- Author
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Milton, H. J.
- Title
- Recommended Practice for the Use of Metric (SI) Units in Building Design and Construction. Interim Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS TN 938
April 1977
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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construction industry; buildings; metric system; design; construction; conversion; units of measurement; management planning; construction management
- Identifiers
- international system of units; metrication
- Abstract
- This Technical Note contains a comprehensive set of recommendations for the use of metric (SI) units in building design and construction. It includes descriptive material dealing with the structure of the International System of Units (SI); rules and recommendations for the presentation of SI units and symbols, and of numerical values associated with SI; a set of tables showing working units and typical applications for SI units in building design and construction; and a section dealing with special considerations in the selection and use of SI units in design and construction. Appendixes show conversion factors for the most common units; superseded metric units not recommended for use with SI; an SI units and relationships chart; and appropriate references. This document was prepared to provide the technical basis for an ASTM reference standard on recommended practice for the use of metric (SI) units in building design and construction.