Wednesday, May 6, 2015

CBM Calculation

Cubic Meter Also Called CBM.
If we doing business or dealing with job or we want to ship something the knowledge about the CBM is most important for us. We can save much money if we know how to calculate it.
It will be better if we discuss with an example. Suppose you want to ship 50 cartons each carton size is
Height =20cm
Width =30cm
Length =40cm

1st STEP:
Must know the formula to calculate CBM is as under
CBM = W x H x L
W = Width of Carton
H = Height of Carton
L = Length Of Carton

2nd Step:
Please be remember the W, H, L, must be in Meter. If it’s not in meter need convert in the meter. In our example the W, H, L is in cm so according to international standard 1 Meter is equal to 100cm. so we need to divide by 100 to get result in Meter.
Height 20 cm = 20/100 = 0.20 M
Width 30 cm = 30/100 = 0.30 M
Length 40 cm = 40/100 = 0.40 M
TIP: If you have measurement in CM and need to convert it to Meter the easiest way to move 2 decimal places. 20 CM after moving 2 decimal it will become 0.20 M.

3rd Step:
Now put values in the formula:
CBM = W x H x L
CBM = 0.20m X 0.30m X 0.40m = 0.024 CBM
So now our 1 Carton is equal to 0.024 CBM. It also means that our 1 carton will occupy 0.024 CBM space.

4th and Final Step:
If 1 carton will occupy 0.024 CBM the 50 cartons will occupy:
0.024 x 50 = 1.2CBM
That is, now we know that our total volume of shipment in Cubic Meter is 1.2 CBM.

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