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Pocket RefeRence Guide — 16
WEIGHT PER vOLuME
Note: The default setting for Weight per Volume
is 1.5 Tons per Cubic Yard. If you are working with
metric values, you can easily store a new Weight
per Volume value.
Convert 20 Cubic Metres of concrete to Metric
Tonnes, Kilograms, Tons and Pounds, using
the default value of 1.5 Tons per Cubic Yard:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
Qx ALL CLEArEd
20mmm 20 CU M
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(Metric Tonnes) 35.59659 MET TON
w (Kilograms) 35596.59 KG
w (Tons) 39.23852 Ton
w (Pounds) 78477.0 4 LB
Now convert the above, if concrete weighs
1.4 Tonnes per Cubic Metre, by storing a new
Weight per Volume value. Press the
w key
until the desired unit displays:
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
1.4
Q0000 @ 1.4 MET Ton Per CU M
20mmm 20 CU M
w (Metric Tonnes) 28 MET TON
w (Kilograms) 28000. KG
w (Tons) 30.86472 Ton
w 61729.43 LB
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