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Define acronyms related to minimum breaking strength of rope

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buoy

Marine/Ocean
Feb 18, 2011
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In a rope manufacturer's catalog, there are two kinds of minimum breaking strength (MBS) listed: SRT MBAS and ISO/BS EN919 MBS.
What do the acronyms SRT and ISO/BS EN919 refer to? I think the first one assumes the rope is spliced, and the second is some official criteria, but I'd like to know for sure.
 
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sorry, should read "SRT MBS" not "SRT MBAS".
 
SRT - Samson Rope Technologies

SRT MBS refers to the MBS determined using an in house test method.

The 'ISO/BS-EN919' is a International Standards Organisation ref number.

Definition from the Samson catalogue I have below:

"This international standard requires the rope’s strength to be reported without the effects of the termination. For most scenarios, the rope’s strength will be 10% higher than the actual breaking strength of a spliced rope. This reporting technique gives an accurate measure of the rope’s properties, but additional computation is needed when terminations are required."
 
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