Description
Compute grossVolume = length × width × depth.
Simple site geometry approximates an area, section, or volume using ideal shapes. Coherent length units and the distinction between signed and unsigned quantities determine the result's meaning.
Compute grossVolume = length × width × depth.
When to use this tool
Use Planting Pit Volume Allowance when you need one transparent landscape geometry component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter length, width, depth, excludedVolume, suppliedReserveFraction. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read grossVolume, availableVolume, reserveVolume. Use the output convention below.
Compute grossVolume = length × width × depth. Subtract excludedVolume, then split the remainder into available and reserve volumes with suppliedReserveFraction.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| length | Length, count, or code length under the stated domain and unit convention. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| width | Width, count, or interval span under the stated formula. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| depth | Depth | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| excludedVolume | Excluded Volume | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedReserveFraction | Supplied Reserve Fraction | Required. Finite number; minimum 0; maximum 1. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| grossVolume | Gross Volume | Required. Finite number. |
| availableVolume | Available Volume | Required. Finite number. |
| reserveVolume | Reserve Volume | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"length": 2,
"width": 2,
"depth": 1,
"excludedVolume": 1,
"suppliedReserveFraction": 0.25
},
"output": {
"grossVolume": 4,
"availableVolume": 2.25,
"reserveVolume": 0.75
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Reserve applies after exclusions; geometry is rectangular and no compaction, root suitability, or drainage allowance is inferred.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a surveyed terrain or construction model when irregular shapes, settlement, drainage, and structural performance matter.
References
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