More String Testing
We found ourselves running the dead load test again, but this time on burlap. Burlap is simply jute twine in a plain weave (one warp to one weft) as can be seen below. To discover the strength of the burlap, individual strings were removed from the mesh and tested by pouring sand in a bucket until failure of the string.
Results showed that, like jute, the individual fibers withstood less stress than sisal fibers.
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