CIVIL ENGINEERING FORMULAS

4 CHAPTER ONE

TABLE 1.3 Factors for Conversion to SI Units of Measurement

(Continued)

To convert from To Multiply by

Centimeter, cm, of Pascal, Pa 9.80638 E 01

water (4°C)

Chain Meter, m 2.011684 E 01

Circular mil Square meter, m^2 5.067075 E 10

Day Second, s 8.640000* E 04

Day (sidereal) Second, s 8.616409 E 04

Degree (angle) Radian, rad 1.745329 E 02

Degree Celsius Kelvin, K TKtC273.15

Degree Fahrenheit Degree Celsius, °C tC(tF32)/1.8

Degree Fahrenheit Kelvin, K TK(tF459.67)/1.8

Degree Rankine Kelvin, K TKTR/1.8

(°F)(h)(ft^2 )/Btu Kelvin square 1.761102 E 01

(International meter per watt,

Table) (R, thermal Km^2 /W

resistance)

(°F)(h)(ft^2 )/(Btu Kelvin meter per 6.933471 E 00

(International watt, Km/W

Table)in) (thermal

resistivity)

Dyne, dyn Newton, N 1.000000† E 05

Fathom Meter, m 1.828804 E 00

Foot, ft Meter, m 3.048000† E 01

Foot, ft (U.S. survey) Meter, m 3.048006 E 01

Foot, ft, of water Pascal, Pa 2.98898 E 03

(39.2°F) (pressure)

Square foot, ft^2 Square meter, m^2 9.290304† E 02

Square foot per hour, Square meter per 2.580640† E 05

ft^2 /h (thermal second, m^2 /s

diffusivity)

Square foot per Square meter per 9.290304† E 02

second, ft^2 /s second, m^2 /s

Cubic foot, ft^3 (volume Cubic meter, m^3 2.831685 E 02

or section modulus)

Cubic foot per minute, Cubic meter per 4.719474 E 04

ft^3 /min second, m^3 /s

Cubic foot per second, Cubic meter per 2.831685 E 02

ft^3 /s second, m^3 /s

Foot to the fourth Meter to the fourth 8.630975 E 03

power, ft^4 (area power, m^4

moment of inertia)

Foot per minute, Meter per second, 5.080000† E 03

ft/min m/s

Foot per second, Meter per second, 3.048000† E 01

ft/s m/s