APPENDIX D
SELECTED SI-METRIC CONVERSIONS
| AREA | ||
| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| circular mil (cmil) | square meter (m2) | 5.067075 E-10 |
| square centimeter (cm2) | square meter (m2) | *1.000 E-04 |
| square foot (ft2) | square meter (m2) | *9.290304 E-02 |
| square inch (in2) | square meter (m2) | *6.451600 E-04 |
| square kilometer (km2) | square meter (m2) | *1.000 E+06 |
| square mile (mi2) | square meter (m2) | 2.589988 E+06 |
| FORCE | ||
| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| kilogram force (kgf) | Newton (N) | *9.806650 |
| kip | Newton (N) | 4.448222 E+03 |
| pound force (lbf) | Newton (N) | 4.44822 |
| FORCE PER LENGTH | ||
| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| kilogram force per meter (kgf/m) |
Newton per meter (N/m) | *9.806650 |
|
pound per foot(lb/ft) |
Newton per meter (N/m) | 1.459390 E+01 |
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DENSITY |
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| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| pound per cubic inch (lb/in3) |
kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m3) |
2.767990 E+04 |
| pound per cubic foot (lb/ft3) |
kilogram per cubic meter (kg/m3) |
1.601846 E+01 |
| LENGTH | ||
| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| foot (ft) | meter (m) | 3.048 E-01 |
| inch (in) | meter (m) | *2.540 E-02 |
| kilometer (km) | meter (m) | *1.000 E+03 |
| mile (mi) | meter (m) | *1.609344 E+03 |
| LOAD CONCENTRATION | ||
| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| pound per square inch (lb/in2) |
kilograms per square meter (kg/m2) |
7.030696 E+02 |
| pound per square foot (lb/ft2) |
kilograms per square meter (kg/m2) |
4.788026 |
| ton per square foot (ton/ft2) |
kilograms per square meter (kg/m2) |
9.071847 E+02 |
| PRESSURE | ||
| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| kip per square inch (kip/in2) |
Pascal (Pa) | 6.894757 E+06 |
| kip per square inch (kip/ft2) |
Pascal (Pa) | 4.788026 E+04 |
| Newton per square meter (N/m2) |
Pascal (Pa) | *1.000 |
| pound per square foot (lb/ft2) |
Pascal (Pa) | 4.788026 E+01 |
| pound per square inch (lb/in2) |
Pascal (Pa) | 6.894757 E+03 |
| BENDING MOMENT | ||
| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| kilogram force meter (kgf-m) |
Newton meter (N-m) | *9.806650 |
| kip-foot (kip-ft) | Newton meter (N-m) | 1.355818 E+02 |
| pound-foot (lb-ft) | Newton meter (N-m) | 1.355818 |
| VELOCITY | ||
| To Convert From | To | Multiply by |
| foot per second(ft/s) | meter per second (m/s) | *3.048 E-01 |
| kilometer per hour (km/h) |
meter per second (m/s) | 2.777778 E-01 |
| mile per hour(mi/h) | meter per second (m/s) | 4.370300 E-01 |
| meter per hour(m/h) | meter per second (m/s) | 2.777778 E-04 |
| *Exact Conversion. | ||