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AID: 1825 | 12/06/2016

Calculate the requirement of sand using the formula;

sand quantity per cy moisture

total volume sand wastage

Sand requirement
2, 000 lb
1ton

1 5%

1,340 lb cy

Substitute

1 8%

for sand quantity per cy,

for moisture, 735 cy for total

volume, and

for sand wastage.

1,340 1 5% 735 1 8%
Sand requirement
2, 000 lb
1ton

8
1,340 1 100 735 1 100

2, 000 lb
1ton
558.4 tons
558.4 tons

Therefore, the requirement of sand is

Calculate the requirement of gravel using the formula;

Gravel quantity per cy moisture

total volume gravel wastage

Gravel requirement
2, 000 lb
1ton

1 3%

1,864 lb cy

Substitute

1 6%

for sand quantity per cy,

for moisture, 735 cy for total

volume, and

for sand wastage.

1,864 1 3% 735 1 6%
Sand requirement
2, 000 lb
1ton

6
1,864 1 100 735 1 100

2, 000 lb
1ton
747.9 tons
747.9 tons

Therefore, the requirement of gravel is