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Apr 1981
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VIEW THE REPLYPublication: Issues in Engineering: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 107, Issue 2
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The proposed metric system has undergone changes since the ASCE Board first gave it its blessing. Considerable confusion exists regarding mass, force and weight. The history of the United States customary pound-force units denotes that the metric system (SI), in its present form, will not receive the consent of those governed. A new concept, the newton-mass, is presented; it saves the good features of SI. The newton-mass is defined as that mass which weighs one newton at standard gravity (=1/9.806 650kg). This newton standard refinement will reduce confusion and help preserve languages.
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Issues in Engineering: Journal of Professional Activities
Volume 107 • Issue 2 • April 1981
Pages: 81 - 83
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Apr 1981
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Richard C. Gerke, F.ASCE
Consulting Engr., Sierra Madre, Calif. 91024
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