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It's only about 60% degraded after 36 months exposure. The scaffolds aren't up for that long (they're taken down immediately once work is complete). The nylon j
by 0xbadcafebee 1y ago
It's only about 60% degraded after 36 months exposure. The scaffolds aren't up for that long (they're taken down immediately once work is complete). The nylon joint is several times stronger than it needs to be to keep the poles together (2.5 kN per joint; point-loaded beam is spread between two joints, so 5 kN; max rated beam load is below that).
Just fyi, the guy who did the analysis of Dan Osman's failed rope (Black Diamond's QA manager) concluded the rope was not affected by UV or weather exposure. (https://groups.google.com/g/rec.climbing/c/gW92OrNs7_o?pli=1 https://groups.google.com/g/rec.climbing/c/gW92OrNs7_o?pli=1)