Table of Contents

1 -  AS 4143.1:1993 METHODS OF TEST FOR FIBRE ROPES - DIMENSIONS, LINEAR DENSITY, BREAKING FORCE AND ELONGATION
1 -  PREFACE
1 -  METHOD
1 -  1 SCOPE
1 -  2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
1 -  3 DEFINITIONS
1 -  3.1 Breaking elongation
1 -  3.2 Breaking force
1 -  3.3 Elongation
1 -  3.4 Reference tension
2 -  4 PRINCIPLE
2 -  4.1 Diameter
2 -  4.2 Length of lay
2 -  4.3 Linear density
2 -  4.4 Breaking force
2 -  4.5 Elongation
2 -  5 APPARATUS
2 -  6 SAMPLES AND TEST SPECIMENS
2 -  6.1 Sample
2 -  6.2 Conditioning
3 -  6.3 Test specimens
3 -  7 PROCEDURE
4 -  8 CALCULATION AND EXPRESSION OF RESULTS
4 -  8.1 Diameter
4 -  8.2 Length of lay
4 -  8.3 Linear density
4 -  8.4 Elongation at 75% of specified breaking force for general purpose ropes
4 -  8.5 Elongation for static life rescue lines
4 -  9 TEST REPORT
7 -  APPENDIX A - LARGE DIAMETER ROPES
7 -  A1 SCOPE
7 -  A2 PRINCIPLE
7 -  A3 TEST SPECIMENS
7 -  A3.1 General
7 -  A3.2 Three-strand rope
7 -  A3.3 Eight-strand rope
7 -  A4 PROCEDURE
7 -  A5 CALCULATION OF RESULTS
7 -  A5.1 Breaking force
8 -  A5.2 Elongation
8 -  A6 TEST REPORT

Abstract

Specifies apparatus, procedures and calculations for measuring the diameter, length of lay, linear density, breaking force and elongation of fibre ropes. Includes procedures for larger diameter ropes.

Scope

This Standard sets out methods for measuring the diameter, length of lay, linear density, breaking force and elongation of fibre rope.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	TX-004
Supersedes	AS 1504-1983 AS 1752-1983 DR 90133