[Greenbuilding] using roxul-confessions of an old foamer

[Adina Bogert-O'Brien]

As always, google is your friend. Try typing in
17 kPa in pounds per square foot
into your search bar. So much easier than the old fashioned way...

-Adina

On 6/12/07, Alan Abrams <alan at abramsdesignbuild.com> wrote:
> Thanks Ward--
> It took this citizen of a lesser developed nation a half hour to figure out
> how to convert KPA's to PSF's, which if my cypherin' is good is 355 psf at
> 10% deformation.  Or 7/16" or so using 4" of insulation.  I suppose that's
> not bad if the collapse occurs before the set, and it behaves itself
> thereafter.
> -AA
>
> I found the following on the Roxul website.
>
> Compressive resistance 17 KPA at 10% deformation, 40 KPA at 25% deformation
> ASTM E96
>
> I'm not sure if that is sufficient for holding up a concrete slab
>
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