UFC 4-159-03
3 October 2005
Table 6-9. Double Braided Polyester Lines*
SINGLE LINE
THREE PARTS LINE
DIA. CIR. Av Fb Av Fb AE
AE
Av Fb Av Fb AE
AE
(in) (in) (kips) (E5 N) (kips)
(E5 N)
(kips) (E5 N) (kips)
(E5 N)
1.0 3
37.2
1.655 316.6
14.08
111.6 4.96
949.8
42.25
1.1 3.5 45.8
2.037 389.8
17.34
137.4 6.11
1169.4 52.02
1.2 3.75 54.4
2.420 463.0
20.59
163.2 7.26
1388.9 61.78
1.3 4
61.5
2.736 523.4
23.28
184.5 8.21
1570.2 69.85
1.4 4.5 71.3
3.172 606.8
26.99
213.9 9.51
1820.4 80.98
1.6 5
87.2
3.879 742.1
33.01
261.6 11.64 2226.4 99.03
1.8 5.5 104
4.626 885.1
39.37
312
13.88 2655.3 118.11
1.9 6
124
5.516 1055.3
46.94
372
16.55 3166.0 140.83
2.1 6.5 145
6.450 1234.0
54.89
435
19.35 3702.1 164.68
2.2 7
166
7.384 1412.8
62.84
498
22.15 4238.3 188.53
2.4 7.5 190
8.452 1617.0
71.93
570
25.35 4851.1 215.79
2.5 8
212
9.430 1804.3
80.26
636
28.29 5412.8 240.77
2.7 8.5 234
10.409 1991.5
88.59
702
31.23 5974.5 265.76
2.9 9
278
12.366 2366.0
105.24
834
37.10 7097.9 315.73
3.2 10 343
15.257 2919.1
129.85
1029 45.77 8757.4 389.55
3.5 11 407
18.104 3463.8
154.08
1221 54.31 10391.5 462.24
3.8 12 470
20.907 4000.0
177.93
1410 62.72 12000.0 533.79
4.1 13 533
23.709 4536.2
201.78
1599 71.13 13608.5 605.34
4.5 14 616
27.401 5242.6
233.20
1848 82.20 15727.7 699.60
4.8 15 698
31.049 5940.4
264.24
2094 93.15 17821.3 792.73
*After Sampson, dry, cyclic loading
Note: Dia. = diameter, Cir. = circumference, Av Fb = average break strength,
AE = cross-sectional area times modulus of elasticity
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