A machine has been designed for fatigue testing of fibers under compressive flexing. The mode of action involves collapsing a fiber under a compressive axial load. The resulting curvatures can be accurately controlled.
Tests using wool fibers suggest that the fatigue life of a fiber and the damage produced depend on the curvatures pro duced during flexing.
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