Author:Borrello, M; Van Zyl, MN; Wainwright, EJDate:Apr 1996Previous work which was carried out on splice demonstrated that the efficiency of this type of termination was sensitive to both rigger skill and operating loads. It was therefore suggested that future research should be aimed at identifying ...Read more
Author:Borrello, M; Kuun, TC; Wainwright, EJ; James, A; Hecker, GFKDate:Jun 1996The aim of this investigation was the verification of the code of Practice for Rope Condition Assessment. Ropes were meant to be discarded according to the discard criteria as outlined in the code and then tested by the CSIR. The results of ...Read more