Week 2

Question 1

What are the three most common types of rope?

Answer 1

Natural fiber
Synthetic fiber
Wire rope

Question 2

What term defines the free end of a rope used to form a knot?

Answer 2

The running end

Question 3

How do you calculate the working load limit for a rope?

Answer 3

Catalog breaking strength divided by design factor

Question 4

What is the efficiency rating of a bowline knot and what is it used for?

Answer 4

65%, making a temporary eye in the rope, greatest quality is it can easily be untied after supporting heavy strain

Question 5

What is the OSHA requirement for the number of full tucks for a short splice?

Answer 5

Eight full tucks – four on each side of the centerline of the splice is the minimum requirement to achieve the full efficiency of the splice

Question 6

Which type of splice is best used to join two ends of rope that will be required to pass through a block, especially if tension is involved?

Answer 6

Long splice

Question 7

When finishing an eye splice, what is the minimum number of full tucks required by OSHA?

Answer 7

Four full tucks is the minimum requirement to achieve the full efficiency of the splice

Question 8

When referring to rope, what is dynamic loading?

Answer 8

Exposing a rope to severe conditions like: shock loading (quickly snapping tight under heavy loads), excessive use, exposure to high temperatures and extended periods of time under load

Question 9

Explain what working load limit is.

Answer 9

The maximum load, pulling, or tension forces that should ever be applied to a rope

Question 10

Explain what Catalog Breaking Strength is

Answer 10

The average force, in pounds, needed to break a rope