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Metric Conversion

This document provides a conversion table for converting between English and metric units of measurement. It includes conversions for length, area, volume, mass, force, stress, density, temperature, and other units. It also lists typical values for the density of steel and concrete in both English and metric units. The table is intended to help engineers perform unit conversions when working with transportation, land development, and infrastructure projects.

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Metric Conversion

This document provides a conversion table for converting between English and metric units of measurement. It includes conversions for length, area, volume, mass, force, stress, density, temperature, and other units. It also lists typical values for the density of steel and concrete in both English and metric units. The table is intended to help engineers perform unit conversions when working with transportation, land development, and infrastructure projects.

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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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