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Conversion Factors for Site Investigations by Gregg Drilling, Study notes of Elementary Mathematics

Conversion factors for various units commonly used in geotechnical, environmental, and marine site investigations. The conversion factors cover stress and pressure, unit weight, velocity, coefficient of consolidation, force, length, area, and volume. These conversions can be useful for engineers, geologists, and other professionals involved in site investigation and analysis.

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GREGG DRILLING AND TESTING, INC
CONVERSION FACTORS GE OTECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES
STRESS AND PRESSURE
To convert from To Multiply by
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft
2
) pounds/square inch (lbs/in
2
) 0.0069445
kips/square foot (ksf) 1 X 10-
3
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm
2
) 0.000488243
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m
2
) 0.004882
atmospheres 4.72541 X 10-
4
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 0.04788
Pounds/square inch (lbs/in
2
) pounds/square foot (lbs/ft
2
) 144
Tons (short)/square foot (T/ft
2
) atmospheres 0.945082
kilograms/square meter (kg/m
2
) 9764.86
pounds/square inch (lbs/in
2
) 13.8888
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft
2
) 2000
kips/square foot (ksf) 2.0
Kips/square foot (ksf) tons (short)/square foot (T/ft
2
) 0.5000
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm
2
) 0.488244
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m
2
) 4.88244
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 47.88
Kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm
2
) pounds/square inch (lbs/in
2
) 14.223
Feet of water (4ºC) 32.8093
atmospheres 0.96784
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 98.067
Tons (metric)/square meter (t/m
2
) kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm
2
) 0.10
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft
2
) 204.81614
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 9.806650
Atmospheres bars 1.0133
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm
2
) 1.03323
grams/square centimeter (g/cm
2
) 1033.23
kilograms/square meter (kg/m
2
) 10332.3
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m
2
) 10.3323
pounds/square foot (lbs/ft
2
) 2116.22
pounds/square inch (lbs/in
2
) 14.696
tons (short)/square foot (T/ft
2
) 1.0581
kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) 101.325
Kilonewtons/square meter (kPa) pounds/square foot (lbs/ft
2
) 20.886
pounds/square inch (lbs/in
2
) 0.145
tons (short)/square foot (T/ft
2
) 0.01044
meters of water 0.1020
kips/square foot (ksf) 0.02089
kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm
2
) 0.01020
tons (metric)/square meter (t/m
2
) 0.1020
atmospheres 0.00987
UNIT WEIGHT
To convert from To Multiply by
Grams/cubic centimeter (g/cm
3
) tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m
3
) 1.00
kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m
3
) 1000.00
pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in
3
) 0.036127292
pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft
3
) 62.427961
kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m
3
) 9.8039
Kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m
3
) tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m
3
) 0.001
pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in
3
) 3.6127292 X 10-
5
pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft
3
) 0.062427961
kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m
3
) 9.80584 X 10-
3
Pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in
3
) tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m
3
) 27.679905
pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft
3
) 1728
kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m
3
) 271.37
Pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft
3
) Pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in
3
) 5.78703704 X 10-
4
kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m
3
) 16.018463
Kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m
3
) kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m
3
) 101.98
pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in
3
) 0.003685
pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft
3
) 6.3654
VELOCITY
To convert from To Multiply by
Centimeters/second (cm/s) microns/second (µm/s) 10,000
meters/minute (m/min) 0.6000
feet/minute (ft/min) 1,9685
miles/hour (mi/hr) 0.022369
feet/year (ft/yr) 1034643.6
kilometer/hour (km/hr) 0.036
Microns/second (µm/s) centimeters/second (cm/s) 0.0001
feet/year (ft/yr) 103.46436
Feet/minute (ft/min) meters/minute (m/min) 0.3048
miles/hour (mi/hr) 0.01136363
centimeters/second (cm/s) 0.508001
microns/second (µm/s) 5080.01
Feet/year (ft/yr) 525600
Feet/year (ft/yr) microns/second (µm/s) 0.009665164
centimeters/second (cm/s) 9.665164 X 10-
7
meters/minute (m/min) 5.79882 X 10-
4
feet/minute (ft/min) 1.9025 X 10-
6
miles/hour (mi/hr) 2.16203 X 10-
8
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GREGG DRILLING AND TESTING, INC

CONVERSION FACTORS

GEOTECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES

STRESS AND PRESSURETo convert from^

To^

Multiply by

pounds/square foot (lbs/ft

2 )^ pounds/square inch (lbs/in

2 )^ 0.

kips/square foot (ksf)

1 X 10

  • kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm

2 )^ 0.

tons (metric)/square meter (t/m

2 )^ 0.

atmospheres^

-44.72541 X 10

kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)

Pounds/square inch (lbs/in

2 )^ pounds/square foot (lbs/ft

2 )^144

Tons (short)/square foot (T/ft

2 )^ atmospheres

kilograms/square meter (kg/m

2 )^ 9764.

pounds/square inch (lbs/in

2 )^ 13.

pounds/square foot (lbs/ft

2 )^2000

kips/square foot (ksf)

Kips/square foot (ksf)

tons (short)/square foot (T/ft

2 )^ 0.

kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm

2 )^ 0.

tons (metric)/square meter (t/m

2 )^ 4.

kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)

Kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm

2 )^ pounds/square inch (lbs/in

2 )^ 14.

Feet of water (4ºC)^

atmospheres^

kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)

Tons (metric)/square meter (t/m

2 )^ kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm

2 )^ 0.

pounds/square foot (lbs/ft

2 )^ 204.

kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)

Atmospheres^

bars^

kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm

2 )^ 1.

grams/square centimeter (g/cm

2 )^ 1033.

kilograms/square meter (kg/m

2 )^ 10332.

tons (metric)/square meter (t/m

2 )^ 10.

pounds/square foot (lbs/ft

2 )^ 2116.

pounds/square inch (lbs/in

2 )^ 14.

tons (short)/square foot (T/ft

2 )^ 1.

kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)

Kilonewtons/square meter (kPa)

pounds/square foot (lbs/ft

2 )^ 20.

pounds/square inch (lbs/in

2 )^ 0.

tons (short)/square foot (T/ft

2 )^ 0.

meters of water^

kips/square foot (ksf)

kilograms/square centimeter (kg/cm

2 )^ 0.

tons (metric)/square meter (t/m

2 )^ 0.

atmospheres^

UNIT WEIGHTTo convert from^

To^

Multiply by

Grams/cubic centimeter (g/cm

3 )^ tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m

3 )^ 1.

kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m

3 )^ 1000.

pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in

3 )^ 0.

pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft

3 )^ 62.

kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m

3 )^ 9.

Kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m

3 )^ tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m

3 )^ 0.

pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in

3 )^ 3.6127292 X 10

  • pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft

3 )^ 0.

kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m

3 )^ 9.80584 X 10

Pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in

3 )^ tons (metric)/cubic meter (t/m

3 )^ 27.

pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft

3 )^1728

kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m

3 )^ 271.

Pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft

3 )^ Pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in

3 )^ 5.78703704 X 10

  • kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m

3 )^ 16.

Kilonewtons/cubic meter (kN/m

3 )^ kilograms/cubic meter (kg/m

3 )^ 101.

pounds/cubic inch (lbs/in

3 )^ 0.

pounds/cubic foot (lbs/ft

3 )^ 6.

VELOCITYTo convert from^

To^

Multiply by

Centimeters/second (cm/s)

microns/second (μm/s)

meters/minute (m/min)

feet/minute (ft/min)^

miles/hour (mi/hr)^

feet/year (ft/yr)^

kilometer/hour (km/hr)

Microns/second (μm/s)

centimeters/second (cm/s)

feet/year (ft/yr)^

Feet/minute (ft/min)^

meters/minute (m/min)

miles/hour (mi/hr)^

centimeters/second (cm/s)

microns/second (μm/s)

Feet/year (ft/yr)^

Feet/year (ft/yr)^

microns/second (μm/s)

centimeters/second (cm/s)

9.665164 X 10

  • meters/minute (m/min)

5.79882 X 10

  • feet/minute (ft/min)^

-61.9025 X 10

miles/hour (mi/hr)^

-82.16203 X 10

GREGG DRILLING AND TESTING, INC

CONVERSION FACTORS

GEOTECHNICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION SERVICES

COEFFICIENT OF CONSOLIDATIONTo convert from^

To^

Multiply by

Square centimeters/second^2 (cm^ /s)^

square centimeters/month (cm

2 /mo)^ 2.6280 X 10

6 square centimeters/year (cm

2 /yr)^ 3.1536 X 10

7 square meters/month (m

2 /mo)^ 2.6280 X 10

2 square meters/year (m

2 /yr)^

3 3.1536 X 10

square inches/second (in

2 /s)^ 0. square inches/month (in

2 /mo)^ 4.1516 X 10

5 square inches/year (in

2 /yr)^

6 4.8881 X 10

square feet/month (ft

2 /mo)^

3 2.882998 X 10

(^2) square feet/year (ft /mo)

3.39447 X 10

4

Square inches/second (in

2 /s)^ square inches/month (in

2 /mo)^ 2.6280 X 10

6 square inches/year (in

2 /yr)^

7 3.1536 X 10

square feet/month (ft

2 /mo)^

4 1.8250 X 10

(^2) square feet/year (ft /mo)

2.1900 X 10

5 square centimeters/second (cm

2 /s)^ 6.

FORCETo convert from^

To^

Multiply by

Pounds (lb)^

grams^

tons (long)^

-44.464286 X 10

tons (short)^

-45 X 10

kips^

-31 X 10

tons (metric)^

Kips^

pounds^

tons (short)^

kilograms^

Tons (short) (T)^

kilograms^

pounds^

kips^

Kilograms (kg)^

grams^

pounds^

tons (long)^

-49.8420653 X 10

tons (short)^

-411.023113 X 10

tons (metric)^

newtons^

Tons (metric)^

kilograms (kg)^

pounds^

kilonewtons^

Kilonewtons (kN)^

pounds^

tons (short)^

kips^

tons (metric)^

kilograms^

LENGTHTo convert from^

To^

Multiply by

Inches (in)^

feet (ft)^

microns (μm)^

millimeters (mm)^

centimeters (cm)^

meters (m)^

Feet (ft)^

inches (in)^

centimeters (cm)^

meters (m)^

Meters (m)^

inches (in)^

feet (ft)^

microns (μm)^

6 1 X 10

millimeters (mm)^

3 1 X 10

centimeters (cm)^

2 1 X 10

AREATo convert from^

To^

Multiply by

(^2) Square meters (m )^

(^2) square feet (ft)^

square centimeters (cm

2 )^ 1 X 10

(^4) (^2) square inches (in )^

(^2) Square feet (ft )^

(^2) square meters (m )^

-29.290304 X 10

(^2) square inches (in )^

Square centimeters (cm

2 )^ square inches (in

2 )^

(^2) square feet (ft)^

-31.076387 X 10

(^2) Square inches (in )^

(^2) square meters (m )^

-46.4516 X 10

square centimeters (cm

2 )^ 6.

VOLUMETo convert from^

To^

Multiply by

Cubic centimeters (cm

3 )^ cubic meters (m

3 )^

-61 X 10

(^2) cubic feet (ft)^

-53.5314667 X 10

(^3) cubic inches (in )^

(^3) Cubic meters (m )^

(^2) cubic feet (ft)^

(^3) cubic inches (in )^

cubic centimeters (cm

3 )^ 1 X 10

(^6)

(^3) Cubic feet (ft)^

(^3) cubic meters (m )^

(^3) cubic inches (in )^

(^3) Cubic inches (in )^

(^3) cubic meters (m )^

-51.6387064 X 10

(^2) cubic feet (ft)^

-45.7870370 X 10