Calculated Industries 4065 v3.1 User Guide - Manual (Page 43)

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BLOCKS/BRICKS (
NOT AVAILABLE ON TRIG MODEL
#4080)
Number of Blocks, Based on Entered Length and Height
You are building an “L” shaped retaining wall out of standard 8-inch x
16-inch size blocks
(Note: this is the default block size of 128 Square
Inches) . One side of the retaining wall is 22 Feet long, and the other
side is 15 Feet 8 Inches long. The wall is to be 4 Feet high. How many
blocks are required to build this wall? Add a 5% waste allowance.
Note: The calculated area from an entered length ( l ) and height ( h ) will be
used for calculating blocks if these values exist.
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
1. Find total wall length:
o o 0.
® Ç 4 * (Blk Size) B--AR 128.
SQ INCH
2 2 f + 1 5 f 8 i = 37
FEET
8
INCH
l LNTH 37
FEET
8
INCH
2. Enter wall height as height:
4 f h HGHT 4
FEET
0
INCH
3. Find the number of blocks and add 5% waste allowance:
Ç l (Blocks) BLKS 169.5
+ 5 % 177.975
(178 Blocks)
*If ® Ç l (Blocks) does not result in 128 Square Inches,
then enter the following:
1 2 8 i i ß 4 (Blk Size) B--AR 128.
SQ INCH
-OR-
8 i x 1 6 i = 128.
SQ INCH
ß 4 (Blk Size) B--AR 128.
SQ INCH
Number of Blocks, Based on Entered Area
Find the number of blocks required for an area measuring 300
Square Feet. Then add a 3% waste allowance.
KEYSTROKE DISPLAY
o o 0.
3 0 0 f f 300
SQ FEET
Ç l (Blocks) BLKS 337.5
+ 3 % 347.625
(348 Blocks)
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