Description / Abstract:
1. Scope
1.1 This SAE Standard specifies a method for estimating the volume of
materials which a hoe-type
bucket of an excavator or backhoe loader can normally contain (see
Figure 1). The volume
assessments are based on the internal dimensions of the bucket and on
the representative volumes at
the top of the bucket.
The method employs the technique of dividing the complex shape of the
material in the bucket into
simple geometric shapes.
This method of assessment is intended to provide a conventional means
of comparing bucket
capacities. It is not intended to be used to define true capacities.
This document is not applicable to buckets of rope-operated
excavators.