Masonry wall opening deductions calculator

Calculate gross wall area and deducted openings with your own figures.

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Use gross wall area and deducted openings to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Wall panel areas (m²)
30,20
Opening areas (m²)
2,3,1
Supplied deduction minimum opening area (m²)
0
Gross wall area (m²)
50
Deducted openings (m²)
6
Net masonry area (m²)
44

Try another scenario

Wall panel areas (m²)
30,20
Opening areas (m²)
2,3,1
Supplied deduction minimum opening area (m²)
1.5
Gross wall area (m²)
50
Deducted openings (m²)
5
Net masonry area (m²)
45
Calculation method

Calculation method

Gross wall area (m²)

sum(a)

Deducted openings (m²)

sum(v for v in b if v>=c)

Net masonry area (m²)

sum(a)-sum(v for v in b if v>=c)

Symbols and units
a
Wall panel areas (m²)
b
Opening areas (m²)
c
Supplied deduction minimum opening area (m²)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Calculation steps and notation

sum(list) adds all entries in the list.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • User-selected area deduction convention; openings are nonoverlapping and lie within their parent wall, which user must verify. Net area nonnegative. Supported limits: All numeric inputs must be finite. Only the explicitly described mathematical scenario is supported.
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