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In the "engineering" systems (middle column), the weight of the mass unit (pound-mass) on Earth's surface is approximately equal to the force unit (pound-force). This is convenient because one pound mass exerts one pound force due to gravity. Note, however, unlike the other systems the force unit is not equal to the mass unit multiplied by the ...
Systems of measure either define mass and derive a force unit or define a base force and derive a mass unit [1] (cf. poundal, a derived unit of force in a mass-based system). A slug is defined as a mass that is accelerated by 1 ft/s 2 when a net force of one pound (lbf) is exerted on it. [2]
Units for other physical quantities are derived from this set as needed. In English Engineering Units, the pound-mass and the pound-force are distinct base units, and Newton's Second Law of Motion takes the form = where is the acceleration in ft/s 2 and g c = 32.174 lb·ft/(lbf·s 2).
Download QR code; Print/export ... kilogram-force, kilopond pound-force poundal; 1 ... as used in the official definition of the kilogram-force is used here for all ...
≡ 1 g⋅cm 2 /s 2 = 10 −7 J foot-pound force: ft lbf ≡ g 0 × 1 lb × 1 ft = 1.355 817 948 331 4004 J: foot-poundal: ft pdl ≡ 1 lb⋅ft 2 /s 2 = 4.214 011 009 380 48 × 10 −2 J: gallon-atmosphere (imperial) imp gal atm ≡ 1 atm × 1 gal (imp) = 460.632 569 25 J: gallon-atmosphere (US) US gal atm ≡ 1 atm × 1 gal (US) = 383.556 849 ...
The pound-force has a metric counterpart, less commonly used than the newton: the kilogram-force (kgf) (sometimes kilopond), is the force exerted by standard gravity on one kilogram of mass. The kilogram-force leads to an alternate, but rarely used unit of mass: the metric slug (sometimes mug or hyl) is that mass that accelerates at 1 m·s −2 ...
Together with the fact that the term "weight" is used for the gravitational force in some technical contexts (physics, engineering) and for mass in others (commerce, law), [10] and that the distinction often does not matter in practice, the coexistence of variants of the FPS system causes confusion over the nature of the unit "pound".
Mechanics (from Ancient Greek μηχανική (mēkhanikḗ) 'of machines') [1] [2] is the area of physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. [3] Forces applied to objects may result in displacements, which are changes of an object's position relative to its environment.