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sufficiently accurate to give the percentages in the nearest whole 
per cent. 
Breaking length.—Stresses of yarns, strands, and rope during 
tensile-strength tests are not distributed uniformly, but are more 
or less localized because of the heterogeneous nature of fiber 
bodies and the various mechanical defects. As a rule, nearly 
all vegetable-fiber ropes of three and four strands, including 
those here studied, break in one strand, seldom in two, and very 
TABLE IV.—Ropes made of Philippine fibers arranged in order of mean 
tensile strength when wet, beginning with the strongest. The same 
results, arranged in a different order, are given in Table XLII. 
ROPES MADE OF BAST FIBERS. 
Mean wet tensile 
Ps strength. 
No. Fiber. 
Per sq. | Persg. 
em. inch. 
Kilos. Lbs, 
4} Get 8D os es So est aeeceaonen baad poe eta es 1,000 | 14,500 
2 | Jiouse palawaninsle ooo oo eek pe ee ree rs een 766 | 10,900 
$:| Ficus pochyphylla i. - 2S ee eee 5441 7,760 
St MRGOE SnNetat ee ee ee ee ee ee 543 7, 700 
We) TOs En et ag ee 502 7,190 
iF WONG UONGUINN oc cee eg is ipa t nate! Sut iiwuuaie nel eee ecw tk 471 6, 700 
1 | Bombycidendron widalianwm 5.225. ee ee 468 | 6,670 
©} Ptercopmbinm tinshertiws ico, Reads ee SA dS 435 | 6,180 
By Fieeleree Nivthie cio ah oe ee 896 5, 620 
WUE SPORE OTN ogee ee 381 5, 450 
RE | TONG (O00 ce ate ea eco a ieee ec ect i 366 | 5,200 
12} Per Oulid etiplaiNe; PORMA Loc dese hkidacp lcci alk ccd os JO 366 5, 200 
fe Bead gustan rotates oe rn CO OT OT OTR TD SOE 364} 5,160 
Th TROP ONOVUS OU IOFIUG os yc cei cence. se oc dana oo coreg oc ac ada cede 360 5, 100 
Ib} DOMUGN OMNES ee 851} 4,960 
16 | Artocarpus communis; bast from young tree___........._--._._.----_--_- 340 4,830 
Ti A GVWR, AON rash cra ciuK i sietinn td ga we win pun Seon cuaae 832 4, 730 
38:| A0roma fastuosa; unrétted bast. 002s noc occ koe See 319} 4,530 
“V9 | Storeulio orassivamed. o.oo oo 808} 4,380 
OO} Cinta ade i i ee Vic ee 306} 4,340 
21 | Goniothalamus GINNYOR - aa. nn onan e encase onan wa aes anne su amegaeedew 293 | 4,180 
22 | Thespesia lampas miedo eaci cen anne Pautar- Pree cammnlee 291] 4,130 
ao: SHOP OUNG OUONIER.< oe. oon eee 291; 4,180 
BE] Miepnhoed Aotpite 2 Fis 286] 4,070 
BO} COnmmerOONG: DATO CONG 5 oo os sca se ast Peers 266| 8,780 
OT COTW WM os a i oo acc aee eacneeees een ee haapbcasecd 268 | 3,780 
27 | Trema orientalis Gecubocvaccecactasmataue Secs 262 8,720 
28 | Pterospermum diversifoliwm_........------- akon ‘ass 261; 8,690 
29 | Allaeanthus glaber ; sie 253} 3,590 
80 | Ficus forstenii___. a eens 222; 3,160 
31 | Stereulia foetida_......- vous eee 200} 2,840 
et CRIES DEINE sg oa neal ena cece 180; 2,570 
Average — eae 875 | 5,338 
