The foot-pound force (symbol: ft⋅lbf, ft⋅lbf, or ft⋅lb ) is a unit of work or energy in the engineering and gravitational systems in United States customary...
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A pound-foot (lb⋅ft), abbreviated from pound-force foot (lbf · ft), is a unit of torque representing one pound of force acting at a perpendicular distance...
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The foot-poundal (symbol: ft-pdl) is a unit of energy, introduced in 1879, that is part of the Absolute English system of units, which itself is a coherent...
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should these be confused with foot-pound (ft⋅lbf), a unit of energy, or pound-foot (lbf⋅ft), a unit of torque. The pound-force is equal to the gravitational...
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The foot–pound–second system (FPS system) is a system of units built on three fundamental units: the foot for length, the (avoirdupois) pound for either...
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United States customary units (redirect from US pound)
foot/second/second ≈ 0.138 newtons. 1 kip = 1000 lbf ≈ 4.44822 kN Energy 1 foot-pound ≈ 1.356 J 1 British thermal unit (Btu) ≈ 1.055 kJ (1,054–1,060 J...
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British thermal unit (category Units of energy)
heat, which is a form of energy. It was originally defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit...
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state of rest. The SI unit of kinetic energy is the joule, while the English unit of kinetic energy is the foot-pound. In relativistic mechanics, 1 2 m v...
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foot-pounds force (2,700–4,100 joules) depending on the load used. Even the .50 BMG, which has a kinetic energy of around 13,000–15,000 foot-pounds force...
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the term poundal as a coherent unit of force in the Foot–pound–second system (FPS) of measurement. The FPS unit of work is the foot-poundal. Other systems...
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Newton-metre (redirect from Newton-meter of energy)
kilogram-force metre = 9.80665 N⋅m 1 newton-metre ≈ 0.73756215 pound-force-feet 1 pound-foot ≡ 1 pound-force-foot ≈ 1.35581795 N⋅m 1 ounce-inch ≡ 1 ounce-force-inch...
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Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry...
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TNT equivalent (category Units of energy)
convert-to.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022. "Convert tons of TNT to foot pounds | energy conversion". convert-to.com. Retrieved March 22, 2022. "Tons Of Tnt...
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recommended a drop energy of 1,260 foot-pounds force (1,710 J). In April 1892, the Home Office revised this based on an energy of 840 foot-pounds force (1,140 J)...
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equal one watt-hour. The CGS energy unit is the erg and the imperial and US customary unit is the foot pound. Other energy units such as the electronvolt...
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Work (physics) (redirect from Work energy theorem)
07376 ft-lbs. Non-SI units of work include the newton-metre, erg, the foot-pound, the foot-poundal, the kilowatt hour, the litre-atmosphere, and the horsepower-hour...
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Joule (redirect from SI unit of energy)
(exactly) 6.24151×1018 eV 9.47817×10−3 BTU 0.737562 ft⋅lb (foot-pound) 23.7304 ft⋅pdl (foot-poundal) Units with exact equivalents in joules include: 1 thermochemical...
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shooter of a small arm when discharged and is expressed in joules (J), or foot-pound force (ft·lbf) for non-SI units of measure. More generally, the term refers...
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British imperial units and U.S. customary units for both energy and work include the foot-pound force (1.3558 J), the British thermal unit (BTU) which has...
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figures are calculated from inputs of other figures such as the energy measured in foot-pounds (ft-lbf). OAL stands for Overall Length. Data for a Red Army...
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James Prescott Joule (category People associated with energy)
standard, the ability to raise a mass weighing one pound to a height of one foot, the foot-pound.[citation needed] However, Joule's interest diverted...
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the most powerful lever-action cartridge, with up to 6,000 foot-pounds (8,100 J) of energy.[citation needed] Introduced in 1899 for the Winchester Model...
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Torque (section Relationship with power and energy)
are the pound foot (lbf-ft), or, for small values, the pound inch (lbf-in). In the US, torque is most commonly referred to as the foot-pound (denoted...
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Pavegen (redirect from Pavegen energy-harvesting tile)
"Energy-Harvesting Street Tiles Generate Power from Pavement Pounder". Scientific American. Retrieved 2013-04-22. "The floor tiles that use foot power...
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System of units of measurement (section Energy)
length and area (the inch, foot, yard, mile, etc.) have been identical since the adoption of the International Yard and Pound Agreement; however, the US...
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Twelve Ounces make a Pound. — Tractatus de Ponderibus et Mensuris: 119 The pound in question is the Tower pound. The Tower pound, abolished in 1527, consisted...
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used U.S.-made 2,000-pound bombs in Nasrallah strike, visuals show". The Washington Post. 29 September 2024. "US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in...
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Nitro Express develops an approximate average of 8,900 foot-pounds force (12,100 J) of muzzle energy with a 1,000 gr (65 g) bullet at 2,000 ft/s (610 m/s)...
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initially applied to the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) in 1873 and the foot–pound–second systems (FPS) of units in 1875. The International System of Units...
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kinetic energy (KE) formula, if gc = 1 is used, then KE is expressed in foot-poundals; but if gc = 32.174 is used, then KE is expressed in foot-pounds. According...
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