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Soil Swell & Shrink Converter
Convert an in-place soil volume to loose haul volume and compacted placed volume using swell and shrink factors.
Results
Enter your dimensions and hit Calculate.
Swell and shrink factors vary by soil type. Test pit or local experience required for accuracy.
Assumptions
- One cubic yard of undisturbed soil expands by the swell percent when loaded in a truck, and shrinks below its original volume when compacted into fill.
- Use this to reconcile what leaves the pit, what fits in the truck, and what ends up in the fill.