Fill Soil Calculator

Loose bulk densities from the US EPA Standard Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors table.
Overrides the table density. A supplier ticket in tons per cubic yard divides by 27 and multiplies by 2000 to give lb/ft3.
Used when you are starting from a tonnage. The bulk density above converts it to a volume.
Typical spreads: 2-3 in of mulch, 3-4 in of decorative stone, 4-6 in of driveway gravel, 4-6 in of new topsoil.
Loose delivered gravel loses roughly 10-20% of its volume when compacted into a base.
Raised beds and garden beds are normally filled with a blend rather than one material. Set the share below.
By volume. 0 means a single material. A common raised-bed fill is roughly a third compost by volume.
Volume
3.7037 yd3
Gravel, Soil and Mulch Calculator
Volume
100.000 ft3
Volume
2.8317 m3
Order this much (rounded up to the half yard)
4.00 yd3
Bulk density used
100.00 lb/ft3
Weight
10,000 lb
Weight
5.000 ton (US short)
Weight
4.536 t (metric)
Weight
4,535.9 kg
Order this much (rounded up to the half ton)
5.0 ton (US short)
Worked out from U.S. EPA, Standard Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors (loose bulk densities for gravel, sand, stone, soil, wood chips and compost) and 3 other sources.
Moisture content moves bulk weight substantially. Wet sand and gravel can be 20-30% heavier than the dry figures above.

How this is worked out

4 steps
  1. 5 ton x 2000 lb/ton = 10000 lb
  2. Volume = 10000 lb / 100 lb/ft3 = 100 cu ft
  3. Density = 100 lb/ft3 (EPA table: Stone, crushed - 1 cubic foot - 100 lb (FEECO))
  4. Weight = 100 x 100 = 10000 lb = 5 US short tons

Results are general information, not financial, tax, legal, medical or engineering advice.