ABSTRACT
This part of the book contains the following sections:
page Conversion Tables 559
Geometry 563 Formulae 567
Typical Thermal Conductivity of Building Materials 568 Earthwork 569
Concrete Work 575 Reinforcement 580
Formwork 582 Masonry 583 Timber 586 Roofing 591 Glazing 595 Metal 596
Kerbs, Paving, etc. 614 Seeding/Turfing and Planting 621
Fencing and Gates 624 Drainage 629
Electrical Supply/Power/Lighting Systems 636 Rail Tracks 637
Fractions, Decimals and Millimetre Equivalents 640 Imperial Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) 641
Pipes, Water, Storage, Insulation 642
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Length Unit Conversion factors
Millimetre mm 1 in = 25.4mm 1mm = 0.0394 in Centimetre cm 1 in = 2.54 cm 1 cm = 0.3937 in Metre m 1 ft = 0.3048m 1m = 3.2808 ft
1 yd = 0.9144m = 1.0936 yd Kilometre km 1mile = 1.6093 km 1km = 0.6214mile
Note: 1 cm = 10mm 1 ft = 12 in 1m = 1 000mm 1 yd = 3 ft 1 km = 1 000m 1mile = 1 760 yd
Area Unit Conversion factors
Square Millimetre mm2 1 in2 = 645.2mm2 1mm2 = 0.0016 in2
Square Centimetre cm2 1 in2 = 6.4516 cm2 1 cm2 = 1.1550 in2
Square Metre m2 1 ft2 = 0.0929m2 1m2 = 10.764 ft2
1 yd2 = 0.8361m2 1m2 = 1.1960 yd2
Square Kilometre km2 1mile2 = 2.590km2 1 km2 = 0.3861mile2
Note: 1 cm2 = 100mm2 1 ft2 = 144 in2
1m2 = 10 000 cm2 1 yd2 = 9 ft2
1 km2 = 100 hectares 1 acre = 4 840 yd2
1mile2 = 640 acres
Volume Unit Conversion factors
Cubic Centimetre cm3 1 cm3 = 0.0610 in3 1 in3 = 16.387 cm3
Cubic Decimetre dm3 1 dm3 = 0.0353 ft3 1 ft3 = 28.329 dm3
Cubic Metre m3 1m3 = 35.3147 ft3 1 ft3 = 0.0283m3
1m3 = 1.3080 yd3 1 yd3 = 0.7646m3
Litre l 1 l = 1.76 pint 1 pint = 0.5683 l = 2.113 US pt = 0.4733 US l
Note: 1 dm3 = 1 000 cm3 1 ft3 = 1 728 in3 1 pint = 20 fl oz 1m3 = 1 000 dm3 1 yd3 = 27 ft3 1 gal = 8 pints 1 l = 1 dm3
Neither the Centimetre nor Decimetre are SI units, and as such their use, particularly that of the Decimetre, is not widespread outside educational circles.
