FACTORS AFFECTING THE TRANSLATION OF CERTAIN MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CORDAGE FIBERS AND YARNS INTO CORDAGE STRANDS AND ROPES

Abstract

The basic mechanical properties of cordage fibers were determined in relation to the properties of cordage yarns, strands, and the finished rope. An analytic method involving a mechanical-statistical analysis was developed for treating the statistically difficult range of samples involved. A low translational efficiency of fiber strength (40%) to strands and ropes was attributed largely to a low fiber-to-yarn translation (55%). The method produced results agreeing within the limits of engineering accuracy with those obtained experimentally.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1953
Accession Number
AD0021240

Entities

People

  • M. M. Platt
  • W. G. Klein
  • W. J. Hamburger

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Distribution Curves
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Normal Distribution
  • Shape
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Stress Concentration
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Textiles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Reinforced Composite Materials