Definition(s)
Delayed Elastic Stretch
Rope increase in length as a function of time after the rope is loaded from a previously lower load, excluding elastic stretch and permanent elongation.
Source: API RP 2SM Design, Manufacture, Installation, and Maintenance of Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring, Second Edition, July 2014. Global Standards
Source: API RP 2SM, Design, Manufacture, Installation, and Maintenance of Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring, First Edition, July 2014. Global Standards