Information - ropebook https://www.ropebook.com/information/ work, play, share... Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:15:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.ropebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/rb-initials-logo-trans-100x100.png Information - ropebook https://www.ropebook.com/information/ 32 32 Knots https://www.ropebook.com/information/knots/ https://www.ropebook.com/information/knots/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:15:53 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=1436 Knots Page

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]]> https://www.ropebook.com/information/knots/feed/ 0 Angular Vector Forces https://www.ropebook.com/information/angular-vector-forces/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 18:20:34 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=348 Angular vector forces occur when ropes are passed through a deviation or a directional pulley. Dependent on the angle created, this can have a multiplying…

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]]> The 6:1 Pulley System https://www.ropebook.com/information/pulley-systems/6-1-pulley-system/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:37:02 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=342 As we continue to apply more pulleys to the system then the mechanical advantage ratio increases. In this system some of the pulleys that have…

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]]> The 5:1 Pulley System https://www.ropebook.com/information/pulley-systems/5-1-pulley-system/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:33:13 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=336 With this 5:1 pulley system the user is required to apply an effort of only 20kg to lift the 100kg load. Notice that when the…

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]]> The 4:1 Pulley System https://www.ropebook.com/information/pulley-systems/4-1-pulley-system/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:22:19 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=331 This pulley system provides a 4:1 mechanical advantage. The user is required to apply a force of 25kg to raise this 100kg load, for every…

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]]> The 3:1 Pulley System https://www.ropebook.com/information/pulley-systems/3-1-pulley-system/ Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:11:02 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=326 Here we have a 3:1 mechanical advantage. First one end of the rope is attached directly to the load, this is then passed around an…

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]]> The 1:1 Redirect Pulley System https://www.ropebook.com/information/pulley-systems/1-1-redirect-pulley-system/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 17:28:01 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=303 In the illustration to the right we have a rope attached to a load weighing 100kg. The rope has been passed through a pulley which…

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]]> Pulley Systems https://www.ropebook.com/information/pulley-systems/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 17:19:41 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=297 Pulley systems are used to provide us with a mechanical advantage, where the amount of input effort is multiplied to exert greater forces on a…

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]]> Knot Terminology https://www.ropebook.com/information/knots/terminology/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:49:06 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=288 Knot tying has several commonly used terms. The ancient Latin word for knotting is ‘nodology’, the Greek referred to this art as ‘kompology’. These references…

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]]> Fall Factors https://www.ropebook.com/information/fall-factors/ Tue, 30 Jul 2019 12:21:36 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=244 A fall factor is a simple representation of the severity of a fall. It can be used to evaluate the potential loadings exerted on the…

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]]> The 2:1 Pulley System https://www.ropebook.com/information/pulley-systems/2-1-pulley-system/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:11:17 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=69 If we take a 1:1 system and turn it upside down it will result in a 2:1 mechanical advantage. Instead of the pulley being attached…

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]]> Vector Forces https://www.ropebook.com/information/vector-forces/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 09:12:14 +0000 https://www.ropebook.com/?p=60 Vector forces become apparent whenever there is an internal angle greater than 0° between two or more rigging components or anchorage points. For ease of…

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