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<strong>PBS</strong>-<strong>140</strong> - July 2003<br />

APPENDIX A<br />

Metric/English Conversions<br />

<strong>The</strong> list below is not an exhaustive listing of Metric to English conversions, but those commonly used in the <strong>Guide</strong>.<br />

Given Multipy by To Obtain<br />

Length<br />

Centimeters 0.0328 Feet<br />

Centimeters 0.3937 Inches<br />

Feet 0.3048 Meters<br />

Feet 304.8 Millimeters<br />

Inches 25.4 Millimeters<br />

Inches 2.54 Centimeters<br />

Inches 0.0254 Meters<br />

Meters 3.28084 Feet<br />

Meters 39.37 Inches<br />

Yards 0.9144 Meters<br />

Area<br />

Acre 4046.87 Sq. meters<br />

Hectares 2.471040 Acres<br />

Square centimeters 0.155 Sq. inches<br />

Square meters 10.76 Sq. feet<br />

Square feet 0.0929 Sq. meters<br />

Square inches 645.16 Sq. mm<br />

Volume<br />

Cubic centimeters .06102 Cu. inches<br />

Cubic feet 0.028317 Cu. meters<br />

Cubic inches 16.38 Cu. cm<br />

Cubic meters 1.30795 Cu. yards<br />

Cubic yards 0.7645 Cu. meters<br />

Gallons, US 3.7854 Liters<br />

Liters 0.26417 Gallons<br />

APPENDIX A<br />

Given Multipy by To Obtain<br />

Weight/Mass<br />

Kilograms 2.2046 Pounds<br />

Pounds 0.45359 Kilograms<br />

Tons 907.2 Kilograms<br />

Mass per Unit Area<br />

Kilograms per sq. cm 14.22 Lb/sq. inch<br />

Kilograms per sq. meter 0.0205 Lb/sq. foot<br />

Pounds per sq. foot 4.8824 Kg/sq. meter<br />

Pounds per sq. inch 0.0703 Kg/sq. centimeter<br />

Mass per Unit Length<br />

Kilograms per meter 0.672 Lb/foot<br />

Pounds per foot 1.49 Kg/meter<br />

Mass per Unit Volume<br />

Kilograms per cubic meter 0.0624 Lb/cu. foot<br />

Pounds per cubic foot 16.02 Kg/cu. meter<br />

Energy<br />

BTU 1055 Joules<br />

BTU per hour 0.293 Watts<br />

Volume per Unit Time<br />

Cubic feet per minute 0.0004719 meter 3 /second<br />

Cubic meters per second 2119 Ft 3 /minute<br />

Cubic meters per second 15,580 Gallons/minute<br />

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