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m = 3.281 ft
cm= 3.281 10 - 2 ft
mm= 3.281 10 - 3 ft
m = 39.37 in.
cm= 0.3937 in.
mm= 0.03937 in.

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m 2 = 10.764 ft 2
cm 2 = 10.764 10 - 4 ft 2
mm 2 = 10.764 10 -6 ft 2
m 2 = 1550 in. 2
cm 2 = 0.155 in. 2
mm 2 = 0.155 10 -2 in. 2

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m 3 = 35.32 ft 3
cm 3 = 35.32 10-4 ft 3
m 3 = 61,023.4 in. 3
cm 3 = 0.061023 in. 3

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N = 0.2248 lb
kN = 224.8 lb
kgf = 2.2046 lb
kN = 0.2248 kip
kN = 0.1124 U.S. ton
metric ton= 2204.6 lb
N / m = 0.0685 lb / ft

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m 2 = 20.885 10 -3 lb / ft 2
m 2 = 20.885 lb / ft 2
m 2 =0.01044 U.S. ton / ft 2
m 2 =20.885 10 - 3 kip / ft 2
m 2 =0.145 lb / in. 2

Unit weight:
1 kN / m 3 = 6.361 lb / ft 3
1 kN / m 3 = 0.003682 lb / in. 3
Moment:
1 N m = 0.7375 lb-ft
1 N m = 8.851 lb-in.

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FAC T O R S

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ft= 0.3048 m
ft= 30.48 cm
ft= 304.8 mm
in.= 0.0254 m
in.= 2.54 cm
in.= 25.4 mm

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ft 2 = 929.03 10 -4 m 2
ft 2 = 929.03 cm 2
ft 2 = 929.03 10 2 mm 2
in. 2 = 6.452 10 - 4 m 2
in. 2 = 6.452 cm 2
in. 2 = 645.16 mm 2

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ft 3 = 28.317 10 -3 m 3
ft 3 = 28.317 10 3 cm 3
in. 3 = 16.387 10 - 6 m 3
in. 3 = 16.387 cm 3

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lb = 4.448 N
lb = 4.448 10 - 3 kN
lb = 0.4536 kgf
kip = 4.448 kN
U.S. ton= 8.896 kN
lb = 0.4536 10 - 3 metric ton
lb / ft = 14.593 N / m

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lb / ft 2 = 47.88 N / m 2
lb / ft 2 = 0.04788 kN / m 2
U.S. ton / ft 1 = 95.76 kN / m 2
kip/ft 2 = 47.88 kN / m 2
lb/in. 2 = 6.895 kN / m 2

Unit weight:
1 lb / ft 3 = 0.1572 kN/m 3
1 lb / in. 3 = 271.43 kN/m 3
Moment
1 lb-ft= 1.3558 N m
1 lb-in.= 0.11298 N m

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