Tensile test rig for subsea cable products

Abstract

A test rig for a subsea cable product 1 includes a sheave module 22 including a sheave 10 for holding a subsea cable product 1 that is to be tested and a load module 30 for applying tension to the subsea cable product 1 on the sheave 10 in order to perform a tensile bending test. An elongate base 28 is provided for placement between the sheave module 22 and the load module 30, the elongate base 28 providing a horizontal beam that can hold a compressive load generated by tension in the subsea cable product 1 during the tensile bending test. The sheave 10 can be reversibly divided into parts for transportation in one or more container(s) of smaller cross-section than the diameter of the sheave 10. The elongate base 28 can be reversibly divided into parts for transportation in one or more container(s) of smaller length than the whole length of the elongate base 28. In this way the test rig is made portable, for example as a kit of parts, and may be used in methods involving transport to different locations along with assembly/disassembly of the test rig.

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