FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Normative references
3 Method E1 - Tensile performance
4 Method E2 - Abrasion
5 Method E3 - Crush
6 Method E4 - Impact
7 Method E5A -Stripping force stability of
cabled optical fibres
8 Method E5B -Strippability of optical fibre
ribbons
9 Method E5C -Strippability of buffered
optical fibres
10 Method E6 - Repeated bending
11 Method E7 - Torsion
12 Method E8 - Flexing
14 Method E10 - Kink
15 Method E11 - Bend
17 Method E13 - Shotgun damage
18 Method E14 - Compound flow (drip)
19 Method E15 - Bleeding and evaporation
21 Method E17 - Bending Stiffness
22 Method E18A- Bending under tension
23 Method E18B- Sheave test (for OPGW and
OPAC)
24 Method E19 - Aeolian vibration
25 Method E20 - Cable coiling performance
26 Method E21 - Sheath pull-off force for optical
fibre cable for use in patch cords
27 Method E22 - Buffered fibre movement under
compression in optical fibre cables
for use in patch cords
28 Method E23 - Microduct route verification test
29 Method E24 - Installation test for microduct cables
30 Method E25 - Rip cord functional test
31 Method E26 - Galloping
32 Method E27 - Indoor simulated installation test
33 Method E28 - Cable and fibre mechanical reliability test