Pound Per Linear Foot (abbreviations: lb/ft, or ppf): is a force in pounds 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 Pounds Per Linear Feet to Kilonewtons Per Linear Meters
Example: How many Kilonewtons per linear meters are equivalent to 98.38 pounds per linear feet?
As;
1 pounds per linear feet = 0.014593899243416 Kilonewtons per linear meters
98.38 pounds per linear feet = Y Kilonewtons per linear meters
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 98.38 times 0.014593899243416 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 98.38 * 0.014593899243416 / 1 = 1.4357478075673 Kilonewtons per linear meters
Answer is: 1.4357478075673 Kilonewtons per linear meters are equivalent to 98.38 pounds 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 ) 23.77 lb/ft
( ii ) 53.41 lb/ft
( iii ) 87.93 lb/ft
