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Calculated Industries 4050 Metric Edition User Manual

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BALuSTER SPACING

You are going to install a handrail at the

top of a balcony. Your total span is 4000

mm and you would like the space between

the balusters to be about 100 mm. If each

baluster is 40 mm wide, what is the exact

spacing between each baluster?

KEYSTROKE

dISplAY

1. Divide Length by spacing:
oo

0.

4000M*

4000.

MM

140M=

*

28.57143

(29 balusters)

* Desired spacing plus baluster width

(100 mm plus 40 m)

2. Find total space ‘occupied’ by the balusters

by multiplying the width of each baluster by

the rounded number of balusters:

40Mx

40.

MM

29=

1160.

MM

3. Find total space between all balusters:
4000M-

4000.

MM

1160M=

2840.

MM

4. Find actual baluster spacing by dividing

total space between all balusters by the

number of spaces between the balusters

(number of balusters plus one equals 30):

2840M*

2840.

MM

30=

94.66667

MM

NuMBER OF STuDS

Find the number of 400 mm On-center studs

required for a wall measuring 7600 mm

in length:

KEYSTROKE

dISplAY

1. Divide Length by spacing:
oo

0.

7600M*

7600.

MM

400M=

19.

2. Add one for the end:
+1=

20.

Note: Also applies to trusses and joists.

CIRCLE AREA AND CIRCuMFERENCE

Find the area and circumference of a circle

with a diameter of 625 mm:

KEYSTROKE

dISplAY

oo

0.

625MC

dIA 625.

MM

C

AREA 306796.

16

SQ MM

C

CIRC 1963.495

MM

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