Baseball Field Dirt Conversion
Baseball Field Dirt Conversion
by Dave Blasik on 11/23/05 at 13:10:41
I was wondering if someone would be able to assist me in verifying the amount of dirt I need to apply to my fields to have a 4 inch base of soil.
The composition of the mixture will be 50% Sand, 25% Clay, and 25% Silt. I would assume that the soil will have some moisture in it but I can't even make a guess as to how much.
One contractor is pricing the mixture by the ton and the other is pricing it by the yard. I am really trying to calculate how many yards I need to cover 2.5 acres of land with a depth of 4 inches or a conversion factor to convert yards to tons.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Re: Baseball Field Dirt Conversion
by Robert Fogt on 11/25/05 at 01:57:48
First we need to convert all the units to the same base unit.
2.5 acre = 12,100 square yard
4 inch = 4/36 yard
12100 square yard * 4/36 yard = 1344.4 cubic yards
You would need 1345 yards of dirt
It would be more difficult to determine the weight of that without the density. I found the density of sand and clay but not silt. Plus the weight differs depending on how much moisture it holds.