Volume of a cube formula The volume of a cube can be calculated if you know its side length. Measure the length width and height or depth of your debris or the area it is taking up. The symbol for cubic yard is yd 3.
For a given rectangular space with length L width W and height H a volume in cubic yards can be simply obtained via the equation Volume L W H provided L W and H are all measured in yards.
This easy calculation is necessary to measure the volume of that garden bed. Therefore the top area of the cuboid in square yards can be calculated using the formula. The calculator does the calculations on input of length width and height. Convert measurements to yards by either dividing measurements in feet by 3 or dividing measurements in inches by 36.