etw. einer parallelen Verschiebung unterwerfen

English translation: parallel offset

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German term or phrase:etw. einer parallelen Verschiebung unterwerfen
English translation:parallel offset
Entered by: Hildegard Klein-Bodenheimer (X)

12:00 Feb 12, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
German term or phrase: etw. einer parallelen Verschiebung unterwerfen
Bei der Bestimmung der Schersteifigkeit wird die Kraft gemessen, die noetig ist, um einen waagerecht eingespannten Textilstreifen einer parallelen Verschiebung zu unterwerfen.

"The force required to subject a horizontally fixed textile strip to a parallel displacement is measured"?

They are measuring the shear stiffness of textiles using the Kawabata system.
Gruffalo
Local time: 02:19
parallel offset
Explanation:
In this description of the Kawabata system they call it offset.
*In shear testing, the KES-FB1 Tensile-Shear Tester applies opposing, parallel forces to the fabric, until a maximum offset angle of 8° is reached.*
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort/tensile_shear.html
This is the website where all steps of the Kawabata system are explained.
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort/fabric_hand_lab.html
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Hildegard Klein-Bodenheimer (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:19
Grading comment
Thanks, Hildegard. The links have also been a great help for other parts of the translation.
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etw. einer parallelen Verschiebung zu unterwerfen
parallel offset


Explanation:
In this description of the Kawabata system they call it offset.
*In shear testing, the KES-FB1 Tensile-Shear Tester applies opposing, parallel forces to the fabric, until a maximum offset angle of 8° is reached.*
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort/tensile_shear.html
This is the website where all steps of the Kawabata system are explained.
http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/tpacc/comfort/fabric_hand_lab.html

Hildegard Klein-Bodenheimer (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:19
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thanks, Hildegard. The links have also been a great help for other parts of the translation.
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