Units and Conversions for Stream Restoration Projects

Abstract

The conversion from U.S. Customary units to metric units has become increasingly important to nearly every practitioner in stream restoration. As more and more projects are specified in metric units and more and more supplies become available in metric sizes, users need to be conversant in the International System of measurements (SI) or what is commonly called the metric system of measurement. The SI standards are actually a set of units adopted as a standard by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM). IEEE and ASTM most recently adopted this standard in the United States in 1992-93 as explained in IEEE/ASTM SI 10-1997. The standards are designed to be a standardized set of units that mostly eliminate confusion regarding the various measurements and units. The IEEE/ASTM standards are based on Le System International d'Unite's published by the BIPM and include modifications from 1995.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393902

Entities

People

  • Craig J. Fischenich
  • Gary Freeman

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Computers
  • Conversion
  • Flow Rate
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Metric System
  • Neurobehavioral Manifestations
  • Power
  • Standards
  • Stiffness
  • United States
  • Websites

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.
  • Regression Analysis.