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{info} \\ {on-this-page} h2. In which unit is mass entered? *Answer:* [Mass|kb:Mass] must be given in consistent mass units

In which unit is mass entered?

Answer: Mass must be given in consistent mass units (W/g).

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Force,

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length,

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and

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temperature

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are

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primary

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units.

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Mass

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is

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then

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derived

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from

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these

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units

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secondarily.

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Accordingly,

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notable

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points

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include

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the

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following:

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  1. Ton

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  1. represents

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  1. ton-force

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  1. (tonf)

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  1. when

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  1. the

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  1. Ton,

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  1. m,

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  1. C

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  1. unit

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  1. set

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  1. is

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  1. chosen.

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  1. A mass of 1.0

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  1. tonm,

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  1. also

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  1. known

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  1. as

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  1. a

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  1. tonne

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  1. or

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  1. metric

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  1. ton,

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  1. is

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  1. given

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  1. as

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  1. 1000

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  1. kg.

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  1. In

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  1. a

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  1. standard

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  1. gravity

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  1. field,

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  1. the

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  1. weight

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  1. of

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  1. 1.0

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  1. tonm

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  1. produces

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  1. 1.0

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  1. tonf,

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  1. or

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  1. a

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  1. ton-force,

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  1. given

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  1. as

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  1. 9810

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  1. Newtons

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  1. (N).

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  1. Because mass must be entered in consistent units (W/g),

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  1. and

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  1. not

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  1. as

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  1. a

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  1. force,

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  1. 1.0

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  1. tonf

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  1. would

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  1. be

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  1. entered

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  1. as

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  1. W/g

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  1. =

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  1. 1

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  1. tonf

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  1. /

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  1. (9.81

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  1. m/s

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  1. 2)

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  1. =

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  1. 0.102

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  1. tonf

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  1. *

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  1. s

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  1. 2/m.

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Additional

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information

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may

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be

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found

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in

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the

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Mass

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units

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article

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and

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in

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the

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CSI Analysis Reference Manual (Joints and Degrees of Freedom > Masses, page 39).

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Related Incidents:

  • Incident 30627: Mass input questions
    • The following explanation is provided in Incident 30267: In SAP2000, the basic units are Force (lb, kip, N, kN, etc.), Length (ft, in, m, mm, etc.), Time (second), and Temperature (F, C). Mass is a derived unit and SAP2000 does not use lb or kip for mass units, they are only used for force units. Weight has units of F, where F is force. CONSISTENT mass units are given by F/(L/T^2),
    • where
    • L
    • is
    • length,
    • T
    • is
    • time,
    • and
    • the
    • mass
    • units
    • are
    • simply
    • force
    • divided
    • by
    • UNIT
    • acceleration.
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