Tons or Tons Force per Square Foot (USA, Short) is an American pressure unit comparable in magnitude to atmospheric pressure. 1 ton per square foot (usa, short) equals 95760.5 pascals.
The ton force per square foot unit is rarely used for gas or liquid pressure measurement, but instead is mostly used in the building and construction industry for rating the load on materials such as ensuring adequate footings and foundations.
To find the conversion factor for 1 tsf (usa, short) in other pressure units please use the table below.
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Read the derivation for tsf (usa, short) from SI units or look up the various ways of writing the tsf (usa, short) pressure unit.
Conversion Factors
- 0.957605 bar
- 13.8889 psi
- 957.605 mbar
- 95760.5 N/m²
- 95760.5 Pa
- 957.605 hPa
- 95.7605 kPa
- 0.0957605 MPa
- 0.976486 kg/cm²
- 9764.86 mmH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
- 976.486 cmH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
- 9.76486 mH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
- 384.443 inH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
- 32.0369 ftH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
- 718.263 mmHg 0°C (32°F)
- 71.8263 cmHg 0°C (32°F)
- 28.2781 inHg 0°C (32°F)
- 718.263 Torr
- 718263 mTorr
- 0.945083 atm
- 0.976486 at
- 957605 dyn/cm²
- 222.222 oz/in²
- 718263 µHg 0°C (32°F)
- 0.00620040 tsi (uk, long)
- 0.00694444 tsi (usa, short)
- 1 tsf (usa, short)
- 2000 psf
- 976.486 g/cm²
Please note that the conversion factors above are accurate to 6 significant figures.
Derivation
The calculation below shows how the pressure unit Tons per Square Foot (USA, Short) (tsf) is derived from SI Units.
Formula
- Pressure = Force / Area
- Force = Mass x Acceleration
- Acceleration = Distance / (Time x Time)
SI Units
- Mass: kilogram (kg)
- Length: metre (m)
- Time: second (s)
- Force: newton (N)
- Pressure: pascal (Pa)
Input Values
- 1 Ton (usa, short) = 2000 lbs
- 1 Pound = 0.45359237 kg
- 1 Foot = 12 ins
- 1 Inch = 0.0254 m
- 1 Square Foot = (12 x 0.0254 m) x (12 x 0.0254 m) = 0.09290304 m²
- Acceleration = Standard Gravity = 9.80665 m/s²
Calculation
- 1 Ton Force (usa, short) = 2000 lbs x 0.45359237 kg x 9.80665 m/s² = 8896.443231 N
- 1 tsf (usa, short) Pressure = 9964.016418 N / 0.09290304 m² = 95760.51796 Pa
Alternate Descriptions
These are the different versions used for identifying tsf (usa, short) that you may find elsewhere.
- Ton per Square Foot
- Ton Force per Square Foot
- Tons per Square Foot
- Tons Force per Square Foot
- Ton per Square Feet
- Ton Force per Square Feet
- Tons per Square Feet
- Tons Force per Square Feet
- tsf
- tfsf
- ton/ft²
- tons/ft²
- ton/ft^2
- tons/ft^2
- ton/sq ft
- tons/sq ft
- tonf/ft²
- tonsf/ft²
- tonf/ft^2
- tonsf/ft^2
- tonf/sq ft
- tonsf/sq ft