DRILLED PIER

&
BELLED FOOTING
VOLUME
CALCULATOR

Note: The Drilled Pier & Belled Footing Volume Calculator calculates BANK cubic yards of Directions: Enter values in form on left (green), read calculations on
excavated soil and cubic yards of concrete. This calculator only generates THEORETICAL right (purple). DO NOT edit or delete the calculation cells (purple) as
calculations. It DOES NOT accout for voids in the soil, variations in tool designs, variations of pan & they contain formulas. Use only the "CLICK TO RESET FORM"
toe depths, or reinforcing being placed in the hole. button.

CLICK TO RESET FORM PIER & BELL VARIABLES CALCULATED VOLUMES STRAIGHT 45° 60° DROP-DOWN
PIER BELL BELL BELL

d = PIER DIAMETER: = (in.) Vsoil = VOLUME OF EXCAVATED SOIL =

VALUE EQUAL TO DIAMETER OF DRILLED PIER. CALCULATED:

VOLUME OF DRILLED PIER SHAFT FROM TOP OF GRADE TO BOTTOM OF
PIER + VOLUME OF BELL LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (yd3)
+ VOLUME OF BELL-TOE LESS THE VOLUME OF THE
SHAFT + VOLUME OF PAN
D = BELL DIAMETER: = (in.) = VOLUME OF
EXCAVATED SOIL FOR DRILLED
VALUE EQUAL TO DIAMETER OF BELLED FOOTING.
PIER w/ BELLED FOOTING.

H = DEPTH OF PIER: = (ft.) Vconcrete = VOLUME OF CONCRETE =

VALUE EQUAL TO DISTANCE FROM TOP OF GRADE TO BOTTOM OF PIER.
DO NOT INCLUDE PAN DEPTH, THIS IS CALCULATED AS PART OF THE BELL. CALCULATED:
VOLUME OF DRILLED PIER SHAFT FROM
TOP OF CONCRETE TO BOTTOM OF PIER
+ VOLUME OF BELL LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 (yd3)
+ VOLUME OF BELL-TOE LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT
+ VOLUME OF PAN
y = TOP OF CONCRETE: = (ft.) = VOLUME OF
CONCRETE FOR
VALUE EQUAL TO DISTANCE FROM TOP OF GRADE TO TOP OF CONCRETE. DRILLED PIER w/ BELLED FOOTING.
USE (-) VALUE FOR BELOW GRADE AND (+) VALUE FOR ABOVE GRADE.
 DRILLED PIER w/ 45° BELLED FOOTING
VOLUME OF DRILLED PIER + VOLUME OF BELLED FOOTING

PIER VOLUME (ft3) PIER "V" = VOLUME OF BELL + VOLUME OF TOE + VOLUME OF PAN - VOLUME OF PIER SHAFT (ft 3)
DIAMETER PER DIAMETER BELL DIAMETER "D" (in.)
"d" (in.) FOOT OF DEPTH "d" (in.) 18 20 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 78 84 90 96 102 108 114 120 126
12 0.7854 12 1.00 1.30 2.09 2.59 3.15 3.78 4.49 5.28 6.15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 1.0696 14 0.94 1.22 1.96 2.43 2.97 3.58 4.27 5.03 5.88 6.82 7.85 8.97 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16 1.3956 16 0.90 1.15 1.84 2.28 2.79 3.37 4.03 4.77 5.59 6.50 7.50 8.60 9.79 11.09 12.49 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 1.7672 18 - 1.11 1.73 2.14 2.62 3.17 3.80 4.51 5.30 6.18 7.15 8.21 9.38 10.64 12.01 13.49 15.08 16.79 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 2.1825 20 - - 1.65 2.02 2.47 2.98 3.58 4.25 5.01 5.85 6.79 7.82 8.94 10.17 11.51 12.95 14.51 16.18 17.98 19.89 21.94 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
22 2.6389 22 - - 1.59 1.93 2.33 2.81 3.37 4.00 4.72 5.53 6.42 7.42 8.51 9.70 10.99 12.40 13.92 15.55 17.31 19.19 21.19 23.33 25.60 28.01 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
24 3.1416 24 - - - 1.87 2.23 2.67 3.18 3.77 4.45 5.21 6.07 7.02 8.07 9.22 10.47 11.84 13.31 14.91 16.62 18.46 20.42 22.52 24.74 27.11 29.62 32.28 35.08 - - - - - - - - - -
26 3.6871 26 - - - - 2.16 2.55 3.02 3.57 4.20 4.92 5.73 6.63 7.64 8.74 9.95 11.27 12.70 14.25 15.92 17.71 19.63 21.67 23.86 26.18 28.65 31.25 34.01 36.92 43.22 - - - - - - - -
28 4.2748 28 - - - - - 2.48 2.90 3.40 3.98 4.65 5.41 6.27 7.22 8.27 9.43 10.70 12.09 13.59 15.20 16.95 18.82 20.82 22.95 25.22 27.64 30.20 32.91 35.77 41.97 52.50 - - - - - - -
30 4.9087 30 - - - - - - 2.82 3.27 3.80 4.41 5.12 5.92 6.82 7.83 8.93 10.15 11.48 12.93 14.49 16.18 18.00 19.95 22.03 24.25 26.61 29.12 31.78 34.59 40.68 51.05 63.00 - - - - - -
36 7.0686 36 - - - - - - - - - 3.97 4.50 5.12 5.84 6.66 7.59 8.63 9.78 11.04 12.43 13.94 15.58 17.34 19.25 21.29 23.47 25.80 28.27 30.90 36.64 46.47 57.87 70.95 85.79 102.49 - - -
42 9.6211 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.32 5.93 6.64 7.47 8.40 9.46 10.63 11.93 13.35 14.91 16.60 18.42 20.39 22.51 24.77 27.19 32.50 41.69 52.46 64.89 79.10 95.16 113.20 133.29 155.54
48 12.5664 48 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6.86 7.55 8.36 9.29 10.34 11.52 12.83 14.27 15.86 17.58 19.45 21.47 23.64 28.45 36.91 46.94 58.64 72.11 87.44 104.74 124.09 145.61

DRILLED PIER w/ 60° BELLED FOOTING

VOLUME OF DRILLED PIER + VOLUME OF BELLED FOOTING

PIER VOLUME (ft3) PIER "V" = VOLUME OF BELL + VOLUME OF TOE + VOLUME OF PAN - VOLUME OF PIER SHAFT (ft 3)
DIAMETER PER DIAMETER BELL DIAMETER "D" (in.)
"d" (in.) FOOT OF DEPTH "d" (in.) 18 20 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 78 84 90 96 102 108 114 120 126
12 0.7854 12 1.08 1.46 2.48 3.13 3.88 4.75 5.73 6.84 8.07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
14 1.0696 14 0.98 1.32 2.25 2.86 3.58 4.40 5.34 6.41 7.60 8.93 10.39 12.01 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16 1.3956 16 0.91 1.20 2.04 2.60 3.27 4.05 4.94 5.96 7.10 8.38 9.80 11.37 13.10 14.98 17.03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
18 1.7672 18 - 1.12 1.85 2.36 2.98 3.70 4.54 5.50 6.60 7.82 9.19 10.71 12.38 14.21 16.20 18.37 20.72 23.26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
20 2.1825 20 - - 1.71 2.16 2.71 3.37 4.15 5.06 6.09 7.25 8.56 10.02 11.63 13.40 15.34 17.45 19.73 22.21 24.88 27.74 30.81 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
22 2.6389 22 - - 1.61 1.99 2.48 3.08 3.79 4.63 5.59 6.69 7.93 9.32 10.87 12.57 14.44 16.49 18.71 21.12 23.72 26.52 29.52 32.74 36.17 39.82 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
24 3.1416 24 - - - 1.88 2.30 2.82 3.46 4.23 5.12 6.15 7.32 8.64 10.11 11.74 13.54 15.51 17.66 20.00 22.53 25.25 28.18 31.32 34.68 38.26 42.08 46.12 50.41 - - - - - - - - - -
26 3.6871 26 - - - - 2.18 2.63 3.19 3.87 4.69 5.64 6.73 7.97 9.36 10.91 12.63 14.53 16.60 18.86 21.31 23.95 26.81 29.87 33.15 36.65 40.38 44.35 48.56 53.02 62.71 - - - - - - - -
28 4.2748 28 - - - - - 2.50 2.98 3.58 4.31 5.17 6.18 7.33 8.64 10.11 11.74 13.55 15.54 17.71 20.07 22.64 25.40 28.38 31.58 34.99 38.64 42.53 46.65 51.03 60.55 76.85 - - - - - - -
30 4.9087 30 - - - - - - 2.84 3.35 3.99 4.76 5.68 6.74 7.95 9.33 10.87 12.59 14.49 16.57 18.84 21.31 23.99 26.87 29.98 33.30 36.86 40.65 44.69 48.97 58.31 74.34 92.94 - - - - - -
36 7.0686 36 - - - - - - - - - 4.00 4.60 5.35 6.25 7.32 8.55 9.96 11.54 13.31 15.27 17.43 19.79 22.37 25.16 28.18 31.42 34.90 38.62 42.59 51.31 66.40 84.07 104.49 127.82 154.24 - - -
42 9.6211 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.35 6.04 6.91 7.94 9.16 10.56 12.15 13.94 15.94 18.15 20.57 23.22 26.09 29.20 32.56 36.16 44.14 58.13 74.69 94.00 116.23 141.54 170.12 202.12 237.71

DRILLED PIER w/ DROP-DOWN BELLED FOOTING

VOLUME OF DRILLED PIER + VOLUME OF BELLED FOOTING

PIER VOLUME (ft3) PIER "V" = VOLUME OF BELL + VOLUME OF TOE + VOLUME OF PAN - VOLUME OF PIER SHAFT (ft 3)
DIAMETER PER DIAMETER BELL DIAMETER "D" (in.)
"d" (in.) FOOT OF DEPTH "d" (in.) 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 70 72 74 78 84 90 96 102 108 114 120 126 132 138 144 148 152 156 160 164 168 172 176 180 186 192 198 204 210
42 9.6211 42 13.88 16.25 18.87 21.74 24.85 28.23 31.87 35.78 39.97 44.44 49.20 59.61 77.57 98.50 122.59 150.05 181.05 215.79 254.47 297.28 344.42 396.08 452.46 492.76 535.30 580.15 - - - - - - - - - - -
48 12.5664 48 10.25 12.19 14.40 16.89 19.64 22.66 25.96 29.54 33.40 37.55 42.00 51.80 68.87 88.94 112.20 138.82 169.00 202.94 240.82 282.84 329.19 380.07 435.67 475.46 517.49 561.82 608.51 657.62 709.20 763.32 - - - - - - -
54 15.9043 54 - 9.05 10.61 12.53 14.77 17.31 20.16 23.30 26.75 30.50 34.56 43.61 59.60 78.64 100.89 126.54 155.77 188.77 225.72 266.82 312.27 362.24 416.95 456.14 497.58 541.32 587.43 635.95 686.94 740.48 796.60 855.37 948.63 1048.18 - - -
60 19.6350 60 - - - - 11.06 12.84 15.03 17.57 20.46 23.69 27.24 35.35 50.02 67.82 88.90 113.40 141.52 173.43 209.31 249.36 293.77 342.71 396.40 434.92 475.68 518.76 564.19 612.05 662.38 715.25 770.72 828.84 921.11 1019.68 1124.74 1236.48 1355.09
66 23.7583 66 - - - - - - - 13.27 15.28 17.75 20.61 27.47 40.50 56.80 76.46 99.63 126.46 157.11 191.78 230.62 273.84 321.63 374.16 411.92 451.92 494.24 538.93 586.04 635.63 687.76 742.49 799.87 891.05 988.53 1092.49 1203.15 1320.68
72 28.2743 72 - - - - - - - - - - 15.69 20.68 31.51 45.95 63.92 85.51 110.84 140.05 173.31 210.79 252.68 299.15 350.38 387.29 426.45 467.92 511.77 558.05 606.81 658.12 712.03 768.60 858.55 954.82 1057.57 1167.03 1283.36

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PIER & BELL SIZE COMBINATIONS.

CONVERTING
CUBIC FEET TO CUBIC YARDS

yd3 = ft3 / 27

SOIL UNIT CONVERSION

1.00 BCY = 1.25 LCY = 0.90 CCY

 NOTE: DROP-DOWN BELLS
ARE ONLY AVAILABLE FOR
LARGE DIAMETER PIERS.

VOLUME OF DRILLED PIER SHAFT VOLUME OF 45° BELL VOLUME OF 60° BELL VOLUME OF DROP-DOWN BELL

VOLUME OF STRAIGHT PIER V Pier =V Cylinder VOLUME OF BELL LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT V Bell=V TruncatedConewithHole VOLUME OF BELL LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT V Bell=V TruncatedConewithHole VOLUME OF BELL LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT V Bell=V Hemisphere −V Dome−V Cylinder

( )
3
πd 2 V TruncatedConewithHole =
π
( D2 + Dd−2 d 2 ) h V TruncatedConewithHole =
π
( D2 + Dd−2 d 2 ) h 2 D
V Hemisphere = π
V Cylinder = H
4 12 12 3 2
- (MINUS)

(( ) )
2
h= ( D−d
2 )
tan 45∘ h= ( D−d
2 )
tan 60∘
1
V Dome= πδ 3
6
d
2
+δ 2

VOLUME OF CONCRETE + (PLUS) + (PLUS)

√
d2
()
VOLUME OF CONCRETE V Concrete =V Cylinder VOLUME OF BELL-TOE LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT V Toe =V CylinderwithHole VOLUME OF BELL-TOE LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT V Toe =V CylinderwithHole
2
−D+ (−D ) −4
πd
2
πhToe
( D2 −d 2 )
πhToe
( D2 −d 2 )
2
V Cylinder =
4
(H + y ) V CylinderwithHole =
4
V CylinderwithHole =
4 δ=| |
2
+ (PLUS) + (PLUS)
- (MINUS)

V Pan =V Cylinder V Pan =V Cylinder

VOLUME OF PAN VOLUME OF PAN
πd 2
V Cylinder = h
2 2 4
πd πd
V Cylinder = h V Cylinder = h
4 Pan 4 Pan
D
h= −δ
2
+ (PLUS)

VOLUME OF BELL-TOE LESS THE VOLUME OF THE SHAFT V Toe =V CylinderwithHole

πhToe
V CylinderwithHole = ( D2 −d 2 )
4
+ (PLUS)

VOLUME OF PAN V Pan =V Cylinder

πd 2
V Cylinder = h
4 Pan