WSP SELLS METRIC Conversion Table
Quantity
English Unit
Metric Unit
ENGLISH TO METRIC
METRIC TO ENGLISH
Length
inch (in)
millimeter (mm)
foot (ft = 12 in)
meter (m = 10 mm)
yard (yd = 3 ft)
meter (m)
mile (mi = 5280 ft)
kilometer (km = 10 m)
1 mi = 1.6093 km
Area
square inch (in )
square millimeter (mm )
1 in = 645.16 mm
square foot (ft2)
square meter (m2)
1 ft2 = 0.092903 m2
square yard (yd2)
square meter (m2)
square mile (mi )
square kilometer (km )
acre (acre = 43560 ft2)
hectare (ha = 104 m2)
Volume
cubic inch (in3)
cubic millimeter (mm3)
1 in3 = 16387 mm3
cubic foot (ft3)
cubic meter (m3)
1 ft3 = 0.028317 m3
cubic yard (yd3)
cubic meter (m3)
Mass
pound-mass (lb = 16 oz)
kilogram (kg = 103 g)
slug (slug = 32.174 lb)
kilogram (kg)
ton-short (ton = 2000 lb)
metric tonne (tonne = 1000 kg)
Force
pound-force (lbf)
newton (N = kg.m/s2)
1 lbf = 4.4482 N
1 N = 0.22481 lbf
kilo-pound-force (kip = 103 lb)
kilo-newton (kN = 103 N)
1 kip = 4.4482 kN
1 kN = 0.22481 kip
ton-force (tonf = 2000 lbf)
kilo-newton (kN)
1 tonf = 8.8964 kN
1 kN = 0.11240 tonf
pound-force/foot (plf)
newton/meter (N/m)
1 plf = 14.594 N/m
Stress
pound-force/square-foot (psf)
pascal (Pa = N/m2)
1 psf = 47.880 Pa
1 Pa = 0.020885 psf
kilo-pound-force/square-foot (ksf)
kilo-pascal (kPa = 10 Pa)
1 ksf = 47.880 kPa
1 kPa = 0.020885 ksf
1 psi = 6.8948x10 MPa
1 in = 25.4 mm
1 mm = 0.03937 in
1 ft = 0.3048 m
1 m = 3.2808 ft
1 yd = 0.9144 m
1 m = 1.0936 yd
1 km = 0.62137 mi
1 mm2 = 1.550x10-3 in2
1 m2 = 10.764 ft2
1 yd2 = 0.83613 m2
1 mi = 2.590 km
1 m2 = 1.1960 yd2
1 km2 = 0.38610 mi2
1 acre = 0.40469 ha
1 ha = 2.4710 acre
1 mm3 = 6.1024x10-5 in3
1 m3 = 35.315 ft3
1 yd3 = 0.76455 m3
1 m3 = 1.3080 yd3
1 lb = 0.45359 kg
1 kg = 2.2046 lb
1 slug = 14.594 kg
1 kg = 0.068522 slug
1 ton = 0.90718 tonne
1 tonne = 1.1023 ton
1 N/m = 0.068522 plf
pound-force/square-inch (psi)
mega-pascal (MPa = 10 Pa)
Density
pound-mass/cubic-foot (lb/ft3)
kilogram/cubic-meter (kg/m3)
pound-force/cubic-foot (pcf)
kilo-newton/cubic-meter (kN/m3)
Moment
pound-force-foot (lbf-ft)
newton-meter (N.m)
1 lbf-ft = 1.3558 N.m
1 N.m = 0.73756 lbf-ft
kilo-pound-force-foot (kip-ft)
kilo-newton-meter (kN.m)
1 kip-ft = 1.3558 kN.m
1 kN.m = 0.73756 kip-ft
Inertia
inch4 (in4)
millimeter4 (mm4)
Velocity
foot/second (ft/sec)
meter/second (m/s)
mile/hour (mph = 1.4667 ft/sec)
kilometer/hour (km/h = 0.2778 m/s)
Temperature degree Fahrenheit (oF)
1 MPa = 145.04 psi
-3
1 lb/ft3 = 16.018 kg/m3
1 kg/m3 = 0.062428 lb/ft3
1 pcf = 0.15709 kN/m3
1 kN/m3 = 6.3659 pcf
1 in4 = 4.1623x105 mm4
1 mm4 = 2.4025x10-6 in4
1 ft/sec = 0.3048 m/s
degree Celsius (oC)
1 m/s = 3.2808 ft/sec
1 mph = 1.6093 km/h
o
1 km/h = 0.62137 mph
F = 1.8(oC) + 32
C = (oF - 32)/1.8
The above information is based on the following sources: ASTM E380 Standard Practice for the International System of Units (SI)
(the Modernized Metric System), AASHTO Guide to Metric Conversion , NYSDOT Interim Guide to Metric Design
ENGLISH / METRIC STEEL & CONCRETE PROPERTIES
UNIT
English VALUE
Metric VALUE
UNIT
English VALUE
Coefficient of Thermal
Expansion Concrete
0.0000060/ F
0.0000108/oC
490 lb/ft3
77.0 kN/m3
Dead Load of Reinforced 150 lb/ft3
Normal Weight Concrete
23.6 kN/m3
Density of Steel
490 lb/ft
7849.0 kg/m
Density of Reinforced
Normal Weight Concrete
150 lb/ft3
2402.8 kg/m3
0.0000065/oF
0.0000117/oC
Coefficient of Thermal
Expansion Steel
Dead Load of Steel
Metric VALUE
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