Soil Testing Manual: Procedures, Classification Data, and Sampling Practices

Appendix D: Conversion Factors

From

Multiply by [*]

Converts to [ ]

Area, acre

4046.9

square meters

Area, square yard

0.8361

square meters

Area, square foot

0.0929

square meters

Area, square inch

0.0006451

square meters

Bending moment, lb-force-foot

1.3558

newton-meter

Density, pounds/cubic yard

0.5932

kilograms/cubic meter

Density, pounds/cubic foot

16.0185

kilograms/cubic meter

Force, kips

4.4482

kilonewton

Force, pounds

4.4482

newtons

Length, miles

1609.344

meter

Length, yards

0.9144

meter

Length, feet

0.3048

meter

Length, inches

0.0254

meter

Force/length, pounds/foot

14.5939

newtons/meter

Force/length, pounds/inch

175.127

newtons/meter

Mass, ton

907.184

kilogram

Mass, pound

0.4536

kilogram

Mass, ounce

28.35

gram

Pressure or stress, pounds/square foot

47.8803

pascal

Pressure or stress, pounds/square inch

6.8947

kilopascal

Temperature, F

( t F ? 32)/1.8 = t C

C

Volume, cubic yard

0.7646

cubic meters

Volume, cubic foot

0.02831

cubic meters

Volume, cubic inch

1.6387 10 ?5

cubic meters

[*]The precision of a measurement converted to other units can never be greater than that of the original. To go from SI units to U.S. Customary units, divide by the given constant. ASTM E 380 provides guidance on use of the SI system.

[ ]The common SI prefixes are

mega

M

1,000,000

kilo

k

1,000

centi

c

0.01

milli

m

0.001

micro

?

0.000001

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