Author:Hecker, GFK; Van Zyl, MNDate:Apr 1996The steering committee on factors of safety of winder ropes has appointed a working group to draw up a set of proposals for changing the regulations governing the required rope strength in the Minerals Act. Certain research projects have been ...Read more
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