Pound Foot (abbreviations: lb.ft, or lb ft, or pound.foot): is the moment of force in pound times the distance between reference and application points in foot.
Pound Inch (abbreviations: lb.in, or lb in, or pound.inch): is the moment of force in pound times the distance between reference and application points in inch.
How to Convert Pound Feet to Pound Inches
Example: How many pound inches are equivalent to 41.82 pound feet?
As;
1 pound feet = 12 pound inches
41.82 pound feet = Y pound inches
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 41.82 times 12 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 41.82 * 12 / 1 = 501.84 pound inches
Answer is: 501.84 pound inches are equivalent to 41.82 pound feet.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into lb.in:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 1.29 lb.ft
( ii ) 59.58 lb.ft
( iii ) 69.44 lb.ft
