Unit slips are one of the most common errors in shared…

By Tomás Silva,

Unit slips are one of the most common errors in shared spreadsheets. Two conversions worth memorising:

1 kip = 4.448 kN 1 ksi = 6.895 MPa

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James Okoro:

And 1 kip-ft = 1.356 kN·m for moments.

Lukas Novák:

psf to kPa is another one: 1 psf = 0.0479 kPa, so a 50 psf live load is about 2.4 kPa.

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