ABSTRACT
This part of the book contains the following sections:
page Conversion Tables 451
Geometry 455 Formulae 459
Typical Thermal Conductivity of Building Materials 460 Earthwork 461
Concrete Work 467 Reinforcement 472
Formwork 474 Masonry 475 Timber 478 Roofing 483 Glazing 487 Metal 488
Kerbs, Paving, etc. 506 Seeding/Turfing and Planting 513
Fencing and Gates 516 Drainage 521
Electrical Supply/Power/Lighting Systems 528 Rail Tracks 529
Fractions, Decimals and Millimetre Equivalents 532 Imperial Standard Wire Gauge (SWG) 533
Pipes, Water, Storage, Insulation 534
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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 1cm = 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.