GREGG DRILLING AND TESTING, INC
CONVERSION FACTORS GEOTECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES
STRESS AND PRESSURE UNIT WEIGHT
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pounds/square foot (lbs/ft ) pounds/square inch (lbs/in ) 0.0069445 Grams/cubic centimeter (g/cm ) tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m ) 1.00
-3 3
kips/square foot (ksf) 1 X 10 kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m ) 1000.00
2 3
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm ) 0.000488243 pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in ) 0.036127292
2 3
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m ) 0.004882 pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft ) 62.427961
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atmospheres 4.72541 X 10 kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m ) 9.8039
3 3
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 0.04788 Kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m ) tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m ) 0.001
2 2 3 -5
Pounds/square inch (lbs/in ) pounds/square foot (lbs/ft ) 144 pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in ) 3.6127292 X 10
2 3
Tons (short)/square foot (T/ft ) atmospheres 0.945082 pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft ) 0.062427961
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kilograms/square meter (kg/m ) 9764.86 kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m ) 9.80584 X 10
2 3 3
pounds/square inch (lbs/in ) 13.8888 Pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in ) tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m ) 27.679905
2 3
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft ) 2000 pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft ) 1728
3
kips/square foot (ksf) 2.0 kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m ) 271.37
2 3 3 -4
Kips/square foot (ksf) tons (short)/square foot (T/ft ) 0.5000 Pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft ) Pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in ) 5.78703704 X 10
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kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm ) 0.488244 kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m ) 16.018463
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tons (metric)/square meter (t/m ) 4.88244 Kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m ) kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m ) 101.98
3
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 47.88 pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in ) 0.003685
2 2 3
Kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm ) pounds/square inch (lbs/in ) 14.223 pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft ) 6.3654
Feet of water (4ºC) 32.8093
atmospheres 0.96784 VELOCITY
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 98.067
2 2
Tons (metric)/square meter (t/m ) kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm ) 0.10 To convert from To Multiply by
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pounds/square foot (lbs/ft ) 204.81614 Centimeters/second (cm/s) microns/second (µm/s) 10,000
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 9.806650 meters/minute (m/min) 0.6000
Atmospheres bars 1.0133 feet/minute (ft/min) 1,9685
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kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm ) 1.03323 miles/hour (mi/hr) 0.022369
2
grams/square centimeter (g/cm ) 1033.23 feet/year (ft/yr) 1034643.6
2
kilograms/square meter (kg/m ) 10332.3 kilometer/hour (km/hr) 0.036
2
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m ) 10.3323 Microns/second (µm/s) centimeters/second (cm/s) 0.0001
2
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft ) 2116.22 feet/year (ft/yr) 103.46436
2
pounds/square inch (lbs/in ) 14.696 Feet/minute (ft/min) meters/minute (m/min) 0.3048
2
tons (short)/square foot (T/ft ) 1.0581 miles/hour (mi/hr) 0.01136363
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 101.325 centimeters/second (cm/s) 0.508001
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Kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) pounds/square foot (lbs/ft ) 20.886 microns/second (µm/s) 5080.01
2
pounds/square inch (lbs/in ) 0.145 Feet/year (ft/yr) 525600
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tons (short)/square foot (T/ft ) 0.01044 Feet/year (ft/yr) microns/second (µm/s) 0.009665164
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meters of water 0.1020 centimeters/second (cm/s) 9.665164 X 10
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kips/square foot (ksf) 0.02089 meters/minute (m/min) 5.79882 X 10
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kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm ) 0.01020 feet/minute (ft/min) 1.9025 X 10
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tons (metric)/square meter (t/m ) 0.1020 miles/hour (mi/hr) 2.16203 X 10
atmospheres 0.00987
GREGG DRILLING AND TESTING, INC
CONVERSION FACTORS GEOTECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES
COEFFICIENT OF CONSOLIDATION
LENGTH
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Square centimeters/second 2
square centimeters/month (cm /mo) 2.6280 X 10
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2
(cm /s) Inches (in) feet (ft) 0.083333
2 7
square centimeters/year (cm /yr) 3.1536 X 10 microns (µm) 25400
2 2
square meters/month (m /mo) 2.6280 X 10 millimeters (mm) 25.4
2 3
square meters/year (m /yr) 3.1536 X 10 centimeters (cm) 2.54
2
square inches/second (in /s) 0.155 meters (m) 0.0254
2 5
square inches/month (in /mo) 4.1516 X 10 Feet (ft) inches (in) 12
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square inches/year (in /yr) 4.8881 X 10 centimeters (cm) 30.48
2 3
square feet/month (ft /mo) 2.882998 X 10 meters (m) 0.3048
2 4
square feet/year (ft /mo) 3.39447 X 10 Meters (m) inches (in) 39.370079
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Square inches/second (in /s) square inches/month (in /mo) 2.6280 X 10 feet (ft) 3.2808399
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square inches/year (in /yr) 3.1536 X 10 microns (µm) 1 X 10
2 4 3
square feet/month (ft /mo) 1.8250 X 10 millimeters (mm) 1 X 10
2 5 2
square feet/year (ft /mo) 2.1900 X 10 centimeters (cm) 1 X 10
2
square centimeters/second (cm /s) 6.4516
FORCE AREA
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Pounds (lb) grams 453.59243 2 2
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Square meters (m ) square feet (ft ) 10.76387
tons (long) 4.464286 X 10 2 4
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square centimeters (cm ) 1 X 10
tons (short) 5 X 10 2
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square inches (in ) 1550.0031
kips 1 X 10 2 2 -2
Square feet (ft ) square meters (m ) 9.290304 X 10
tons (metric) 4.44822 2
square inches (in ) 144
Kips pounds 1000 2 2
Square centimeters (cm ) square inches (in ) 0.1550031
tons (short) 0.500 2 -3
square feet (ft ) 1.076387 X 10
kilograms 453.59243 2 2 -4
Square inches (in ) square meters (m ) 6.4516 X 10
Tons (short) (T) kilograms 907.18474 2
square centimeters (cm ) 6.4516
pounds 2000
kips 2
Kilograms (kg) grams 1000 VOLUME
pounds 2.2046223
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tons (long) 9.8420653 X 10
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tons (short) 11.023113 X 10 3 3 -6
Cubic centimeters (cm ) cubic meters (m ) 1 X 10
tons (metric) 0.001 2 -5
cubic feet (ft ) 3.5314667 X 10
newtons 9.806650 3
cubic inches (in ) 0.061023744
Tons (metric) kilograms (kg) 1000 3 2
Cubic meters (m ) cubic feet (ft ) 35.314667
pounds 2204.6223 3
cubic inches (in ) 61023.74
kilonewtons 9.806650 3 6
cubic centimeters (cm ) 1 X 10
Kilonewtons (kN) pounds 224.81 3 3
Cubic feet (ft ) cubic meters (m ) 0.028316847
tons (short) 0.1124 3
cubic inches (in ) 1728
kips 0.22481 3 3 -5
Cubic inches (in ) cubic meters (m ) 1.6387064 X 10
tons (metric) 0.102 2 -4
cubic feet (ft ) 5.7870370 X 10
kilograms 101.97
