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Pound-Force [lbf]

Pound-force (lbf) is a unit of force commonly used in the United States and some other countries using the Imperial system.

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  It is defined as the force exerted by gravity on a mass of one pound (lb) under standard Earth gravity.

  
  
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  Mathematically:

  
  

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  Pound-force is widely used in engineering, mechanics, and everyday contexts in countries that use Imperial or US customary units.

  
  
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  It measures force similarly to how newtons do in the metric system but based on pounds instead of kilograms.

  
  

Joule per Meter [J/m]

Joule per meter is a unit that represents energy per unit length.

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  Joule (J) is the SI unit of energy.

  
  
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  When expressed as joule per meter (J/m), it describes how much energy is distributed or transferred along each meter of length.

  
  
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  Commonly used in contexts such as:

  
  
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    Energy density along a line (e.g., tension in a string or energy stored per unit length in materials).

    
    
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    Describing work done per meter traveled.

    
    
  
  
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  It can also relate to forces when considering energy changes over distance:

  
  

This means joule per meter can be equivalent to a newton, representing force.