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The volume of decomposed granite in cubic yards.
About 1.4 short tons per cubic yard for decomposed granite; the fines content makes it compact tightly.
Approximate weight
14 short tons
About 1.4 short tons per cubic yard for decomposed granite; the fines content makes it compact tightly. A planning figure, not a specification. Confirm the density with your supplier before ordering by weight.
- Conversion factor applied
- 1.4 short tons per yd³
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Decomposed Granite Cubic Yards to Tons Calculator: 14 short tons — shown in imperial, US market. The link sets both, so the result they see is the one on your screen.
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- Typical bulk density used here: approximately 1.4 short tons per cubic yard
- Density varies with moisture, grading and compaction — the supplier's ticket weight governs
Inputs used
- Decomposed Granite volume (yd³)
- 10
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- Conversion factor applied
- 1.4 short tons per yd³
Confidence note: About 1.4 short tons per cubic yard for decomposed granite; the fines content makes it compact tightly. A planning figure, not a specification. Confirm the density with your supplier before ordering by weight.
What this calculation does not cover
- Material off a wet face, or an open stockpile after rain, converts heavier than this: the fines carry water instead of shedding it off the faces. The weighbridge ticket is written on the load as it arrives, so an accurate volume can still under-call what you pay for.
- This tonnage is for a LOOSE volume. If the figure you entered is a finished path profile, add for the loss it takes under the roller before converting, or the order comes up short.
- A volume being lifted out is not a volume of decomposed granite. The fines knit into whatever the path was laid on, so the material comes up with base and subgrade attached and the skip is weighed on all of it.
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- Typical bulk density used here: approximately 1.4 short tons per cubic yard
- Density varies with moisture, grading and compaction — the supplier's ticket weight governs
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Decomposed granite is used for paths and informal surfacing because it compacts to a firm, natural-looking finish rather than staying loose. The fines that give it that property also make it heavier per yard than clean aggregate and mean it loses noticeable volume under compaction. Ordering against the finished compacted depth without adding for that loss produces a path thinner than intended, which then wears through to the sub-base in traffic.