Cubic yard


A cubic yard is an imperial / U.S. customary unit of volume used in Canada and the United States. It is defined as the volume of a cube with sides of 1 yard in length.

Symbols and abbreviations

The IEEE symbol for the cubic yard is yd3. A non-standard abbreviation is cu yd.

Cubic yard per second

One cubic yard per second is a unit of volume flow rate. It corresponds to one cubic yard passing through a specified area every second.

Cubic yard per minute

One cubic yard per minute is a unit of volume flow rate. It corresponds to one cubic yard passing through a specified area every minute.
  • 1 yd3/s = 60 yd3/min

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