Fire hoses are a firefighter’s main line of defense and offense during an emergency. The durability and strength of the materials are the key parameters that guaranty the hose material withstand all conditions during its lifecycle. This project studied the tensile strength of six double jacket fire attack hose materials by performing tensile tests at three different elevated temperatures using a custom designed ceramic cup furnace.

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Creator

• Olijnik, Tiago Augusto
• Misera, Amy May-Irene

Contributors

• Lang, Russell
• Ning, Jinqiang

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042816-154053

Advisor

• Rahbar, Nima

Year

• 2016

Date created

• 2016-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright