Stockpile Volumes
Volume of natural stockpiles - cubic feet, yard, metre and decimetre.
Volumes of natural stockpiles:
Download Stockpile Volume vs. Diameter and Height Chart
Example - Stockpile Volume in Metric Units
The floor diameter of a stockpile can be measured to approximately 10 m and the height of the stockpile can be measured to approximately 4 m.
From the chart above the volume of the stockpile can be approximated to 100 m3.
Example - Stockpile Volume in Imperial Units
The floor diameter of a stockpile can be measured to approximately 10 ft and the height of the stockpile can be measured to approximately 4 ft.
From the chart above the volume of the stockpile can be approximated to 100 ft3.
- 1 ft3 = 0.02832 m3 = 28.32 dm3 = 0.03704 yd3
- 1 ft (foot) = 0.3048 m = 12 in = 0.3333 yd
Download and print Stockpile Height vs. Diameter and Angle of Repose Chart
Mass of a Pile
The mass of a pile can be calculated as
m = ρ V (1)
where
m = mass (kg, lb)
ρ = density of the volume in the pile (kg/m3, lb/ft3)
V = stockpiled volume (m3, ft3)
For density - be aware of the bulking factor for the stockpiled material.
Example - Stockpiled Anthracite Coal
Anthracite coal with density 65 lb/ft 3 is stockpiled in a conical pile with diameter 30 ft and height 8 ft .
According the diagram above the volume of the pile is approximately 2000 ft3 .
The total mass of the pile can be calculated as
w = (65 lb/ft3) (2000 ft3)
= 130000 lb
Calculator - Volume of a Coned Pile
The calculator below can be used to calculate volume and mass of a coned pile.
Calculator - Volume of a Rectangular Pile
The calculator below can be used to calculate volume and mass of a rectangular pile.
