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Kilopound [kip]

The kilopound, commonly abbreviated as kip, is a unit of force used primarily in the United States in engineering and construction.

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  1 kip = 1,000 pounds-force (lbf)

  
  
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  Equivalent to approximately 4,448.22 newtons (N)

  
  
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  Used to measure large forces, such as loads on structures or machinery.

  
  

Key Facts:

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  1 kip = 1,000 lbf

  
  
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  Convenient for expressing large forces without writing many zeros

  
  
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  Commonly used in civil and structural engineering, especially in the U.S.

  
  

The kip simplifies communication and calculation of large forces in engineering projects.

Hundredweight (UK)

The hundredweight (UK), also called the long hundredweight or imperial hundredweight, is a British unit of mass equal to 112 pounds (approximately 50.8 kilograms).

It is part of the imperial system and is traditionally used in the UK and some Commonwealth countries for measuring goods, especially in agriculture and shipping.

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  1 UK hundredweight = 112 pounds (about 50.8 kg)

  
  
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  Used in the UK for trade and bulk measurements

  
  
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  Different from the US hundredweight, which is 100 pounds