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BS 5053:1985

Superseded

Superseded

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Methods of test for cordage and webbing slings and for fibre cores for wire ropes

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-11-1995

Superseded by

BS EN 919:1995

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-08-1985

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Foreword
Committees responsible
Methods of test
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Sampling
4 Conditioning
Section two. Determination of mass per unit length,
               diameter, length of lay and plait pitch
5 Determination of mass per unit length
6 Determination of diameter
7 Determination of length of lay and plait pitch
Section three. Determination of breaking load
8 Apparatus
9 Specimens
10 Testing speed
11 Procedure
12 Retesting
13 Expression of results
Section four. Determination of load/elongation co-
               ordinates
14 Determination of co-ordinates up to breaking point
15 Determination of co-ordinates after simulated use
Section five. Additional tests for fibre cores for wire
               ropes
16 Determination of water content and core lubricant
    content
17 Determination of water soluble acids content
18 Determination of salt (sodium chloride) content
Section six. Additional tests for polypropylene
               cordage
19 Determination of ignition residue or ash
20 Determination of ferric oxide content
21 Resistance to solar degradation in polypropylene
    cordage
Section seven. Additional test for manila and sisal
               ropes
22 Determination of water repellency
Section eight. Additional tests for webbing slings
23 Determination of thickness
24 Determination of energy absorption
25 Determination of wet strength
26 Determination of breaking load in a circular
    aperture
27 Determination of resistance to abrasion
Tables
1 Specimen length and testing speed for CRE and CRT
    rope testing machines
2 Test plate dimensions and shackle safe working load
    (SWL)
Figures
1 Length of lay for laid ropes
2 Length of plait pitch for 8-strand rope
3 Test piece mounted in wedge grips
4 Eye-spliced test piece mounted on bollard grips
5 Test piece mounted on cors-de-chasse grips
6 Method of tying thumb knot
7 Apparatus for breaking load in a circular aperture
8 Detail of test plate
9 Apparatus for abrasion test

Gathers together a wide variety of methods of test for fibrous load heaving articles.

Committee
TCI/100
DevelopmentNote
BS DRAFT 91/39546 DC REFERS TO A NEW REVISION
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
ISO 2307:2010 Similar to

BS 2782-4:Method 434D:1975 Methods of testing plastics. Chemical properties Determination of antioxidants in polyolefin compounds by a spectrophotometric method
ISO 2307:2010 Fibre ropes Determination of certain physical and mechanical properties
BS 498-1:1960 Specification for files and rasps. Rasps and engineers\' files
BS 2782-4 Method 434A:1975 Methods of testing plastics. Chemical properties The identification of antioxidants and ultra-violet absorbers in polyolefin compounds by thin layer chromatography

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