• Title of article

    Examination of a rock-climbing fatality caused by equipment failure

  • Author/Authors

    Law، نويسنده , , Michael and Hawkshaw، نويسنده , , Stephen، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    21
  • To page
    27
  • Abstract
    Climbers rely on anchors for safety; the type of anchor used depends on the rock type. This work describes a fatality caused by rope failure, which in turn was due to the failure of a anchor. Testing of similar anchors revealed insufficient strength in the rock type where the accident occurred.
  • Keywords
    Rock climbing , testing , load analysis
  • Journal title
    Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Serial Year
    2012
  • Journal title
    Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Record number

    2339501