Kilopound Per Linear Foot (abbreviation: kips/ft): is a force in kilopounds applied over a unit length in linear foot.
Kilonewton Per Linear Meter (abbreviations: kN/m, or kNpm): is a force in kilonewton applied over a unit length in linear meter.
How to Convert Kilopounds Per Linear Feet to Kilonewtons Per Linear Meters
Example: How many Kilonewtons per linear meters are equivalent to 43.5 kilopounds per linear feet?
As;
1 kilopounds per linear feet = 14.593899243416 Kilonewtons per linear meters
43.5 kilopounds per linear feet = Y Kilonewtons per linear meters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 43.5 times 14.593899243416 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 43.5 * 14.593899243416 / 1 = 634.8346170886 Kilonewtons per linear meters
Answer is: 634.8346170886 Kilonewtons per linear meters are equivalent to 43.5 kilopounds per linear feet.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into kn/m:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 58.87 kips/ft
( ii ) 1.77 kips/ft
( iii ) 51.24 kips/ft
