Conversion Factor

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CONVERSION FACTORS
STRESS AND PRESSURE
To convert from

ENVIRONMENTAL AND GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION SERVICES

UNIT WEIGHT
To

2

pounds/square foot (lbs/ft )

2

Pounds/square inch (lbs/in )
2
Tons (short)/square foot (T/ft )

Kips/square foot (ksf)

2

Kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm )

2

Tons(metric)/square meter (t/m )

Atmospheres

Kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)

2

pounds/square inch (lbs/in )
kips/square foot (ksf)
2
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm )
2
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m )
atmospheres
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)
2
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft )
atmospheres
2
kilograms/square meter (kg/m )
2
pounds/square inch (lbs/in )
2
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft )kips/square foot (ksf)
2
tons (short)/square foot (T/ft )
2
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm )
2
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m )
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)
2
pounds/square inch (lbs/in )
Feet of water (4ºC)
atmospheres
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)
2
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm )
2
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft )
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)
bars
2
kilograms/squarecentimeter (kg/cm )
2
grams/square centimeter (g/cm )
2
kilograms/square meter (kg/m )
2
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m )
2
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft )
2
pounds/square inch (lbs/in )
2
tons (short)/square foot (T/ft )
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)
2
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft )
2
pounds/square inch (lbs/in )
2
tons (short)/square foot (T/ft )
meters of water
kips/squarefoot (ksf)
2
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm )
2
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m )
atmospheres

Multiply by

To convert from

0.0069445
-3
1 X 10
0.000488243
0.004882
-4
4.72541 X 10
0.04788
144
0.945082
9764.86
13.8888
2000
2.0
0.5000
0.488244
4.88244
47.88
14.223
32.8093
0.96784
98.067
0.10
204.81614
9.806650
1.0133
1.03323
1033.23
10332.3
10.3323
2116.2214.696
1.0581
101.325
20.886
0.145
0.01044
0.1020
0.02089
0.01020
0.1020
0.00987

Grams/cubic centimeter (g/cm )

To

3

3

Kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m )

3

Pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in )
3

Pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft )
3

Kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m )

3

tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m )
3
kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m )
3
pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in )
3pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft )
3
kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m )
3
tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m )
3
pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in )
3
pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft )
3
kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m )
3
tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m )
3
pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft )
3
kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m )
3
Pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in )
3
kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m )
3
kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m )3
pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in )
3
pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft )

Multiply by
1.00
1000.00
0.036127292
62.427961
9.8039
0.001
-5
3.6127292 X 10
0.062427961
-3
9.80584 X 10
27.679905
1728
271.37
-4
5.78703704 X 10
16.018463
101.98
0.003685
6.3654

VELOCITY
To convert from

To

Multiply by

Centimeters/second (cm/s)

microns/second (µm/s)
meters/minute (m/min)feet/minute (ft/min)
miles/hour (mi/hr)
feet/year (ft/yr)
kilometer/hour (km/hr)
centimeters/second (cm/s)
feet/year (ft/yr)
meters/minute (m/min)
miles/hour (mi/hr)
centimeters/second (cm/s)
microns/second (µm/s)
Feet/year (ft/yr)
microns/second (µm/s)
centimeters/second (cm/s)
meters/minute (m/min)
feet/minute (ft/min)
miles/hour (mi/hr)

10,000
0.6000
1,9685
0.022369
1034643.60.036
0.0001
103.46436
0.3048
0.01136363
0.508001
5080.01
525600
0.009665164
-7
9.665164 X 10
-4
5.79882 X 10
-6
1.9025 X 10
-8
2.16203 X 10

Microns/second (µm/s)
Feet/minute (ft/min)

Feet/year (ft/yr)

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CONVERSION FACTORS
LENGTH

COEFFICIENT OF CONSOLIDATION
To convert from

To

Square centimeters/second...