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neilm
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posted 15 May 2019
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There is some good data on the extent to which various knots weaken ropes at
http://caves.org/section/vertical/nh/50/knotrope-hold.html
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Impact of knots on rope strength
neilm
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15 May 2019
Hi Neil, It is nice to have sources for this data and to be reminded...
Dick
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15 May 2019
The info I have on resistance of wet nylon to shock loads is from a...
neilm
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15 May 2019
Neil Was it a figure of eight that failed on the Series Drogue that...
simoncurrin
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16 May 2019
Hi Simon, I believe you are referring to the pitchpoling of Susan...
Dick
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16 May 2019
The failure was at a point where both legs of the bridle (terminated...
neilm
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16 May 2019
Hi Simon, Interesting. And I am very glad that I am not doing the R&D...
Dick
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16 May 2019
Something strange happened to the link in my post above on impact of...
neilm
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17 May 2019
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