Units of Measurement
Units of measurement used in past and present surveys are
For construction work: feet, inches, fractions of inches (m, mm)
For most surveys: feet, tenths, hundredths, thousandths (m, mm)
For National Geodetic Survey (NGS) control surveys: meters, 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 m
The most-used equivalents are
1 meter=39.37 in =3.2808 ft
1 rod =1 pole=1 perch=16.5ft(5.029 m)
1 engineers chain =100 ft =100 links (30.48 m)
1 Gunters chain= 66 ft (20.11 m) =100
Gunters links(lk)=4 rods=0.020 km
1 acre=100,000 sq (Gunters) links=43,560ft2= 160 rods2=10 sq (Gunters)
chains=4046.87m2=0.4047 ha
1 rood=1011.5 m2=40 rods2
1 ha= 10,000 m2=107,639.10 ft2=2.471 acres
1 arpent=about 0.85 acre, or length of side of 1 square arpent (varies) (about 3439.1 m2)
1 statute mi=5280 ft=1609.35 m
1 mi2=640 acres (258.94 ha)
1 nautical mi (U.S.)= 6080.27 ft= 1853.248 m
1 fathom=6 ft (1.829 m)
1 cubit=18 in (0.457 m)
1 degree=0.01745 rad=60 min =3600 s
sin 1 =0.01745241
1 rad = 57.30 degree
Convert USCS into SI Units
Measurement Units
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Measurement units and standards are different in different countries but to maintain a standard,
SI units are mostly used when dealing with projects involving different countries or even
different states. Small projects can be done with the locally used unit system but when the project
is big, one standard unit system is to be used.
Two most common system used in the United States are
United States Customary System (USCS)
System International (SI)
But the SI unit system is more widely used all over the world. Following is the table which
shows how you can convert USCS measurements in SI measurements. ( Just multiply the USCS
amount with the corresponding figure given in table below
Convert USCS into SI Units
USCS unit X Factor = SI unit SI symbol
Square foot X 0.0929 = Square meter M2
Cubic foot X 0.2831 = Cubic meter M3
Pound per square inch X 6.894 = Kilopascal KPa
Pound force X 4.448 = Newton Nu
Foot pound torque X 1.356 = Newton meter N-m
Kip foot X 1.355 = Kilonewton meter LN-m
Gallon per minute X 0.06309 = Liter per L/s
second
Kip per square inch X 6.89 = Megapascal MPa
Weight Calculator
Standard conversion factors
INCH = 25.4 MILLIMETRE
FOOT = 0.3048 METRE
YARD = 0.9144 METRE
MILE = 1.6093 KILOMETER
ACRE = 0.4047 HECTARE
POUND = 0.4536 KILOGRAM
DEGREE FARENHEIT X 5/9 32 = DEGREE CELSIUS
MILLIMETRE= 0.0394 INCH
METRE = 3.2808FOOT
METRE = 1.0936YARD
1) MILD STEEL (MS)
SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) X WIDTH (MM) X 0. 00000785 X THICKNESS
example The weight of MS Sheet of 1mm thickness and size 1250 MM X
2500 MM shall be
2500MM X 1250 MM X 0.00000785 X 1 = 24.53 KGS/ SHEET
2) ROLLED STEEL CHANNELS
MS SQUARE
WEIGHT (KGS ) = WIDTH X WIDTH X 0.00000785 X LENGTH.
Example : A Square of size 25mm and length 1 metre then the weight shall be.
25x25X 0.00000785 X 1000mm = 4.90 kgs/metre
MS ROUND
WEIGHT (KGS ) = 3.14 X 0.00000785 X ((diameter / 2)X( diameter / 2)) X LENGTH.
Example : A Round of 20mm diameter and length 1 metre then the weight shall be.
3.14 X 0.00000785 X ((20/2) X ( 20/2)) X 1000 mm = 2.46 kgs / metre
SS ROUND
DIA (mm) X DIA (mm) X 0.00623 = WEIGHT PER METRE
SS / MS Pipe
OD ( mm) W.Tthick(mm) X W.Thick (mm) X 0.0248 = Weight Per Metre
OD ( mm) W.Tthick(mm) X W.Thick (mm) X 0.00756 = Weight Per Foot
SS / MS CIRCLE
DIA(mm) X DIA (mm) X THICK(mm) 0.0000063 = Kg Per Piece
SS sheet
Length (Mtr) X Width (Mtr) X Thick(mm) X 8 = Weight Per Piece
Length (ft) X Width (ft) X Thick(inch) X 3 /4 = Weight Per Piece
S.S HEXAGONAL BAR
DIA (mm) X DIA (mm) X 0.00680 = WT. PER Mtr
Dia (mm) X Dia (mm) X 0.002072 = Wt. Per foot.
BRASS SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) X BREADTH (MM) X 0. 0000085 X THICKNESS
Example The weight of brass sheet of thickness 1 mm, length 1220mm and breadth 355mm
shall be
1220 X355X 0.0000085 X 1 = 3.68 Kgs/Sheet
COPPER SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) X BREADTH (MM) X 0. 0000087 X THICKNESS
Example The weight of coppper sheet of thickness 1 mm, length 1220mm and breadth 355mm
shall be
1220X355 X 0.0000087 X 1 = 3.76 Kgs/Sheet
BRASS / COPPER PIPE
OD (mm) THICK (mm) X THICK(mm) X 0.0260 = WEIGHT PER METRE
ALUMINUM SHEET
WEIGHT (KGS) = LENGTH (MM) X BREADTH (MM) X 0. 00000026 X THICKNESS
Example The weight of Aluminum sheet of thickness 1 mm, length 2500mm and breadth 1250
mm shall be
2500x1250X 0.0000026 X 1 = 8.12 Kgs/Sheet
ALUMINIUM PIPE
OD (mm) THICK(mm) X THICK(mm) X0.0083 = WEIGHT PER METRE
