units (such as the cubic metre and litre) or by various imperial or US customary units (such as the gallon, quart, cubic inch) ...
used in Canada and the United States. It is defined as the volume of a
cube
A cube or regular hexahedron is a three-dimensional space, three-dimensional solid object in geometry, which is bounded by six congruent square (geometry), square faces, a type of polyhedron. It has twelve congruent edges and eight vertices. It i ...
with sides of 1
yard
The yard (symbol: yd) is an English units, English unit of length in both the British imperial units, imperial and US United States customary units, customary systems of measurement equalling 3 foot (unit), feet or 36 inches. Sinc ...
(3
feet, 36
inch
The inch (symbol: in or prime (symbol), ) is a Units of measurement, unit of length in the imperial units, British Imperial and the United States customary units, United States customary System of measurement, systems of measurement. It is eq ...
es, 0.9144
meters) in
length
Length is a measure of distance. In the International System of Quantities, length is a quantity with Dimension (physical quantity), dimension distance. In most systems of measurement a Base unit (measurement), base unit for length is chosen, ...
.
Symbols and abbreviations
The
IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines.
The IEEE ...
symbol for the cubic yard is yd
3.
A non-standard abbreviation is cu yd.
Cubic yard per second
One cubic yard per second (1 yd
3/s) is a unit of volume flow rate. It corresponds to one cubic yard passing through a specified area every second.
Cubic yard per minute
One cubic yard per minute (1 yd
3/min) is a unit of volume flow rate. It corresponds to one cubic yard passing through a specified area every minute.
* 1 yd
3/s = 60 yd
3/min
Conversions
See also
*
cubic foot
The cubic foot (symbol ft3 or cu ft)
, .
*
Square yard
The square yard (Indian English, Northern India: guz, gaj, Pakistani English, Pakistan: gaz) is an imperial unit and U.S. customary unit of area. It is in widespread use in most of the English language, English-speaking world, particularly the U ...
*
Orders of magnitude (volume)
*
Conversion of units
Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity. This is also often loosely taken to incl ...
*
Cube (arithmetic)
In arithmetic and algebra, the cube of a number is its third exponentiation, power, that is, the result of multiplying three instances of together.
The cube of a number is denoted , using a superscript 3, for example . The cube Mathematical ...
,
cube root
In mathematics, a cube root of a number is a number that has the given number as its third power; that is y^3=x. The number of cube roots of a number depends on the number system that is considered.
Every real number has exactly one real cub ...
**
Cubic equation
In algebra, a cubic equation in one variable is an equation of the form
ax^3+bx^2+cx+d=0
in which is not zero.
The solutions of this equation are called roots of the cubic function defined by the left-hand side of the equation. If all of th ...
,
cubic function
References
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Units of volume
Imperial units
Customary units of measurement in the United States
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