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# Kitty Meow Meow
I need your huge brain:

I'm trying to help the partner with some calculations at work, but we've got ourselves all confused and argumentative.

Basically we are trying to work out the wieght of something given only the dimensions.

It's glass, solid glass.
the formula partner was using was:
At the moment the length * height * number of sheets of glass = square metres. It is then divided by a preset amount based on the substance (width) of the glass to give us tonnes.

which i make as

(L * H * n) / W = tonnes

I was saying it should be
(L * H * W) * n = Volume

but i can't finish the step to turn that into wieght. I think i need to know the denisty.Please can you (or anyone) tell me the formula to convert volume into wieght.

(yes i've tried using google)
(I helped save b3ta! KittyWaste lives at Sleepingplanet.com, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:13, archived)
# yes, you need the density
and you're right about the volume

what sort of glass is it? I have resources.
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:15, archived)
# I can give you the density
for pure SiO2 in a few minutes, but most glass has impurities in it.

heavy ones.

Like calcium
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:16, archived)
# i hate
calcium

and that's my contribution to this conversation over with
(vork and burlap, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:17, archived)
# wot?
even kraft cheese slices?
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:18, archived)
# that has made me crave
for processed foods

i'm going to the fridge - i'll be back with processed cheese slices and beer
(vork and burlap, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:19, archived)
# no wonder you feel ill....
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:20, archived)
# try here
www.memsnet.org/material/silicondioxidesio2bulk/

we use memsnet a lot...it isn't the best, but it's easy to find
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:18, archived)
# thanks you!
hugs to you

(I helped save b3ta! KittyWaste lives at Sleepingplanet.com, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:20, archived)
# they use a range of different glass
including low iron for solar panels.
I dodn't think it matters given the amounts they are caluclating.
The only one i knoe they fudge the fuigures with) is the glass with the wire in it which wieghs a lot more.

an average for a nice pure glass will be lovley thanks (and do i dived or mulply the volume by the denisity?)
(I helped save b3ta! KittyWaste lives at Sleepingplanet.com, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:20, archived)
# well
density is kg/m^3 so you multiply times the density to cancel the m^3. just make sure your units are right.

2200 kg/m^3 seems to be about right
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:21, archived)
# here maybe:
www.onlineconversion.com/
(I helped save b3ta! Kaiser, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:16, archived)
# hmm
maybe, but you need the density to convert to weight.
(I helped save b3ta! kitty meow meow, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:17, archived)
# lenght*height*weight *number of sheets * density
(I helped save b3ta! StickFigureNinja is worried he may be on the list, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:17, archived)
# have a fight over it.
whoever wins is right.
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:17, archived)
# extra points
for facial damage with the glass.
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:19, archived)
# even more for glass "insertion"
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:20, archived)
#
glasscock? :(
(vork and burlap, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:21, archived)
# ow....
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:24, archived)
# whoever wins
gets the fiver
(vork and burlap, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:19, archived)
# oo im up for that!
(I helped save b3ta! PMGT -Bacon., Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:19, archived)
#
We need to know
A) what dimensions you have already
B) what dimension you're trying to find

This may help, not sure what you're after.
Pulling numbers at random for the purposes of calculation.

Volume = Length x Height x Depth
Density = Weight / Volume

So if for example your sheets of glass are 2m x 3m x 1cm, you're looking at 2x3x.01 = 0.06 cubic metres of glass, per sheet.

If each sheet weight 50kg then
50kg = 0.06 m3
50/6x100 = 833kg per cubic metre
(I helped save b3ta! Ratsta, Tue 2 Sep 2003, 4:23, archived)