The most often used measures of substances are the volume and weight. The volume of the components which are widely used in production and construction, such as sand usually measure by cubic meters. This measure in popular speech call cube. Knowing the mass of the available sand, it is always possible to find its volume or, speaking in a different way, quantity of cubes.
It is required to you
- - value of density of sand.
Instruction
1. First of all determine sand density. Communication of weight and volume of substance is expressed through this indicator. At each substance the density and it is constant. This characteristic is measured in kilograms per cubic meter. It is possible to define it, having used the physical reference book containing the corresponding tables. Density of natural sand is 1300 kg/m3. To be necessary to note that together with increase in humidity sand density will also increase. For calculations accept the following values: density of damp sand is 1500 kg/m3, density of damp sand with impurity of clay of 1800 kg/m3.
2. Calculate the mass of sand. The formula connecting volume and weight has the following appearance: m = Vp, where m – weight; V – volume; р - density. Apparently from the above-stated ratio to find the mass of substance, knowing its volume, it is necessary to increase value of this volume by value of density of substance. And size V is also the known quantity of cubes.
3. Transfer the received value of weight from kilograms to tons. The tabular value of density has dimension of kg/m3. Respectively, the value received when calculating will show the mass of sand in kilograms. To transfer this value to tons, it is necessary to know that 1 ton makes 1000 kg. Thus, the number received during calculations should be separated for 1000. Result – the mass of the available sand expressed in tons.
4. Review example. Let there are 12 cubes of damp sand. Determine its weight.1. Density of damp sand r = 1500 kg / м3.2. The volume of sand is V = 12 m3. Its weight m = 12*1500 = 18000 kg.3. 18000 kg = 18000/1000 = 18 tons.