Industry shorthand for one cubic yard of concrete, the standard unit for ordering and pricing ready-mix.
In the concrete industry, 'a yard' is shorthand for a cubic yard of concrete—the standard unit by which ready-mix concrete is ordered, delivered, and priced. A standard transit mixer drum holds 8–10 yards per load. Contractors and field superintendents routinely refer to a project's concrete quantities in yards, and pour records track the number of yards placed per pour to verify quantities against batch tickets.
The field superintendent orders 90 yards for the slab pour and receives 10 truck loads, tracking each batch ticket against the quantity to confirm the total placed.
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