simply as a ton; however, the term is ambiguous, the single word "ton" being variously used for short, long, and metric tons. The various tons are defined...
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ton, which is 1,000 kilograms (about 2,204.6 pounds) or 1 megagram. the short ton, which is 2,000 pounds (907.2 kilograms) Its original use as a unit of...
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The long ton, also known as the imperial ton or displacement ton, is a measurement unit equal to 2,240 pounds (1,016.0 kg). It is the name for the unit...
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of ton used. The tonne-force (tf or tf) is equal to the weight of one tonne. The long ton-force is equal to the weight of one long ton. The short ton-force...
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Tonne (redirect from Metric ton)
metric ton in the United States to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton (United States customary units) and the long ton (British...
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the rate of heat transfer that results in the freezing or melting of 1 short ton (2,000 lb; 907 kg) of pure ice at 0 °C (32 °F) in 24 hours. The modern...
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World War II. The basic cargo version was designed to transport a 2+1⁄2-short-ton (5,000 lb; 2,300 kg) cargo load over any type of terrain in any weather...
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Uttar Pradesh, India) The plural of ton, a unit of mass, force, volume, energy, or power, which includes: Short ton, equivalent to 2,000 pounds, primarily...
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The Open Network (redirect from TON Foundation)
Network, both abb. as TON) is a decentralized computer network consisting of a layer-1 blockchain with various components. TON was originally developed...
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Hundredweight (redirect from Short Hundredweight)
conventions, there are 20 hundredweight in a ton, producing a "short ton" of 2,000 pounds (907.2 kg) and a "long ton" of 2,240 pounds (1,016 kg). The hundredweight...
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Coral Castle (category Articles with short description)
15 short tons (14 t) each. The largest stone weighs 30 short tons (27 t) and the tallest are two monoliths standing 25 ft (7.6 m) each. A 9-short-ton (8...
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chase 230 after Short ton". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 5 January 2023. "Short's new level rewarded with BBL's top gong". "Matthew Short joins Punjab Kings;...
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Haul truck (category Articles with short description)
Haul truck capacities range from 40 short tons (36.3 t; 35.7 long tons) to nearly 500 short tons (454 t; 446 long tons). An example on the smaller end is...
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Largest artificial non-nuclear explosions (category Articles with short description)
named Minor Scale, used 4,744 short tons (4,304 t) of ANFO, with a yield of about 4 kt (3,900 long tons; 4,400 short tons). Misty Picture was another similar...
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Pioneering Spirit (category Articles with short description)
5,500 t (6,100-short-ton) test platform in the bow slot (Aug 2016) Six lifting beams, retracted (Jun 2016) The 5,000 t (5,500-short-ton) Huisman crane...
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Obelisk (category Articles with short description)
a weight of 455 metric tons (502 short tons). More well known is the iconic 25 metres (82 ft), 331-metric-ton (365-short-ton) Vatican obelisk at Saint...
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gasoline-powered truck/tractor type vehicle that can carry up to 1⁄2 short ton (0.45 tonnes) off-road. It was introduced in 1956 and used until the 1980s...
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previously been assigned these chores. This locomotive's specific 44-short ton weight was directly related to one of the efficiencies the new diesel...
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Road train (category Articles with short description)
long tons; 9.9 short tons) Tandem axle grouping 16.5 t (16.2 long tons; 18.2 short tons) Tri-axle grouping 20.0 t (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons) Therefore...
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Caterpillar 797 (category Articles with short description)
of the largest haul truck payload capacities in the world, up to 400 short tons (363 t) and has the highest payload capacity among mechanical drive haul...
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Moai (category Articles with short description)
long tons; 90 short tons). The heaviest moai erected was a shorter but squatter moai at Ahu Tongariki, weighing 86 tonnes (85 long tons; 95 short tons)....
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Semi-trailer truck (category Articles with short description)
on select routes. These vehicles will run a 60-tonne (59.1-long-ton; 66.1-short-ton) weight limit. Two types are to be used: 1) a 26-tonne truck pulling...
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Units of measurement in transportation (redirect from Ton-kilometre)
000 kilograms. "short ton" is used in the US; 1 short ton = 2,000 pounds = 0.907 tonnes. 1 t = (1/0.907) short tons = 1.102 short tons. kilogram-kilometre...
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Catalog number, was a highly successful series of off-road capable, 21⁄2-ton, 6×6 trucks, built in large numbers to a standardized design (from 1941 to...
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Bingham Canyon Mine (category Articles with short description)
copper than any other mine in history – more than 19,000,000 short tons (17,000,000 long tons; 17,000,000 t). The mine is owned by Rio Tinto Group, a British-Australian...
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BelAZ 75710 (category Articles with short description)
carry a 450-tonne (440-long-ton; 500-short-ton) load. With an empty weight of 360 tonnes (350 long tons; 400 short tons), it is much heavier than BelAZ's...
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List of International trucks (category Articles with short description)
short ton (680 kg) for the H, 1 short ton (907 kg) for the F, 1+1⁄2 short tons (1,361 kg) for the K, 2 short tons (1,814 kg) for the G, 4 short tons (3...
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Texas City disaster (category Articles with short description)
High Flyer held an additional 961 short tons (872 t) of ammonium nitrate and 1,800 short tons (1,600 metric tons) of sulfur.[citation needed] On Wednesday...
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TON 618 (abbreviation of Tonantzintla 618) is a hyperluminous, broad-absorption-line, radio-loud quasar, and Lyman-alpha blob located near the border...
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Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist (category Articles with short description)
several months in 2011 and 2012 of nearly 3,000 tonnes (3,000 long tons; 3,300 short tons) of maple syrup, valued at C$18.7 million (equivalent to C$24.1 million...
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