- Author
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Fattal, S. G.
- Title
- Tensile Properties of Pleated Synthetic Rope.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Groung
- Report
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NBSIR 86-3375
September 1986
44 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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rope; nylon fibers; tensile properties; breaking load; elongation
- Abstract
- Pleated nylon ropes of two sizes and approximately the same length were tensioned to rupture in a universal testing machine. Several of the ropes were tested at room temperature. The others were subjected to specified high and low temperatures before testing. Deformation measurements of all the specimens were recorded while testing was in progress. The results were used to evaluate the breaking strength, ultimate elongation, and load-deformation properties, and to develop criteria for possible application in the recovery of mired vehicles.