Poundal per Square Foot
type: Unit
description: A $\textit{Poundal Per Square Foot}$, ($pdl/ft^2$), is a unit in the category of Pressure. It is also known as poundals per square foot, poundal/square foot. This unit is commonly used in the UK, US unit systems. A $\textit{Poundal Per Square Foot}$ has a dimension of $ML^{-1}T^{-2}$, where $M$ is mass, $L$ is length, and $T$ is time. It can be converted to the corresponding standard SI unit $\textit{Pa}$ by multiplying its value by a factor of 1.488163944.
applicable system: IMPERIAL
applicable system: USCS
conversion multiplier: 1.488163943569553805774278215223097
defined unit of system: IMPERIAL
defined unit of system: USCS
expression: $pdl/ft^2$
has dimension vector: A0E0L-1I0M1H0T-2D0
has factor unit: FactorUnit
  exponent: 1
  has unit: PDL
has factor unit: FactorUnit
  exponent: -2
  has unit: FT
has quantity kind: ForcePerArea
has quantity kind: VapourPressure
iec61360 code: 0112/2///62720#UAB243
informative reference: http://www.efunda.com/glossary/units/units--pressure--poundal_per_square_foot.cfm
informative reference: https://cdd.iec.ch/cdd/iec62720/iec62720.nsf/Units/0112-2---62720%23UAB243
symbol: pdl/ft²
ucum code: [lb_av].[ft_i].s-2.[ft_i]-2
unece common code: N21
unit for quantity kind: ForcePerArea
unit for quantity kind: VapourPressure
wikidata match: Q107410782