ABSTRACT
This chapter deals with finding volumes of common solids; in engineering it is often important to be able to calculate volume or capacity, to estimate, say, the amount of liquid, such as water, oil or petrol, in differently shaped containers. There are many practical applications where volumes and surface areas of common solids are required. Examples include determining capacities of oil, water, petrol and fish tanks, ventilation shafts and cooling towers, determining volumes of blocks of metal, ball-bearings, boilers and buoys, and calculating the cubic metres of concrete needed for a pat. The volume of any solid is a measure of the space occupied by the solid. Volume is measured in cubic units such as mm3, cm3 and m3. A cuboid is a solid figure bounded by six rectangular faces; all angles are right angles and opposite faces are equal. A cylinder is a circular prism.
