Gravel and aggregate.
Separate the measured placed volume from the delivery quantity.
Read the right quantitative data
Supplier density and explicitly supplied loose-to-placed relationship.
Check this ordering assumption
Stone, gravel and aggregate names do not establish a universal density.
Use measured or supplier data for the selected material; no compaction specification is chosen.
A worked quantity method
This illustrative set of supplied inputs demonstrates Gravel Calculator. Replace the example measurements and product figures with your own before ordering.
| Supplied input | Metric display | US display |
|---|---|---|
| Measure | NaN | NaN |
| Length | 4 m | 13.12 ft |
| Width | 5 m | 16.4 ft |
| Layer depth | 100 mm | 3.94 in |
| Bulk density | 1,600 kg/m³ | 99.88 lb/ft³ |
| Waste allowance | 10 % | 10 % |
| Area to exclude | NaN m² | NaN ft² |
| Usable gravel already available | NaN m³ | NaN yd³ |
| Supplier volume order increment | NaN m³ | NaN yd³ |
Gravel volume to purchase: 2.2 m³
- Net area
- 20 m²
- Volume before allowance
- 2 m³
- Stock used
- 0 m³
- Supplier rounding surplus
- 0 m³
- Estimated weight
- 3,520 kg
- Weight in US short tons
- 3.880136 US tons
- Weight in metric tonnes
- 3.52 tonnes
Your measurement and product-data sheet
Record what you know and mark verified items ready. Notes save on this browser after you edit them. Download a copy before clearing browser data.
Separate the measured placed volume from the delivery quantity.
Supplier density and explicitly supplied loose-to-placed relationship.
Stone, gravel and aggregate names do not establish a universal density.
Input for Gravel Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis. Available choices: One rectangular section; Several sections or mixed shapes
Input for Gravel Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Gravel Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Gravel Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Ask your supplier for the density and compaction basis.
Input for Gravel Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Gravel Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Input for Gravel Calculator. Record the value with its unit and quantity basis.
Enter 0 to leave volume unrounded.
Choose your next calculation
Gravel Calculator
Estimate gravel, crushed stone or aggregate in cubic yards, US tons and metric tonnes across one or several measured areas.
Loose and Placed Material Calculator
Convert a required placed volume to loose delivery volume using a supplier-provided volume factor.
Measured Bulk Density Calculator
Derive a sample density while separating container tare from material mass.
Turn the estimate into an order
- Confirm that all quantities use the same measured basis and the selected product's current data.
- Keep different products, finishes and handed variants in separate purchase lines.
- Review exact demand and whole-pack purchase quantities before entering your quoted prices.
- Record compatible stock already on hand, then save the remaining order in your browser project.
Measurement and purchase guides
- Do not substitute dry cement volume for prepared concrete yield
- Check tare and packing basis in a bulk density sample
- Read US short tons and metric tonnes as different mass units
- Compare bulk fill quotes on the same loose or placed volume basis
- Use measured final blend volume rather than an additive assumption
- Keep loose delivery and placed fill volumes separate
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Reviewed 6 October 2026. Geometry and purchase arithmetic use your measurements and selected specifications. Calculation scope.