T1 T2

AT = T1 x T2
B1 AB = B1 x B2
B2

T1/ m T2/ m B1/ m B2/ m h/ m

2.500 3.200 3.300 3.900 0.300

Current Method
Volume = {(T1+B1)/2 x (T2+B2)/2} x h
= 3.089 m3

Frustrum phyrmid method

Volume = h/3 {AT + AB + sqrt (AT x AB)}
AT = 8.00
AB = 12.87
3.102 m
3
=

% of difference -0.004271
 4.1 1.9 4.4 2.25 3.9 2.55 0.9375
4.15 2.4
V = (4.1+1.9)/2 * (4.4+2.25+3.9+2.55)/4 * 0.9375 Old method
9.21 m 3

A1 = 1.9*2.4 = 4.56 m2
A2 = 4.1*4.15 = 17.015 m2 Frustrum Phyramid
V = 0.9375/3 * (4.56+17.015+sqrt(4.56*17.015)) method
V= 9.495 m3 -3.1%
3.355 Cubes

3.65 2.95 2.86 2.56 0.35

V = (3.65+2.995)/2 * (2.86+2.56)/2 * 0.35
= 3.151 m3

A1 = 3.65 * 2.86 = 10.439 m2

A2 = 2.95 * 2.56 = 7.552 m2

V= 3.135 m3 0.5%
1.108 Cubes

2.95 2.66 3.33 2.9 0.33

V= 2.883 m3

A1 = 9.824 m2 8.555
A2 = 7.714 m2 8.8578 2.873

V= 2.887 m3 -0.1%
1.020 Cubes
 T1 T2

A1 = T1 x T2
B1 A2 = B1 x B2
B2