Accession Number:

AD0656255

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF SOIL MICROORGANISMS ON THE PHYSICAL AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RADIO FREQUENCY CABLES,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

SIGNAL CORPS ENGINEERING LABS FORT MONMOUTH N J

Personal Author(s):

• Rogel,Alex

Report Date:

1954-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

Since the presence or absence of visual fungus growth is not a reliable means for predicting whether the cable insulation has undergone a change in electrical properties, a study was made of such effects by making measurements of insulation resistance before and after soil burial exposures. The vinyl cables showed a decrease in insulation resistance at the end of a 30 month exposure period, which is regarded as insignificant.

Descriptors:

• *ELECTRICAL INSULATION
• *FUNGUS DETERIORATION
• *PLASTICS
• FUNGUS DETERIORATION
• POLYETHYLENE PLASTICS
• VINYL PLASTICS
• NYLON
• PLASTICIZERS
• DEGRADATION
• RADIOFREQUENCY CABLES
• PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

Subject Categories:

• Plastics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE