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Appendices
6. Typical wire fractures as a result of bend fatigue.
7. Wire fractures at the strand or
core interface, as distinct from ‘crown’ fractures, caused by failure of
core support.
8. Typical example of localised wear and deformation created at a previously kinked portion of rope.
9. Multi-strand rope ‘bird-caged’ due to torsional unbalance. Typical of build-up seen at anchorage and of multi-fall crane.
10. Corrosion of severe degree caused by immersion of rope in chemically treated water.
38 Handbook / Working safely with bridge and gantry cranes
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