642 Philippine Journal of Science - 1919 
failed in the unspliced sections of the test specimens. How- 
ever, wetting reduced considerably the number of specimens 
breaking in eye-splices and seemed to cause failure in the un- 
TABLE XLI.—Number of rope test specimens ruptured and the manner of 
their failure. 
{U =in the unspliced section; E=in an eye-splice.] 
HANDMADE BAST-FIBER ROPES. 
poe S| ee tare 4 On ee 
plices. 
Fiber. Maximum Minimum 
value. value. 
Dry. | Wet. | Dry. | Wet. 
Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet 
= series. | series, | series. | series, 
Abroma fastuosa (unretted) ___ 5 5 2 1 U U U U 
Commersonia bartramia_..-.-- 5 5 4 1 U U E U 
Helicteres hirsuta_..........__- 5 5 0 eee 8 U U EB 
Kleinhovia hospita._.......-_.. 5 5 0 2 ee 33 U U U 
Pterocymbium tinctorium ____. 5 5 3 0 E U E U 
Pterospermum diversifolium__- 5 5 5 1 E U E U 
Sterculia crassiramea__________ 5 5 1 8 U U U E 
Sterculia foetida ...-._......... 5 4 0 se ee E U U 
Sterculia oblongata ___. 5 5 2 $s). 0 U U U 
Stereulia stipularis __._.__._._. 5 5 2 5| U E U E 
Bombycidendron vidalianum 5 5 1 7 eae 9 U U U 
Malachra fasciata_.__.....__.__ 5 5 2 s Bees ob U E E 
Mdseusila 2 5 4 3 $1.0 U E E 
Thespesia lampas -_.._________. 5 5 3 1 E U U U 
Crone lobate 5 5 5 4 1-28 U E U 
Columbia bla bcos 5 5 2 2 U U E U 
Corchorus olitorius.._....--.... 5 5 8 Cd pee SR U E 
Grewia eriocarpa __.__.....__.- 5 5 2 $1.28 EB. E E 
Grewia bilamellata_______ ae 5 5 1 0; U U U U 
Grewia multiflora... -. 5 5 3 8| B U U E 
Allaeanthus glaber ____..._.__.. 5 5 4 2 E E U U 
Artocarpus communis; (young 
Mays a a 5 5 2 ae U U U 
Ficus benjamina...........-..- 5 5 2 SO}. AE U E U 
Ficus forstenti --.... 2... 22... 5 5 2 o| U U E U 
Ficus pachyphylla...___._._____ 5 5 1 7 ee 8 E U E 
Fieus palawanensis______-_____ 5 5 1 1 E Ui U E 
Cordia cumingiana _........--- 5 5 3 0| £E U U U 
Cordia myzxa ....-.....-..-.-... 5 6 2 +i 2 E Ret Sas | 
EE custghdg ene IE 5 5 0 a By U U U 
Bombaz ceiba ___._...-....--._. 47°°- Ss 3 co Bees E js dae 2 
Trema orientalis ____.......... 5 2 ‘ ipce E U U 
Goniothalamus amuyon__._.__- 5 5 4k 8 U BR. (28 
ae, oe Na 19} 165/168) ss] @ | ® | © | @ 
*19U, 59 per cent; 13E, 41 per cent. 422U, 69 per cent; 10E, 31 per cent. 
>23U, 72 per cent; 9B, 28 per cent. ! 42.7 per cent. 
© 20U, 63 per cent; 12E, 87 per cent. 182.9 per cent. © : 
