Table A7.1 Units
Imperial Units | ||
Units | Definition | Typical Use |
° | degrees | angle |
deg | degrees | angle |
ft | feet | length |
ft2 | square feet | area |
ft3 | cubic feet | volume |
hr | hour | time |
in | inches | length |
in2 | square inch | area |
in3 | cubic inch | volume |
in4 | inches to the fourth power | moment of inertia |
k | kip (1000 pounds) | force |
k/ft | kips per foot (aka klf) | distributed linear force |
k/ft2 | kips per square foot (aka ksf) | distributed area force, pressure |
k/ft3 | kips per cubic foot (aka kcf) | density |
k/in2 | kips per square inch (aka ksi) | distributed area force, pressure |
k-ft | kip-feet | moment, torque |
lb, lbf | pound | force |
lb/ft | pounds per foot (aka plf) | distributed linear force |
lb/ft2 | pounds per square foot (aka psf) | distributed area force, pressure |
lb/ft3 | pounds per cubic foot (aka pcf) | density |
lb/in2 | pounds per square inch (aka psi) | distributed area force, pressure |
lb-ft | pound-feet | moment, torque |
rad | radian | angle |
yd3 | cubic yard | volume |