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20th July 2007, 08:08 PM #1Member
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After the name of a geometric shape please
A square box with a sloped bottom much like a town council swiming pool.
Im concreting & i need to work out my vol req. Basic square but sloped bottom..ie 320mm at one end & 140 mm at the other.(long story but sloping ground)
Once i get the name of that shape.. im sure i can google the rest of the answer but i simply cant find its correct name.
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20th July 2007, 08:12 PM #2Registered
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What are the dimensions of the project?
Al
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20th July 2007, 08:12 PM #3
A cube + a triangular prism
'What the mind of man can conceive, the hand of a toolmaker can achieve.'
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20th July 2007, 08:14 PM #4
Mick its a trapezium.
see this page for the forumla
http://www.mathsteacher.com.au/year8..._trap/trap.htm
Imagine your swimming pool
Vol = (depth at shallow end + depth at deep end) * .5 * length of pool * width of pool
good luck
Paul"Looking west with the land behind me as the sun tracks down to the sea, I have my bearings" Tim Winton
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Try here.
http://www.blocklayer.com/Concrete-Calculator.aspx
Al
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