tsf - Tons per Square Foot (USA, Short) Pressure Unit

Tons or Tons Force per Square Foot (USA, Short) is an American pressure unit comparable in magnitude to atmospheric pressure. 1 Ton per Square Foot (USA, Short) equals 95760.5 Pascals.

The Ton Force per Square Foot unit is rarely used for gas or liquid pressure measurement, but instead is mostly used in the building and construction industry for rating the load on materials such as ensuring adequate footings and foundations.

To find the conversion factor for 1 tsf (usa, short) in other pressure units please use the table below.

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Read the derivation for tsf (usa, short) from SI units or look up the various ways of writing the tsf (usa, short) pressure unit.

tsf (usa, short) Pressure Conversion Factors

0.957605	bar
13.8889	psi
957.605	mbar
95760.5	N/m²
95760.5	Pa
957.605	hPa
95.7605	kPa
0.0957605	MPa
0.976486	kg/cm²
9764.86	mmH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
976.486	cmH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
9.76486	mH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
384.443	inH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
32.0369	ftH2O 4°C (39.2°F)
718.263	mmHg 0°C (32°F)
71.8263	cmHg 0°C (32°F)
28.2781	inHg 0°C (32°F)
718.263	Torr
718263	mTorr
0.945083	atm
0.976486	at
957605	dyn/cm²
222.222	oz/in²
718263	µHg 0°C (32°F)
0.00620040	tsi (uk, long)
0.00694444	tsi (usa, short)
1	tsf (usa, short)
2000	psf
976.486	g/cm²

Please note that the conversion factors above are accurate to 6 significant figures.

tsf (usa, short) Derivation

The calculation below shows how the pressure unit Tons per Square Foot (USA, Short) (tsf) is derived from SI Units.

Formula

Pressure = Force / Area
Force = Mass x Acceleration
Acceleration = Distance / (Second x Second)

SI Units

Mass: Kilogram (kg)
Length: Metre (m)
Time: Second (s)
Force: Newton (N)
Pressure: Pascal (Pa)

Input Values

1 Ton (usa, short) = 2000 lbs
1 Pound = 0.45359237 kg
1 Foot = 12 ins
1 Inch = 0.0254 m
1 Square Foot = (12 x 0.0254 m) x (12 x 0.0254 m) = 0.09290304 m²
Acceleration = Standard Gravity = 9.80665 m/s²

Calculation

1 Ton Force (usa, short) = 2000 lbs x 0.45359237 kg x 9.80665 m/s² = 8896.443231 N
1 tsf (usa, short) Pressure = 9964.016418 N / 0.09290304 m² = 95760.51796 Pa

tsf (usa, short) Alternate Descriptions

These are the different versions used for identifying tsf (usa, short) that you may find elsewhere.

Ton per Square Foot
Ton Force per Square Foot
Tons per Square Foot
Tons Force per Square Foot
Ton per Square Feet
Ton Force per Square Feet
Tons per Square Feet
Tons Force per Square Feet
tsf
tfsf
ton/ft²
tons/ft²
ton/ft^2
tons/ft^2
ton/sq ft
tons/sq ft
tonf/ft²
tonsf/ft²
tonf/ft^2
tonsf/ft^2
tonf/sq ft
tonsf/sq ft