Scribd
Upload
1K views18 pages

Topic #7 Mensuration - Industrial Arts (BORJA Report)

Mensuration is the branch of geometry that deals with measuring areas, lengths, and volumes. It was developed by ancient mathematicians like Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes. The key terms include solid, perimeter, volume, geometric figures, surface area, and graduation. There are two main systems of measurement - the English system and the metric system. Linear measurements can be taken in various ways including using a tool to measure end to end, edge to edge, or diameters using a caliper.

Uploaded by

Kathleen Borja
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
1K views18 pages

Topic #7 Mensuration - Industrial Arts (BORJA Report)

Mensuration is the branch of geometry that deals with measuring areas, lengths, and volumes. It was developed by ancient mathematicians like Pythagoras, Euclid, and Archimedes. The key terms include solid, perimeter, volume, geometric figures, surface area, and graduation. There are two main systems of measurement - the English system and the metric system. Linear measurements can be taken in various ways including using a tool to measure end to end, edge to edge, or diameters using a caliper.

Uploaded by

Kathleen Borja
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Mensuration

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

╸ Familiarize the Diff. Important Terms

╸ Acquire knowledge in proper mensuration

2
1 What is mensuration?
• Mensuration is the branch of geometry which
deals with the measurement of area, length or
volume. It is also the act or process of measuring.

• The Mensuration took its birth in Egypt. Then it


was applied and expanded by great people like
Pythagoras, Euclid, Archimedes, Ptolemy etc and
further developed by Halley, Bernouillies, Euler,
Newton etc.

4
Important Terms
Solid
A body or geometric figure having three dimension
Perimeter
The continuous line forming the boundary of a geometrical figure.
Volume
The total space occupied by an object or the space inside a container.
GEOMETRIC FIGURES
The geometric figures commonly used in drawing pictures are lines, angles, triangles,
quadrilaterals, regular polygons, circles and arcs and solids.
Surface Area
The total area of the surface of the three dimensional surface
Graduation
A graduation is a mark used to indicate points on a visual scale. Linear graduation of a
scale occurs on a linear measuring device, such as a rule or measuring tape using units
such as inches or millimetres.
5
POLYGON
A polygon is a closed figure formed by line segments intersecting at end points. The
line segments are called sides of the polygon. Polygon is classified according to the
number of sides.
Quadrilateral.
It is a four sided polygon.
CIRCLE
A circle is a closed curve, all points are equally distant from the center. An arc is a
portion of the circumference of the circle.
LINE
A line is a set of points. A portion of the line between two distinct points is a called a
line segment.
ANGLE
An angle is a figure formed by two rays with common end point. Angles are classified
according to their measures.

6
Common Lines

7
Regular Polygons

8
Quadrilateral and
Angles

9
Common Geometric Solid

10
Kinds and Parts of Circle

11
LINEAR MEASUREMENTS FOR THE 6 FACES OF LUMBER

Hence; the linear measurements obtained are:


End 1 to end 2 or A B = Length (L )
Edge 1 to Edge 2 or C D = Width ( W )
Surface 1 to surface 2 or E F = Thickness / Height ( T / H )

12
SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENTS
The two (2) systems of measurements are: the English and the Metric
System. The English system originated in England also known as the U.S.
customary system of measurement while the Metric System was developed
in France and also known as the S. I. (International Standard).

I. (UNIT OF MEASURES) - LINEAR MEASUREMENT

ENGLISH METRIC
yard ( yd ) meter
meter foot ( ft ) / („ ) decimeter 1/10 meter
decimeter 1/10 centimeter 1/ 100 meter
​millimeter 1 /1000 meter

13
II. READING OF MEASUREMENTS
A. Reading the inch
The inch is divided into segments called graduations. Each graduation represents a
measurement in form of a proper fraction. The inch can be divided into 16, 8, 4 and 2, equal parts.

B. Reading the centimeter and milimeter

14
Converting Units of Measure

15
Taking Dimensions
Ways of Taking Dimension

1. Measure end to end of stock with a tool

2. Measure edge to edge with a tool

16
3. Measure outside diameter of a cylindrical object
using a caliper

4. Measure inside diameter with a caliper

5. Lay-out width

17
THANK YOU
Prepared by: Kathleen B. Borja

18

Mensuration
Learning Outcomes At the end of this chapter, you should be able to: ╸ Familiarize the Diff. Important Terms ╸ Acquire knowl
What is mensuration? 1
4 • Mensuration is the branch of geometry which deals with the measurement of area, length or volume. It is also the act or
5 Important Terms Solid A body or geometric figure having three dimension Perimeter The continuous line forming the boundary
6 POLYGON A polygon is a closed figure formed by line segments intersecting at end points. The line segments are called side
7 Common Lines
8 Regular Polygons
9 Quadrilateral and Angles
10 Common Geometric Solid

You might also like