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--- mortar [2026/04/16 09:48] – [Formulas] freth
+++ mortar [2026/04/16 10:59] (current) – [Notes] freth
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 * Mortar is the amount of mortar we need.
 * Number is the calculated number of ingredients we need.
-* Kg is calculated the amount needed in kg
+* Kg is calculated the amount needed in kg for the ingredients.
-* .5 is a half a clay, which is 1kg or the recipe amount needed per mortar
+* 1 is 1kg per ingredient.
-* .05 is a twentieth of a heap of sand, which is 1kg or the recipe amount needed per mortar
+* .5 is a half a clay, which is 1kg or the recipe amount needed per mortar.
+* .05 is a twentieth of a heap of sand, which is 1kg or the recipe amount needed per mortar.
 Clay:
 $Number=Mortar*.5$\\
-$Kg=Number*2$
+$Kg=Number * 1$
 Heap of sand:
 $Number=Mortar*.05$\\
-$Kg=Number*20$
+$Kg=Number * 1$
 ===== Example =====
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 * Number:  2000 * .5 = **1000 clay (2kg per)** needed
-* Kg:  1000 * 2kg = **2000kg of clay** needed
+* Kg:  2000 * 1kg = **2000kg of clay** needed
 Heap of sand:
 * Number:  2000 * .05 = **100 heap of sand (20kg per)** needed
-* Kg:  100 * 20kg = **2000kg of heap of sand** needed
+* Kg:  2000 * 1kg = **2000kg of heap of sand** needed
+===== Notes =====
+Keep in mind that kg and volume are two different things.  Volume is said to be represented as liters for liquid, but volume for solid objects is not explained.
+A bulk storage bin has a volume column.  What you see in the volume column is not equivalent to kg.  A heap of sand is 20kg but takes up 18.75 volume in a bulk storage bin.  This is why if you have 100 heap of sand the kg is indeed 2000kg but the total volume is 1875.