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If you want to live in an environmentally friendly house, then you will not find a better material than wood. In addition to its naturalness, this option is easy to use and beautiful appearance.
Today, simple logs are rarely used. Most often, bars are used for construction, both natural and glued. But there is also a more aesthetic and close to natural option - this is a rounded log.
If you decide to use this particular material, then you will definitely want to know how many logs you need, that is, calculate the cubic capacity of a rounded log. This is exactly what will be discussed in the article.
First, a little about the material itself
First of all, it is worth understanding what a rounded log is and what are its advantages. Knowledge of the characteristics will help in calculating the cubic capacity.
So, this type of material is made from a single log of wood. The workpiece is delivered to the enterprise and passed through a special device. It removes a certain layer around the circumference, resulting in a finished product with predetermined dimensions.
The advantages of this material include the following:
- the same settings. All rounded logs have the same diameter and length. Of course, everything will depend on the manufacturer, but the fact that products of the same brand will be the same is a fact;
- such a standard makes it possible to significantly facilitate and speed up construction work;
- round log has a special groove that provides a snug fit to each other. As a result, you will get a flat wall with virtually no gaps;
- the use of the same logs can significantly improve the appearance of a finished house;
- facilitates the transportation of material to the construction site. The logs are standard, so loading and unloading, as well as transportation, is not difficult.
In addition, do not forget that the rounded log remains natural and has all the positive qualities of wood. A pleasant microclimate, a beautiful natural color and texture, ease of processing - all this is inherent in the described material.
But there are also a number of disadvantages. First of all, such logs will be more expensive than unprocessed ones. In addition, the material is subject to shrinkage, cracking and twisting. But all these disadvantages are most often obtained only when the processing technology of the original material is violated.
Therefore, you should not choose too cheap products, they can play a bad joke on you during operation. If everything is done correctly at the factory, then rounded logs will be an excellent option for creating an environmentally friendly and beautiful private home.
How to calculate volumes
The cubature of a rounded log is very important in preparation for construction work. Wood, although not considered the most expensive material, is still worth the money. Therefore, buying too much can significantly increase the price of the house. And when delivering the material, it is better to clearly understand its volume so that suppliers do not deceive.
As a result of rounding, all logs in a batch have the same dimensions, which greatly simplifies the calculations. Most often, a special table is used for this.
Calculation of the cubic capacity of rounded logs according to the table
The main tables are summarized in a single GOST. With it, you can find out how many logs are in a cube, what is their length and other data. Anyone can use them. The simplest table gives data on the cubic capacity of one log. To do this, it is enough to know its diameter and length.
But it happens that the necessary table is not at hand. For example, a batch of material was brought to your construction site. It is urgent to make calculations so as not to overpay.
Volume calculation using formulas
To do this, you can use a simple method. It is as follows:
- at the beginning, the total volume occupied by the brought cargo is recognized. To do this, it is enough to find out the width, height and length of the stored stack of logs;
- as you know, logs do not occupy the entire volume. A significant part in such a stack will be air. But over many years of work, professional builders have developed a coefficient that allows you to find out the volume of wood, it is 0.8;
- the last step will be to multiply the volume occupied by the entire consignment by our coefficient
As a result, you will receive a value equal to the cubic capacity of rounded logs brought to you.
Note! There is a way to do manual calculations using simple school formulas. The volume of the cylinder, namely, such a figure is a rounded log, is equal to the number π times the square of the radius times the length. All these values will be known to you, multiplying them, you will get the volume of one log.
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