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For the Strength Test, Ann Marie had fused together 11 scintillating fibers to 11 light guides and tested their strength by hanging a mass from their fused joint. After successfully breaking 10 of the joined fiber/guides, it appeared as though the strongest fibers were the fibers that had the greatest cross sectional widths at the fusing joints, as suggested by the graph below.  

For the Strength Test, Ann Marie had fused together 11 scintillating fibers to 11 light guides and tested their strength by hanging a mass from their fused joint. After successfully breaking 10 of the joined fiber/guides, it appeared as though the strongest fibers were the fibers that had the greatest cross sectional widths at the fusing joints, as suggested by the graph below.  

[[File:Strength_Test_A.png]]

[[File:Strength_Test_1.png]]

[https://docs.google.com/a/uconn.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Au8hObtMJhV3dE9OT2Y2VVEtb2xlNjJUWF80cm1mQVE Strength Test Drive Document]

[https://docs.google.com/a/uconn.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Au8hObtMJhV3dE9OT2Y2VVEtb2xlNjJUWF80cm1mQVE Strength Test Drive Document]

Ann Marie then conducted a second strength test in order to test if the fusing joints size were a proper indicator of the fusing. This time she recorded the time and amount of pressure used during the fusing process.

Ann Marie then conducted a second strength test in order to test if the fusing joints size were a proper indicator of the fusing. This time she recorded the time and amount of pressure used during the fusing process.