Civil Engineering - SI Units - Discussion

Discussion Forum : SI Units - Section 1 (Q.No. 3)
3.
SI unit for the surface tension, is
kg/m3
kg/m2
kg/m
N/m
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Jalsngh Jatav said:   9 years ago
Surface tension is a force applied on the surface to the length of the surface.

Akshay Jadhav said:   9 years ago
Surface tension is a force (N) acting over a surface area (A) having unit width.

So, Area= (1*m). Therefore, answer must be N/m.
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Viki said:   9 years ago
In this why the tensions are not measured in kg?

Does kg represent load?

BHOOPENDER said:   8 years ago
Stress = P/A =N/sqm.
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Umesh said:   6 years ago
The SI unit N/m is right.


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