Week - 1 - Consistency of units
AIM: To convert the given SI unit systems to default unit system in LS-Dyna (Kg-m-s) with conversion factor.
Given:
MASS 1kg
LENGTH 1m
TIME 1s
FORCE 1N
STRESS 1Pa
ENERGY 1Nm
DENSITY 1Kg/m3
YOUNG'S Modulus 210GPa
Velocity 56.33KMPH
GRAVITY 9.8m/s2
Conversion to gm-mm-ms:

N = Kg*m/s2
= 1e-3 kg * 1e-3 m / (1e-3 s)^2
N = 1 Kg m/s2
where,
1gm = 1e-3 Kg
1mm = 1e-3 m
1ms = 1e-3 s
Pa = N / m2
= 1/ (1e-3 m)^2
Pa = 1E+06 N/m2
These are unit conversion factor required to convert from gm-mm-ms to Kg-m-s as default LS-Dyna unit system.
| SI System | Mass (Kg) | Length (m) | Time (s) | Force (N) | Stress (Pa) | Energy (Nm) | Density (Kg/m3) | Young's Modulus (Pa) | Velocity 56.3 (Kmph) | Gravity (m/s2) |
| Kg-cm-ms | 1 | 1.00E-02 | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E+04 | 1.00E+08 | 1.00E+02 | 1.00E+06 | 2.10E+19 | 1.56E+02 | 9.81E+04 |
| Kg-cm-s | 1 | 1.00E-02 | 1 | 1.00E-02 | 1.00E+02 | 1.00E-04 | 1.00E+06 | 2.10E+13 | 1.56E-01 | 9.81E-02 |
| gm-mm-ms | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E+00 | 1.00E+06 | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E+06 | 2.10E+17 | 1.56E+01 | 9.81E+03 |
| Kg-m-s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00E+00 | 2.10E+11 | 15.63888889 | 9.81 |
| gm-cm-s | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E-02 | 1 | 1.00E-05 | 1.00E-01 | 1.00E-07 | 1.00E+03 | 2.10E+10 | 1.56E-01 | 9.81E-02 |
| gm-cm-Mu s | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E-02 | 1.00E-06 | 1.00E+07 | 1.00E+11 | 1.00E+05 | 1.00E+03 | 2.10E+22 | 1.56E+05 | 9.81E+10 |
| gm-mm-s | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E-03 | 1 | 1.00E-06 | 1.00E+00 | 1.00E-09 | 1.00E+06 | 2.10E+11 | 1.56E-02 | 9.81E-03 |
| ton-mm-s | 1.00E+03 | 1.00E-03 | 1 | 1.00E+00 | 1.00E+06 | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E+12 | 2.10E+17 | 1.56E-02 | 9.81E-03 |
| gm-ft-s | 1.00E-03 | 0.3048 | 1 | 3.05E-04 | 3.28E-03 | 9.29E-05 | 3.53E-02 | 6.89E+08 | 4.766733333 | 2.990088 |
| Kg-mm-s | 1 | 1.00E-03 | 1 | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E+03 | 1.00E-06 | 1.00E+09 | 2.10E+14 | 1.56E-02 | 9.81E-03 |
| gm-cm-ms | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E-02 | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E+01 | 1.00E+05 | 1.00E-01 | 1.00E+03 | 2.10E+16 | 1.56E+02 | 9.81E+04 |
| Kg-mm-ms | 1 | 1.00E-03 | 1.00E-02 | 1.00E+01 | 1.00E+07 | 1.00E-02 | 1.00E+09 | 2.10E+18 | 1.56E+00 | 9.81E+01 |