Simple unit conversion tool that helps you to convert cubic yards of water (yd3 / cu yd) to U.K. long tons of water(tn long wt.) and reverse.
What you should know about cubic yards and U.K. long tons
How many cubic yards are in a U.K. long ton of water?
1 yd3 / cu yd = 0.75 tn long wt.
How many U.K. long tons are in one cubic yard of water?
1 tn long wt. = 1.33 yd3 / cu yd
Definition of cubic yards of water provided by WikiPedia
A cubic yard is an Imperial / U.S. customary (non-SI non-metric) unit of volume, used in the United States, Canada, and the UK. It is defined as the volume of a cube with sides of 1 yard (3 feet, 36 inches, 0.9144 metres) in length.
Definition of U.K. long ton of water provided by WikiPedia
The long ton arises from the traditional British measurement system: A long ton is 20 hundredweight, each of which is 8 stone, which is defined as 14 pounds. Thus a long ton is 20 × 8 × 14 lb = 2,240 lb.
Legend:
- yd3 / cu yd – cubic yards of water
- tn long wt. – U.K. long tons of water
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