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The Selection of Preferred Metric Values for Design and Construction NATIONAL BUREAU of STANDARDS NBS TECHNICAL NOTE 990 \ 'fSAyi of U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE/ National Bureau of Standards The Selection of Preferred Metric Values for Design and Construction NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS The National Bureau of Standards' was established by an act of Congress March 3, 1901. The Bureau's overall goal is to strengthen and advance the Nation's science and technology and facilitate their effective application for public benefit. To this end, the Bureau conducts research and provides: (1) a basis for the Nation's physical measurement system, (2) scientific and technological services for industry and government, (3) a technical basis for equity in trade, and (4) technical services to promote public safety. The Bureau's technical work is performed by the National Measurement Laboratory, the National Engineering Laboratory, and the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology. THE NATIONAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY provides the national system of physical and chemical and materials measurement; coordinates the system with measurement systems of other nations and furnishes essential services leading to accurate and uniform physical and chemical measurement throughout the Nation's scientific community, industry, and commerce; conducts materials research leading to improved methods of measurement, standards, and data on the properties of materials needed by industry, commerce, educational institutions, and Government; provides advisory and research services to other Government Agencies; develops, produces, and distributes Standard Reference Materials; and provides calibration services. The Laboratory consists of the following centers: Absolute Physical Quantities^ — Radiation Research — Thermodynamics and Molecular Science — Analytical Chemistry — Materials Science. THE NATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY provides technology and technical services to users in the public and private sectors to address national needs and to solve national problems in the public interest; conducts research in engineering and applied science in support of objectives in these efforts; builds and maintains competence in the necessary disciplines required to carry out this research and technical service; develops engineering data and measurement capabilities; provides engineering measurement traceabihty services; develops test methods and proposes engineering standards and code changes; develops and proposes new engineering practices; and develops and improves mechanisms to transfer results of its research to the ultimate user. The Laboratory consists of the following centers: Applied Mathematics — Electronics and Electrical Engineering^ — Mechanical Engineering and Process Technology^ — Building Technology — Fire Research — Consumer Product Technology — Field Methods. THE INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY conducts research and provides scientific and technical services to aid Federal Agencies in the selection, acquisition, application, and use of computer technology to improve effectiveness and economy in Government operations in accordance with Public Law 89-306 (40 U.S.C. 759), relevant Executive Orders, and other directives; carries out this mission by managing the Federal Information Processing Standards Program, developing Federal ADP standards guidelines, and managing Federal participation in ADP voluntary standardization activities; provides scientific and technological advisory services and assistance to Federal Agencies; and provides the technical foundation for computer-related policies of the Federal Government. The Institute consists of the following divisions: Systems and Software — Computer Systems Engineering — Information Technology. 'Headquarters and Laboratories at Gaithersburg, Maryland, unless otherwise noted; mailing address Washington, D.C. 20234. ^Some divisions within the center are located at Boulder, Colorado, 80303. The National Bureau of Standards was reorganized, effective April 9, 1978. The Selection of Preferred Metric Values for Design and Construction Hans J. Milton Building Economics and Regulatory Technology Division Center for Building Technology National Engineering Laboratory National Bureau of Standards Washington, D.C. 20234 Sponsored by Naval Facilities Engineering Command Department of the Navy 200 Stovall Street Alexandria, Virginia 22332 Kreps, Secretary U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Juanita M. Dr. Sidney Harman, Under Secretary Science and Technology Jordan J. Baruch, Assistant Secretary for Director (j^ NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler, Issyed December 1978 National Bureau of Standards Technical Note 990 Nat. Bur. Stand. (U.S.), Tech. Note 990, 83 pages (Dec. 1978) CODEN: NBTNAE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1978 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, B.C. 20402 Stock No. 003-003-02001-0 Price $2.50 (Add 25 percent additional for other than U.S. mailing). FOREWORD d^aUng ^h "Th^ SzZ^cUon o^ ^^^^.^ T^ TecK^ca£ Uotz, ^f md poAUal^^^^ ',^^^^^mdA,ng by mt Navax, ZutmcUon" woi px^poA^d In K^pon^t to a m^ut in.m tht Navy. 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Ai6^tanX ^zcrzzoAy ^n Szrvicz. whzAZ hz hold6 thz poiUxon^^"^^^f-^^'^^'t^^^Zoi the kuMAoUan GovzAnmznt pzAxod irom oiZvironmznt, HouMng and CommuniXy VzvzlopmznX. Vur^ng thz thz vTXmzZ mztAcc mza^uAzynznt -en iiguAZ in thz KuAtAolXan changz to moto^nhzmlalzadAJ^g Zon^tAu^on SzcXor bu!<l^ngdXn Z coLtAuAoV and thz Chowan oi thz GovzrnmznX ConveA(>A.on BooAd. CommiUzz oi thz Ku^tAoUan MztAic commzntA toeAe providzdbyNMVAC^Vr. P- VuAXnq thz rzvim proczJ>6, con^tAucUvz NaUonal Burzau oi StandoAd^; and, Proiz^^oAJ^^, mT'l silbro., andtls. S.A. BzAAy oi thz UncA.nnaXA,. CornOXu^ f}]andmachzA oi thz UnA.vzAi>ity oi Jame-6 G. Gro66 Chizi, Building Economics and Rzgulatory Tzchnology VivU>ion CznXzr ior Buliaing Tzchnology iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The principal task in the conversion and rationalization of technical data during the change to SI — the modem metric system—is the determination of "preferred metric values," that is, the selection of preferred numbers to be used with correct SI units. Exact metric equivalents of customary values will invariably yield complex numbers in the SI expression because of the different bases of the customary system and SI. It is, therefore, a matter of research and judgment in each instance to decide what departure from the exact conversion is feasible or acceptable in product sizes or technical information, so that the metric description will be in simple and/or preferred numbers. In this analysis, technical as well as economic considerations should be taken into account. However, since most customary benchmarks were set on the basis that they provided convenient reference values, rather than on the basis of scientific considerations, no customary value ought to be regarded as sacrosanct when it comes to metrication. The values that are selected should complement and enhance the decimally based and international measurement system as they will remain for many years as key references
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