Abstract
The distribution of ultimate breaking strength of cable has seldom been studied from the point of view of inherent casual factors which influence the nature of the resultant mathematical distribution. It has been pointed out only that the skewness of the curve representing the frequency distribution of breaking strength of cable is ordinarily negative presumably due to flaws in the cable. This paper gives a physical meaning to asymmetry of the frequency distribution from the theory of extreme values. Comparison is also attempted between the theory and experimental results.
