pounds per square foot to stones per square inch
Please provide values below to convert pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] to stones per square inch [st/in²], or change ↔.
pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2]
Definition: A unit of pressure or surface mass density, representing the force of one pound applied to one square foot of area.
Historyandorigin: Pounds per square foot (lb/ft²) has been commonly used in construction and civil engineering, particularly when measuring surface loads such as building or roofing materials.
CurrentUse: Used in construction, architecture, and building materials to determine surface pressure, load, or weight per square foot of surface area.
funfact: This unit is used to calculate how much weight is applied to a given surface, which is important for structural integrity in building designs!
stones per square inch [st/in²]
Definition: A unit of mass per unit area, expressing the number of stones applied to each square inch of area.
Historyandorigin: The stone (st) is a historical unit of mass commonly used in the UK, and stones per square inch is rarely used but could be applied to measure very high density in small areas.
CurrentUse: This unit is not commonly used in modern practice, but it may appear in specialized contexts such as historical weight measurements or heavy industrial material assessments.
funfact: The stone is an old British unit for weight, and stones per square inch might occasionally be used to describe compact, heavy objects!
pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] to stones per square inch [st/in²] Conversion Table
| 1 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 0.0007440808 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 2 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 0.0014881617 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 3 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 0.0022322425 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 5 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 0.0037204042 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 10 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 0.0074408084 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 50 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 0.0372040418 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 100 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 0.0744080837 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 1000 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 0.7440808369 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 10000 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 7.4408083694 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 100000 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 74.408083694 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
| 1000000 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] | 744.08083694 stones per square inch [st/in²] |
How to Convert pounds per square foot to stones per square inch
1 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] = 0.0007440808 stones per square inch [st/in²]
1 stones per square inch [st/in²] = 1343.94 pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2]
we use cross multiplication method
pounds per square foot [lb/ft^2] → stones per square inch [st/in²]
1 → 0.0007440808
1.5 → ?( suppose x)
=>1.5*0.0007440808=1*x
by simplifying
x=0.0011161213