Cubic yards to cubic feet (yd3 to ft3) volume units conversion factor is 27. To find out how many cubic feet in cubic yards, multiply the cubic yard value by 27 or use the converter.
1 Cubic Yard = 27 Cubic Feet
There are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard, because one yard equals to 3 feet and the volume of a cube is calculated by multiplying the length of a side by itself twice, that makes 3 * 3 * 3 = 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard.
For example, to find out how many cubic feet there are in a cubic yard and a half, as a formula to convert from cubic yards to cubic feet, multiply the cubic yard value by 27, that makes 1.5 yd3 * 27 = 40.5 cubic feet in 1.5 cubic yards.
Cubic yard is an imperial and US customary volume unit and defined as the volume of a cube with sides are 1 yard in length. 1 cubic yard equals to 27 cubic feet and 46656 cubic inches. The abbreviation is "yd3".
Cubic foot is an imperial and US customary volume unit and defined as the volume of a cube with sides are 1 foot in length. 1 cubic foot equals to 0.037 cubic yards and 1728 cubic inches. The abbreviation is "ft3".
