Convert Cords to Hoppus feet

Convert Cords (cord) to Hoppus feet (H ft) instantly and accurately.

Cords (cord)
Hoppus feet (H ft)

Conversion Formula

H ft = cord × 162.9746617

About Cords

The cord is the standard North American firewood/pulpwood unit = 4 ft × 4 ft × 8 ft stacked = 128 ft³ = 3.6246 m³ (exact). NIST Handbook 44 requires all US firewood to be sold in cords or legal fractions. Seasoned split hardwood ≈ 20-24 million BTU/cord; air-dry pine ≈ 15-18 million BTU/cord. 'Face cord' or 'rick' is NOT a legal unit. 1 cord = 128 ft³ = 3.6246 m³ = 8 cord feet.

About Hoppus feet

The Hoppus foot (H ft) is a British-Commonwealth round-log unit devised by Edward Hoppus (1736): V(H ft) = (girth/4 in)² × length/ft, yielding Ο€/4 of the true cylindrical volume ≈ 78.54% - the usable square-sawn fraction. Replaced by m³ in UK trade (1963) but still used in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. 1 H ft = Ο€/4 ft³ ≈ 0.02224 m³.

Quick Reference Table

Cords (cord)Hoppus feet (H ft)
1 cord162.975 H ft
2 cord325.949 H ft
5 cord814.873 H ft
10 cord1629.75 H ft
25 cord4074.37 H ft
50 cord8148.73 H ft
100 cord16297.5 H ft

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