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This paper reports the results of experimental studies into determining mechanical properties (elastic and dissipative) at the shear of the material of a pressure fire hose of the "T" type with the internal diameter of 77 mm using torsion tests. During the studies, a series of field experiments have been conducted on the torsion of the pressure fire hose samples with internal hydraulic pressure (P) in a hose of 0.2 МPа (Р1), 0.4 МPа (Р2), and 0.6 МPа (Р3) under conditions of static loading-unloading cycles. The tests consisted of 6 cycles – for each of the (P) loading-unloading cycles, which were carried out at a two-minute interval, the rigidity and elasticity modules at the shear of the material of a hose were determined by means of torsion tests. It was established that the numerical results of mechanical properties depend on the hose load "history", that is, the elasticity modules increased in the first two, three load cycles, and they stabilized only afterward at the level of 3.04 MPa for Р1, 4.35 МPа for Р2, 4.39 МPа for Р3. The above, together with a significant decrease in residual deformations, strengthens the elastic properties of the fire hose material.The results of the research have been approximated by the corresponding trend lines. The equation of dependence of the current torque on deformation was determined. The curves of the deformation of samples, which, under the conditions of cyclic loading-unloading, formed hysteresis loops, were established. The resulting hysteresis loops during the study in the first two modes undergo quantitative and qualitative changes, namely, the slope and its area decrease. The similarity of experimental studies at different internal pressures (P) was established.A change in the properties of the material of a fire hose at the consecutive loading-unloading deformation cycles is reverse, the gaps between the deformation cycles lead to a partial restoration of the mechanical characteristics, approximating them to the original values [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Experimental research into determining the mechanical properties (elastic and dissipative) of the pressure fire hose of type «T» with an inner diameter of 66 mm under conditions of static load were presented. The experiment was conducted on the experimental setup, which makes it possible to measure force and deformation. In the course of research, a series of field experiments in stretching with the sample under conditions of static loading-unloading cycles was carried out. The tests consisted of 5 cycles (modes) of loading-unloading, which were performed with a twominute interval. Taking into consideration the experimental data, the elasticity module at stretching the material of the hose in the longitudinal (along the base) direction was determined. It was established that numerical results of mechanical properties depend on the hose loading «history », that is, in the first two load modes, elasticity modules increased and were stabilized only in the subsequent modes. The above, along with a significant reduction in residual deformations, increases the elastic properties of the fire hose material. The results of the conducted studies showed that in the first two cycles, the material demonstrates short-term creep, which gets stabilized in modes 4–5. To generalize the experimental research, the results were approximated by corresponding trend lines. The curves of the sample deformation, which under conditions of cyclic loading-unloading formed the hysteresis loops, were determined. The hysteresis loops obtained during the study showed that in the first two modes, the loop are subjected to quantitative and qualitative changes, specifically, the slope of the hysteresis loop and its area decreases. It was determined that a change of the properties of the material of the fire hose at consecutive loading-unloading deformation cycles are reversed, the gaps between the deformation cycles result in partial restoration of the mechanical characteristics, approximating them to the initial values. Relaxation time is from several hours to several days and even weeks, which depends heavily on the magnitude of the previous relative deformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]