PBS 140 Child Care Center Design Guide - The Whole Building ...
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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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