Determination of the changes in the military boots used under acidic and alkaline conditions
4th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Systems, ICAMS 2012, Bucharest, Romanya, 27 - 29 Eylül 2012, ss.341-346, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
- Basıldığı Şehir: Bucharest
- Basıldığı Ülke: Romanya
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.341-346
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Acidic mud solution, Alkaline mud solution, Dynamic footwear water resistance test, Military boots
- Uşak Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
In this research, physico-mechanical changes in the military boots used in acidic and alkaline mud solutions were investigated. Nine pairs of defect- and fault-free military boots were used as material. Three pairs of boots were selected for control group, acidic and alkaline mud solutions, randomly. Then, the military boots put on by the mechanical legs of the dynamic footwear water resistance tester were submerged into acidic and alkaline mud solutions and forced to take 200000 steps mechanically. After that, some of the physical tests conducted on the upper leathers and soles of the military boots were examined. It was found that differences of the tensile strength, tear load and stitch tear resistance values of the military boots' upper leathers between the trials were statistically significant (P<0.05). A decrease was detected in the tensile strength, tear load and stitch tear resistance values of the upper leathers exposed to acidic and alkaline mud solutions. It was found that an upper/sole adhesion strength value of the military boots soles in the alkaline mud solution trial was higher than that in the acidic mud solution trial. On the other hand, an abrasion resistance value of these soles in the alkaline mud solution was found to be lower than that in the acidic mud solution trial. Differences of the upper/sole adhesion strength and abrasion resistance values between the trials were also found statistically significant (p<0.05).