The ratio of number of residents in Henderson to the number of sex offenders is 1,342 to 1. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average. Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (15.8 miles , pop. 478,434).
Stress-Strain Curves A tensile test involves mounting the specimenin a machine, such as those described in the pre-vious section, and subjecting it to tension. Thetensile force is recorded as a function of the in-crease in gage length. Figure 4(a) shows a typ-ical curve for a ductile material.
Tourniquet test. For the constricting device, see tourniquet. A positive tourniquet test on the right side of a patient with dengue fever. Note the increased number of petechia. A tourniquet test (also known as a Rumpel-Leede capillary-fragility test or simply a capillary fragility test) determines capillary fragility. It is a clinical diagnostic method to determine a patient's haemorrhagic tendency.