Yeah, 5' high average height and that its thrown in - 8 cords or just under 8I think you would have to average that height a little lower than the 8ft peak to like 5ft? If so it would put it more like 10 cords and stacking would narrow the dimension even further so 8 to 10 cords is my guess.
Agreed. He will be surprised at how much empty area will be in that space once that pile is stacked.Somewhere in the area of about 5 cords.
You can approximate the volume of a pile of logs as a spherical cap. It is probably about 90% of a pure spherical cap because the sides of the pile are likely straighter. Here's the spherical cap formula:I had a pile bucked up logs (~20" long) this spring which measured 30'x27' and had a height of ~7' across the top. The base measured 90' in circumference at the ground.
I ended up with 16 cord when all split and stacked.
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You can approximate the volume of a pile of logs as a spherical cap. It is probably about 90% of a pure spherical cap because the sides of the pile are likely straighter. Here's the spherical cap formula:
V = [(Pi)(h)/6][3(a)(a) + (h)(h]
where pi = 355/113, h = height of pile, and a = radius of pile
In your case, a = 14 and h = 7. So, V = [3.6652][588 + 49] = 2,335 cu ft
Multiplying this result by 90% = 2,101 cu ft.
That's 2,101/128 = 16.4 cords. Rather amazing how close this is to your stacked and split pile. Splits knock off bark and there will be some shrapnel while producing the logs. That tends to offset the additional air you pick up as the larger rounds yield the smaller logs.
I never said anywhere that "a loose pile would make 128 cu ft to a cord". Loose pile of what and how big is the pile? Please note that the logs were not split in JRHawk9's original pile. They were rounds.At a cursory glance your math makes sense aside from a loose pile won't make 128 cu ft to a cord. It's somewhere in the area of 180-200 cu/ft.
So a 2101 cu ft pile would net about 10-12 cords.
At a cursory glance your math makes sense aside from a loose pile won't make 128cu ft to a cord. It's somewhere in the area of 180-200 cu/ft.
So a 2101 cu ft pile would net about 10-12 cords.
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