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Jun 12, 2003 · KIPS are extensively used on floating facilities and ships. Naval architects and people involved in Ballast Control. If you ask what a kip is in a Naval Engineering forum, they'll respond with a "WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN IDIOT?
- Older engineers will remember (with a shudder) that a kip is just 1000 pounds-force.
- darron, 1 kip = 1,000 lb-f = 4.448 kN HTH
- Focht3: to this Bowles is right!!!! and, I thought that kip was the name given to Laos currency!!!
- Converting to metric is easy! A Kip is a Kilo-pound. A hip is a hecta-pound. A mip is a millipound. A dip is a decipound. A cip is a centi-pound. H...
- Ingenuity is correct: 1 Kip = 4.45 kN. Here, some additional information: 1 pound (lb) = 453.59 grs, or 1 Kg = 2.205 lb Kg = 9.80665 N = 2.205 lb,...
- That's good DaveViking...Our Canadian neighbords should really appreciate that as they have the tendency of mixing prefixes and suffixes in English...
- An e.u. is an "entropy unit." 1 e.u. = 1 cal/mol-K = 4.184 J/mol-K. As far as the British using pounds vs. euros. I have no idea. Maybe they should...
- DaveViking, Right on, e.u. is an entropy unit ≡ cal/ o K/mol. Same here, "I first heard the term "kip" in statics class many moons ago and was conf...
- I have worked in SI and imperial units for 25 years, sometimes on the same project. I found a calculator that really helps conversions, called Calc...
Kip :: In the English system, we use pounds to describe weight and feet or inches to describe distance. You may remember that 2000 pounds is called a "ton", but did you know that 1000 pounds is called a "kip"?
The kilopound (kip) is a unit of force or weight that bridges the gap between metric and imperial systems. Representing one thousand pounds, this unit is commonly used in engineering, construction, and fields where measuring substantial weights is essential.
A kip is a US customary unit of force. It equals 1000 pounds-force, and is used primarily by structural engineers to indicate forces where the value represented in pound-force is inefficient. Although uncommon, it is occasionally also considered a unit of mass, equal to 1000 pounds (i.e. one half of a short ton).
- Beam – When used in a pier and beam home, this term refers to a wooden member consisting of two or more pieces of dimensional lumber (such as 2’ X 6’ pieces) sandwiched together in order support the floor joist and the load of the structure.
- Below Grade – Below ground level.
- Berm – A heap of soil placed near a structure in order to direct the flow of water away from the structure. Berms can help prevent foundation damage and also enhance landscaping.
- Clay Soil – This soil, which is commonly found in the DFW area, is “expansive,” meaning it gains and loses volume depending upon whether it is wet or dry.
May 2, 2017 · A kip is a non-SI, non-metric unit of force. It is equal to 1,000 pounds of force and is used to measure engineering loads. Kip is the shorthand term used by architects and engineers, primarily by American engineers.
Compression – a force or load pushing on a helical pile. A helical pile is said to be “in compression” when forces or loads applied to the pile tend to cause pile shortening or settlement. Corrosion – the term used to define a force in nature that corrodes metal and attempts to return it to the natural mineral state from which it originated.
