IEC 60793-1-3:2000
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Optical fibres - Part 1-3: Generic specification - Measuring methods for mechanical characteristics
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01-08-2001
English - French
11-02-2000
FOREWORD
1 Scope and object
2 Tests of mechanical characteristics
3 Operational definitions
3.1 Mechanical strength of a length of glass fibre
4 Physical defects
5 Method IEC 60793-1 B1 - Optical fibre proof test
5.1 Object
5.2 Apparatus
5.2.1 Fibre pay-out
5.2.2 Proof test region
5.2.3 Fibre take-up
5.2.4 Load and unload
5.2.5 Minimum bending radii
5.2.6 Equipment examples
5.3 Sample preparation
5.4 Procedure
5.5 Compensation for load sharing by coating -
Calculations
5.6 Results
5.6.1 Fibre failure
5.6.2 Required information
5.6.3 Optional information
6 Method IEC 60793-1-B2 - Tensile strength of optical
fibres
6.1 Object
6.2 Sample preparation
6.3 Apparatus
6.4 Conditioning (if required, see detail
specification)
6.5 Procedure
6.6 Results
6.7 Presentation and analysis of the results
7 Method IEC 60793-1-B6 - Strippability
7.1 Object
7.2 Apparatus
7.2.1 Tensile equipment
7.2.2 Load cell
7.2.3 Transducer amplifier
7.2.4 Stripping tool
7.2.5 Fibre guide
7.3 Sample preparation
7.3.1 Representative samples
7.3.2 Sample length
7.4 Procedure
7.5 Results
8 Determination of stress corrosion susceptibility
parameters
9 Method IEC 60793-1-B7A - Method for measuring dynamic
fatigue parameters of optical fibres by axial tension
9.1 Object
9.2 Apparatus
9.3 Test sample
9.4 Procedure
9.5 Calculations
9.6 Results
10 Method IEC 60793-1-B7B - Method for measuring dynamic
fatigue parameter of optical fibres by two-point
bending
10.1 Object
10.2 Apparatus
10.3 Test sample
10.4 Procedures
10.5 Calculations
10.6 Results
11 Method IEC 60793-1-B7C - Method for measuring static
fatigue parameters of optical fibres by axial tension
11.1 Object
11.2 Apparatus
11.2.1 Gripping the fibre at both ends
11.2.2 Stressing the fibre
11.2.3 Measuring time to fracture
11.3 Test sample - Sample size for each nominal
stress level
11.4 Procedure
11.5 Calculations
11.5.1 Fracture stress
11.5.2 Static (tension) stress corrosion
susceptibility parameter ns
11.6 Results
12 Method IEC 60793-1-B7D - Method for measuring the
static fatigue parameters of optical fibres by
two-point bending
12.1 Object
12.2 Apparatus
12.3 Test sample
12.4 Procedure
12.5 Calculations
12.5.1 Fracture stress
12.5.2 Static (two-point bending) stress
corrosion susceptibility parameter ns
12.6 Results
13 Method IEC 60793-1-B7E - Method for measuring static
fatigue parameters of optical fibres by uniform
bending
13.1 Object
13.2 Apparatus
13.2.1 Support of the sample
13.2.2 Stressing the fibre
13.2.3 Measuring time to fracture
13.3 Test sample
13.4 Procedure
13.5 Calculations
13.5.1 Fracture stress
13.5.2 Static (uniform bending) stress
corrosion susceptibility parameter ns
13.6 Results
14 Method IEC 60793-1-B8A - Measurement of optical fibre
curl by side-view microscopy
14.1 Object
14.2 Apparatus
14.2.1 Fibre fixture
14.2.2 Rotating holder
14.2.3 Deflection measurement device
14.2.4 Video camera and monitor
14.2.5 Test procedure
14.2.6 Computer
14.3 Test sample
14.4 Test procedure
14.4.1 Procedure for method A
14.4.2 Procedure for method B
14.5 Calculations
14.5.1 Calculations for method A
14.5.2 Calculations for method B
14.5.3 Calculations common to both methods
14.6 Results
15 Method IEC 60793-1-B8B - Measurement of optical fibre
curl by laser beam scattering
15.1 Object
15.2 Apparatus
15.2.1 Light source
15.2.2 Detector
15.3 Test sample
15.4 Procedure
15.4.1 Calibration
15.4.2 Measurement
15.5 Results
Annex A (normative) Statistical calculation concerning
the fracture stress testing
Annex B (informative) Guidance for the use of stress
corrosion susceptibility parameter test methods
Annex C (informative) Derivation of the circular fibre
curl model
Annex D (informative) Measurement of optical fibre curl
by laser beam scattering
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