Pound-force per foot (lbf/ft)
One pound-force per foot.
What is a pound-force per foot?
- Symbol
- lbf/ft
- Quantity
- Surface Tension
- Unit system
- US customary
- Definition
- One pound-force per foot.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Common applications
Used in US structural engineering for line loads on beams and walls, and in US fluid mechanics.
Pound-force per foot in other surface tension units
- 1 lbf/ft ≈ 14.59390294 N/mNewton per meter
- 1 lbf/ft ≈ 14593.90294 mN/mMillinewton per meter
- 1 lbf/ft ≈ 14593.90294 dyn/cmDyne per centimeter
- 1 lbf/ft ≈ 14.88163944 gf/cmGram-force per centimeter
- 1 lbf/ft ≈ 0.08333333333 lbf/inPound-force per inch
Pound-force per foot quick reference
| Pound-force per foot | Millinewton per meter | Dyne per centimeter | Newton per meter |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 lbf/ft | ≈ 14593.90294 mN/m | ≈ 14593.90294 dyn/cm | ≈ 14.59390294 N/m |
| 10 lbf/ft | ≈ 145939.0294 mN/m | ≈ 145939.0294 dyn/cm | ≈ 145.9390294 N/m |
| 100 lbf/ft | ≈ 1459390.294 mN/m | ≈ 1459390.294 dyn/cm | ≈ 1459.390294 N/m |
| 1000 lbf/ft | ≈ 14593902.94 mN/m | ≈ 14593902.94 dyn/cm | ≈ 14593.90294 N/m |
Where the pound-force per foot fits
The next smaller surface tension unit is the newton per meter (N/m). 1 lbf/ft ≈ 14.59390294 N/m, and 1 N/m ≈ 0.06852176586 lbf/ft.
The next larger surface tension unit is the pound-force per inch (lbf/in). 1 lbf/ft ≈ 0.08333333333 lbf/in, and 1 lbf/in = 12 lbf/ft.
Frequently asked questions
- How many millinewtons per meter are in one pound-force per foot?
- One pound-force per foot ≈ 14593.90294 mN/m (millinewtons per meter).
- How many dynes per centimeter are in one pound-force per foot?
- One pound-force per foot ≈ 14593.90294 dyn/cm (dynes per centimeter).
- How many newtons per meter are in one pound-force per foot?
- One pound-force per foot ≈ 14.59390294 N/m (newtons per meter).