The Civil Engineer's 

 Handbook 



TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



THE ENGLISH SYSTEM 



LINEAR MEASURE 



12 inches (in.) =1 foot ft. 



3 feet = 1 yard yd. 



5 yards = 1 rod rd. 



40 rods = 1 furlong fur. 



8 furlongs = 1 mile mi. 



in. ft. yd. rd. fur. mi. 



36 = 3 = 1 

 198= 16* = 5i = 1 

 7,920= 660 = 220 =40=1 

 63,360 = 5,280 =1,760 =320 = 8=1 



SURVEYOR'S MEASURE 



7.92 inches = 1 link li. 



25 links =1 rod rd. 



4 rods ! 



100 links > = 1 chain ch. 



66 feet J 



80 chains = 1 mile mi. 



mi. ch. rd. li. in. 

 1- 80 = 320 = 8,000 = 63,360 



