CONVERSION TABLES

I FORCE WEIGHT
1 kg. Force = 980,665.0000000 1 kg. = 2.2046225 lb.
1 kg. Mass = 9.8066500 N 1 lb. = 0.4535924 kg.
1 lb mass = 0.4535924 kg. Mass = 4.448222 N
1 kip = 4,448.2220000 N 1 kip = 4.448222 KN
= 4.4482220 KN 1 metric ton = 2204.6225 lb.
1 lb/ft = 14.5937270 N/m = 1000 kg.
= 1.4881640 kg/m
1 kip/ft. = 14.5937270 KN/m

II. PRESSURE or STRESS

1 lb/in² = 6,894.7577000 N/m²
0.0703100 kg/cm²
1 kip/in² = 6,894.7577000 KN/m²
= 6.8947577 Mpa Roofing
1 kip/ft² = 47.8802570 KN/m²
1 kg/m² = 9.8066500 N/m² Insulation/Polystyrene
1 kg/cm² = 98.0665000 KN/m²
2 2 2 19.22
III. MASS per unit VOLUME DEAD LOAD WEIGHT: lb/cu.ft KN/m³ kg/m³
1 lb/ft³ = 157.0876160 N/m³ Concrete 150.00 23.56 2,402.77
= 16.0184600 kg/m³ Steel 490 76.97 7,849.05
1 kip/ft³ = 157.0876160 KN/m³ Cast Iron 450 70.69 7,208.31
1 gram/cm³ = 62.4279000 lb/ft³ Alum. Alloy 175 27.49 2,803.23
= 9.8066500 KN/m³ Timber 50 7.85 800.92
Compacted sand, earth, gravel 120 18.85 1,922.22
IV. INERTIA Loose sand, earth, gravel 100 15.71 1,601.85
1 in^4 = 41.6231400 cm^4 Macadam or gravel, rolled 140 21.99 2,242.58
= 416,231.4200000 mm^4 Cinder Filling 60 9.43 961.11
1 ft^4 = 0.00836097 m^4 Stone Masonry 170 26.70 2,723.14
1 cm^4 = 1 x 10 ^-8 m^4 Asphalt plank, 1" thk. 9lbs./sq.ft. 1.41 1,505.74
1 mm^4 = 1 x 10 ^-12 m^4 Railway rails, guardrails 200 31.42 3,203.69

V. BENDING MOMENT or TORQUE

1 in-lb = 0.0152000 kg.m UAE CONCRETE
= 0.1129850 N.m
1 ft - lb. = 0.1382550 kg.m C40, C20
= 1.3558400 N.m to convert to Psi
1 ft-kip = 1.3558400 KN.m

VI PREFIXES MOST OFTEN USED WITH SI UNITS

10³ kilo, k 1 Pascal = 1 Pa = 1 N/m²
10^6 mega, M 1 kilo Pascal = 1 Kpa = 10^3 N/m²
10^9 giga, G 1 Mega Pascal = 1 Mpa = 10^6 N/m²
= 1 N/mm² =
1 Giga Pascal = 1 Gpa = 10^9 N/m²
UAE MASONRY
VII. UNIT WEIGHTS KN/m³ lb/ft³ Reinforced
Reinf. Concrete = 24.00 150 Anchor spacing - not m
Plain Concrete = 23.56 150
Steel = 77.00 490 REBAR WEIGHT:
Soil Above = 19.00 120

Prepared by: FTP

 Water Level
Water = 9.80 490

Prepared by: FTP