The Concrete Engineer's 

 Handbook 



USEFUL TABLES 



WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



LINEAR MEASURE 



12 inches (in.) = 1 foot ft. 



3 feet : = 1 yard yd. 



5.5 yards = 1 rod rd. 



40 rods =1 furlong fur. 



8 furlongs = 1 mile mi. 



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

 36 = 3= 1 

 198= 16.5= 5.5= 1 

 7,920= 660= 220= 40 = 1 

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



SURVEYOR'S MEASURE 



7.92 inches = 1 fink li. 



25 links = 1 rod rd. 



4 rods 1 



100 links > = 1 chain ch. 



66 feet J 



80 chains = 1 mile mi. 



1 mi. = 80 ch. = 320 rd. = 8,000 li. = 63.360 in. 



