Use this calculator, to find:

• The number of steel blocks for each floor of your model.
• The mass for each floor for the Vertical Load Test

For every floor of your model do the following:

1. Calculate the area of the floor in square centimetres.
   
   
2. Type the area in sq cm in the box below and click the calculate button to see the results

Example:

A rectangular floor has sides 15.3 cm by 16.2 cm

1. Area of floor = 15.3 x 16.2 = 247.86 sq cm
2. You would type 247.86 into the area box.

Result:

You will need to add at least 2480 grams to this floor. So you will need 4 steel blocks for this floor. 4 steel blocks have a mass of 2540 grams. This is the mass you must add to this floor of your model for the Vertical Load Test.