Convert Barye to Pounds per Square Foot
Convert Barye (Ba) to Pounds per Square Foot (lbf/ft²) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
lbf/ft² = Ba × 0.002088543423
About Barye
The barye (Ba) is the CGS unit of pressure - 1 dyne/cm² = exactly 0.1 Pa = 1 µbar. Standard atmosphere = 1,013,250 Ba. It dominated physics and laboratory science from the mid-19th century until SI adoption. Legacy acoustic CGS literature used 1 barye (0.1 Pa) as the underwater reference pressure, creating a 100 dB offset versus the modern 1 µPa reference - a critical correction when comparing historical and modern underwater acoustics databases. Still encountered in classical fluid mechanics derivations and early 20th-century meteorological literature. 1 Ba = 0.1 Pa.
About Pounds per Square Foot
One pound per square foot (psf) ≈ 47.88 Pa - the standard structural engineering load unit in US practice. Building codes specify design loads in psf: residential floors 40 psf; office buildings 50-80 psf; assembly areas 100+ psf; snow loads can exceed 100 psf. Wind pressure on building facades, soil bearing capacity for shallow foundations, and lateral earth pressure in retaining walls are all in psf. The related unit ksf (1,000 psf = 47.88 kPa) covers higher-capacity soils and deep foundations. 1 psf = 47.88 Pa.
Quick Reference Table
| Barye (Ba) | Pounds per Square Foot (lbf/ft²) |
|---|---|
| 1 Ba | 0.00208854 lbf/ft² |
| 2 Ba | 0.00417709 lbf/ft² |
| 5 Ba | 0.0104427 lbf/ft² |
| 10 Ba | 0.0208854 lbf/ft² |
| 25 Ba | 0.0522136 lbf/ft² |
| 50 Ba | 0.104427 lbf/ft² |
| 100 Ba | 0.208854 lbf/ft² |