Transcription of METRIC DESIGN GUIDE - General Services Administration
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Go to Table of Contents METRIC DESIGN GUIDE (PBS-PQ260) September 1995 Public Buildings Service General Services Administration TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS General 1 Introduction .. 1 Benefits Of METRIC .. 3 International 3 Simplicity .. 3 Product 3 One Unit For Each 3 4 4 4 Summary .. 4 METRIC Project 5 Dual 5 Summary .. 5 Round METRIC 6 6 Civil .. 7 7 7 7 Custom Products .. 8 Modular 8 9 Space Between 9 9 Sheet 9 Specifications .. 10 Millimeters (mm).. 10 Meters (m).. 10 Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS Centimeters (cm).. 10 Rounding and 11 Simple Mathematical 11 Professional 11 13 Module .. 13 13 13 Ceiling 13 14 Block .. 14 Architectural/Sheet 15 16 17 18 19 METRIC Projects.
Metric is decimal-based, and therefore simpler and faster to use. Trying to multiply 27 feet, 8-5/8 inches, by 32 feet, 6-7/16 inches, to obtain area demonstrates the complexity of our current system. English dimensions have to be converted to be added or multiplied,
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